Professional Experience

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- Led program design for the Quality Incentive Payment System to increase the use of patient-centered, cost-effective, and innovative care among primary care physicians as part of the CPC+ partnership. Developed the nation’s first pay-for-performance program for PPO members as part of the national Blue Distinction Total Care initiative.
- Strategized innovative solutions within Accountable Care Organizations to improve cost efficiency and HEDIS performance using internal claims and provider data warehouse queries.

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- Evaluated the impact of the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program to inform policy decisions for the Health IT Policy Division in the Office of Health Services. Performed EHR program oversight using data analysis and program research. Prepared reports for internal program monitoring, Managed Care Organizations, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- Updated the Medicaid Management Information System in preparation for the transition to ICD-10 in collaboration with the Information Technology (IT) policy team.

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- Coordinated statewide quality improvement initiatives. Analyzed hospital performance data to be used for public reporting, including the nation’s first publicly reported cancer registry data from the Commission on Cancer.
- Tracked hospital performance in the Partnership for Patients’ Hospital Engagement Network and developed quality metrics with HEN leadership team to reduce preventable harm and readmissions.