Speakers
Preview the phenomenal speakers we have in store for you this fall. Attend in person and learn from today's healthcare leaders and be part of tomorrow's change.
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Vice President of Product Strategy & Compliance
Firely
Firely
Rich Almeida leads Product Strategy and Compliance at Firely, translating federal health policy a...(read more)
Chief Executive Officer
Adobe Population Health
Adobe Population Health
Jayme Ambrose, DNP, RN, CCM, is the visionary Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Adobe Popula...(read more)
Vice President, Clinical Quality
Aledade
Aledade
Assistant Director
NCQA
NCQA
Amy Awate, MSHSM, is an Assistant Director in Recognition Programs at NCQA, where she leads accre...(read more)
Vice President, Policy and Partnerships
Innovaccer
Innovaccer
Lisa Bari is the Vice President of Policy and Partnerships at Innovaccer, where she leads health ...(read more)
Vice President, Product
Optum
Optum
Shariff Baseer has a decade of industry experience building healthcare products and specializes i...(read more)
Chief Product Officer, Clinical Solutions at Availity
Availity
Availity
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Chief Clinical Officer at Firefly Health
Firefly Health
Firefly Health
Nisha is a pioneer in health care delivery transformation, dedicated to delivering personalized,h...(read more)
Doula Coordinator
Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership
Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership
Naima Beckles is an educator, consultant, doula, and the founding director of For Your Birth. She...(read more)
Vice President, Population Health
Marathon Health
Marathon Health
As the Vice President of Population Health and Wellness for Marathon Health, Krista Beckwith is a...(read more)
Former U.S. Surgeon General and Bold Scientific Advisory Board member
Bold
Bold
Dr. Regina Benjamin is the Founder and CEO of BayouClinic, in Bayou La Batre, Ala., and the NOLA....(read more)
AVP, Quality Informatics
NCQA
NCQA
Director, Population Health and Value-Based Care
Microsoft
Microsoft
Dr. Amy Berk is a Director and Industry Advisor at Microsoft, where she works with hea...(read more)
CMO
CMMI
CMMI
Susannah Bernheim, MD, MHS, is the Chief Quality Officer and Acting Chief Medical Officer at the ...(read more)
Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente
Andrew B. Bindman, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer for Kaiser Permanent...(read more)
Executive Director
Ariadne Labs
Ariadne Labs
Asaf Bitton, MD., MPH, is the executive director of ...(read more)
Lead Planning Analyst
Connecticut Office of Health Strategy
Connecticut Office of Health Strategy
Paul Brady, MBA, MJ is a public health strategist currently serving as Lead Planning Analyst at t...(read more)
Director, Implementation Science, AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
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Chief of Quality Operations
QMetrics, Inc.
QMetrics, Inc.
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Chief Quality and Informatics Officer
Community Health Centers of Arkansas
Community Health Centers of Arkansas
Dr. Marico Bryant Howe is Chief Quality and Informatics Officer at Community Health Centers of Ar...(read more)
CIO
Manifest MedEx
Manifest MedEx
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Director, Market Engagement and Growth
NCQA
NCQA
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Senior Data Scientist
UMass Memorial Health
UMass Memorial Health
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Principal Clinical Informatician
Smile Digital Health
Smile Digital Health
Dr. Matthew Burton is a Co-Editor of the HL7 Clinical Practice Guidelines Implementation Guide (C...(read more)
Vice President of Product
Oracle Health
Oracle Health
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Manager, Quality Improvement
Delaware First Health
Delaware First Health
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Regional Director, Innovations
UNC Health Alliance
UNC Health Alliance
Beth is an experienced RN with 20 years in healthcare, specializing in ambulatory settings. Epic ...(read more)
Care Transformation Specialist
NYC REACH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYC REACH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Shirley Chapman is a Care Transformation Specialist with the NYC Department of Health's NYC REACH...(read more)
Chief Technology Officer
Astrata Inc.
Astrata Inc.
