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Office
2500 Neff Road
Bend, OR 97701Phone+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 LouisvilleMA, Bioethics and Medical Humanities, 2013 - 2017
- Tippie School of Business at the University of IowaMBA, Business, 2007 - 2009
- University of IowaMBA, 2007 - 2009
- University of WashingtonNo Degree, Certificate in Health Care Management, 2002 - 2003
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 1979 - 1981
- Stanford Health CareInternship, Transitional Year, 1978 - 1979
- University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1978
- University of KansasBA, 1971 - 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2014 - Present
- OR State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- AZ State Medical License 1986 - 2021
- NH State Medical License 2009 - 2021
- NV State Medical License 1981 - 2021
- 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
- 154 citationsSociety for ambulatory anesthesia consensus statement on perioperative blood glucose management in diabetic patients undergoing ambulatory surgeryGirish P. Joshi, Frances Chung, Mary Ann Vann, Shireen Ahmad, Tong J. Gan
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2010-12-01 - 10 citationsUnsolicited Patient Complaints Identify Physicians with Evidence of Neurocognitive Disorders.William O. Cooper, William Martinez, Henry J. Domenico, S. Todd Callahan, Brian P. Kirkby
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2018-05-08 - 1 citationsPractice Management/Role of the Medical DirectorDouglas G. Merrill
Anesthesiology Clinics. 2014-06-01
Journal Articles
- Unsolicited Patient Complaints Identify Physicians with Evidence of Neurocognitive DisordersCooper 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 readmissionsNavid 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 safetyPace MM, Chatterjee A, Merrill DG, Stotland MA, Ridgway EB, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Use of Clinical and Process Outcome Metrics to Determine Monetary Performance Incentives in an Ambulatory Surgery CenterMerrill DG, SAMBA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2010
- Outcomes Management in the PACU-the Use of an M.S. Access DatabaseMerrill DG, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) Annual Meeting, 1/1/2003
Lectures
- The Value of Diversity in HealthcareChicago, IL - 1/1/2019
- CMS Reimbursement Strategies and PoliciesMiami, FL - 1/1/2018
- The Value to Quality and Safety of Diversity in Hiring in HealthcareFort Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2017
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Other
- Pediatric Hunger and its Social and Health ImpactsMerrill DG, KTVN
Reno, NV - 1/1/2018 - Ambulatory Anesthesia and Healthcare ReformMerrill DG, New Hampshire Business Journal
1/1/2011 - Renovating the Ambulatory Surgery CenterMerrill DG, Outpatient Surgery Magazine
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Press Mentions
- ‘A Difficult Situation’: St. Charles Gives Details of Hospitals in Crisis at Community Town HallAugust 10th, 2021
Professional Memberships
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