Anne Schmidt
Visionary healthcare leader| Innovative Collaborator| Proud Navy Veteran| Spearheading cultural transformations to advance care
- Role
- Director at Optum
- Location
- Providence, RI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Anne Schmidt
Anne Schmidt is a healthcare transformation leader known for challenging the status quo and driving measurable impact across quality, safety, and workforce strategy. Her expertise spans care variation reduction (CVR), process improvement, and technology-enabled redesign, with proven results in clinical consistency, cost containment, and patient experience. She has contributed meaningfully to CVR initiatives, applying structured methodologies to clinical pathways such as infusion, emergency department, and heart failure/acute myocardial infarction (HF/AMI). Her work supports greater consistency in care delivery, improved cost awareness, and enhanced patient outcomes.As a former Chief Nursing Officer, Anne led teams to achieve top-tier performance in quality, safety, and patient experience—earning national recognition for staff engagement and organizational excellence. Her leadership style is grounded in operational rigor and people-first principles, aligning strategy and execution to elevate teams, improve retention, and advance equity. She brings deep experience in cross-functional integration and governance, empowering high-performing teams and shaping enterprise initiatives that deliver sustainable value.
Experience
Director
Jan 2023 — Present · MN, US
As a Director and subject matter expert at Optum Advisory Services, I specialize in workforce optimization, patient throughput, quality and safety improvements, and healthcare innovation. I focus on sustaining evidence-based, highly reliable care while fostering a culture of accountability, performance excellence, and data-driven operations. As the lead for care variation reduction in procedural and disease state workstreams, I address care variation and drive cost-saving performance improvements. Leveraging project management and industry best practices, I ensure seamless implementation for optimal outcomes
Education
Medical University of South Carolina
Postgraduate Degree, Nursing Administration
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
University of San Diego
Master of Science in Nursing, Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
The George Washington University
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Healthcare Quality
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