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EVP, Chief Health Officer
Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation
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Senior Director, Software Engineering
Astrata Inc.
Astrata Inc.
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Director, Recognition Policy
NCQA
NCQA
Bri Clifford is a Director in NCQA’s Recognition Programs Policy and Resources Department, where ...(read more)
Vice Chancellor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
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AVP, Clinical Strategy
b.well Connected Health
b.well Connected Health
Heather Crosby, BSN, RN, is a digital health innovator with over 20 years of healthcare experienc...(read more)
Chief Health Equity Officer, National Medicaid and State Programs
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente
Dr Esme Cullen is Chief Health Equity Officer for National Medicaid and State Programs at Kaiser ...(read more)
Chief Health Economist
QMetrics, Inc.
QMetrics, Inc.
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Strategic Performance Improvement Consultant
Dao Consulting Services, Inc.
Dao Consulting Services, Inc.
Helen Dao, DrPH, MHA, is the President and CEO of Dao Consulting Services, Inc., a New Jersey–bas...(read more)
Clinical Quality Consultant
United Healthcare ( Guest Speaker with Pyx Health)
United Healthcare ( Guest Speaker with Pyx Health)
Christie DeJong is a Clinical Quality Consultant at UnitedHealthcare (UHC), where she leads perfo...(read more)
SVP, Chief Clinical Officer
CCS Medical
CCS Medical
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Director of Analytics & Data Quality
Connie/Health Information Alliance
Connie/Health Information Alliance
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CEO
Guidehealth LLC
Guidehealth LLC
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Director of Clinical Quality Data & Informatics
Cigna
Cigna
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Client Engagement and Event Manager
Oracle Health and Life Sciences
Oracle Health and Life Sciences
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Director - Quality Institute
United Hospital Fund
United Hospital Fund
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Senior Medical Director at Garner Health
Garner Health
Garner Health
Dr. Michael Ellenbogen is the Senior Medical Director and Director of Health Research at Garner H...(read more)
Chief Medical Officer, Provider Experience
Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation
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VP, Quality Implementation
NCQA
NCQA
Dr. Elliott is Vice President of Quality Implementation at NCQA with over 30 years’ experience in...(read more)
CMO
Metropolitan Family Health Network
Metropolitan Family Health Network
Jason Elliston, MD, serves as Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Director of Pediatrics at Metrop...(read more)
President & Chief Executive Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN
In her role as president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota a...(read more)
Sr. Director Enterprise Quality and Accreditation
Health Care Service Corporation
Health Care Service Corporation
Chief Research Informatics Officer
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Dr. Espinoza is the Chief Research Informatics Officer at Lurie Children's Hospital and Associate...(read more)
Care Transformation Specialist
NYC REACH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYC REACH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Laura Fitch serves as a Care Transformation Specialist at the NYC Department of Health's NYC REAC...(read more)
Alumni Professor and Chair, Family & Community Medicine, System Chief for Primary Care, Jefferson Health,
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University
Anna Flattau, MD, MSc, MS is System Chief of Primary Care at Jefferson Health, a...(read more)
President Plan Product AZ/NV
Arizona Complete Health - Centene
Arizona Complete Health - Centene
Michael P. Franks is a seasoned healthcare and finance executive with extensive experience in pro...(read more)
National Director of Social Health
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente
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President & CEO
NCQA
NCQA
Vivek Garg, MD, MBA is President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Committee for Qualit...(read more)
Training and Quality Improvement Specialist
CityWide Doula Initiative, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
CityWide Doula Initiative, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Sara Gelb serves as the Training and Quality Improvement Specialist at the NYC Department of Heal...(read more)
CEO
Clay County Medical Center
Clay County Medical Center
Austin M. Gillard, FACHE, is the Chief Executive Officer of Clay County Medical Center, a 25‑bed ...(read more)
Community Health Equity Project Manger
Fairview Health Services
Fairview Health Services
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Director of Quality and Risk
Centerpoint Health
Centerpoint Health
Vaishnavi Gudupalli is a healthcare quality, risk, and technology professional with extensive exp...(read more)
Senior Manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences Field Marketing
Oracle Health and Life Sciences
Oracle Health and Life Sciences
Chief Medical Officer
Monogram Health
Monogram Health
Dr. Shaminder Gupta is an internist and Chief Medical Officer at Monogram Health, where he leads ...(read more)
CEO & President
SmartRise Health
SmartRise Health
Vanessa Guzman was Associate Vice President at the Montefiore Health System, overseeing physician...(read more)
Senior Product Strategist
NCQA
NCQA
Rachel Harrington, PhD, is a Senior Product Strategiest at NCQA.
