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Eric D. Hargan
Deputy Secretary US Health and Human Services (HHS) |
Eric D. Hargan is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS is dedicated to promote and enhance the health and well-being of the American people and as the largest department in the federal government has an annual budget in excess of 1.3 Trillion dollars and over 80,000 employees across 26 divisions. As Deputy Secretary, he is the Chief Operating Officer is a responsible for day-to-day operations and management of the department in addition to leading policy and strategy development.
Mr. Hargan was sworn into office as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on October. 6, 2017. He immediately served as Acting Secretary of HHS from October 2017 to January 2018.
From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Hargan served at HHS in a variety of capacities, ultimately holding the position of Acting Deputy Secretary. During his tenure at HHS, Mr. Hargan also served as the Department’s Regulatory Policy Officer, overseeing the development and approval of all HHS, CMS, and FDA regulations and significant guidances.
He received his B.A. cum laude from Harvard University, and his J.D. from Columbia University Law School, where he was Senior Editor of the Columbia Law Review. In between his tours of duty at HHS Mr. Hargan taught at Loyola Law School in Chicago, focusing on administrative law and healthcare regulations.
Mr. Hargan lives in Virginia with his wife and their two sons.
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Redonda Miller, MD
President The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
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Garth Graham, MD
President, Aetna Foundation; Vice President, Community Health, Aetna, Inc.; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Health and Human Services (HHS) |
Garth Graham, M.D., MPH, is a leading authority on social determinants of health. President of the Aetna Foundation and Vice President of Community Health for Aetna, Inc., Garth is also a cardiologist and public health expert.
He oversees the community health initiatives for the Foundation and Aetna, Inc., bringing his experience as a former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Obama and Bush administrations where he also ran the Office of Minority Health. He directed the development of the federal government’s first National Health Disparities Plan released under the Obama administration.
He has been a contributor to The Hill, The Chicago Tribune, Fortune, Quartz, and Health Affairs and has been featured in CNN and The New York Times among others. His original research has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, American Journal of Public Health, Health Affairs and other publications. Along with his role at the Aetna Foundation, Garth is a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut.
Prior to joining the Foundation, in his role as the assistant dean for health policy at the University Of Florida School Of Medicine, Garth led several research initiatives looking at how to improve outcomes and readmission rates in cardiac patients in underserved populations. He contributes to several boards including being named by the President to the U.S. Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research, the Institute of Medicine Board on Population Health, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Associational National Quality Oversight Committee, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards and many others
Dr. Graham holds a medical degree from Yale School of Medicine, a master’s in public health from Yale School of Public Health and a bachelor of science in biology from Florida International University in Miami. He completed clinical training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Johns Hopkins where he trained in cardiology and interventional cardiology. He holds three board certifications including internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology.
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Peter Pronovost, MD
Chief Clinical Transformation Officer University Hospitals |
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, is a world-renowned patient safety champion, critical care physician and prolific researcher, publishing over 800 peer review publications, and a global thought leader, informing U.S. and global health policy. His scientific work leveraging checklists to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections has saved thousands of lives and earned him high-profile accolades, including being named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine, receiving a coveted MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 2008, and regularly recognized as one of the most influential executives and physician executives in healthcare. The life-saving intervention has been implemented state by state across the U.S. Today, these catheter infections that used to kill as many people as breast or prostate cancer, have been reduced by 80 percent compared to 1999 before the “To Err is Human” report was published.
Today, Dr. Pronovost serves as Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at University Hospitals (UH) health system in Northeast Ohio. At UH, Dr. Pronovost is developing and leading strategic initiatives to improve value across the health system, helping people be well, get well and manage their most acute medical conditions. He is clinical lead for population health and lead for high-reliability medicine, with direct responsibility for the UH employee accountable care organization (ACO). Building on his checklist work, Dr. Pronovost has developed a checklist for optimizing value and is implementing interventions to eliminate defects in value in the UH employee plan and ACO.
