Suzanne Richins, FACHE, DHA, RN

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 Trauma

Board Certification

Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives

Publications

  • 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
  • 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.