Dr. Iyer serves as the physician lead for enterprisewide safety, quality and patient experience across Allina Health’s 12-hospital integrated system. He also oversees more than 150 specialty physicians across 37 clinical sites. His quality leadership has contributed to a 75% reduction in preventable harm, a 26% decrease in the mortality index and a 39% reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections. He led the development and systemwide adoption of clinical standards following Cochrane “GRADE” methodology, achieving greater than $1 million in annual savings through optimized care delivery and reduced unnecessary utilization. Dr. Iyer orchestrated the implementation of system-level tier-4 safety huddles and leveraged advanced analytics to expand colorectal cancer screening outreach, impacting 5,180 additional patients. As vice president of medicine specialties, he increased specialty productivity by 12.5% year-over-year while adding 12,000 new patient visits, constituting a 15.9% growth rate, and reduced new consultation wait times by an average of 30 days through the optimization of advanced practice provider roles. He also serves as an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine.
