Perry Ann Williams

About Perry Ann Williams

Focus is serving as clinical resource to our Workers Comp stakeholders across the USA. These a fortunately rare injuries, and challenging for all involved. Passionate advocate & experienced spinal cord injury (SCI) and brain injury (BI) professional.Demonstrated history of successful working relationships in the workers compensation, managed care, hospital & health care industry. My goals are building strategic partnerships, identifying contracting opportunities, and balancing healthcare finance with best patient outcomes. 30 years of working in catastrophic care, and navigating care management for serious loss claims. Value helping payer professionals access optimum care continuum for their injured workers & understand best practices/ROI for Craig\'s quality, comprehensive programs that reduce costs and clinical fragmentation. Facilitate collaborative education, webinars and content relevant to our customers\' needs. Positive communication skills, and customer service focused. Value creating authentic internal relationships at Craig, and always with our external customers. Helps bridge the communication needed between many stakeholders in complex, catastrophic care management. Strong disability management and case management background with a dual Master\'s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and Vocational Evaluation, and undergraduate degree in Social Psychology.

Experience

1. Provider Relations Manager

   Craig Hospital

   Feb 2014 — Present

   Craig Hospital in Denver, CO is a private, non-profi hospital exclusively specialized in the medical treatment, rehabilitation and research for patients with spinal cord injury and brain injury since 1956. Our mission is to promote optimal health and quality of life for people affected by SCI and acquired brain injury. A federally designated NIDRR Model Systems for SCI since 1974, and NIDRR TBI Model System of Care since 1998. Craig Hospital is the NIDRR TBI National Statistical Center 2006-present. American Nursing Association Quality Improvement Solutions has ranked Craig Hospital #1 for Quality Rehab Hospital 3 out of the last 4 years in their NDNQI Awards. Creating and managing strategic relationships with trauma hospital professionals, comprehensive stroke center professionals, payers, case managers, patients and families to advocate for best outcomes and practices for persons with acquired spinal cord, brain injuries and neuromuscular diseases.

Education

• Auburn University

  Bachelor's degree, Social Psychology

• University of Northern Colorado

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling and Vocational Evaluation

  1984 — 1986

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Healthcare Management
• Insurance
• Hospitals
• Nursing
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Creative Strategy
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing
• Events Coordination
• Case Management
• Treatment
• Managed Care
• Clinical Research
• Creative Problem Solving
• Medicare
• Rehabilitation
• Business Intelligence
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Health Education
• Public Speaking
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Community Outreach
• Medicine
• Marketing Communications