JERRY STONEMETZ, M.D.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Current

2004 to Present

Clinical Associate – Johns Hopkins University

Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine

8/2014 to 9/2017 Vice Chairman; Clinical Operations

November 2015 Medical Director, Center for Perioperative Optimization

December 2016 Medical Director, Perioperative Services

April 1 2008 to October 2012

National Medical Director of Anesthesia Services

HCA Physician Services

Responsible for:

Direct physician supervision oversight for eight employed anesthesia practices in four states.
Provided anesthesia clinical guidance for HCA physician practices.
Informatics Solutions for HCA hospitals
Developed Quality Improvement Program and establishing Quality Metrics.

October 2012 to Present

Consulting Engagements:

Chief Medical Information Officer – Sharesafe Solutions, [a social community network for physicians that integrates, Learning Management System into the network]
Collidion – Chairman of Advisory Board; providing insight on antimicrobial products for healthcare

Education and Training

1971 – 1975

B.S. Clemson University, Clemson, SC Zoology, Magna Cum Laude

1975 - 1977

M.S. Clemson University, Clemson, SC Biochemistry, Thesis: “Chromosome Development in Rhynchosciara hollanderi.”

1977 - 1981

M.D. Temple Medical School, Philadelphia, PA

1981 - 1982

Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, Internship, Internal Medicine

1982 - 1984 University of California, San Francisco, CA Residency, Anesthesia

2000 – 2001 John’s Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD, Hopkins Business of Medicine Graduate Certificate

Professional Experience

1984 to 1986

Staff Anesthesiologist, Departmental Quality Assurance Coordinator, Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD

1984-1986

Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD

1986 to 1993
Chairman of Anesthesia, Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD

1987 to 1990
Founder, Medical Billing Office, Frederick, MD

1988 to 1997
President and Founder, Stonegan Software, Inc., Adamstown, MD

1997 to 2001
Executive Vice President, Strategic Development, Board of Directors, LifeCare Technologies, Manchester, NH

1989 to 2004
Medical Director, Frederick Surgical Center, Frederick, MD

1993 to 2002
President, Anesthesia Consultants, Frederick, MD

1998 to 2004
Managing Director, FredMed – Medical Service Organization, Frederick, MD

2003 to 2007
Consultant for Software Development, DocuSys; Mobile, Alabama

Dec 2008
Interim Chief Medical Officer at Tawam Hospital, United Arab Emirates.

2014 to 2015
Selected to participate in ‘Serving Leader’ Management training for Anesthesia Department. Completed training April, 2015.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Publications

Capoor MN, Ruzicka F, Schmitz JE, James GA, Machackova T, Jancalek R, Smrcka M, Lipina R, Ahmed F, Alamin t, Stonemetz J, et.al. (2017) Propionibacterium acnes biofilm is present in intervertebral discs of patients undergoing microdiscectomy. PLoS ONE 12(4): e0174518. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174518

Capoor MN, Ruzicka F, Machackova T, Jancalek R, Smrcka M, Schmitz JE, Hermanova M, Sana J, Michu E, Baird JC, Ahmed FS, Maca KI, Lipina R, Alamin TF, Coscia MF, Stonemetz J, et.al. Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in Intervertebral Discs of Patients Undergoing Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS One. 2016 Aug 18; 11(8):e0161676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161676

Latif A, Phelps M, Thomsen R, Slodzinski M, Paul S, Stonemetz J. Frequency distribution of minutes from Anesthesia Start and End times from paper and electronic anesthesia records. J Clin Monit Comput. 2017 Aug:31(4):845-850

Capoor MN, Stonemetz JL, Baird JC, Ahmed FS, Awan A, Birkenmaier C, et al. (2015) Prothrombin Time and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Testing: A Comparative Effectiveness Study in a Million-Patient Sample. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0133317. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133317

Samad I, Phelps M, Pandian V, Best SR, Akst LA, Jaberi M, Stonemetz J, Hillel AT. High-flow oxygen, a primary oxygenation technique for endolaryngeal airway surgery: our experience with 10 patients. Clin Otolaryngol. 2015. July 1.

Scott AV, Stonemetz JL, Wasey JO, Johnson DJ, Rivers RJ, Koch CG, Frank SM. Compliance with surgical care improvement project for body temperature management (SCIP Inf-10) is associated with improved clinical outcomes. Anesthesiology 2015; 123:116-125.

Stonemetz J, Allen P, Wasey J, Rivers R, Ness P, Frank S. Development of a risk-adjusted blood utilization metric. Transfusion 2014; 54:2716-2732.

