Biostatistician; Director of the Value-Based Survey Operations & Quality Reporting
Dr. Barnes provides expertise to BSWH administrators and researchers on the design and statistical analysis of quality improvement projects across the healthcare system.
Additionally, Dr. Barnes leads the BSWH Survey Center and provides expertise on survey design, deployment, sampling and analysis regarding employee and patient satisfaction, patient safety and quality of life.
Prior to joining BSWH, Dr. Barnes served as the Associate Director of the Mayo Clinic Survey Research Center and a Lead Biostatistician within the Department of Biostatistics.
Director of the Value-Based Healthcare Analytics
Mr. Nicewander provides guidance on all aspects of analytics in the context of OCQO performance improvement and research activities.
Additionally, he leads the infrastructure team that’s responsible for data management and dynamic reporting applications. David is also involved in broader enterprise-wide analytics initiatives including EDW development, BI and data governance.
Before joining BSWH, David worked for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a statistician where he provided analytic leadership to Medicare quality improvement initiatives, including the national diabetes quality improvement project.
Director of the Value-Based Quality & Regulatory Operations
Ms. Valdes is responsible for keeping the quality teams abreast of regulatory matters that affect the measurement and reporting of BSWH performance metrics; collaborating with BSWH service lines, leaders and clinicians to develop reporting initiatives; overseeing specified facility and system surveys; establishing measure documentation protocols; and monitoring the BSWH data reported by external entities.
Marisa also has an extensive background in the science of healthcare improvement and served as associate director at Parkland Health Systems in Dallas, overseeing the performance improvement team and the public quality reporting programs.
