Provide input into the quality assurance and performance improvement program and utilize proven methodologies and quality outcomes monitoring techniques. 3.2. Provide accurate data abstraction on which to build quality review of cases and programs. 3.3. Evaluate clinical skill, research interest, and ongoing training in current procedures for physicians. 3.4. Evaluate tools used for monitoring and reporting outcomes data. 3.5. Provide input into practices that have bearing on the quality of patient care. 4. Physician Strategy/Business Development Assessment 4.1. Contractor will help Upstate evaluate opportunities for building partnerships within the network (hospitals, outpatient centers, physician practices and surgery centers, and referral network). 4.2. Contractor will work with Upstate to aid ongoing recruitment activities with third parties as agreed upon by the parties. 4.3. Contractor will collaborate with Upstate to assess if a potential relationship is feasible and, if so, what it would require in effort to facilitate the discussions moving forward. 4.4. Recommend future objectives that would be necessary to support the program going forward to adapt to future clinical trends. 4.5. Make recommendations for targeted improvements for clinical and or business development. 4.6. Contractor will partner with Upstate in providing transformational leadership to enhance the culture of strategic change...