Stonemetz J., Dutton R. AIMS Market Update. ASA Newsl. 2014; 78(10): 38-40.

Stonemetz J. AIMS Market Update. ASA Newsl. 2013; 77(11): 28-30.

Stonemetz J. AIMS Market Update. ASA Newsl. 2012;76(10):34-39.

Stonemetz J. Anesthesia Management Systems. Anesthesiol Clinics 2011 Sep;29(3):367-75.

Stonemetz J, Schubert A. AIMS. ASA Newsl. 2011;75(6):10-13.

Stonemetz J. Market Penetration of AIMS. ASA Newsl. 2010;74(2):40-41.

Stonemetz J, Pham JC, Necochea A, McGready J, Hody R, Martinez E. Reduction of Regulated Medical Waste Using Lean Sigma Results in Financial Gains for Hospital. Anesthesia Clinics March 2011, Vol 29, No. 1. 145 – 152.

Stonemetz, J, Pham, JC, Marino, R, Ulatowski, J, Pronovost, P. Effect of Concurrent Computerized Documentation of Comorbid Conditions on the Risk of Mortality Index. JCOM Sept 2007, Vol 14, No. 9. 499 – 503.

Stonemetz J, Pham JC, Marino R, Ulatowski J, Pronovost P. Financial Impact of Concurrent Coding. Phys Exec J Sept – Oct 2009, Vol 35, No. 5. 38 – 45.

Letters

Stonemetz J. Cost per unit. Anesthesiology 1999;90:331.

Abstracts

Stonemetz J; Edsall DW, Increase charges from implementation of an automated charge generation software program, AneLog. Soc Tech Anesth; Phoenix, AR. Jan. 1995.
Edsall D W, Stonemetz J. Electronic records reduce private practice expenses. Soc Tech Anesth; Phoenix, AR. Jan. 1995.
Stonemetz J, Anesthesia documentation on the APR-DRG at Four Institutions. ASA 2005
Stonemetz J, Anesthesia documentation on the Severity of Illness at Academic Centers. AACD 2005
Stonemetz J. Financial Implications of Comorbid Documentation by Anesthesiologists at two Academic Institutions. AUA 2006

Books

Editor: Anesthesia Informatics: Springer Publishing, NY, NY.
Stonemetz J., Ruskin K. – editors. Release date 10/2008.

Editor: White Paper on AIMS; Commissioned by the American Society of Anesthesia; Anesthesia Quality Institute

http://www.aqihq.org/info-management-table-of-contents.pdf ; Published 5/19/2011.

Book Chapters:

Stonemetz J, Lagasse R, Decision to Purchase AIMS, Anesthesia Informatics, Stonemetz, Ruskin editors; Springer Publishing, NY, NY 2008.

Reeves C, Stonemetz J, Charge Capture with an AIMS, Anesthesia Informatics, Stonemetz, Ruskin editors; Springer Publishing, NY, NY 2008.

Carinci A, Mazloomdoost D, Towsley D, Schiavi A, Stonemetz J. Documentation, Economics and Legal Issues. The Johns Hopkins Handbook of Anesthesia. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2009.

Stonemetz J. Preoperative Preparation of the Surgical Patient, Current Surgical Therapy, 10th Edition, JL Cameron, AM Cameron editors; Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2011.

Stonemetz J, Phillips N, Gearhart S. Preoperative Evaluation, Colorectal Cancer, Gearhart SL and Ahuja N editors; Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2010.

Stonemetz J. Preoperative Preparation of the Surgical Patient, Current Surgical Therapy, 12th Edition, JL Cameron, AM Cameron editors; Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA 2015.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Consultant/Reviewer – Journal of Urology; Anesthesia & Analgesia
Speaker: Maryland Society of Anesthesia meeting. Cambridge, MD. Oct. 2005

CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

License State of Maryland D31394
Boards Anesthesiology 1986
ACLS Instructor 1988–2015

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Institutional Administrative Appointments
Associate Director of Manpower of JHH Operating Rooms
Share responsibilities for daily assignment of over 70 anesthesia locations.
ACCM Departmental Billing & Compliance Officer
Facilitated PQRI for department; first dept at Hopkins to submit.
Created Policies & Procedures for Billing Compliance still in effect today.
Green Belt – Lean Sigma Training from Center for Innovation
Implemented Red Bag Trash segregation in the OR and ICU
Professional Societies
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Maryland Society of Anesthesiologists
Medical Group Management Association

RECOGNITION

2006 Tanger Fellow – Johns Hopkins Center of Innovation
2007 Tanger Fellow – Johns Hopkins Center of Innovation, renewed.
2011 Advisory Board Member – HealthTrust Purchasing Group