Managing Director
Avalere Health
Avalere Health
Shelby Harrington, RN, supports clients in navigating the transition to value-based care with a f...(read more)
Sr. Manager, Provider Performance Improvement Strategy
Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
Jasper Harris is a Senior Manager at Blue Cross and Blue Shield o...(read more)
Manager of Data Product
Cambia Health Solutions
Cambia Health Solutions
Madeline Hasegawa is a Manager of Data Product at Cambia Health Solutions, where she leads transf...(read more)
Quality Strategist
Sanford Health
Sanford Health
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Director of Medicare Program Operations
Community Care of North Carolina
Community Care of North Carolina
Dr. Hiatt is a clinical pharmacist with a background in community pharmacy, ACO/VBC operations, a...(read more)
Principal
Leavitt Partners
Leavitt Partners
Ryan Howells is a Principal at Leavitt Partners based out of the Washington, D.C. office. Ryan wo...(read more)
Sr. Director of Quality Programs & Process Excellence
QMetrics, Inc.
QMetrics, Inc.
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CEO and Co-Founder
Pyx Health
Pyx Health
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SVP, Product Management
Cotiviti
Cotiviti
Dr Kahlon serves as SVP, Product Management at Cotiviti, overseeing product, strategy and develop...(read more)
Founder and CEO
IMPaCT Care
IMPaCT Care
Dr. Shreya Kangovi is a physician, scientist and the Chief Executive Officer of ...(read more)
Director, Strategy Advancement
Humana
Humana
Chair, Department of Medical Informatics
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine
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AVP Clinical Quality
Healthfirst
Healthfirst
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VP, Product
Moxe Health
Moxe Health
Chelsea King Arthur is a seasoned health technology executive with more than 15 years
of ex...(read more)
CEO and Founder
Kiser Healthcare Solutions
Kiser Healthcare Solutions
Reid Kiser is a visionary leader with over 25 years of experience in healthcare ...(read more)
Executive Director, Medicare
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente
Rachel Klein is an accomplished healthcare executive with a diverse background in revenue managem...(read more)
Senior Manager Clinical IT, Healthfirst
Healthfirst
Healthfirst
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CEO & Chief Science Officer
Outcome Referrals, Inc.
Outcome Referrals, Inc.
