Dr. Deborah Lynn Smith PhD MBB MCA RTR PMP Jonah PROSCI HRO Author

Director of Quality Improvement at HRS Consulting, Inc.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Pueblo, Colorado, United States, US

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Experience

  • HRS Consulting, Inc.
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Quality Improvement
      • Apr 2016 - Present

    • Value Based Care Mentor
      • Jan 2020 - Sep 2021

      Stanford, California, United States Use of High Reliability Organizations (HRO) principles to reduce errors and increase productivity across virtually all specialties in medicine. Use of Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, innovation and Constraints Management techniques can increase the reliability of key systems and processes and significantly decrease unwanted variances in results and associated costs. HRS Consulting expertise is proven across many fields of medicine — from small clinics to ambulatory surgery centers to large… Show more Use of High Reliability Organizations (HRO) principles to reduce errors and increase productivity across virtually all specialties in medicine. Use of Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, innovation and Constraints Management techniques can increase the reliability of key systems and processes and significantly decrease unwanted variances in results and associated costs. HRS Consulting expertise is proven across many fields of medicine — from small clinics to ambulatory surgery centers to large tertiary care hospitals. http://hrsconsults.com/markets/medical

  • World Class Health Enterprises, Inc.
    • Consultant
      • Feb 2010 - Present
  • Dynamic Systems- Innovative People, Process, Technology
    • President/CEO
      • Feb 2010 - Present

      Healthcare Systematic Consulting taking leadership challenges, practices and processes to a new level of thinking. To succeed, in the changing healthcare markets, leaders must rethink thier historical views and cultivate a new configuration of processes. Healthcare is a complex matrix of multiple practices. Every process has a beginning and an ending.

  • VA Long Beach Healthcare System
    • Executive Sensi High Reliability & Lean
      • Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

      Long Beach, California, United States Design and implementation strategic operational plan, monthly reviews with metrics. Coach Executives in Daily Management System Visual Boards, Standard Work and Gemba Leadership Rounding to create high reliability.

  • Pro Active Healthcare USA
    • COO
      • 2014 - 2020
  • Kaiser Permanente
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • High Reliability Coach
      • 2016 - 2019

      United States Regional coaching for performance improvement, high reliability, strategic planning and deployment. Development and coaching for mental health national program with human center design.

  • The Zwiebel Center for Plastic Surgery & Skin Care
    • COO/Administrator
      • Jul 2013 - 2016

      Littleton, Colorado

  • NOVACES
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Vice President Healthcare
      • Nov 2011 - Jul 2013

      Advancing Process Improvement: We are a management consulting firm that provides performance management, continuous process improvement (CPI), and project management services to both public and private sector organizations. NOVACES helps its clients build capabilities in today's most effective methodologies and achieve breakthrough operational and financial results

  • ANTHC
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Chief Strategy & Quality Officer
      • 2010 - 2011
  • World Class Healthcare Enterprises, Inc.
    • Senior Consultant
      • Feb 2010 - Feb 2010

      With over 100 years of combined experience in the hospital, managed care and integrated healthcare delivery systems industry, we draw upon the learned experience from business development and strategic planning/consulting for domestic and international organizations, including hospital business and clinical management, managed care and the development of integrated healthcare delivery systems.

  • Centura Health
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • VP Practice Management and Process Improvement
      • 2004 - Feb 2010

    • Interim CEO
      • 2006 - 2008

  • GE Healthcare
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Consulting -Six Sigma and Leadership Development
      • 1994 - 2004
  • Charleston Area Medical Center
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Medical Imaging, Cardiology, Women's Health, Urgent Care
      • 1986 - 1994

Education

  • La Salle University
    PhD, Healthcare Management
    1992 - 1994
  • The University of Charleston
    MS, Human Resources
    1990 - 1992
  • The University of Charleston
    AS, Radiology
    1989 - 1992
  • Sissonville High School
    1968 - 1972
  • West Virginia University School of Medicine
    Community Medicine
  • Bluefield State College
    Bachelor's degree, Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

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