In addition, he is directing teams that will engage UH providers and employees in care models leading to improved outcomes and a healthy workforce while reducing the cost of care. He is also leading the growth and adoption of digital health solutions – including telehealth and virtual health – to better serve the patient and provider communities. Dr. Pronovost previously served as Johns Hopkins Medicine Senior Vice President for Patient Safety and Quality and the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. He also served as the Senior Vice President for Clinical Strategy and the Chief Medical officer for UnitedHealthcare.
Dr. Pronovost was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2011 and has received multiple honorary degrees. Dr. Pronovost is an advisor to the World Health Organizations’ World Alliance for Patient Safety and regularly addresses the U.S. Congress on patient safety issues. Dr. Pronovost regularly writes a column for the Wall Street Journal and U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Pronovost is a founder of Doctella, a health information platform for quality of care.
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Lisa Woods
Senior Director of U.S. Health Care Benefits, Walmart |
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Bill Cassidy, MD
Senator (R-La) United States Senate |
Dr. Bill Cassidy is a United States Senator for Louisiana.
Bill is married to Dr. Laura Cassidy and they have three children. They attend church at the Chapel on the Campus.
Bill grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University (LSU) for undergraduate and Medical School.
For nearly three decades, Bill has provided care for uninsured and underinsured patients in Louisiana’s charity hospital system.
During this time, he co-founded the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic, a clinic providing free dental and health care to the working uninsured. Bill also created a private-public partnership to vaccinate 36,000 greater Baton Rouge area children against Hepatitis B at no cost to the schools or parents. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Bill led a group of health care volunteers to convert an abandoned K-Mart building into an emergency health care facility, providing basic health care to hurricane evacuees.
In 1990, Bill joined LSU Medical School following his tenure at Earl K. Long hospital, where he taught medical students and residents while treating the uninsured. Bill was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 2006.
In 2008, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent Louisiana’s Sixth Congressional District. In the US House, Bill served on the Energy and Commerce Committee and supported a conservative agenda.
Bill was elected to the United States Senate in December, 2014. He serves on the Energy and Natural Resources, Health Education Labor & Pensions (HELP), Finance, Veterans’ Affairs and Joint Economic Committees.
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Mona Siddiqui, MD
Chief Data Officer US Health and Human Services (HHS) |
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Craig E. Samitt, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota |
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Rushika Fernandopulle, MD
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Iora Health |
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Joy Fitzgerald
Chief Diversity Officer, Eli Lilly and Company |
Joy currently serves as Lilly’s Chief Diversity Officer. In that role, she partners with the company’s CEO and senior leaders to attract top talent, develop future leaders, and ensure that all employees can thrive in an inclusive environment that is as diverse as the communities of patients we serve.
Joy has more than 20 years of leadership experience in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations in various industries. As a dynamic speaker and strategic thought partner, she has presented keynote speeches and workshops in more than 20 countries on five continents. She was recently published in Harvard Business Review. She is a highly sought-after executive coach, helping leaders fulfill their aspirations. She has served on boards for several organizations and was named by Diversity Journal as a Woman Worth Watching, by Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association as a Rising Star, and by Black Enterprise as a Top Executive in Corporate Diversity.
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CAPT Jason Woo, MD
Senior Medical Officer, Office of Generic Drugs, CDER FDA |
CAPT Jason Woo, MD, MPH, FACOG is the Senior Medical Officer in the Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. As a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, Dr. Woo has over 30 years in multiple leadership roles as a Commissioned Corps officer of the U.S. Public Health Service. His leadership and senior executive experience covers the spectrum of roles as a hospital and clinic provider, director, and administrator, and public health leadership roles in research, education, regulation, emergency response and in leading direct patient care, process improvement, staff development and infrastructure initiatives.
Dr. Woo became a student of leadership and systems change when studying economic development at the London School of Economics. His understanding of the failures of so many of the first world and second world approaches to third world problems ingrained the need for a systems thinking and wholistic perspective to implement lasting change. Throughout his career he has utilized this perspective to initiate change, process improvement, and team and individual growth and development.