Invited Talks/Panels

2000 KeyNote Speaker – STA Vendor Session on Systems
Topic: Using Software to Ensure Compliance with HIPAA
2004 Grand Rounds – Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Topic: Comorbid Documentation, and the Implications for Anesthesiologists
2004 Poster – ASA. The Effects of Anesthesia Documentation on the Generation of the APR-DRG Classification.
2004 Presenter at Computers In Anesthesia Conference
Topic: Using AEMR to Provide Compliance for Billing Documentation
2005 Grand Rounds – Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Topic: Billing Documentation and Compliance
Grand Rounds – Loma Linda University; Aug 2005.
Topic: AEMR – The Time Is Now!!
2006 Grand Rounds – Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Topic: AEMR – The Time Is Now!!
2006 Guest Lecturer – Anesthesia Billing and Practice Management Seminar, Las Vegas,
Topic: AEMR – The Time Is Now!!
2006 Practice Management Dinner Lecture – CSA Annual Meeting, May, Rancho Mirage, CA.
Topic: AEMR – The Time Is Now!!
2006 Grand Rounds – NYU Anesthesia Department
Topic: AEMR – The Time Is Now!!
2008 Grand Rounds – Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Topic: Preoperative Evaluation – the Preoperative Roadmap
2008 Grand Rounds – Washington Hospital Center
Topic – Preoperative Evaluation – the Preoperative Roadmap
2009 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island, 3/09
Topic – Regulatory Compliance and Pay-for-Performance.
Topic – Establishing Effective Preoperative Clinics.
2009 AIMS Panel – ASA 2009, New Orleans: Perioperative Outcomes Databases; are they worth the effort?
2009 AIMS Panel – ASA 2009, New Orleans: AIMS – Vendor Negotiation.
2009 Grand Rounds – Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston MA 11/04/09
Topic – Resident lecture: Business of Anesthesia
Topic – Grand Rounds: Aligning Incentives with your Hospital
2010 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island, 3/10
Topic – Regulatory Compliance and Pay-for-Performance
Topic – Establishing Effective Preoperative Clinics
Topic – Medico-Legal Liability Concerns
2010 Harvard Anesthesia Update – Boston, MA; June 2010
Topic – Health Care Reform; Implications for Anesthesia
2011 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island, 3/11
Topic – Regulatory Compliance and Pay-for-Performance
Topic – Medico-Legal Liability Concerns
2011 Anesthesia Business Conference – Las Vegas, 4/11
Topic – AIMS Update
2012 Association of Operating Room Nurses – New Orleans, 3/11
Topic – Preadmission Testing Algorithms
2012 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island, 3/12
Topic – Regulatory Compliance and Pay-for-Performance
Topic – Medico-Legal Liability Concerns
2013 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island, 3/13
Topic – Value-Based Purchasing and Regulatory Compliance
Topic – Medico-Legal Liability Concerns
2013 Grand Rounds: Loma Linda Anesthesia Department, 5/10
Topic – Integrated Healthcare; what does that mean for an Anesthesia Department?
2013 Invited Speaker – American Patient Safety Foundation – Scottsdale, Az
Topic – Healthcare Systems approaches to credentialing for Informatics
2014 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island, 3/9 – 3/12
Topic – Value-Based Purchasing and Regulatory Compliance
Topic – Medico-Legal Liability Concerns
2015 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island 3/14 – 3/18
Topics – Value-Based Purchasing and Regulatory Compliance; Medico-Legal Liability Concerns; Perioperative Surgical Home.
2016 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island 3/6 – 3/9
Topics – Value-Based Purchasing and Regulatory Compliance; Medico-Legal Liability Concerns; Perioperative Surgical Home
2016 Maryland Society of Anesthesia Meeting; Hyatt Regency, Washington DC 5/7
Topic – Acronyms of Quality Metrics
2017 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island 3/4 - 3/8
Topics – Value-Based Purchasing and Regulatory Compliance; Medico-Legal Liability Concerns; Perioperative Surgical Home
2018 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island 3/3 – 3/7
Topics – Value-Based Purchasing and Regulatory Compliance; Medico-Legal Liability
2018 High Value Practice Academic Alliance Conference – Baltimore, 9/21 – 9/23
Led Workshop on Choosing Wisely; Reducing Preoperative Testing
2018 Featured Speaker at Anesthesia Conference at Clemenceau Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon. Topics – Choosing Wisely and Modern Anesthesia Techniques
2019 Perioperative Medicine Conference – Marco Island 2/17 – 2/20
Topics – Managing a Preoperative Evaluation Clinic; Medico-Legal Liability