Samson Jesudass
Austin,TX
Summary
A seasoned healthcare executive with 24 plus years of experience , with sole responsibility for clinical operations at Ascension Texas, enhancing patient care and safety across 13 hospitals. My strategic vision and team leadership skills led to significant improvements in quality and safety with the highest CMS 5 star and Leapfrog A rankings. Also experienced at leadership and management of large physician groups (>600) and practices, integration with large hospital-based systems, ACOs and value based care and skilled in administrative and Board governance. I have also led hospital operations for the system and have managed P&L for a 2.5 B operations .I work well with teams, both peers and others and influence physicians and have a track record of proven performance.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Clinical Officer
Ascension Texas
Austin, TX
07.2015 - Current
- The first physician leader to be appointed to this role in Texas, and continued to serve in this capacity.
- Managed clinical operations for Ascension Texas, a $2.5 billion annual revenue operation.
- Responsible for overseeing 13 hospitals and the physician group, with sole responsibility for quality and safety, and worked fluently with medical staff operations, the Joint Commission, DNV credentialing, and accreditation.
- Manage the quality and patient safety committee.
- Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations related to patient privacy rights.
- Signed and approved budgets for new funding and program initiatives, including Medical School programs and residencies.
- Managed Chief Operating Officer roles with a focus on operations and volumes.
- Provided strategic leadership to support the long-term goals of the organization.
- Optimized supply chain to reduce materials costs and improve distribution.
- Engaged in continuous process improvements initiatives across various departments.
- Coordinated and administered performance improvement activities.
- Managed the recruitment, onboarding, development and retention of clinical staff.
- Developed and implemented clinical policies and procedures to ensure patient safety and quality of care.
Senior Vice President and Clinical Leader
Ascension Physician Services
St Louis, MO
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Promoted to this role as the Clinical Leader and Physician Executive with an administrative dyad partner in September 2013 at the national level.
- Given the need to fulfill this role on an immediate basis, assumed this role and continued managing responsibilities for the Seton Clinical Enterprises from September 2013 to December 2013.
- Oversaw the planning and implementation of the combined Practice Management and Electronic Health Record for Ascension Employed Physicians, with 4,100 physicians and 1,500 advanced practitioners.
- Operations were across 23 states and the District of Columbia.
- Involved in the implementation of a single, unified Practice Management software system and consolidated financial accounting practices to impact both financial and clinical performance.
President and CEO
Seton Clinical Enterprise
Austin, TX
07.2013 - 12.2013
- Promoted to the role of President and CEO of the Seton Clinical Enterprise, one of three operating divisions of the Seton Healthcare Family (combined operations of $2 billion), from July 2013, and served as CEO for both the physician and clinical enterprise until December 2013.
- The Seton Clinical Enterprise currently employs 1,608 associates, including physicians, in more than 40 specialties, with locations at more than 90 unduplicated sites.
- Promoted to the national role at the Ascension Physician Services, performing both jobs until December 2013.
President and CEO
Seton Physician Enterprise
Austin, TX
02.2011 - 06.2013
- Appointed to the first physician-leader position as President and CEO of Seton's Physician Enterprise and Chronic Disease Clinics.
- Managed the employed physician practices with over 500 physicians and 800 staff members.
- Administrative responsibilities included the Graduate Medical Education program faculty and residents, affiliated with Southwestern University Dallas, comprising 246 residents in 11 residency programs and 7 fellowships.
- Key contributions included increasing cash collections from $5 million to over $10 million a month.
- Launched integrated Practice Management software for over 600 providers, which standardizing compensation policies.
- During my tenure, in one year, we saw a million patient visits in our employed physician practices, with over 500 academic and private practice physicians who provide healthcare for the Seton Healthcare Family in Central Texas.
ER Physician
Emergency Service Partners
Austin, TX
01.2005 - 03.2011
- Commenced ER coverage in 1997 as part of the Hospitalist duties at Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital, for one night a week and one weekend a month.