Dr. Woo received a BA in Economics/Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied Economic Development at the London School of Economics. He received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and completed a residency in Obstetrics/Gynecology at the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
He has held leadership roles and responsibilities throughout his career. In served the Phoenix Indian Medical Center as the Director for Gynecologic Services, Director of the Native American Women’s Health Clinic, and Deputy Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His administrative leadership roles included being the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service Maternal-Child Health Consultant and Telemedicine Programs Director, as well as serving a detail as the Clinical Director for the Elko Service Unit for their JCAHO accreditation. His research and academic interests have been around contraceptive products development, overseeing clinical trial networks and research portfolios with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Contraceptive Development Branch. His broad regulatory experience includes overseeing clinical review of dietary supplements, medical foods, and drugs and serving in senior executive roles for major organizational change efforts in the Office of Compliance and the Office of Generic Drugs for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Woo has published multiple articles and contributed chapters on clinical and regulatory topics. CAPT Woo has had multiple emergency response deployment roles in his career for the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, including as a Team Leader for the Operation Lone Star Border Response mission. He maintains his clinical and teaching role with hospitals and clinics in the Washington, DC area.
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Lisa Suennen
Managing Partner, Venture Valkyrie LLC; Co-Founder, CSweetner |
Lisa Suennen has spent 30 years in healthcare as entrepreneur, advisor and venture capitalist. Today she leads Manatt Phelps & Phillips digital and technology businesses and the firm’s venture capital fund. Her role spans technology across all sectors, although she also works closely with Manatt Health, engaging with payers, health systems and companies to provide strategic advice on innovation, digital strategy and growth.
Additionally, Lisa is co-founder of CSweetener, which matches women in and nearing the healthcare C-Suite with mentors. Lisa is also on faculty at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business where she teaches the annual class on healthcare venture capital.
Lisa spent the last 20 years in venture capital, most recently leading the healthcare fund at GE Ventures and previously as a partner with Psilos Group. Prior to that, she was part of the leadership team that built Merit Behavioral Care, an $800mm behavioral healthcare company, through its successful IPO and exit. She previously worked in product management and marketing roles in the technology field.
Lisa serves on several private company boards and chairs the advisory board of the NASA -funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health. She is a Fellow of the inaugural class of the Aspen Institute’s Health Innovators Fellowship.
She also writes the Venture Valkyrie blog and co-hosts the Tech Tonics podcast.
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Vindell Washington, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Louisiana |
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Marty Makary, MD,
Bestselling Author, New York Times; Professor of Surgery and Health Policy, Johns Hopkins |
Dr. Makary is the author of The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care And How To Fix It and a leading voice for physicians writing in The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. A surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Makary serves jointly as a professor of health policy & management at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He has published over 250 scientific articles, including the landmark articles on the surgical checklist, the frailty syndrome, patient safety, opioid prescribing guidelines, and surgical technique, performing the world’s first series of laparoscopic pancreatectomies with islet transplantation. At the W.H.O., Dr. Makary served in leadership with Atul Gawande on the W.H.O. Surgery Checklist committee. Dr. Makary has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine and named one of America’s 20 most influential people in health care by Health Leaders Magazine. He is the New York Times Bestselling author of Unaccountable, which was turned into the TV medical series The Resident. His newest book, The Price We Pay, describes today’s disruptors of health care and new efforts to restore medicine to its mission. Dr. Makary currently serves as the executive director of Improving Wisely, a national project to reduce unnecessary care and lower health care costs in America.
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David Shulkin, MD
Chief Innovation Officer, Sanford Health; Special Advisor, ArmadaHealth; Former Secretary, US Department of Veterans Affairs |
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Chris Chen, MD
Chief Executive Officer ChenMed |
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Michelle Copenhaver
Regional Vice President, Southeast Territories Aetna |
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Niyum Gandhi
Executive Vice President and Chief Population Health Officer Mount Sinai Health System |
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Lee Green
Chief Architect Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts |
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Diana Han, MD
Chief Medical Officer GE Appliances (A Haier Company) |
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Luther Lowe
Senior Vice President, Public Policy Yelp |
Luther joined Yelp in 2008 as an account executive on the company’s sales team and a year later moved into the role of Manager of Business Outreach, where he built a department that educates small business owners about the importance of Yelp. Since 2011, Luther has led public policy at the company. As Vice President of Public Policy, he manages and directs the company’s global outreach to policy makers about the vital role Yelp plays in driving economic activity to local businesses while serving as a platform to empower and protect consumers. Previously, Luther worked as a Special Assistant to retired four-star General Wesley Clark. He holds a B.A. in government from The College of William & Mary.
