Habash, Michelle Lynn DOSchool of Medicine |
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I am a pediatric intensive care physician with primary interests of cardiac critical care, physician service coding, and revenue cycle operations. |
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| 11/2013 - Present | Associate Chairman for Revenue Cycle and Compliance and Associate Chairman for Revenue Cycle and Compliance, Department of Pediatrics | UT Health, Pediatrics, San Antonio, TX |
| 9/2011 - Present | Associate Professor (Non-tenure track) | UT Health, Pediatrics, San Antonio, TX |
| 4/2009 - Present | Director of Faculty Coding | UT Health Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, San Antonio, TX |
| 3/2008 - Present | Division of Critical Care Coding Champion | UT Health, Pediatrics, San Antonio, TX |
| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 1995 | DO | Osteopathic Medicine | University of North Texas Health Science Center Ft Worth , TX |
| 1991 | BS | Biology | Rider University Lawrenceville , NJ |
| Residency | Pediatrics | University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio , TX |
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| Internship | Pediatrics | University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio , TX |
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| Clinical Fellowship | Pediatric Critical Care | University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio , TX |
Associate Chairman for Revenue Cycle & Compliance- In this role, I provide direct supervision of the Department of Pediatrics Revenue Cycle Team in day to day billing and collections strategies to maximize fee for service revenue. I provide education of department providers in documentation requirements, basic and subspecialty provider coding, direct transition of billing modalities as Department locations of service transition to the UHS system, and coordinate development of specialty specific electronic fee tickets for SuperBill use (bridge system between UHS EMR and EPIC). I interact on a regular basis with the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance and disseminate results of faculty reviews and educational items to faculty of the Department. I possess expert knowledge of payor and CMS requirements and have demonstrated effective teaching of this information to fellow faculty, revenue cycle staff, and administrative staff within the Department. I have developed process improvement strategies that have resulted in increased RVU production by faculty members and increased collections by revenue cycle staff despite decreases in clinical volume over the past year. |
Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist- Care of the postoperative congenital heart disease patient is extremely complex, and even within the subspecialty world of pediatric critical care it is essential for intensivists with significant experience and expertise in this field to provide care. In addition, a core group of cardiac intensivists fosters communication between team members as well as improved continuity of care. I am one of three individuals in the Division of Critical Care who devote their time almost exclusively to the care of this group of patients. The multidisciplinary team members caring for these critically ill congenital heart disease patients include the core group of pediatric intensivists, one pediatric cardiac nurse practitioner, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists, and pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons. Excellent clinical care is provided by the multidisciplinary team, the head of which is the pediatric cardiac intensivist on service, as demonstrated by our mortality rates which are significantly below state averages. I supervise and instruct pediatric critical care and neonatology fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students in the care of the critically ill congenital heart disease patient. |
Pediatric Intensivist- The field of pediatric critical care involves the care of extremely ill pediatric patients from birth to 18 years of age, and requires completion of a rigorous 3 year fellowship after pediatric residency. In addition to the knowledge required to care for these critically ill children, success as a pediatric intensivist requires skill in a variety of invasive procedures such as endotracheal intubation, peripheral and central venous and arterial access, tube thoracostomy and peritoneal drain placement. I supervise and teach the care of the critically ill child as well as these procedural skills to critical care fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students. In addition, I provide valuable teaching in the areas of doctor-patient communication, professionalism, and communication of sensitive information to families such the likelihood of mortality of their loved one. |
| Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
| 6/2008 - Present | Individual Instruction | Christus Santa Rosa Children`s Hospital | |
| 1/2007 - Present | Asthma in the PICU: 2007 Update of the PCCM Resident Core Curriculum Lecture Series | Christus Santa Rosa Children`s and University Hospitals | |
| The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Resident Core Curriculum lecture series is used to teach pediatric residents and medical students rotating in the two intensive care units specific lecture topics felt to be essential to the practice of pediatric critical care. As a division, we updated this lecture series in 2007. I authored the topic "Asthma in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit", which includes a detailed lecture on the pathophysiology and treatment of critical asthma in children as well as a review of the recent relevant literature. | |||
| 2/2005 - Present | Post Graduate Rotation Supervision | Christus Santa Rosa Children`s Hospital | |
| 7/2001 - Present | Post Graduate Rotation Supervision | Christus Santa Rosa Children`s Hospital | |
| 7/2001 - Present | Pediatric Critical Care Fellows` Conference Series | Christus Santa Rosa Children`s Hospital | 10 students |
| I provide formal didactic lectures to our division members and critical care fellows 4 to 5 times per year as part of our Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Didactics program. Lectures are usually attended by our four critical care fellows, 6-8 faculty intensivists, 1 to 2 faculty nurse practitioners, and occasional residents and neonatology fellows. These lectures are in the form of 1 hour power point presentations, and recent topics I have lectured on include Management of Left Ventricular Failure, Sickle Cell Anemia Acute Chest Syndrome, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Pharmacology. Preparation time for these conferences is extensive, and averages approximately 15 hours per lecture. | |||
| 7/2001 - Present | Resident/Student Lectures | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Santa Rosa | 3 students |
| Throughout my fellowship and during my time as attending pediatric intensivist, I have given 30 minute lectures to an audience of pediatric residents and medical students. These conferences occur once per week and have averaged four times per year since 2001. Preparation time has averaged 4 hours for development of initial slide set for each lecture. | |||
| 10/2000 - Present | Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Course | Christus Santa Rosa Children`s Hospital | 20 students |
| The American Heart Association (AHA)Pediatric Advanced Life Support course (PALS)is based on science evidence from the 2005 AHA Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The goal of the PALS course is to aid the pediatric healthcare provider in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage critically ill infants and children, resulting in improved outcomes. Skills taught include recognition and treatment of infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest; the systematic approach to pediatric assessment; effective respiratory management; defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion; intraosseous access and fluid bolus administration; and effective resuscitation team dynamics. I have taught this 16 hour class 2 to 3 times per year since 2000, to an audience of nurses, pediatric residents, and area healthcare professionals. Preparation time for each course is about 1 hour, plus 16 hours of Instructor Update courses since 2000. | |||