- Later worked as a provider for Emergency Service Partners (ESP) when they took over the ER services for the system in 2004.
- Provided emergency medical care to patients in a fast-paced environment.
- Assessed patient conditions and stabilized them for transfer to other departments or hospitals as needed.
- Managed complex medical cases with multiple co-morbidities.
- Performed emergency resuscitations, endotracheal intubations and emergency thoracotomies.
- Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training.
Vice President Medical Affairs
Seton Healthcare
Austin, TX
10.2008 - 02.2011
- Involved in day-to-day activities involving regulatory compliance, patient safety, quality, and performance initiatives.
- Reviewing and approving credentialing applications for medical staff membership, and evaluating and managing disciplinary issues.
- The leadership comprised various councils, including Ambulatory Medicine, Cardiology, Critical Care, Surgery, and supported the Medical Executive Committee.
- Helped implement the High Reliability Organization process for error prevention and patient safety.
Medical Director
Paul Bass Clinic
Austin, TX
01.2008 - 10.2008
- The primary teaching clinic for the Internal Medicine Program at the University Medical Center, Brackenridge.
- Responsibilities included coordinating organizational imperatives, such as access and throughput, across multiple disciplines and academic medical staff, including faculty and residents.
- Involved long-term planning for health care and other initiatives around the City of Austin Medical District.
- Identify bottlenecks in patient flow processes through direct evaluations and interviews.
- Provided medical oversight for clinical operations and staff.
Associate Medical Director
Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
12.2007 - 09.2008
- Resumed responsibility in this role for a 400-bed tertiary care hospital.
- Maintained good communication between department heads, medical staff and governing boards by attending board meetings and synchronizing interdepartmental functioning.
- Trained staff to ensure compliance with local, national, and federal requirements.
- Assessed need for additional staff, equipment and services based on historical data and seasonal trends.
- Created plans to achieve organizational goals, promote employee welfare, and deliver quality patient care.
- Managed administrative functions like cost management, utilization reviews, quality assurance, and medical protocol development.
- Contributed to key medical committees by attending meetings and leading group discussions.
- Improved clinical quality by analyzing performance metrics, patient outcomes, and delivery of care.
- Oversaw operations and organizational policy adherence by engaging regularly with clinical staff.
Hospitalist/Chief of Staff
Seton Edgar B Davis Memorial Hospital
Luling, TX
06.1997 - 01.2008
- Recruited in 2007 as the first IM physician, successfully established and maintained an ambulatory medicine clinic, and provided inpatient and emergency medicine coverage for an underserved population in rural Caldwell County.
- This involved hospitalist duties, working in the ER, and helping the administration as part of a TRIAD, which involved the COO and CNO.
- Helped with the formation of teams to spearhead quality initiatives, such as preprinted order sheets and discharge plans.
- Improved compliance with using preprinted order sheets to reduce errors, improve compliance with evidence-based medicine guidelines, and drive physician scores upwards with CMS quality initiatives.
- Helped a multidisciplinary team raise hospital satisfaction scores from the low 60s to the 90th percentile range.
- Direct teams to help achieve core measures, which track care for patients with pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and acute myocardial infarction.
- Helped the hospital successfully achieve Joint Commission certification and worked as medical director to help renew Joint Commission certification twice subsequently.
Internist Private Practice
Seton Edgar B Davis Hospital
Luling, TX
06.1997 - 01.2008
- First Internal Medicine Solo practitioner in a small rural town. Introduced an appointment-based practice versus walk-in model which was the norm there.
- Ran a large successful financially viable IM practice for 12 years.
- Managed the functioning of the practice, including hiring staff, and other day to day operations of the clinic.
- Practice was built on word of mouth reputation with no advertisement. Had clients from all the neighboring towns.
- This was eventually incorporated as a hospital-based clinic.
Hospitalist /Co-Medical Director
Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital
Gonzales, TX
07.1997 - 06.2007
- Internal medicine hospitalist providing consultation and backup medical services.