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Jennifer H. Mieres, MD
Senior Vice President, Center for Equity of Care, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Northwell Health |
Dr. Jennifer H. Mieres is a leading expert in the fields of nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular disease in women and patient-centered healthcare advocacy. As Senior Vice President of Northwell Health’s, Center for Equity of Care, She has oversight of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health, as well as all diversity and health equity initiatives and serves as the health system’s first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Dr. Mieres is also the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and a professor of cardiology, at The Zucker School of Medicine.
A graduate of Bennington College and Boston University School of Medicine; she is a Fellow of The American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and Master of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and served as the first female President of the ASNC.
Dr. Mieres’ clinical focus and research are centered on the elimination of health and gender disparities and her current research is focused on cardiovascular disease in women. She is a leading advocate for patient-centered healthcare and medical education reform and has authored/co-authored over 60 scientific publications, including as lead author of the 2005 and 2014 AHA cardiac imaging guidelines for women. As an international speaker, she has presented her research as distinguished faculty at over 100 forums and conferences; both nationally and internationally including scientific sessions of the ACC, AHA, ASNC, the International Conference of Nuclear Cardiology and IHI/BMJ International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare. A true patient and community advocate; Dr. Mieres is actively involved in service. She serves as a national spokesperson for AHA’s Go Red For Women movement and has served as chair of several national AHA committees as well as the Scientific Advisory Board for WomenHeart.
A prolific communicator; Mieres recently co-authored Heart Smart for Women: Six S.T.E.P.S IN Six Weeks to Heart-Healthy Living, published in October 2017. Her previous book Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas: A Five Week Program for Living a Heart- Healthy Lifestyle was published in 2008. Following her Emmy-nominated documentary A Woman’s Heart, (2001); her creative ingenuity has evolved as an executive producer of a two part documentary series Rx: The Quiet Revolution and Doctors of Tomorrow, (2015). The films have forged a change in narrative while garnering placement on national TV network PBS and in educational institutions. Dr. Mieres is routinely called upon by national and local media for expert commentary and has been designated as a most-credible voice in the healthcare industry.
A recipient of several prestigious awards; Dr. Mieres has been recognized as a tireless force; fostering diversity in medical education as well as eliminating disparities in the delivery of healthcare to the community. The Association of Black Cardiologists recognized her work with the Walter M. Booker Sr. Health Promotion Award in 2015. The American Heart Association has also presented her with a number of awards, such as the Chairman’s Award; the Louis B. Russell, Jr., Memorial Award; the Award for Outstanding Service as President and the William Groom Award for Volunteer of the Year. Dr. Mieres has also received the National ACC’s Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award; the Woman’s Day Red Dress Award; the WomenHeart Wenger Award for Healthcare and the New York State Governor’s Award of Excellence.
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Charles W. Sorenson, MD
President Emeritus, Intermountain Healthcare Founding Director, Intermountain Healthcare Leadership Institute |
Charles W. Sorenson, MD, FACS, is President and CEO Emeritus of Intermountain Healthcare and the Founding Director of the Intermountain Healthcare Leadership Institute, a position he assumed in late 2016. Opening in October 2018, the Institute will offer a variety of leadership development courses, including a program designed for selected high potential health system leaders from the US and abroad. Staffed by a faculty of content experts from Intermountain and other distinguished health systems and academic institutions, this program will focus on principle-based decision making and leading at the critical juncture of clinical and administrative expertise.
Dr. Sorenson served as President and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare from January 2009 until his retirement from this position in October 2016. Prior to that, he served for eleven years as Intermountain’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Dr. Sorenson, a graduate of the University of Utah (BA Biology) and Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University (MD), is a board-certified Urologic Surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He served as Chair of the Committee on Young Surgeons for the American College of Surgeons, as President of the Utah Urologic Society and as Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Utah Medical Association. He is an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah.
