Sushma Banda
Summary
Experienced Chief Medical Officer with a proven track record in successfully leading medical teams and optimizing healthcare delivery. A professional medical leader with strong expertise in clinical operations, patient care, and healthcare administration. Skilled in collaborating with teams, strategically planning, and effectively communicating with stakeholders to drive positive healthcare outcomes. Adaptable to changing needs and consistently performs well in high-pressure environments. Known for a results-oriented focus and fostering a supportive team culture that encourages achievement.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Medical Officer
HCA
01.2024 - Current
- Spearheaded quality and patient safety initiatives, elevating SEP-1 Bundle compliance from 44% to 80% and sustaining DTN (Door-to-Needle) times above 100% compliance in most quarters.
- Manage Infection Prevention and Risk Management programs, achieving significant improvements in HAI (Healthcare-Associated Infections) through rigorous prevention process improvement and accountability
- Lead daily Safety Huddles and Multidisciplinary Rounds to review patient safety events, discharge processes, and ER throughput challenges, fostering real-time solutions and efficient patient flow.
- Cultivate a collaborative hospital culture, coordinating with the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) to optimize medical staff policies, support physician relations, and uphold hospital compliance.
- Known for enhancing physician engagement, patient safety, and operational efficiency across acute care settings, skilled in resource allocation,
- Strategic planner,enhance team collaboration to reduce burnout and improve healthcare delivery.
- A results-driven, emotionally intelligent leader committed to restoring the joy of practicing medicine.
Hospitalist @Henrico Doctors’ Hospital
Team Health
01.2015 - Current
- Leader of a multidisciplinary team involving Case Managers, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Consultants, and Pharmacists to coordinate patient care
- Involved in P&T and quality council as hospitalist representative
- Collaborated care for Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial insurance and Medicare Advantage members in the hospital
Medical Director, Commercial and Specialty Business
Elevance Health
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Utilization Review Management for Commercial Insurance plans
- Supervised clinical staff, providing continuous professional development opportunities and training to maintain and strengthen competencies.
- Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care through improved clinical quality processes.
- Conducted ongoing evaluations of medical practices, ensuring adherence to evidence-based guidelines and best practices.
- Managed multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration between various healthcare professionals for optimal patient care.
Facility Medical Director
Team Health
01.2019 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: Contracted through a Physician Management Company (Team Health) and work at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Richmond, VA, which is a 767-bed acute care F-level facility that includes three campuses, Forest, Parham, and Retreat Hospitals, with key service lines -Level II Trauma Center, Neurosciences, Advanced Primary Stroke, Oncology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Robotics, Orthopedics, Women's, Inpatient Rehab and Psychiatry
- I developed a Shared leadership model for a Hospitalist team of 28 FTE
- Contracted through a Physician Management Company (Team Health) and work at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Richmond, VA, which is a 767-bed acute care F-level facility that includes three campuses, Forest, Parham, and Retreat Hospitals, with key service lines -Level II Trauma Center, Neurosciences, Advanced Primary Stroke, Oncology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Robotics, Orthopedics, Women's, Inpatient Rehab and Psychiatry
- Supervised clinical staff, providing continuous professional development opportunities and training to maintain and strengthen competencies.
- Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care through improved clinical quality processes.
- Conducted ongoing evaluations of medical practices, ensuring adherence to evidence-based guidelines and best practices.
- Managed multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration between various healthcare professionals for optimal patient care.
Hospitalist
Apogee Physicians
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Engaged in daily hospital multi-disciplinary rounds and utilization review management in 225- bed acute care hospital
- Chair, Credentialling committee which reviews new provider's educational background and approve hospital privileges
- Physician advisor: peer to peer review committee for hospital admission denials from commercial payors
- Medicare inpatient admissions status review
Education
Master of Business Administration - Health Sector Management
DUKE UNIVERSITY, The Fuqua School of Business
Durham, NC05.2023
Residency - Internal Medicine
St. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL
Ann Arbor, MI01.2012
M.B.B. S -
KAMINENI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
01.2006
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Emotional Intelligence
- Team Player
- Resource Allocation
- Negotiations
- Patient Safety Advocacy
- Clinical expertise
- Strategic leadership
- Healthcare management
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Staff Development
- Physician relations
Additional Information
Member of Mortality Review Committee: Review the etiology of patient mortality and perform root cause analysis to improve patient care. (01/15-Present), Member of Medical Executive Committee: Work alongside the hospital administration to make recommendations for matters involving staffing, equipment, and troubleshooting logistical challenges in the hospital (01/18-Present), Chair of Internal Medicine, Professional Practice Evaluation Committee (PPEC): Involved in reviews of complications of all medical specialty cases and enforcing safe medical practices in the hospital via the Professional Practice Evaluation Committee. (01/15-01/20), Member of Quality Council: Focus on improving patient safety initiatives like Medication reconciliation by collaborating with TCM. Chair Credentialing Committee: Review the new provider's educational background and approve hospital privileges. (01/12-01/15).Physician Advisor for EBox Chain: I am an investor and Physician Advisor for a healthcare start-up in last-mile delivery applications for independent pharmacies. I advise the team on Health care data analytics to improve the application. (04/23-Present), Able Health Clinics: A Telehealth start-up for supporting lifestyle Medicine. I am a physician advisor for establishing program design, resource allocation, and streamlining workflow. (04/23-Present), Volunteer physician for free Medical Camps at Hindu Center for Virginia, BAPS Center, COVID vaccination distribution strategic planning, Certified Advanced Care Planning (ACP) Facilitator, Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing in three languages (Telugu, Hindi, English), I enjoy reading, biking, gardening, and baking with my kids. US Citizen
Qualifications Summary
I am a physician leader trained in Internal Medicine and passionate about bringing the joy of practicing medicine back to physicians amid an ever-changing healthcare field. Duke MBA (05/23) is looking for a physician executive leadership role to support organizations in the following ways: to develop innovative process and quality improvement projects; to improve physician engagement and patient satisfaction; to improve workflow, and to reduce physician burnout. I am a proud physician mom who thrives on work-life integration.
Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Languages
Telugu
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Full Professional
English
Native or Bilingual
Affiliations
- Member of American Medical Association (AMA) (01/14-Present)
- Member of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) (01/18-Present)
- Member of the American College of Physicians (ACP) (01/12-Present)
Timeline
Chief Medical Officer
HCA
01.2024 - Current
Medical Director, Commercial and Specialty Business
Elevance Health
01.2023 - 12.2023
Facility Medical Director
Team Health
01.2019 - 12.2022
Hospitalist @Henrico Doctors’ Hospital
Team Health
01.2015 - Current
Hospitalist
Apogee Physicians
01.2012 - 01.2015
Residency - Internal Medicine
St. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL
M.B.B. S -
KAMINENI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Master of Business Administration - Health Sector Management
DUKE UNIVERSITY, The Fuqua School of Business
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