Myra Fouts

About Myra Fouts

Myra Fouts, RN, MSN, OCN, NE-A, EDACWorks with hospital clients to develop comprehensive, patient-centered cancer programs at hospitals across the U.S, ranging from academic medical centers to community hospitals. Leverages experience in cancer center operations and clinical services to optimize clinical program design, space planning, staffing projections, and process mapping while integrating operational efficiencies into every aspect. Successfully employs operational know-how and communication skills to facilitate organizational integration and efficiency while ensuring the highest standards of patient care, stakeholder satisfaction, and organizational compliance. • Oversees successful planning and execution cancer centers and their satellites across the country. • Operationalizes and provides development and implementation support for cancer programs across the U.S. • Works closely with clients to optimize space and program layout while taking into account desired functional relationships, ideal patient circulation, and efficiencies in operations and staffing to achieve a patient-centered approach.Myra has presented widely on Cancer Center Design conferences nationwide. These presentations focused on different aspects of cancer facility designSpecialties: Extensive oncology-based experience in cancer center operations, clinical program development, patient-centered design, and staffing projections. Expertise also includes complex project management, operations support, nursing administration, process mapping and regulatory compliance. Certified in Oncology Nursing (OCN) and Executive, Nursing Administration (NE-A); Evidenced-Based Accreditation and Certification (EDAC)

Experience

1. Principal

   Aoc Oncology

   Jan 2012 — Present

   Time period:November 2014-presentJanuary 2011- March 2013 Founded a profitable start-up company, leveraging experience and industry relationships, to provide oncology consulting services to academic medical centers, community hospitals and their partner physicians. Negotiated of service contracts and actively participated on projects with clients including Maimonides Medical Center, Swedish Cancer Institute, University of Arizona Medical Center, Ardent Health Care, Adventist Health and St. Peter\'s University Hospital.• Served as interim executive director of large urban teaching hospital cancer center; focused on program turn-around to maximize revenue and operating efficiencies.• Conducted oncology service line strategy and business development plans for academic, teaching and community hospitals. • Provided program planning services including recommendations on space, staffing and major equipment to support program development and growth.• Led clinical standard development and practice excellence across all clinical disciplines in compliance with national quality

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  MSN

Skills

• Hospital Based Cancer Programs
• Patient Safety
• Managed Care
• Healthcare Management
• Oncology Outpatient Staffing
• Physicians
• Cancer Program Planning
• Patient Centered Design
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Space Design
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Cancer Program Best Practices
• Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
• Biotechnology
• New Cancer Program Implementation
• Program Management
• Nursing
• Cancer
• Emr
• Clinical Trials
• Hipaa
• Revenue Cycle
• Quality Improvement
• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Medicare
• Hospitals
• Healthcare Operations
• Healthcare
• Leadership
• Healthcare Consulting
• Physician Relations
• Oncology
• Informatics
• Temporary Placement
• Oncology Consulting