Dr. Sorenson has a long-standing interest in clinical process improvement and in the development of Intermountain’s integrated delivery system. He was the Founding Board Chair of the Intermountain Medical Group, an integrated practice now comprised of approximately 1,600 physicians and advanced practice clinicians employed by Intermountain.
Under Dr. Sorenson’s leadership as Chief Operating Officer and as Chief Executive Officer, Intermountain Healthcare implemented a disciplined and system-wide focus on best clinical and operational practices aimed at producing measurably better outcomes for patients at costs that are sustainable to the communities Intermountain serves.
In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Dr. Sorenson has continued to be involved in the practice of urologic surgery at the Intermountain Medical Center, with a primary focus on urologic oncology. Dr. Sorenson and his wife, Sharee, are the parents of four adult children.
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Martin VanTrieste
President & Chief Executive Officer Civica Rx |
Martin VanTrieste brings over 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry – focusing on manufacturing and quality. He was ranked #2 on the 2018 Medicine Maker Power List of Industry Influencers.
Martin VanTrieste was the Chairman of the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Board of Directors. The PDA represents over 10,000 members, and is the leading global facilitator of scientifically sound, practical technical information, quality systems and expertise to advance Pharmaceutical / biopharmaceutical manufacturing science and regulation so members can better serve patients. He recently retired as the senior vice president of quality at Amgen. He was responsible for quality assurance, quality control, compliance, operational excellence, environment, health and safety along with training at Amgen.
Prior to joining Amgen, VanTrieste was with Bayer Healthcare’s Biological Products Division as vice president of worldwide quality and Abbott Laboratories as the vice president of quality assurance for the Hospital Products Division. While at Abbott, VanTrieste held various positions in Quality, Operations, and Research and Development. He started his career at Abbott in 1983 after obtaining his Pharmacy degree from Temple University School of Pharmacy.
He is the founder of Rx-360 and first Chairman of the Board of Directors. Rx-360 is a nonprofit international supply chain organization that enhances patient safety by increasing the security and quality in the biopharmaceutical supply chain.
VanTrieste has been actively involved with various professional and trade organizations, including, United States Pharmacopeia (USP), Pharmaceutical Quality Research Institute (PQRI), Pharmaceutical Research and Manufactures of America (PhRMA), and AdvaMed
PharmaVoice in 2012 named VanTrieste as one of the 100 most inspiring people in the pharmaceutical industry, calling him “a man with a mission”. The Medicine Maker in 2016, 2017 and 2018 named him one of the most influential people in the world of drug development and manufacture saying, “he is known throughout industry for his work on advancing quality assurance and helping to ensure a more reliable supply of high-quality medicines.”
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Alan Warren
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering Oscar Health |
Dr. Alan Warren is the CTO and SVP of Engineering for Oscar Health, the high-tech NY startup aiming to transform the healthcare industry. Prior to Oscar, Alan was Engineering VP in Google’s NY office and led efforts there spanning desktop and mobile search, AdWords, and Developer API's and tools, as well as starting products such as Google Finance, Blog Search and Google Health. While there, he also founded and led Google's collaborative applications area, including Google Drive and the Docs, Sheets and Slides suite. Before joining Google he co-founded and was CTO for the technology and engineering side of Juice Software, an enterprise software startup also in New York City. Prior to Juice, Alan spent 3 years as Chief Architect of Hyperion Solutions, two years in IBM's Software Solutions Division, and ten years in T.J. Watson Research. His early research spanned materials and device physics, computational physics and modeling, and circuit design. Since shifting to software and computer science full-time, Alan has been drawn to graphics and visualization, component-based architectures and systems design, and most recently, the collaboration and productivity applications space.
Alan majored in Physics and Math at Georgia Tech (’78) and received his Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from MIT (’85).