David Kraus, Ph.D., is CEO and Chief Science Officer of Outcome Referrals, Inc., where he leads t...(read more)
Primary Care Physician; Co-director, Ambulatory Care Outcomes Research Network (ACORN)
Virginia Commonwealth University; Inova
Virginia Commonwealth University; Inova
Alexander H. Krist, M.D., M.P.H. is an associate professor of family medicine and population heal...(read more)
Accreditation & Delegation Program Manager
Cleveland Clinic- Population Management
Cleveland Clinic- Population Management
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President, Abett
Abett
Abett
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VP, Health Plan Partnerships
CaryHealth
CaryHealth
Adam brings a wealth of experience in managed care, professional services, marketing leadership, ...(read more)
Assistant Vice President, Quality Sciences Integration
NCQA
NCQA
Daniela Lawton, MPH, is a Director in the Chronic Conditions Center at the National Committee for...(read more)
Director of Quality
Pyx Health
Pyx Health
Sally Leahy, RN, BSN, CCRN, LSSGB, CPHQ, is a seasoned healthcare leader specializing in clinical...(read more)
SR. DIRECTOR, MEMBER EXPERIENCE and HEALTH EQUITY
WellCare Kentucky
WellCare Kentucky
Darren Levitz is a senior healthcare executive with deep expertise in...(read more)
Co Founder
Concert Health
Concert Health
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President and Managing Director
RWC, LLC
RWC, LLC
As the President at Rex Wallace Consulting, LLC, I create and execute data-driven strategies that...(read more)
Director, Business Solutions
Abacus Insights
Abacus Insights
Karen Manning, RN, BSN, MBA is the Director, Business Solutions at Abacus Insights. She is an exp...(read more)
Market President
Wayspring
Wayspring
Sarah Mansouri, MPH, is a healthcare executive and policy leader with deep expertise i...(read more)
Director, Quality
Boston Medical Center Health System
Boston Medical Center Health System
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President & CEO, KONZA Health
KONZA Health
KONZA Health
Laura McCrary, Ed.D. is a seasoned healthcare executive with 25 years of experience in the indust...(read more)
Vice President of Clinical Services
Adobe Population Health
Adobe Population Health
Lynn McNally, DNP, ACNP-BC, IFMCP
Vice President of Clinical Services, Adobe Population ...(read more)
Vice President
Everlywell
Everlywell
Misty Milby is a seasoned Registered Nurse with more than 25 years of experience spanning nurse m...(read more)
Chief Executive Officer
HealthLinc, Inc.
HealthLinc, Inc.
Melissa Mitchell is a seasoned healthcare leader and executive with over 15 years of progressive ...(read more)
Director, OU Sooner Health Access Network
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine
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National VP, Clinical Practice Innovation and Population Health
National Kidney Foundation
National Kidney Foundation
Elizabeth Montgomery is the National Vice President of Clinical Practice Innovation and Populatio...(read more)
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, QMetrics
QMetrics, Inc.
QMetrics, Inc.
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Partner
Transformation Capital
Transformation Capital
Julie’s passion began early, consulting to health systems, but after personally enduring weeks of...(read more)
Manager, Quality - Population Health
Boston Medical Center Health System
Boston Medical Center Health System
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Applied Research Scientist
NCQA
NCQA
Adrianna Nava, PhD, MPA, RN, FAAN, is an Applied Research Scientist at the National Committee for...(read more)
President
Cozeva + Vatica
Cozeva + Vatica
Khanh Nguyen brings over 15 years of experience pioneering payer-provider collaborations to drive...(read more)
CEO and Co-founder
basys.ai
basys.ai
Amber Nigam is the CEO and co-founder of basys.ai, a healthcare generative AI company pioneering ...(read more)
Vice President, Interoperability Solutions
Clinical Architecture
Clinical Architecture
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Senior Vice President, Clinical Services
Marathon Health
Marathon Health
Dr. Natash...(read more)
President & Chief Medical Officer, The SSI Group
The SSI Group
The SSI Group
Dr. Katrina Miller Parrish, MD, FAAFP, is a nationally recognized family physician and clinical i...(read more)
Associate Principal
Avalere Health
Avalere Health
Haley provides subject matter expertise in vaccines, preventive services, public health implement...(read more)
Clinic Operations Director
San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc.
San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc.
