
Sue Lira
Background
Ms. Sue Lira has over 35 years of experience as a nurse in a variety of roles. Her clinical career focused on cardiothoracic surgical patients in roles as a bedside nurse and clinical care coordinator. Sue then moved to work on the payor side of healthcare where she continued to work as a case manager and expanded into utilization and quality management.
Sue led quality initiatives including HEDIS quality reporting and valued-based relationships with partnering health systems. She engaged with health system leadership to successfully negotiate quality contracts and provide educational support to providers. She returned to the hospital setting to manage hospital accreditation and licensure activities, including hospital and specialty accreditations. Sue also led the hospital in continuous survey readiness meetings and coordinating corrective action plan submissions.
Professional Experience
- Clinical Nurse - Cardiothoracic Surgery Telemetry and Post-operative cardiothoracic intensive care units
- Hospital Clinical Case Manager - Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Health Insurance Case Manager and Utilization Review Nurse
- Health Insurance Quality and Population Health Manager
- Hospital Accreditation and Licensure Program Administrator
Professional Affiliations and Certifications
- Registered Nurse
- Certified Case Manager
- Healthcare Accredited Certified Professional
Education
- Villa Maria College – Bachelor of Science-Nursing, Erie, PA
- Eastern University – Master of Business Administration- Healthcare Administration, Saint David, PA