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Jean Yang
President, Public Plans Tufts Health Plan |
Jean oversees the strategic direction and business operations for Tufts Health Public Plans, Tufts Health Plan's managed Medicaid and state-sponsored plans division, which operates in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
With more than 15 years in health care, including provider, insurer and Exchange marketplace experience, Jean’s background gives her deep knowledge of the health insurance industry and its complexities. Prior to joining Tufts Health Plan, Jean served as the executive director of the Children’s Hospital Integrated Care Organization, a group representing Children’s Hospital Boston and its affiliated physicians. She is also a past executive director of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, after initially serving as its chief financial officer. Jean began her work in health insurance at Tufts Health Plan in 2004, where she served on the contracting, strategy and analytics team.
Jean has served on the boards of the Health Policy Commission and Group Insurance Commission. She earned a B.S. in biochemistry from Peking University in Beijing, China and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Our mission is to transform the delivery, affordability, and quality of health care.
The WHCC19 agenda keeps care delivery and payment transformation front and center by sharing strategic initiatives, results, and steps to overcome access and affordability issues while delivering high-value care.
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We are a best practices firm that uses a combination of research, technology, and consulting to improve the performance of health care organizations around the world. We forge and find the best new ideas and proven practices from across our vast network of leaders. Then we customize and hardwire them into every level of your organization, creating enduring value. Interested in membership?
AJMC, an independent, peer-reviewed forum for the dissemination of original research relating to aspects of financing and delivering healthcare, is celebrating 22 years as the leading forum for evidence-based research and commentary on health-care delivery systems. AJMC’s mission is to publish research relevant to clinical decision makers and policy makers as they work to promote the efficient delivery of high-quality care.
AJMC addresses a broad range of issues relevant to clinical decision making in a cost-constrained environment and examines the impact of clinical, management, and policy interventions and programs on healthcare and economic outcomes. All original articles are subjected to rigorous peer review by leading clinical investigators, health services researchers, and clinical epidemiologists. Manuscripts are also evaluated to determine the real-world relevance of the information they contain. In addition to original research, AJMC publishes review articles, commentaries, trends from the field, editorials, and letters to the editor.
Founded in 1995,AJMC provides a forum for peer-reviewed literature on healthcare outcomes research and is indexed in many of the top scientific databases, such as MEDLINE/PubMed, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, EMBASE, and Science Citation Index Expanded. AJMC is mailed to over 39,000 clinical decision makers in managed care, including physicians, hospital directors, and medical/pharmacy/formulary directors at managed care organizations.
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) is an organization that functions at the local, national, and international level to advance women in medicine and improve women’s health. We achieve this by providing and developing leadership, advocacy, education, expertise and mentoring and through building strategic alliances. Founded in 1915, AMWA is the oldest multi-specialty organization of women physicians. As the vision and voice of women in medicine for over a century, AMWA empowers women to lead in improving health for all, within a model that reflects the unique perspective of women. For more information, please visit: https://www.amwa-doc.org/
Armada Health Care, the industry's largest specialty pharmacy group purchasing and contracting organization, focuses on the emerging specialty pharmacy marketplace by providing strategic channel management solutions, commercialization strategies and specialty pharmacy support services. We provide cost savings and support programs to our specialty pharmacy members, as well as HUB services and commercialization strategies to our manufacturing partners. In addition, we offer payer strategies to assist with compliance initiatives along with providing managed network solutions. In addition, we provide a managed pharmacy network and compliance initiatives, enabling payers to increase efficiencies and ensure appropriate utilization.
Among the national GPOs, Armada is unique in the industry. Because we are privately owned, we are nimble enough to develop with the market and large enough to help lead it. We are well-positioned to be totally aligned with the growing wants and needs of all the stakeholders we work with, including specialty pharmacy providers, manufacturers and distributors, prescribers, payers, and the patients. Our growing portfolio of manufacturer specialty programs are each individually tailored to meet the rapidly evolving demand for better channel management of these complex therapies. Our technology services expedite and simplify the prescribing and dispensing process and ensure open communications in step with the emergence of e-health. Our payer services are expanding rapidly to include customized specialty pharmacy solutions that help ensure appropriateness, compliance and cost containment and, the patients are receiving best-in-class therapy management services all delivered in a seamless framework from our member pharmacies.