- Coordinated with other members of the medical team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to reduce patient's length of stay and prevent complications.
- Performed initial consultations with patients to determine ailments and illness, documented medical history and conducted physical examinations.
- Actively participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing overall healthcare delivery.
Physician, Long Term Care
Hillcrest/Luling Care Center/Oak Creek
Luling, TX
06.1997 - 01.2007
- Providing comprehensive healthcare to patients in long-term care.
- Worked to help patients and families transition from home and assisted living to nursing homes.
- Continued to provide medical care while at the Nursing home, including hospice care, for patients during the end-of-life period.
Chief Resident
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, TX
02.1996 - 02.1997
- Arranged resident's schedules and workloads, including clinical rotations and leave schedules.
- Responsible for teaching and supervising junior and second-year residents, and medical students.
- Selected as the Best Outgoing Resident by medical students, faculty, and peers individually.
- Ability to lead a group of physicians by example, and maintain adequate discipline.
- Ability to work well with students, residents, and faculty in various specialties and departments of a multispecialty hospital.
- Maintained accurate records of resident activities, evaluations, and outcomes.
- Monitored resident performance and provided feedback to ensure quality patient care.
- Served as a mentor for junior faculty members teaching in the residency program.
- Consulted on outside cases with generalists and specialists needing specific expertise.
Medical Officer
Karnataka Central Diocese
Bangalore, India
01.1991 - 01.1993
- First appointment as a physician working at a 250-bed mission hospital in a rural setting, providing all aspects of medical care over a very large geographic area.
Education
Certification - Organizational Leadership
Ascension Leadership Academy
Scottsdale, AZMBA - Health Care Management
The University of Texas
Dallas01.2013
MD - Internal Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - School of Medicine
01.1997
MBBS. - Medicine and Surgery
Christian Medical College And Hospital, Vellore, India
Vellore, India01.1991
PUC - Pre Med
St Joseph's College of Arts And Science
Bangalore, India03-1985
Skills
- Outcome-Driven Healthcare
- Population Health Management
- Inpatient Quality Management
- Quality assurance in health care
- Ambulatory safety standards
- Service lines: Pediatrics, Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, and Women's Health
- Patient Care Experience
- Academic partnership development with UT Medical School
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Recruitment and retention of physician teams
- Medical staff relations and development
- Skilled communicator and proficient public speaker
- Contract negotiation expertise
- Organizational skills
- Teaching and resiliency training
- Healthcare management
- Employee coaching and mentoring
- Clinical leadership
- Succession planning
- Performance benchmarking
- Budgeting and cost control
- Operations management
- Strategic planning and execution
- Board reporting
- Process improvement
- Change and growth management
Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Personal Information
Title: Chief Clinical Officer
Awards/Presentations
- Keynote speaker, UT Dallas School of business, Executive MBA graduating class -2024.
- National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) - Leadership Award recipient 2024
- Bipartisan Policy Center, Panelist - Washington, DC 2015
- Veterans Health Administration National Leadership Council 2015 Strategic Planning Summit - Plenary Speaker.
- Southern Regional Meeting - Texas AMGA, Organizer - 05/17/12 - 05/19/12, Austin, TX
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Patient Experience Expert Meeting Panelist - Cambridge, MA
- America's Health Insurance Plans Ops Forum Speaker, 11/17/14 - 11/19/14, Phoenix, AZ
- Featured on CBS 60 Minutes - 'Is there a doctor in the house', 1998.
- Chief Resident TTUHSC - 1996
- Best Teaching Resident as voted by all 5 TTUHSC campuses - 1997.
- Best Outgoing Resident as voted by students, residents and faculty - 1997.
Publications
- Health Care Organizations Find Risks and Opportunities in the Quest for Reduced Costs and Improved Quality
- Kaposi's sarcoma of the tip of the nose as a sentinel sign for Kaposi's sarcoma of the lung.
