Ashli Blair Jensen

Ashli Blair Jensen

Ashli Blair Jensen – Danilko

24 Broadway Village Drive Apartment D ~ Columbia, MO 65201

Phone: (573)-239-1961 ~ E-mail:

EducationHealth Management and Informatics

Masters of Health AdministrationAnticipated Graduation May 2005

Major: Health Management

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Health Services Administration

Bachelor of ScienceMay, 2003

School of Business

University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

Work Graduate Research Assistant

ExperienceUniversity of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri2/04-Present

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Office of Clinical Effectiveness

  • Develop skills in facilitating multidisciplinary teams, emphasizing patient safety and continuous quality improvement
  • Participate and oversee administrative functions of Crew Resource Management
  • Assist in data analysis from the Patient Safety Network, an electronic adverse event reporting system
  • Produce and coordinate pre- and post-evaluation tools for service quality initiatives and projects
  • Develop data collection tools and assist in data analysis for clinical quality improvement projects

Clerk II Medical Records

University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri9/03-9/04

  • Collect and process medical records for mailing
  • Arrange records for storage and retrieval purposes
  • Verify documentation for HIPAA compliance
  • Utilize hospital information database management systems (Cortak and Cerner)

Administrative Intern

Avera McKennan Network Operations, Sioux Falls, South Dakota5/04-8/04

  • Drafted business plans for behavioral health and hospice service lines
  • Created demand analysis models to determine occupancy, bed size, length of stay, and future trends in payor mix for potential capital endeavors
  • Coordinated capital budgets among network hospitals and identified cost-saving opportunities
  • Developed an educational event for rural administrators about physician relations and health savings accounts
  • Developed a community profile for physician recruitment in a new service area
  • Constructed a plan for network hospitals (leased, owned, and managed) to report monthly summaries (physician credentialing/privileging, bylaw changes, patient satisfaction, quality improvement and safety) to the regional advisory board
  • Researched and recommended options for rural counties in Minnesota to pursue changes in the designation of health professional shortage areas/medically underserved areas
  • Gained exposure to implementation of electronic intensive care unit (eICU), strategic planning, multiple board meetings at different size hospitals, and LEAN process improvement from Johnson & Johnson

Human Resources Assistant

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, South Dakota12/02-8/03

  • Re-organized employees personnel and medical files
  • Developed record keeping system for employee files including medical and termed files

Certified Nurse’s Aide / Housekeeping Aide

AveraSister James Care Center, Yankton, South Dakota5/03-8/03 and 8/01-5/03

  • Guided residents with activities of daily living
  • Collected and compiled health status of patients per shift
  • Cleaned residents’ rooms and surrounding areas
  • Worked closely with residents in educating them on activities of daily living

Certified Mental Health Nurse’s Aide

Mickelson Center for the Neurosciences, Yankton, South Dakota1/03-5/03

(Psychiatric inpatient facility)

  • Guided residents with activities of daily living
  • Collected and compiled health status of patients per shift
  • Individualized monitoring of psychiatric patients

Healthcare Intern

Zorggroep Noord-Limburg. International Internship in Healthcare5/02-7/02

Administration at Venlo Netherlands

  • Acquired knowledge about personnel processes, information flow and institution/patient relationships in the following settings: acute hospital care, long-term care, psychiatric, home care and clinic settings
  • Performed research on a socialized health care system

Park Ranger/Front Desk Attendant

Lewis and Clark Recreation Area, Game Fish & Parks 2000-2004

  • Maintained safe environment for public use
  • Enforced park regulations and preserved the park landscape
  • Managed front-desk activities including camper check-in and maintained camper reservations at three campgrounds

Honors/Bureau of Health Professions Grant for Underserved Health Areas2003-2004

Awards Clayton Welch H.F.M.A. Memorial Scholarship2002-2003

Tau Sigma National Honor Society3/02-5/03

Customer Service Award from South Dakota Governor‘s Office2001 and 2003

Miner A. Gleason Business School Scholarship 2001-2002

Opportunity Scholarship2001-2002

South Dakota State University Track & Field Scholarship1999-2000

Jay Miller Scholarship 1999-2000

Rotary Club Scholarship1999-2000

Activities/

ProfessionalHealthManagement and Informatics Graduate Student Association8/03-Present

Organizations American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)8/01-Present

  • President of ACHE Student Chapter2002-2003

Program Assistant - 2003 Congress on Healthcare Management3/03

Health Financial Management Association (HFMA)3/02-5/03

Business School Student Advisory Committee/Board of Governors8/02-5/03

International Professional Business Fraternity-Delta Sigma Pi8/01-5/03

Conference Coordinator - Quad State Conference

  • South Dakota Health Financial Management Association 1/02 -3/02

Collegiate Track & Field at South Dakota State University8/99-5/01

ReferencesAvailable upon request