This is why Armada is reshaping the specialty pharmacy market with proven commercialization and channel management solutions, coupled with comprehensive patient support services for specialty pharmacies which include but not limited to the following:
Carenet delivers positive impact on health outcomes and cost savings helping health plans perform at a higher level and differentiate themselves. Technology and data insights empower our ability to personalize and simplify healthcare experiences for millions of people we support and influence through Strategic Engagement, Clinical Activation and Advocacy/Navigation Solutions.
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Digital Reasoning deploys AI-powered care management software within health systems au-gmenting the care team and accelerating the care process, delivering a positive impact on clinical, financial and operational outcomes --- the “Triple Aim.”
Processing more than 1.5 million patient reports in over 170 hospitals and 69 cancer centers, Digital Reasoning’s software creates value from data to transform healthcare and deliver validated results. For more information about Digital Reasoning visit http://www.digitalreasoning.com/healthcare.
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Geneia is a healthcare analytic solutions and services company that focuses on improving systems to support personalized, patient-centered care. We provide technology, training, insights and clinical services that drive alignment and collaboration among healthcare providers, health plans and employers transitioning to value-based care.
Health Data & Management Solutions, Inc. (HDMS) sits at the intersection of providers, payers and employers, putting unparalleled analytic power into the hands of its customers and utilizing its extensive industry experience to help them better manage their business and improve health outcomes.
Over 30 Years at the Forefront of Healthcare Innovation and Technology.
The HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG) is a national network of select healthcare executives, thought leaders and experts of various disciplines who come together to navigate the tactical and strategic issues facing the healthcare industry today.
Through year-round regional and national events, and the production of monthly webinars, whitepapers and blogs, HCEG provides a platform for its members and sponsor partners to promote healthcare innovation, technology and the development of lifelong professional relationships.
Originally chartered as the Managed Care Executive Group (MCEG), HCEG was founded in 1988 by executives looking for a forum where the open exchange of ideas, opportunities for action, collaboration and transformational dialogue could freely ensue, especially with respect to the annually identified HCEG Top 10 opportunities, challenges and issues all members face. The HCEG Top 10 serve as the foundation for HCEG educational and programming initiatives throughout the year.
For more information, visit http://www.hceg.org or follow HCEG on Twitter at @HCExecGroup.
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InsideHealthPolicy.com is a subscription-fee-based daily online/newsletter service from Inside Washington Publishers, a company with over three decades of experience publishing inside news from Washington, DC. InsideHealthPolicy.com is constantly updated with news from the staff of our newsletters - Inside CMS, FDA Week, Health Exchange Alert and the brand new Inside Drug Pricing - plus daily Short Takes and hand-picked documents, placed in a fully searchable document/news archive. It also offers special news sections on health reform, Congress, Medicare, drug pricing, and food safety. Another feature is our Morning and Afternoon Headlines e-mail alerts - sent to you early each business morning with the latest from the site to keep you on top of critical news as you begin your day.
Managed Care delivers high-interest analysis and articles through original research and writing. Its editorial mission is to advise managed care executives, physicians, and pharmacists on the integration of the business and medical aspects of the rapidly changing managed care market. A strict fact-checking and peer-review process ensures the accuracy and relevance of editorial content. For more information, please visit: www.managedcaremag.com
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global professional services firm that helps clients take control of their future. Navigant’s professionals apply deep industry knowledge, substantive technical expertise, and an enterprising approach to help clients build, manage, and/or protect their business interests. With a focus on markets and clients facing transformational change and significant regulatory or legal pressures, the firm serves clients in the healthcare, energy, high tech and financial services industries. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and technology/analytics services, Navigant’s practitioners bring sharp insight that pinpoints opportunities and delivers powerful results. More information about Navigant can be found at navigant.com.
naviHealth has been managing post-acute care and care transitions on behalf of health plans and health systems for nearly two decades. Serving both the payer and provider marketplaces, naviHealth provides clinical support services, data-driven technology, and advisory solutions that enable partners to better navigate care transitions, improve quality and patient experiences, and reduce costs across the continuum.
