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Douglas Merrill, MD, Anesthesiology, Bend, OR

DouglasGMerrillMDMBA MA FASA

Anesthesiology Bend, OR

Physician Advisor, Utilization Review and Medical Director, Ethics

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  • Office

    2500 Neff Road
    Bend, OR 97701
    Phone+1 541-706-2770

Summary

  • Dr. Douglas Merrill is Physician Advisor for the Utilization Management program at St. Charles Healthcare in Bend OR. He received his medical degree from University of Kansas School of Medicine and took residency in Anesthesiology at Stanford University Hospital. He has been active in Administrative Hospital management as a Chief Quality and Safety Officer and Chief Medical Officer with various academic appointments. As well, he has a Masters in Bioethics and the Medical Humanities and practices as a clinical ethicist and as Medical Director for the St. Charles Healthcare Ethics Program.

Education & Training

  • University of Louisville
    University of LouisvilleMA, Bioethics and Medical Humanities, 2013 - 2017
  • Tippie School of Business at the University of Iowa
    Tippie School of Business at the University of IowaMBA, Business, 2007 - 2009
  • University of Iowa
    University of IowaMBA, 2007 - 2009
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonNo Degree, Certificate in Health Care Management, 2002 - 2003
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 1979 - 1981
  • Stanford Health Care
    Stanford Health CareInternship, Transitional Year, 1978 - 1979
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1978
  • University of Kansas
    University of KansasBA, 1971 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2014 - Present
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1986 - 2021
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2009 - 2021
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 1981 - 2021
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2007 - 2015
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Becker�s Top 100 Chief Medical Officers to Know 2018
  • Fellow, The American Society of Anesthesiologists 2017
  • Excellence and Innovation Award, Oral and Poster Presentation Abstract Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia Annual Meeting, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Unsolicited Patient Complaints Identify Physicians with Evidence of Neurocognitive Disorders  
    Cooper WO, Martinez W, Domenico HJ, Callahan T, Kirkby BP, Finlayson, Foster JJ, Johnson TM, M.D., M.P.H., Frank M. Longo, Merrill DG, Jacobs ML, Pichert JW, Catron T,..., Am J Geriatr, 1/1/2018
  • A case management report: A collaborative perioperative surgical home paradigm and the reduction of total joint arthroplasty readmissions  
    Navid A, Rinehart J, Lee B, Merrill D, Sobhanie S, Ahn K, Schwarzkopf R, Cannesson M, Kain Z, Perioperative Medicine, 1/1/2016
  • Local anesthetics in liposuction: considerations for new practice advisory guidelines to improve patient safety  
    Pace MM, Chatterjee A, Merrill DG, Stotland MA, Ridgway EB, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Use of Clinical and Process Outcome Metrics to Determine Monetary Performance Incentives in an Ambulatory Surgery Center
    Merrill DG, SAMBA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2010
  • Outcomes Management in the PACU-the Use of an M.S. Access Database
    Merrill DG, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) Annual Meeting, 1/1/2003

Lectures

  • The Value of Diversity in Healthcare 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2019
  • CMS Reimbursement Strategies and Policies 
    Miami, FL - 1/1/2018
  • The Value to Quality and Safety of Diversity in Hiring in Healthcare 
    Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2017
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Other

  • Pediatric Hunger and its Social and Health Impacts 
    Merrill DG, KTVN
    Reno, NV - 1/1/2018
  • Ambulatory Anesthesia and Healthcare Reform 
    Merrill DG, New Hampshire Business Journal
    1/1/2011
  • Renovating the Ambulatory Surgery Center 
    Merrill DG, Outpatient Surgery Magazine
    1/1/2009
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Press Mentions

  • ‘A Difficult Situation’: St. Charles Gives Details of Hospitals in Crisis at Community Town Hall
    ‘A Difficult Situation’: St. Charles Gives Details of Hospitals in Crisis at Community Town HallAugust 10th, 2021

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