Patrick Taylor

About Patrick Taylor

Improved clinical performance-oversaw conversion to evidence-based medicine by developing and implementing clinical guidelines; used data to manage and guide decisions.*Led increase in safety initiatives-promoted patient-centric culture change where process improvement is stressed rather than blaming people; strengthened policies in high risk areas such as procedural sedation and patient hand-offs; implemented an electronic medical record with computer physician order entry.*Directed quality assurance-designed a Balanced Scorecard for the ED; used Lean techniques to eliminate bottlenecks in patient flow; established a Fast Track.*Evaluated and managed physician performance-monitored clinical, production, and behavioral performance; encouraged and promoted teamwork among physicians; dealth with difficult providers.*Recruited physicians-emergency physicians, hospitalists/internists, and family physicians to central Louisiana (not an easy task).*Directed utilization review activities to promote stewardship of resources-established CREED (Cost Reduction through Education in the Emergency Department) to lower waste in lab and radiological test ordering; served on the hospital supply cost reduction task force to obtain improved cost efficiencies.*Participated in credentialing of physicians-served on Credentials committee; researched applicants for ED; served as back up to hospital medical director in credentialing process and authorizations.*Served as a liaison between medical staff and administration-delivered accurate information between each group.*Participated with public relations and community support-led hospital awareness campaign for EMTALA, led public awareness campaign for West Nile Virus, Bioterrorism, and disaster preparedness, participated with Children\'s Miracle Network telethon, frequent interviewee for television and print media outlets for the hospital.Additional competencies on CV (by request).Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Experience

1. Emergency Physician

   Willis Knighton Health

   Mar 2017 — Present · Shreveport, LA, US

   A 4-campus non-profit health system, which is the largest in north Louisiana. The system has a combined ED annual census of more than visits. Practice clinical emergency medicine.

Education

• LSU Shreveport

  BS, Biological Sciences

  1983 — 1988

• Auburn University Harbert College of Business

  MBA, Healthcare Administration and General Business

  2002 — 2004

• LSU Health Shreveport

  MD, Medicine

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Pediatrics
• Inpatient
• Healthcare
• Patient Safety
• Public Health
• Healthcare Consulting
• Hospital Medicine
• Medical Research
• Bls
• Informatics
• Medical Education
• Family Medicine
• Acls
• Critical Care
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Physicians
• Nursing
• Disease Management
• Board Certified
• Revenue Cycle
• Quality Improvement
• Medicine
• Icu
• Internal Medicine
• Emergency Medicine
• Pals
• Emr
• Acute Care
• Cpoe
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Credentialing
• Utilization Management
• Urgent Care
• Surgery
• Critical Care Medicine
• Ultrasound
• Atls
• General Surgery