ross d. martin, md, mha
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       2005 to Present            Director, Healthcare Informatics n Pfizer Inc n Rockville, MD

                                                      Developing and executing on Pfizer’s long-term strategies around health information technology (HIT) and the convergence of clinical research and clinical care n Representing Pfizer in external standards development and HIT policy organizations n Focused on electronic prescribing (eRx), electronic health records (EHRs), and personal health records (PHRs)

           2001 to 2004            Senior Manager, Business Technology n Pfizer Inc n New York, New York

                                                      Internal clients: US Planning & Business Development n Pfizer Strategic Investments Group n Pfizer Health Solutions n eMarketing

                                                                        Areas of focus: eRx n EMRs n eCME n Technology standards & policies n Business process support n Business development n Strategic technology investments (VC)

       1997 to Present            Medical Informatics Consultant

                                                                Clients: Harvard Risk Management Foundation n CareInsite/WebMD n PacifiCare of California n MD Consult n DoctorSpeed n Ohio Willow Wood n Apollo Medical Technologies n Medicom, International n Aspen Publishers n  HCA n American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology

                                                                                            Consultation Topics: Business plan optimization n Electronic medical records QA n Online continuing medical education courses n Online clinical guidelines n Internal marketing strategies for new initiatives n  Online medical publication pricing and positioning n Web site reviews n Medical technology applications in managed care organizations and medical groups n Electronic medical record selection n Critiquing textbooks

               2000 to 2001                Editorial Director n Dept. of Information Technology n Managed Care Interface

                                                                        Published by Medicom, Intl. n Wrote monthly IT column n Procured content for a department covering IT issues in a peer-reviewed managed care journal with a circulation of 40,000

           1998 to 2000            Founding Editor n Essential Informatics for Medical Groups

                                                                        Co-published by Aspen Publishers, Inc. and the Medical Group Management Association n Eight-page, monthly newsletter focused on medical informatics issues for small to mid-sized medical groups n Presided over all aspects of newsletter content, concept and design

           1993 to 1996            House Physician n The St. Luke Hospitals n Ft. Thomas, Kentucky

                                                                        Responded to all inpatient codes and supervised treatment n Provided obstetric care for service patients n Evaluated and treated injured employees n Redesigned house physician schedule which resulted in a significant decrease in scheduling difficulties

           1991 to 1993            Obstetrics & Gynecology Resident n Bethesda Hospitals n Cincinnati, Ohio

                                                                        Provided comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care for clinic and private patients

           1985 to 1987            Personnel Manager n Environment Control n Dayton, Ohio

                                                                        Performed all aspects of recruiting, hiring, training and termination of employees for a national franchise commercial building maintenance company

      education          Harvard University/Massachusetts Institute of Technology n Boston, Mass

                                                                        Medical Informatics Fellow n July 1998 to December 1999

                                                                        Division of Health Sciences and Technology n Decision Systems Group, Brigham and Women's Hospital n Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine through a National Institutes of Health grant n Conducted research on the use of artificial neural networks in in vitro fertilization embryo transfer and on database design in reproductive medicine

 

                                          Xavier University n Cincinnati, Ohio

                                                                        Master of Hospital and Health Services Administration n December 1997

                                                                        GPA n 3.88

                                                                        Graduate Fellowship n Participated in research on the application of neural networks to obstetrics decision making and in the impact of a teen pregnancy clinic in managed care

                                                                        Residency n PacifiCare of California n Cypress, CA

                                                                        Master’s Thesis n Creating a Benefit Management Information Database in a National HMO

 

                                          University of Cincinnati College of Medicine n Cincinnati, Ohio

                                                                        Medical Degree n 1991

 

                                          Wright State University n Dayton, Ohio

                                                                        Bachelor of Arts in Political Science n 1987

                                                                        Magna cum laude n University Honors Scholar n Departmental Honors

 

  distinctions          Distinguished Alumni Award n Wright State University Honors Program n 2006

                                          Rising Star Award n The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs n 2004

                                          National Managed Health Care Congress n National Advisory Board n 1999

                                          Graduate Management Admission Test n Total Score 730 (99th percentile)

                                          Annual CREOG Performance Award n Bethesda Hospital n 1992 & 1993

                                          Graduate Fellow n The Ohio Board of Regents n 1987 to 1989

                                          Outstanding Employee Award n Environment Control n 1987

                                          J. I. Salsburg Memorial Honors Scholar n Wright State University n 1984 & 1985

                                          Academic Scholarship n Wright State University n 1983

                                          US Patent #6,779,936 n One-sided Printing and Manufacture of a Möbius Strip

 

     affiliations          American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians

                                  American Health Information Community n Consumer Empowerment Workgroup n 2006 to Present

                                          American Medical Association n Electronic Medicine Advisory Committee n 2004 to Present

                                          American National Standards Institute – Health Informatics Technology Standards Panel – Board Member n 2005 to Present

                                          California Medical License

                                          Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners

                                          eHealth Initiative n eRx and Policy workgroups n 2004 to Present

                                          Global Alliance for Medical Education n Board of Directors n 2003 to 2004

                                          Heath Information and Management Systems Society

                                          Health Level 7 n Founded HL7-NCPDP e-prescribing mapping workgroup

                                          MedBiquitous n Executive Council n 2003 to Present

                                          National Council for Prescription Drug Programs n Board of Trustees n 2005 to Present

 

   technology          Programming training in:

                                              C++ n HTML n SQL database design n Neural network design and implementation n Tutored introductory Pascal and FORTRAN in college

                                          Intimate familiarity with:

                                                      All Microsoft Office products n Desktop Publishing n Corel Draw n FrontPage

 

publications          Martin RD. “Creating a benefit management information database.” Managed Care Interface. 1998;11(9):56-60.

 

                                          Martin RD, et al. “The treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain in the managed care environment.” Managed Care Interface. 1998;11(suppl):1-28.

 

                                          Martin RD, MacDowell NM, and Macmann JM. “Effectiveness of a teen pregnancy clinic in a managed care setting.” Managed Care Quarterly. 1997;5(3):20-27.

 

Martin RD. “The medically needy — and the next generation.” Ohio Medicine. 1988;84(12):960-5.

 

Martin RD. A Carol’s Christmas. Musical drama. Book, lyrics and music. Produced 12/20-24/1996, Cincinnati, Ohio; 12/3-20/1998, Fairborn, Ohio, 51pp.

 

                                                                                                                                                                      

        interests          Creative writing, guitar, musical performance, cycling, and personal fitness
 


Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA
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