April Huggler Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon Area

• Project manage multiple high priority, data driven, hospital-wide initiatives under leadership from Healthcare Administration and Quality and Safety Executive Councils o Current projects include hospital-wide efforts to improve general hygiene practices with the goal of significant reductions in all healthcare acquired infections and improving deep vein thrombus prevention• Facilitate Lean process improvements for various departments using A3s, PDSA cycles, and kaizen• Teach Performance Improvement concepts to a wide-variety of students including directors, managers, and front-line staff o Change Acceleration Process (CAP) o Intro to Lean o OPEx Overview o Daily Management Systems (DMS) o Problem Solving (coming Fall 2015) o Leader Standard Work (LSW) (coming Fall 2015)• Contribute to continuous improvement of training materials o CAP o OPEx Overview o DMS• Lead teams in designing implementation plans driven by principles from Lean, CAP, and the influencer model• Leader Standard Work and Lean Leader coach for all levels of leadership charge nurse to Chief Nursing Officer• Facilitate right-sized kaizen events of 8-25 people from 4 hours to 4.5 day events o Blood Culture Transit Time Reduction o OB Ultrasound Workflow o Lab Flow o Healthcare Associate Infection Prevention o Improving the Patient Experience• Design and lead improvement initiatives commissioned by OHSU Leadership using performance improvement methodologies grounded in Lean • Identify specific needs for self-development and implement plans to achieve professional growth to remain expert in the concepts and processes of quality and performance improvement

Cornelius, Oregon

• Managed i2iTracks data system across 7 sites• Supported i2iTracks users with Best Practices, training, and increased use of the data system• Led Lean projects across clinic system• Collaborated on intra- and inter-agency improvement projects

• Designed and implemented tracking of patients using i2iTracks data system• Transitioned Diabetic data entry from DEMS to i2iTracks system, including data validation• Worked closely with front-line management to find creative methods for bringing patients into the clinic• Worked with leadership and clinic colleagues to streamline processes and workflows

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Healthcare, 3.9

Bachelor'S Degree, Spanish Language And Culture

Minors in Political Science and European Studies

Education record

Studies with Spaniards