PANKAJ H. PATEL M.D., MSc.
Current Address: 27 Devonshire Drive
Oak Brook. IL. 60523
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1988-89 LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, ENGLAND
Master of Science (Community Medicine).
Health Service Research, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Health Economics at London School of Economics
Health Prevention and Promotion at Center for Disease Control, London
1982-86 ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER,
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AFFILIATE HOSPITAL CHICAGO
Residency in Internal Medicine (1982-85)
Chief Resident in Internal Medicine (1985-86)
Internal Medicine Board certified
1975-81 UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE, INDIA
MD
1969-74 EPSOM COLLEGE ROYAL MEDICAL FOUNDATION,
ENGLAND
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP
American College of Physicians
American College of Physician Executives
Fellow of the Institute of Medicine Chicago
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998-Present
ADVOCATE HEALTH CENTERS, CHICAGO
(200 PHYSICIAN MULTISPECIALTY MEDICAL GROUP)
Medical Director, Quality Improvement
Internal Medicine practice
2000-Present
ADVOCATE HEALTH PARTNERS
(MANAGED CARE WITHIN EIGHT PHO’S AND THREE MEDICAL GROUPS)
Medical Director, Quality Improvement
1991-1998
Humana Health CARE Plans, chicago
Associate Medical Director Quality Management
Medical Director, Quality Management
Internal Medicine practice.
1986-91
MICHAEL REESE HEALTH PLAN
Associate Medical Director, Quality and Utilization Management
Internal Medicine practice
RELATED ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership role in the following Advocate Health Care system wide committees:
o Patient Safety
o Clinical Excellence
o Research and Education
o Clinical Technologies
o Ethics Integration
o Physician leader Breast Care Improvement Program
o Physician leader Asthma Care Improvement Program
Chair Quality Improvement Committee Advocate Health Centers and Advocate Health Partners
Chair Clinical Research Committee Advocate Health Partners
Chairman, Humana Health Plan New Technologies Assessment Committee
Member Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Corporate Quality Improvement Committee
Member, Committee for Quality Health Care, American Association of
Health Plans
Member, NCQA Definitional Expert Panel(’97)
Member, Illinois Department of Public Aid Data Workgroup(’97)
Member, University of Illinois Health Policy Taskforce (‘98)
Member, Advocate Board of Directors Medical Clinical Affairs Committee 1998-2000
Member JCAHO committee on Network Accreditation Program. AAHP nominee.’97, ’98
Invited Speaker:
· Eleventh Annual Naurice Nesset Research Forum: ‘’Ethics and Evidence Based Medicine’ Chicago, 2004
· Key note Blue Cross Blue Shield Roundtable ‘Development of Asthma Disease Management Program in a large multi-specialty group practice’ Chicago, 2003
· National Annual Disease Management Congress ‘A Roadmap to exemplary Breast Care Services’ -Boston, 2001
· Advocate Medical Management Education Program ‘A successful multi-site collaboration to improve Asthma Care’ Chicago 2001
· Ninth Annual Naurice Nesset Research Forum: ‘The Institute of Medicine Report: A Response’ –Chicago, 2001
· Panel member to Senator Carol Moseley-Braun’s Health Care Quality Hearing Committee. -Chicago, ’98
· Illinois School of Public Health. Graduate students ‘Guest Interview- Current Concepts in Medical Quality Management’ -Chicago ’97
· Monsanto Corp. management retreat. ‘Current medical quality management strategies’ -Oakbrook Il. ‘97
· DePaul University Law School ‘Ethical issues in Managed Care’ - Chicago ‘97
· Key note, annual Chicago Health Broker Meeting. ‘Quality assessment and improvements in Managed Care Organizations’. Humana sponsored -Chicago’97
· American Association of Health Plans annual Quality meeting. ‘Innovative approaches to Breast cancer detection and management -’Seattle ‘97
· Stratis/Health Outcome Institute annual Quality Watch meeting. ‘Health outcomes improvement, Humana Chicago experience’ -Minneapolis ’97
· Key note, Health Outcome Institute annual meeting. ‘Measuring health outcomes’ -Chicago ’96
· HCFA Regional Office. ‘Quality management in Managed Care Organizations’-Chicago ’96
Publications:
patel, M., Hardy, D.W., Patel, P.H., et al.: Maximizing the Benefits of Peer Review, Psychiatrist Administrator, Vol 3, No. 2; 34-35, 2003.
Patel, P.H., Foggs, M.B., Welsh, C: Improved Asthma Outcomes Using a Coordinated Approach in a Large Medical Group, Disease Management,Vol 7,No. 2, 102-111,2004.
Significant Professional accomplishments:
mEDICAL dIRECTOR qUALITY hUMANA chicago
o First Health Plan in Chicago to achieve Full NCQA accreditation 1996
o Breast Care program winner of the 1997 National Exemplary Practice award from the American Association of Health Plans
mEDICAL DIRECTOR, QUALITY aDVOCATE HEALTH CENTERS
o First in Midwest to receive JCAHO Disease Management certification of excellence for Asthma and Congestive Heart Failure programs 2002
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, QUALITY ADVOCATE HEALTH PARTNERS
o Developed comprehensive Clinical Integration Program with financial incentives.
o Clinical Integration Program recognized as winner of the first Patient Safety award by Institute of Medicine Chicago 2004