Hospital & Health Care Provider Solutions

Prior to HealthGrades, Dr. Rahim was a Director at Sg2, a Chicago-based health care intelligence and consulting firm.  He led engagements focused on hospital strategic planning, clinical program excellence and maximizing performance in high-acuity patient care.  He was centrally involved in physician engagement and change management.  He was the primary thought leader for all critical care deliverables and presentations, and led the development of a forecasting tool for high-acuity patient bed demand. 

Dr. Rahim is a board-certified internist who actively practices as a hospitalist with a focus in critical care medicine.  He has published in major academic and industry publications in areas such as critical care program development and best practices.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and has held regional leadership positions within the organization.

Dr. Rahim has a B.A. in Economics from Duke University, M.D. from the University of North Carolina, and completed the 1-year accelerated M.B.A. from Emory University with a focus in health management.  He completed his internal medicine residency at Yale University and Northwestern University.

Dr. Rahim currently resides in New York City.

Dr. Morse began her clinical care experience as a Critical Care RN. In past board leadership positions, Dr. Morse has served as Credentials Committee Chairperson, Board Quality Committee Chairperson, Medical Staff President, Peer Review Committee Chairperson, as well as Medical Staff Bylaws Chairperson.  Paired with her time as a practicing physician, these roles have allowed her to develop a distinctive understanding  of current health care dynamics.

Her passion for improving quality of care and patient outcomes led her to HealthGrades, where  as a Senior Physician consultant she hopes to improve patient outcomes using best practices and clinical guidelines.

Dr. Morse holds a Diploma in Nursing from Bishop Clarkson College of Nursing in Omaha, NE; a B.A. from the University of Nebraska in Omaha, NE; and received her M.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.   After medical school, she completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and spent a year as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at the Omaha Veterans  Affairs Hospital  before staring her own  Internal Medicine practice.

Both Dr. Morse and her husband currently reside in Colorado.

She has pursued her interests in technology, clinical care, and business through her work in Business Development within a start-up organization integrating health delivery, information technology, and social networking.  She has a core focus on quality improvement consulting, with particular experience in process improvement science, change management, conflict resolution and operational implementation of systems level policy.

In her current role, she is a Senior Physician Consultant at HealthGrades and continues to practice Head and Neck Surgery.  She has been an advisor to a consortium of technology firms involved in healthcare and currently serves as Senior Editor for TheHealthCareBlog.

Saya has a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins, an M.D. from NY Medical College, and an M.B.A. from a joint program at Columbia and London Business Schools. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery from Yale University School of Medicine.

Prior to joining the HealthGrades’ ACE team, Dr. Keney worked as a Hospitalist in Denver, Colorado and rose to become a hospital leader for his group. During his career, he developed a special emphasis on Perioperative Medicine by working closely with anesthesiologists and surgeons to optimize medical care for patients. He has also been a catalyst in advancing quality improvement through involvement in hospital committee activities focusing on heart failure, critical care, utilization review, and cost control. Dr. Keney has been instrumental in educating hospital staff team members and fellow physicians about the elements of perioperative medicine and the impetus for process and quality improvement in this evolving field.

Dr. Keney is a board-certified internist and is an active member of the Society of Hospital Medicine; the American College of Physicians; and the Society of Preoperative Assessment and Quality Improvement. 

Dr. Keney has a B.A. in Chemistry; B.S. in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University; and received his M.D. from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX.  He completed his internship at the Baylor College of Medicine and his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center with a special focus on hospital medicine.

During her tenure at HealthGrades, she has worked with over 40 hospital partners nationwide to effectively drive market share growth through superior clinical quality recognition, leverage business negotiations with payers/large employers, boost physician/employee engagement, and utilize HealthGrades’ analysis to drive continued quality improvement efforts. Ms. Lemon believes in partnering with her clients to break free from the status quo, educate care teams on the importance of  adherence to evidence-based medicine, problem-solve to sustain best practices, and support a true quality culture within an organization.

Immediately prior to joining HealthGrades, Ms. Lemon worked in strategic planning for a large health system in Colorado consisting of 12 acute care facilities, senior services, and home health.  In this role, she managed large capital-intensive master facilities projects for new inpatient/outpatient service offerings. To support the corporate strategic imperatives, she utilized her data analytics experience, capitalizing on market share trends and competitive intelligence, to gain success in service line development at multiple facilities with specific focus on orthopedics/spine, cardiology, trauma, and pediatric ancillary services. 