Navitus Health Solutions is a full service pharmacy benefit management company. We take transparency and full disclosure to unprecedented levels so plan sponsors always have a clear view of their PBM investment and results.
We provide health services across the health care system.
At Optum®, we help individuals and families get high-quality care and manage their prescriptions and health care dollars. For industry organizations, health plans and providers, we deliver innovative solutions to tackle the biggest challenges in health care.
At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to improve health and well-being at every stage of life. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacturing of medicines for people and animals. Our diversified global health care portfolio includes human and animal biologic and small molecule medicines and vaccines, as well as nutritional products and many of the world’s best-known consumer products. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Consistent with our responsibility as the world’s leading biopharmaceutical company, we also collaborate with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For more than 150 years, Pfizer has worked to make a difference for all who rely on us. To learn more about our commitments, please visit us at www.pfizer.com
P&T® provides managed care professionals and formulary management decision makers with the latest information to help establish medication related policies and manage their formularies. Articles are authored by experts in the field and undergo a thorough peer review. Its mission is to highlight research and data on drug utilization, prescribing, and adverse drug reactions in order to facilitate the best possible outcomes for patients. For more info, please visit:www.ptcommunity.com
Founded in 1981, the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) is one of the nation’s leading non-profit, employer-led health care coalitions. PBGH promotes health care and benefits strategies through education, collaboration and innovation among members and the community to deliver value and quality for companies, organizations and their employees.
Through its various education initiatives, nationally recognized group purchasing programs and data focus, PBGH improves the cost, delivery, and value of health care. It offers member-only forums, as well as community events for the exchange of ideas and viewpoints to drive engagement and find solutions to the health care issues facing employers.
Advocating value and innovation, PBGH unites the voice of business on the critical issues facing employers and their employees, and provides the platform to both influence and usher in a new era of health care and benefits.
For more information, visit www.pbghpa.com
PNC Healthcare has been a pioneer in the healthcare industry for over 25 years, working with over 1,600 healthcare providers and payers. We have extensive experience with both provider revenue and procure-to-pay cycles. Specialty services also include capital markets and a variety of credit and treasury management services.
Remedy delivers software and services enabling health insurers and healthcare providers to organize and finance healthcare around patient episodes of care. The Company’s bundled payment network serves Medicare and private insurers and manages over $9 billion of annual health spending.
SkyMedicus is a HIPAA-compliant medical tourism company with a proprietary digital technology marketplace, which connects patients to a global network of over 500 world leaders in medicine. Over the past several years, we’ve helped thousands of people reap the rewards of medical tourism on all levels: cost savings, rapid access and, of course, world-class quality of healthcare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over 750,000 U.S. residents travel abroad for medical care each year.
We deliver custom solutions to create, manage and optimize your brand. We have category expertise in buying, managing and distributing printed products and promotional materials. Our methods allow you to optimize your spend and speed up your time to market.
The Connecticut League for Nursing promotes excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse workforce to advance the nation's health.
CLN is in the vanguard of nursing education because of our commitment to continually monitor the healthcare environment, engage in strategic conversations with leaders and educators, and position the organization to provide its members with the most relevant information to succeed in their careers.
As a member of the CLN community, you are on the leading-edge of change and innovation in healthcare in Connecticut. When you participate in CLN events and learning programs, you have access to mentors and experts as well as career and leadership development opportunities. Become involved in one of our many flagship educational events, workforce & data statewide initiatives, online education task forces and leadership development programming that are creating the future of nursing education.
Vera Whole Health is the leading direct-to-employer and payer primary care provider in the Western United States, creating a health revolution with a whole health approach to primary care and behavior change. Vera is the first on-site clinic provider in the United States to earn a Certificate of Validation by the Care Innovations™ Validation Institute for sound population health cost outcomes. With a growing presence in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, Washington, and now Nevada, Vera providers and certified health coaches guide patients toward optimum social, psychological and physical health. Learn more at VeraWholeHealth.com, or call (206) 395-7870.
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