Beth Curran
About Beth Curran
Beth Curran serves as the Practice Manager for Orthopedics at Colorado Permanente Medical Group, where she oversees a complex operating schedule for numerous surgical blocks and physicians. She holds an MBA and has extensive experience in healthcare management, analytics, and process improvement.
Work at Colorado Permanente Medical Group (CPMG)
Beth Curran serves as the Practice Manager for Orthopedics at Colorado Permanente Medical Group (CPMG) in Lafayette, Colorado. She has held this position since 2017, managing a complex operating schedule that includes over 250 monthly surgical blocks for 48 physicians across three medical buildings and 11 surgical venues. Her role involves overseeing the operational aspects of the orthopedic practice, ensuring efficient scheduling and resource allocation.
Education and Expertise
Beth Curran holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver, where she studied from 2004 to 2006. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts in English, Writing from the University of Puget Sound, completing her studies from 1997 to 2001. Curran is a Certified Health Administration Mentor with expertise in business intelligence and revenue cycle analytic software, enhancing her ability to manage healthcare operations effectively.
Background in Healthcare Management
Before her current role at CPMG, Beth Curran worked at Catholic Health Initiatives as the Manager of Analytics and Reporting in Physician Services from 2011 to 2014. In this capacity, she developed department-wide dashboards to track access, backlog, volume, and growth in surgical and clinical areas. Additionally, she served as the Practice Administrator at Boulder Valley Center for Dermatology from 2015 to 2017, further solidifying her experience in healthcare management.
Training and Certifications
Beth Curran is trained as a Liaison for Healthcare Mass Casualty Incidents at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. She has participated in accreditation training with The Joint Commission and other major healthcare accreditation bodies. Curran also serves as a Course Instructor for the Systems Redesign Framework, focusing on process improvement in healthcare settings, which demonstrates her commitment to enhancing operational efficiency.
Responsibilities and Leadership
In her role as Practice Manager, Beth Curran is responsible for the staffing model and business cases related to internalization, outsourcing, backfilling, and adjusting full-time equivalents (FTEs). Her leadership in managing surgical schedules and staffing needs contributes to the overall effectiveness of the orthopedic practice at CPMG.