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Daisie Snyder

@daisiesnyder

Nursing operations leader at Palmetto GBA who optimized Medicare medical review teams and delivered projected savings through Lean redesign.

United States
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At Palmetto GBA, I oversee medical review operations across Part B, Home Health & Hospice, ESRD-QIP, CERT coordination, and Claims Operations. I’ve optimized TPE teams to adapt to workload increases while retaining staff, and partnered with analytics to implement productivity reporting and dashboards.

At Lexington Medical Center, I managed perioperative operations across 34 rooms and co-led a 240-person OR team. I improved first-case on-time starts, block utilization, and patient satisfaction while supporting readiness for new procedural spaces.

Earlier, at Denver Health Medical Center, I directed perioperative informatics and supported Epic and SPM implementations. I also led a cross-department nomenclature standardization and Epic transition, including barcode scanning and electronic surgical documentation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Insurance logoIN
Current

Director Medical Review

Mar 2020 - Present (6 years 6 months)

● Delivered $436.9M projected Medicare improper payment savings in under one year via a novel Lean project; realized an additional $200M projected savings the following year.
● Completed 63% of annual workload in one quarter during overgeneration with only one missed metric and full staff retention; mentored leaders to sustain >100% timely completion across multiple services the following year.

Lexington Medical Center logoLC

Nurse Manager, Perioperative Services

Dec 2017 - Jan 2020 (2 years 1 month)

● Managed daily operations across 34 operating/ procedural rooms in a multi-site Level 2 Trauma Center performing 17,000 cases annually.
● Co-led a 240-person OR team (4 supervisors and 18 service coordinators) and recruited a 150% staff increase to support a new clinical tower with 8 Ors, a second Da Vinci Robot, and a new cysto/litho suite.
● Improved First Case On-Time Starts (74% to 84%), incr

Children's Health logoCH

Clinical Manager

Sep 2016 - Nov 2017 (1 year 2 months)

● Managed daily operations of an 18-room multi-site Academic Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center with a 95-person clinical staff supporting OR, IR, endoscopy, and bedside operations.
● Selected to lead Sterile Processing after restructuring; reduced clinical overtime by 75%, eliminated 2,000 hours of scheduled overtime, and ended agency staffing within six months through scheduling redesign and engage

Denver Health logoDH

Associate Nurse Manager

Nov 2015 - Sep 2016 (10 months)

Developed the position of Associate Nurse Manager.
Managed operations for a 17-OR multi-site perioperative service and staffing support for 12,000+ annual cases; led teams through departmental reorganization and Epic/ SPM implementations.

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RN Informatics Specialist

Jun 2011 - Nov 2015 (4 years 5 months)

● Directed perioperative informatics (ORSOS): reporting, scheduling, documentation, billing; trained and supervised perioperative application analyst; delivered training on legal documentation and efficient workflows.
● Led multi-departmental (Perioperative Services, SPD, Biomed, Materials Management) nomenclature standardization and Epic transition; developed and led perioperative governance comm

Denver Health logoDH

Clinical Informaticist, Perioperative Services

Feb 2011 - Jun 2011 (4 months)

Managed perioperative documentation/ billing/ scheduling program. Provided reports and analytics for department and hospital. Coordinated the development of an interdisciplinary nomenclature for programs used by Biomed, Materials Management, SPD, and the OR. Hired and managed Perioperative Business Analyst.

Denver Health logoDH

Charge Nurse

Feb 2008 - Feb 2011 (3 years)

Managed staff and patient flow in a 12 OR, inner-city, Level 1 trauma center. During my tenure, we had 90% first case on time starts and an average 22 minute turnover.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SC

South Carolina

Registered Nurse

Issued Jan 2018 · Expired Apr 2022

University of Colorado logoUC

University of Colorado

Master of Science in Nursing, Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Innovations in Leadership and Administration (iLEAD) from the University of Colorado, Denver, completed in 2014.

UD

University of Colorado Denver

MSN - iLEAD (Innovations in Leadership and Administration), Leadership and Informatics

2011 - 2014

The i-LEAD program is a master's in nursing degree focusing on healthcare leadership and administration, acknowledging the influence of recent changes in healthcare policy and technology, and preparing for the future of nursing in the health care setting.

CC

Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI)

CNOR(e)

Issued Sep 2014

BU

Baylor University

BSN, Nursing

1999 - 2003

Baylor University logoBU

Baylor University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor University, completed in 2003.

TU

Tulane University

BS, Biology

1998 - 1999

Did not graduate; transferred to Baylor.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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