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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Mya Ha

Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety Leader
Portland

Summary

Healthcare quality and operations leader with over 15 years of experience advancing patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and regulatory compliance across hospitals, digital health companies, and AI-driven organizations. Proven ability to design and scale enterprise-quality programs, align cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable outcomes in safety, satisfaction, and efficiency. Skilled in Lean, Six Sigma, RCA, and data analytics, with a proven record of leading accreditation readiness and digital transformation initiatives.


Leadership Philosophy: Driving measurable, system-wide improvement through data, disciplined execution, and accountable collaboration.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications

Work History

Quality Program Manager

Legacy Health
02.2025 - Current

Lead enterprise-wide quality and safety initiatives to enhance patient outcomes, compliance, and organizational effectiveness.

  • Collaborate with the CEO, CNO, and CMO to align the quality vision, governance, and improvement strategy with organizational priorities.
  • Lead quality programs targeting HAPI, FALL, CAUTI, and CLABSI, achieving a 35% reduction in falls with injury, 27% decrease in HAPI, and 10% reduction in CAUTI rates.
  • Automate CAUTI/CLABSI documentation, cutting administrative workload by 45%, and improving reporting precision.
  • Analyze quality metrics and population-level data to drive performance improvement and strengthen data-driven decision-making at the executive level.
  • Streamline RCA investigations and implement corrective-action tracking, reducing repeat events by 15%.
  • Ensure continuous TJC/CMS compliance, audit readiness, and adherence to state and payer regulations.

Clinical Quality Director

Brightline Inc.
11.2023 - 09.2024

Directed clinical quality, risk management, and compliance operations for a national virtual behavioral health company.

  • Led cross-functional teams (Quality, Clinical, Engineering, Product, Operations) to align performance metrics and quality initiatives.
  • Integrated AI-driven QA automation reduces chart-audit workload by 70% and improves accuracy and efficiency.
  • Improved patient satisfaction (82% → 90%) and provider engagement (75% → 90%) through data-driven lifecycle programs.
  • Chaired the Quality and Care Governance Committee, standardized workflows, and designed escalation protocols for quality issues.
  • Oversaw payer and delegated-entity audits, ensuring NCQA, CMS, and contractual compliance.
  • Presented performance dashboards and trend analyses to executives, driving the prioritization of high-impact improvement initiatives.

Head of Operations | Founding Member | Board Director

Koidra Inc.
10.2020 - 11.2023
  • Co-founded and scaled operations for an AI/IoT SaaS company, automating industrial process control.
  • Expanded the team from 6 to 30 employees, secured $4.5M in seed funding, and drove $500K in first-year revenue, positioning the organization for rapid growth and market credibility.
  • Delivered a 19.6% yield improvement for enterprise clients through AI automation processes.
  • Established governance, OKRs, and analytics dashboards to support operational efficiency and transparency.

Performance Improvement Director

Cedar Hills Hospital
04.2020 - 03.2021
  • Directed hospital-wide quality, patient safety, and accreditation programs, maintaining full compliance with TJC and CMS standards.
  • Strengthened RCA and incident-reporting systems, reducing safety events by 22% through proactive risk mitigation.
  • Redesigned event reporting and grievance processes, increasing patient satisfaction from 3.7 to 4.4, and response rates from 33% to 70%.
  • Chaired Quality Improvement and Care Governance Committees to align priorities and performance measures.

Clinical Program Manager

Oregon Health & Science University
05.2014 - 03.2020

Led system-wide quality and value-based care initiatives across OHSU, Adventist Health, and Hillsboro Medical Center, driving measurable outcomes.

  • Utilized analytics to identify performance gaps and implement interventions, reducing opioid prescriptions by 4,660, and lowering heart failure readmissions from 17.5% to 11%.
  • Coached over 300 providers and nurses on evidence-based practices, increasing order-set adoption from 90% to 95%.

Project Manager

Oregon Health & Science University
04.2014 - 04.2017
  • Led global clinical trial design and implementation, overseeing statistical modeling, data analysis, and proactive mitigation of operational and project risks.

Project Coordinator

Public Health Research
01.2004 - 01.2014
  • Managed community-health studies; ensured data integrity, compliance, and stakeholder engagement.

Education

PhD - Public Health (Biostatistics Minor)

University of Texas

MS - Public Health

Emory University

BS - Pharmacy

Hanoi University of Pharmacy

Skills

  • Leadership & Strategy
  • Quality & Patient Safety
  • Regulatory Compliance (TJC, CMS, NCQA)
  • Operational Excellence & Process Optimization
  • Digital Transformation
  • Data Analytics & Dashboards
  • Change Management
  • HEDIS & Accreditation Programs

Certification

Fixing Healthcare Delivery 2.0: Advanced Lean Course

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Reducing Opioid Use Among Cystic Fibrosis Inpatients – Institute for Healthcare Improvement Conference (2019)
  • Implementing Evidence-Based Guidelines Across Academic Health Systems – AAMC Conference (2019)
  • Transitioning to Value-Based Care Through System-Level Guidelines – Vizient Summit (2017)
  • Improving Patient Care Through Nurse Education on Evidence-Based Practice – International Nurse Education Conference (2017)

Other skills

Power BI • Tableau • Smartsheet • Asana • Notion • Visio • Microsoft Office Suite • Google Workspace

Timeline

Quality Program Manager

Legacy Health
02.2025 - Current

Clinical Quality Director

Brightline Inc.
11.2023 - 09.2024

Head of Operations | Founding Member | Board Director

Koidra Inc.
10.2020 - 11.2023

Performance Improvement Director

Cedar Hills Hospital
04.2020 - 03.2021

Clinical Program Manager

Oregon Health & Science University
05.2014 - 03.2020

Project Manager

Oregon Health & Science University
04.2014 - 04.2017

Project Coordinator

Public Health Research
01.2004 - 01.2014

MS - Public Health

Emory University

BS - Pharmacy

Hanoi University of Pharmacy

PhD - Public Health (Biostatistics Minor)

University of Texas
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