Suzanne Richins, RN, ADN, BS, MBA, DHA, FACHE
Instructor
Online Education and Expanded Programs
Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Program
Location: Virtual
Phone: (801)447-4773
E-mail: srichins@msm.edu
Education
POST GRADUATE:
Medical University of South Carolina
Degree: Doctorate of Health Care Administration
GRADUATE:
Utah State University
Degree: Master of Business Administration
UNDERGRADUATE:
St. Joseph’s College
Degree: BA
Weber State University
Degree: Associate Degree in Nursing
Research Interests
Process Improvement, informatics, artificial intelligence, and patient satisfaction.Clinical Interests
Evidence-based procedures and protocols in addition to patient care.Specialties
ER/OR TraumaBoard Certification
Fellow of the American College of Healthcare ExecutivesPublications
- Changing Face of Hospitals from Charitable Institutions to Big Business, Utah State University (Thesis, 1985)
- Outpatient Surgery – The modality of the Future, published Ad Libiteum, 1986
- Productivity Indexes, Single-Source Purchasing, Promote Efficiency and Quality in Cataract Surgery, published in Outreach by Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals, April-May 1994, pp 9-10.
- Monthly Presidents Column for Outreach, (AHA:SACP) 1996.
- Perpetual Inventory Aids in Controlling Costs, OR Manager, May 1997, pp. 18-20
- Waiting for Satisfaction, Journal of Healthcare Management, May-June 1998, pp. 281-285.
- Cost Effective Management of Chronic Illness, Ambulatory Outreach, Spring 1999. pp. 6-8
- Customer Service for Step-down Patients, Journal of Nursing Administration. November 2002. p. 558-560
- Explaining Salary Variances, OR Manager, August 2004. p. 12
- Nursing Informatics: A Career on the Rise: The frenzy to hire qualified informatics specialists has already begun. Advance for Nurses. January 2013. Retrieved from http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Nursing-Informatics-A-Career-on-the-Rise.aspx
- Unlocking Sustained Innovation in Healthcare published in 2015 by CRC Press (Rutlege). ISBN 978-1-4822-3981-2 Written with Greg McLaughlin based on research conducted through AONE on nurse executives innovation potential and another one on emerging technologies.
- Emerging Technologies in Health Care published in 2015 by CRC Press (Rutlege). ISBN 978-1482262629
- A Correlational Analysis of the Distribution of Hospital Preparedness Program Funds in the State of Texas. The Exchange, Vol. 4, #2, December 2015
- Southeastern United States Parental Perspectives to promote adolescent sleep health. (2016) Journal of Adolescent Health 25(48)549-552
- Succession Planning: Promoting Organizational Sustainability. (2018). Palgrave McMillan ISBN: 978-3-319-72531-4. Chapter 5-Succession Planning in Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations.