DHSc · PhD · MBA · BSRT (ARRT)R

Kelly Emrick

Healthcare leadership, AI governance, and radiology operations — an open library of interactive tools, frameworks, and research from 25+ years of enterprise imaging and population-health practice.

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Interactive tools, frameworks & research

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AI & Governance

Healthcare AI Governance

Multi-framework governance dashboard spanning HAIRA, PPTO, RUAIH, NIST RMF, and HEAAL — with maturity scoring, lifecycle tasks, and an action-plan generator.

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AI & Governance

AI Knowledge Practice Test

Self-assessment for healthcare leaders to gauge AI literacy, governance fluency, and readiness across operational and clinical AI deployment scenarios.

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AI & Governance

AI & Data Analytics Experts

Curated content hub on applied analytics, data science, and AI for healthcare operations — bridging strategy, governance, and execution.

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Radiology & MRI

MRI Operations Workflow Analyzer

Single-site MRI operational tool for diagnosing throughput barriers, schedule efficiency, and protocol-level performance against utilization benchmarks.

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Radiology & MRI

MRI Workflow Command Center

Systemwide multi-site MRI dashboard for enterprise radiology — cross-facility utilization, schedule density, and capacity orchestration in one view.

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Radiology & MRI

MRI Workflow Leadership

Executive operating view of enterprise MRI from order to final read — five leadership signals, an eight-stage RACI architecture, throughput and no-show calculators, and a 36-item maturity self-assessment.

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Radiology & MRI

Patient Intake Improvement Model

End-to-end intake workflow framework targeting registration friction, prep accuracy, and pre-arrival readiness — built for outpatient imaging operations.

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Radiology & MRI

Kypholift ROI Analyzer

Interactive return-on-investment calculator for kypholift / vertebral augmentation programs — volume, reimbursement, and contribution-margin modeling.

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Leadership Models

Emrick Employee Engagement Model

Original framework for healthcare workforce engagement — behavioral drivers, leadership levers, and measurement indicators developed across enterprise imaging settings.

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Leadership Models

Evidence-Based Healthcare Leadership

Framework and toolset for turning peer-reviewed evidence into executive decisions — decision roadmap, learner workbook, and knowledge-gap diagnostics grounded in the EBHL model.

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Leadership Models

Emotional Intelligence for Leaders

Multi-page EI teaching academy built on Goleman's four domains — framework, learning path, a 12-item self-assessment with domain scoring, and a healthcare case library.

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Leadership Models

Game Theory in Healthcare Leadership

Strategic decision frameworks applying game theory to negotiation, payer-provider dynamics, and multi-stakeholder choices in healthcare leadership contexts.

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Leadership Models

Healthcare Leadership Model 2026 & Beyond

Forward-looking executive framework for the next era of health system leadership — AI-era operating models, workforce design, and strategic agility.

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Leadership Models

Multi-Hospital Performance Project

Cross-system performance benchmarking initiative — comparative analysis of operational, financial, and quality indicators across enterprise hospital portfolios.

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Operations & Finance

Building a Successful OP Imaging Center

The IMAGE-8 framework — an eight-phase development playbook and dashboard for financing, licensing, and launching a free-standing MRI / CT / PET-CT center, with demand, capacity, pro forma, and radiopharm models.

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Operations & Finance

Revenue Cycle Management

Tools and benchmarks across the revenue cycle — from charge capture and denials to AR aging and net collections, grounded in published RCM research.

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Operations & Finance

Healthcare System Strain Modeling

Capacity-and-demand modeling tool for analyzing system strain — surge periods, throughput pressure, and resource allocation under stressed conditions.

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Operations & Finance

The No Surprises Act

A visual guide to the federal No Surprises Act for outpatient imaging — balance-billing protections, Good Faith Estimates, and the operational obligations that follow.

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Operations & Finance

SEPSIS Triage Dashboard

Emergency-department clinical decision-support tool for the first 60 minutes — triage stratifier, Hour-1 Bundle, and CMS SEP-1 / HVBP performance builder aligned to Surviving Sepsis 2021.

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Operations & Finance

Streamline Health Partners

Advisory practice page — healthcare operations consulting and partnership engagements aligned to enterprise imaging, AI governance, and leadership development.

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Research & Insights

Hallmarks of Aging

Research-grounded framework on the biology of aging — molecular, cellular, and systemic hallmarks with implications for population-health strategy.

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Research & Insights

Quantum Consciousness

A thought experiment on the Orch OR theory of mind — exploring quantum effects in neuronal microtubules and the 2024 epothilone-B findings, for the scientifically curious.

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Research & Insights

Reducing Mental Chatter Improves Learning

Research paper and infographic introducing the CALM↔REST framework — how quieting inner mental chatter measurably improves learning effectiveness.

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Research & Insights

U-Haul Mobility Economic Index

Population mobility analysis using U-Haul movement data — demographic shift signals with implications for service-area planning and market strategy.

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Research & Insights

HealthWire News

Curated healthcare industry news and commentary — signal-over-noise reading for healthcare executives and operations leaders.

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Personal Development

Self-Talk: A Personal Journey

Companion to The Voice Within — a 30-day tracker and reflection toolkit for harnessing inner dialogue, building self-awareness, and reshaping mental patterns.

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Connected Properties

Three sites. One body of work.

Leadership tools here, deep analytics on .org, longer-form thinking on the blog, and published books on Amazon.

1Data & analytics

kellyemrick.org

Advanced dashboards, financial benchmarks, and quantitative tools for healthcare executives.

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2Long-form thinking

kellyemrick.blog

Healthcare leadership, AI, radiology operations, and the realities of executive practice.

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3Published books

Amazon Author Page

Books including Fiscal Fitness, The Population Health Bible, the EBHL series, and The Voice Within.

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4LinkedIn and channels

Social Media

Thought leadership, professional commentary, and ongoing posts across healthcare leadership communities.

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Kelly Emrick, DHSc, PhD, MBA, BSRT (ARRT)R
Healthcare Leadership · AI Governance · Radiology Operations
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