Robert Rainer MD, MBA, CPE

Improving Health Care Delivery through Organizational Excellence

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

About

Goal orientated physician executive with multifaceted skill set and knowledge base integrating clinical medicine, organizational management, quality improvement, and information technology. Skilled communicator who is persuasive and adaptable. Proven ability to enact change in complex organizations.

Experience

  • President at The Ad Hoc Solution
    2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

    Help you to meet your needs tin improving your organization. 1. Application of lean management and tools. 2. Develop a systems perspective using the Baldrige Criteria 3. Linking Strategy and Cascading Scorecards

  • Examiner at Malcom Baldrige Performance Excellence Award
    2006 - 2015 · 9 yrs

    Developed skill set in application of the Baldrige framework. have served as team leader on several site visits

  • Chief Quality Officer - ORMC at Orlando Health
    Aug 2012 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Worked with medical staff to improve overall quality related to value based purchasing. Enabled system strategy to shift from volume based model to value based purchasing model delivering higher quality care, more efficiently and cost effectively. Hold a Sr level position in 900 bed hospital with oversight of quality and physician related services. Duties include management of quality and regulatory systems, Management of physician related issues and opportunities, Establishment of a process improvement infrastructure. • Improved core measure performance by hardwiring processes (perfect care from Mid 80% to mid 90%). • Formed quality collaboratives consisting of physician, nursing and ancillary leadership. • Reduce hospital acquired conditions by 50% (CLASBI, CAUTI, VAPS) • Reduced overall mortality index at facility from 1.2 to 0.90

  • Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Information Officer at The Blood Connection
    Dec 2008 - Aug 2012 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Member of senior level executive team. Operational budget $28M. Duties include oversight of donor safety and overall organizational quality as well as oversight of information policy, operations and strategy. •Introduced and implemented Corporate Knowledge Management processes and systems. •Part of executive team responsible for budget, strategic execution and oversight, marketing, Human resources, daily operations, and Board of Directors support. •Leading organization in developing Malcolm Baldrige award application and structure. •Developed and deployed data warehouse, custom reports and applications to facilitate business intelligence. •Improved donor processes resulting in decreased number of donor injuries

  • Medical Director, Quality and Clinical Effectiveness at Spartanburg Regional Medical center
    Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 · 3 yrs

    Duties include monitoring and improving system’s quality and efficiency of care delivered to patients. Responsible for analysis of aggregate data to determine trends in system level performance. Serve as the main liaison between physicians and organization to achieve quality improvement goals. •Decreased risk adjusted Length of Stay by 0.8 days and decreased risk adjusted Mortality Index by 0.2 though program designed to improve physician documentation and engagement. •Developed and lead organizational efforts to educate senior management in lean-sigma concepts and applications. •Implemented IHI patient flow improvements for inpatient and emergency department. •Lead multidisciplinary quality improvement teams designed to address CHF, DVT, Stroke, Sepsis and Joint Replacement care resulting in coordinated care focusing on the patient experience. • physician peer review teams responsible for Emergency Center, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cardiovascular Services, Trauma and Critical Care promoting more open dialogue between physicians on quality of care issues. Reason for leaving: Sought opportunity to gain direct operations experience.