Practice Transformation Team
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Practice Transformation Team

Rachel Proud, MPH

Associate Director, Practice Transformation 

Rachel has 11 years of experience working with community health centers, private practices, and hospitals to improve patient experience, clinical quality measures, and improve operational efficiency.

As the Associate Director of Practice Transformation, Rachel manages the practice transformation work and team to meet client goals and objectives. She is responsible for multiple ongoing projects and is a legislative and health policy subject matter expert. Ms. Proud has expansive field experience, working with over 30 different health centers and small practices in Los Angeles County.

She has a strong track record of achieving quality improvement, utilization management, and transformational results for the organizations she has supported. She also leads efforts to optimize EHR use and data reporting, engage patients and families, optimize transitions to community care settings after acute hospitalization, increase frequency of medication reconciliation, and improve patient medication education and management in all care settings.

Prior to her work with the CMA PSO, Ms. Proud worked as a Senior Managing Consultant for a Southern California-based consulting firm. She has also worked directly with families and patients as an intake patient advocate at Mission Hospital providing eligibility screening and enrollment support for multiple different health insurance plans. Ms. Proud holds an MPH with a focus in public health policy from University of Southern California.

“I have supported a range of practices, from large health centers to small practices, and believe personalized support makes all the difference.”

Key focus areas:
  • Quality Improvement
  • HEDIS/P4P/UDS
  • Care Coordination 

Meet the Practice Transformation Team

CMA Physician Services Organization's (CMA PSO) practice transformation specialists have a combined 60 years of experience helping physicians meet the demands of the changing health care system. Our specialists are skilled health care professionals with extensive real-world experience supporting a diverse set of clients, including practices, community health centers, health plans, health solution vendors, state-supported associations and health center controlled networks.

Rachel Proud

Rachel Proud, MPH >>

Associate Director
Practice Transformation

Rachel has 11 years of experience in the field and managing the success of practice transformation efforts, supporting record achievements in quality improvement and transformational efforts. Full Bio

Jeff Nguyen

Jeff Nguyen, MHA >>

Sr. Director
Physician Services 

Jeff has over 19 years of experience helping health care organizations evolve and transform to achieve the quadruple aim. He has experience building cross-functional coalitions to strategize, plan, and implement value-driving  programs improvements.

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Pao Her

Pao Her, LVN >>

Sr. Practice Transformation Specialist

Pao has six years of experience supporting practices, health plans, and systems achieve outcome-based improvement efforts. As a nurse, Pao has comprehensive knowledge of clinical workflows and processes. Full Bio

 

Danielle Scheuerlein

Danielle Scheuerlein >>

Sr. Practice Transformation Specialist

Danielle has six years of experience working as a practice transformation specialist and medical office coordinator, helping practices improve processes and maximize workflows to achieve record savings. Full Bio

Jessica Clark

Jessica Clark, LVN >>

Sr. Project Specialist 

Jessica has seven years of experience supporting provider-focused outcome improvement efforts. As a nurse, Jessica has on-the-ground experience working within practices and understanding common barriers to success. Full Bio

Natasha Doshi

Natasha Doshi, MPH >>

Sr. Practice Transformation Specialist 

Natasha has seven years of experience supporting numerous organizations, helping them to improve their data reporting capabilities, care coordination, operational workflows, and to achieve significant savings. Full Bio

 
Kristy Kole

Kristy Kole >>

Practice Transformation Specialist

Kristy has 25 years of experience supporting practice operations across the industry, from billing to compliance, with a proven record of improving revenue streams, workflow processes and quality initiative outcomes.

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Graciela Garcia Arana

Graciela Garcia Arana

Practice Transformation Specialist

Gracie has 10 years of experience in the health care industry. She has notable experience in optimizing health centers’ objectivesFull Bio

Marlisa Hall, MPH

Marlisa Hall, MPH

Practice Transformation Specialist

Marlisa has seven years of experience in the health care industry. Prior to her role as a practice transformation specialist, she worked as a hospital patient experience ambassador.Full Bio

Amanda Main

Amanda Main

Practice Transformation Specialist

Amanda has 12 years of experience supporting physicians with direct patient care in a multitude of various care settings. Having advanced direct patient care knowledge, she can approach implementation of clinical workflows and quality improvement efforts from both a clinical and administrative view. Full Bio

Steve Perez

Steve Perez

Practice Transformation Specialist

Steve has eight years of experience in the health care industry supporting FQHCs. He has notable experience in leading and supporting regulatory and optimization projects, utilizing his knowledge of improving workflows and processes to assist in optimizing health centers’ objectivesFull Bio