Full Name
Nisha Basu, MD, MPH
Job Title
Chief Clinical Officer
Organization Name
Firefly Health
Speaker Bio
Dr. Nisha Basu is the Chief Clinical Officer at Firefly Health, a primary care-driven health plan with integrated navigation. With over 20 years of experience as a primary care physician and a Harvard Medical School instructor, she combines deep medical expertise with sharp technical, regulatory, and business acumen to revolutionize healthcare delivery.
At Firefly Health, Dr. Basu leads the clinical and clinical operations teams with a relentless focus on quality and innovation. She’s driven by a mission to harness technology, data, and design to deliver personalized, equitable, and excellent-quality care to every patient. Her leadership has been pivotal in securing and executing a groundbreaking value-based contract that redefined industry benchmarks for quality and cost-efficiency.
Before joining Firefly in 2018, Dr. Basu served as the Director of Population Management at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she honed her skills in delivering patient-centered care and creating a platform to drive care gap closure across the network. She holds a medical degree and a master’s in public health from Tufts University and a BSE in biomedical engineering from Tulane University.
Dr. Basu’s approach is simple: Empower the clinical team, patients, and partners to achieve better health outcomes at a lower cost. At Firefly, she’s at the forefront of integrating technology with evidence-based medicine, driving the company’s participation in the NCQA 2023 Virtual Care Pilot to set new standards in virtual care.
A passionate advocate for healthcare transformation, Dr. Basu is committed to closing gaps in care and ensuring every patient receives the best possible support. Her experience and vision make her a powerful force in shaping the future of primary care.
At Firefly Health, Dr. Basu leads the clinical and clinical operations teams with a relentless focus on quality and innovation. She’s driven by a mission to harness technology, data, and design to deliver personalized, equitable, and excellent-quality care to every patient. Her leadership has been pivotal in securing and executing a groundbreaking value-based contract that redefined industry benchmarks for quality and cost-efficiency.
Before joining Firefly in 2018, Dr. Basu served as the Director of Population Management at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she honed her skills in delivering patient-centered care and creating a platform to drive care gap closure across the network. She holds a medical degree and a master’s in public health from Tufts University and a BSE in biomedical engineering from Tulane University.
Dr. Basu’s approach is simple: Empower the clinical team, patients, and partners to achieve better health outcomes at a lower cost. At Firefly, she’s at the forefront of integrating technology with evidence-based medicine, driving the company’s participation in the NCQA 2023 Virtual Care Pilot to set new standards in virtual care.
A passionate advocate for healthcare transformation, Dr. Basu is committed to closing gaps in care and ensuring every patient receives the best possible support. Her experience and vision make her a powerful force in shaping the future of primary care.
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