- Ascension Health Partners with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to Provide Patient Centered Care through the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model
Company
Ascension Texas
Board of directors membership
- Advantage Healthco Inc., Chairman, 01/01/1994 - 02/28/1994
- Ascension Seton, Board Director, 07/01/16, 07/31/19, Secretary and Treasurer, 07/01/18- 07/31/19.
- Ascension Texas Cardiovascular, President, 02/01/13-04/30/14, Board Director, 02/01/13- Present.
- Austin Children's Chest Associates II, President, 02/01/13 - 02/28/14, Board Director - 02/01/13- 04/30/14.
- Children's Bone Joint and Spine Center, President, 01/01/16 - 06/30/17, Board Director, 05/01/11 - 04/30/14.
- Dell Children's Health Alliance, Board Director and President, 02/01/13- 04/30/14.
- Dell Children's Medical Group, Board Director, 06/01/96 - 04/30/14, Board Director, 03/01/18 - 06/30/20.
- Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of Central Texas, President, 01/01/16- 02/29/16, Board Director and President, 02/01/13 - 04/30/14.
- Pediatric Sub-specialists, Board Director and President, 02/01/13- 04/30/14.
- Seton Accountable Care Organization, Inc., Chairman, 01/01/17- 02/28/17, Board Director, 01/01/12, Present.
- Seton Clinical Enterprise Corporation, Board Director, 06/01/12 - 05/31/15.
- Seton ENT, Board Director and President, 03/01/13 - 04/30/14.
- Seton Family of Doctors, Board Director and President, 03/01/13 - 04/30/14.
- Seton Family of Pediatric Surgeons, Board Director and President, 10/01/09 - 04/30/14, Board Director, 07/01/19- 06/30/21.
- Seton Health Alliance, Board Director and President, 07/01/11 - 04/30/14.
- Seton Hospitalist Service, Chairman, 01/01/13 - 02/28/14, Board Director, 05/01/11- 06/30/21.
- Seton Insurance Services Corporation, Board Director, 06/01/12 - 06/30/13.
- Seton Medical Group, President, 01/01/16 - 02/29/16, Board Director, 02/01/13 - 04/30/14
- Seton Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, President, 01/01/16 - 06/30/20, Board Director and President, 02/01/13 - 02/29/14, Board Director, 05/01/18 - 06/30/20.
- Seton/UT Dell Medical School University Physicians Group, President, 01/01/16 - 06/30/17.
- Tri-County Clinical, President, 02/01/13- 04/30/14, Board Director, 03/01/09 - 04/30/14.
- Waller Creek Healthcare, Board Director, President and CEO, 10/01/16, Present
Timeline
Chief Clinical Officer
Ascension Texas
07.2015 - Current
Senior Vice President and Clinical Leader
Ascension Physician Services
09.2013 - 06.2015
President and CEO
Seton Clinical Enterprise
07.2013 - 12.2013
President and CEO
Seton Physician Enterprise
02.2011 - 06.2013
Vice President Medical Affairs
Seton Healthcare
10.2008 - 02.2011
Medical Director
Paul Bass Clinic
01.2008 - 10.2008
Associate Medical Director
Seton Medical Center Austin
12.2007 - 09.2008
ER Physician
Emergency Service Partners
01.2005 - 03.2011
Hospitalist /Co-Medical Director
Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital
07.1997 - 06.2007
Hospitalist/Chief of Staff
Seton Edgar B Davis Memorial Hospital
06.1997 - 01.2008
Internist Private Practice
Seton Edgar B Davis Hospital
06.1997 - 01.2008
Physician, Long Term Care
Hillcrest/Luling Care Center/Oak Creek
06.1997 - 01.2007
Chief Resident
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
02.1996 - 02.1997
Medical Officer
Karnataka Central Diocese
01.1991 - 01.1993
Certification - Organizational Leadership
Ascension Leadership Academy
MBA - Health Care Management
The University of Texas
MD - Internal Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - School of Medicine
MBBS. - Medicine and Surgery
Christian Medical College And Hospital, Vellore, India
PUC - Pre Med
St Joseph's College of Arts And Science
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