She holds an M.B.A. in Health Administration/MS in Organizational Management from the University of Colorado at Denver as well as a B.S. degree in Health Administration and Policy from Creighton University.  She remains very active in professional organizations along the Front Range of Colorado and in her free time she enjoys spending time with her family skiing, traveling, playing golf, and attending the many Colorado sporting events.

Prior to joining HealthGrades,  Ms. Sanders worked as a Consultant for BE Smith; Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska; Saint Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska; and also consulted with several Critical Access Hospitals in the State of Nebraska.

Ms. Sanders has a B.S. from  Bellevue University and a M.S. in Healthcare Administration from Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska.  She is a Registered Health Information Technician (R.H.I.T.) a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (C.P.H.Q.); and is also a member of the National Healthcare Quality Association, the Nebraska Healthcare Quality Organization, and the American Health Information Management Association.

Ms. Daley has been a management consultant in healthcare for 13 years. Prior to joining HealthGrades, Ms. Daley worked as a Manager in the Healthcare Consulting Practice at Ernst & Young.  During her time at Ernst & Young, Ms. Daley led a variety of projects in the areas of strategic and financial planning, IT system implementation/integration, cost accounting, cost reduction, and service line realignment.

Ms. Daley successfully improved the quality and functionality of her clients IT systems by evaluating data collection processes; integrating resource measurement data; identifying unnecessary or redundant practices; and reducing costs in the projects she managed.  She guided clients in the development of profit and loss reporting, forecasting, and modeling tools.  She performed strategic and financial planning assessments for clients focusing on mergers and affiliations.  Ms. Daley has published articles and given multiple presentations on topics such as procedural cost accounting, improving productivity, cost reduction and maximizing the benefits of decision support tools.

Prior to Ernst & Young , Ms. Daley gained expertise as a project manager at HBO & Company (part of McKesson) and TriNet Healthcare Consultants. 
  
Ms. Daley has a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Dartmouth College and resides in Denver, Colorado with her family.

In her nursing leadership role, Ms. Jerow facilitated, led, and participated in many quality improvement teams that brought about successful and sustained change. She led the development and implementation of Joint Care Plus, a comprehensive program for total joint replacement patients. This program reduced LOS, increased patient and staff satisfaction, as well as improved functional outcomes for the joint replacement patients.  Ms. Jerow and her team developed a similar program for surgical spine patients, providing them educational materials, excellent postoperative care, and improved functional outcomes.  As project manager for the orthopedic service line, Ms. Jerow also worked with various multidisciplinary clinicians to develop a hip fracture care program to improve the clinical outcomes for this high risk patient population. 

Continuing education also plays an important role in Cathy’s professional life. She has her Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration and became  an ANCC Board Certified Nurse Executive.  Ms. Jerow is currently completing her MBA .

Ms. Curry’s previous successes included development and management of clinical teams focused on improving core measures scores, implementation of evidence-based medicine initiatives, and leadership in hospital-wide improvement of pain management.

Prior to joining HealthGrades, Ms. Curry created and managed the Data Management department for a 200-bed hospital in the west.  She has led quality initiatives related to Data Management, Quality and Performance Improvement, Accreditation, Risk Management, Peer Review/OPPE, Case Management, Utilization Management, and Medical Staff relations and quality improvement.  She has extensive experience with the management and reporting of hospital/healthcare data.
 
Ms. Curry has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from  Baker College, Flint, Michigan and will earn her Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification in  2011.

Ms. Brown brings to HealthGrades over 11 years experience in health care sales and consulting, customer relationship management, and building customized solutions for her clients.  During this time, Ms. Brown helped hospitals and corporations across the nation to build efficiencies with IT system implementation/integration in the areas of marketing, quality assurance, data management, application performance management, and IT portfolio management. 

Prior to joining HealthGrades, Ms. Brown developed the health care product for Four Winds Interactive, developing a unique ROI model, developing strong relationships with the Executive Teams within hospitals and hospital systems across the country through the purchasing cycle, deployment, and ongoing service.  She has worked with Cedars Sinai, Providence Health, Parkview Health, Alegent Healthcare, Centura Health and Bon Secours Health System.

Ms. Brown graduated from Florida State University, College of Business with a B.S. in Management Information Systems.  Ms. Brown resides in Denver with her family.