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Senior Manager
NCQA
NCQA
Vince Pereira, MHA is a Senior Manager at the National Committee for Quality Assurance in Washing...(read more)
Assistant Vice President, Product Management, Evaluation Products
NCQA
NCQA
As Assistant Vice President, Product Management, Tsveta Polhemus steers NCQA's product management...(read more)
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Priya Prahalad, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) at Stanf...(read more)
President & CEO
Retina Labs
Retina Labs
Richard Pridham, President & CEO of Retina Labs, brings more than 25 years of senior leadership a...(read more)
Deputy Director
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
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Clinical Director, Endocrinology
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Jacob M. Redel, MD, FAAP, is a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, where h...(read more)
Co-founder and CEO
Bold
Bold
Amanda Rees is co-founder and CEO of Bold, a digital health company focused on disease prevention...(read more)
VP of Clinical Intelligence
Smile Digital Health
Smile Digital Health
Rob is the VP of Clinical Intelligence at Smile Digital Health. He is an experienced entrepreneu...(read more)
Accreditation Specialist II
Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation
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Director of Health Equity
Home State Health
Home State Health
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Director, Whole Health & Health Equity
Wellpoint West Virginia
Wellpoint West Virginia
With over a decade in healthcare experience, Natalie's collaborative efforts have been particular...(read more)
Chief Operating Officer
Aetna Better Health of Kentucky
Aetna Better Health of Kentucky
Jennifer Ruehl Nachreiner is a senior healthcare operations and population health lead...(read more)
CEO
CoEfficient Health
CoEfficient Health
Brad Ryan, MD is a healthcare executive and one of the primary architects of NCQA’s digital quali...(read more)
Assistant Director, Product Management
NCQA
NCQA
Elizabeth Ryder (she/her) is an Assistant Director on NCQA’s Product Management team. In this rol...(read more)
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer Emory Healthcare Network and Emory Healthcare Population Health Collaborative
Emory Healthcare
Emory Healthcare
Dr. Daniel Salinas serves as Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer for the Emory Health...(read more)
Principal
Leavitt Partners
Leavitt Partners
Sarah Hudson Scholle, MPH, DrPH, is a principal at Leavitt Partners, a policy firm based in Washi...(read more)
Assistant Vice President
NCQA
NCQA
Julie Seibert leads NCQA’s efforts to advance the quality of behavioral health care, conducting r...(read more)
Founder/CEO/President
Vayu Health
Vayu Health
Avni Shah, MD, is the Founder of Vayu Health, an equity-based healthcare non-profit startup. With...(read more)
Director of Quality Operations
Advocate Health
Advocate Health
Tresa Shaw, MSN, RN, is a respected healthcare quality executive specializing in value-based care...(read more)
Foundation Program Manager
Elevance Health Foundation
Elevance Health Foundation
Danielle leads Elevance Health Foundation’s Food As Medicine pillar, which consists of a $26M por...(read more)
CEO and Co-Founder
Aradigm
Aradigm
Dr. William Shrank is CEO of Aradigm, launched in 2024. Aradigm is a carved-out insurance and ser...(read more)
Senior Consultant
Wakely Consulting Group
Wakely Consulting Group
Daniela Simpson is a seasoned healthcare analytics and data strategy expert with over two decades...(read more)
Assistant Vice President, Product Management
NCQA
NCQA
Jeff Sitko, MHA is an Assistant Vice President of Product Management at NCQA, where he ...(read more)
Vice President, Health Policy & Interoperability
Global Alliant Inc.
Global Alliant Inc.
Dr. Denise St. Clair is Vice President of Health Policy & Interoperability at Global Alliant Inc....(read more)
Director, HealthTech Arkansas
HealthTech Arkansas
HealthTech Arkansas
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Sr Dir Community Health and Social Impact Programs
UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group
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Sr. Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft
Microsoft
I leverage data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and agile methodolog...(read more)
AVP Population Health & Value-Based Care
MultiCare
MultiCare
Nearing two decades, I’ve led digital transformation across a multi-entity health system—scaling ...(read more)
Vice President, Population Health Impact
Aledade
Aledade
Tamara Thomas is a healthcare executive and population health strategist who believes that operat...(read more)
Assistant Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center
Chief Executive Officer
Big Sky Care Connect
Big Sky Care Connect
Ben Tyrrell, MBA, is the Chief Executive Officer of Big Sky Care Connect, Montana’s designated St...(read more)
Director, Quality/PX
Intermountain Health
Intermountain Health
Founder and CEO, b.well
b.well
b.well
Kristen Valdes is the founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health. She is a transformative force i...(read more)
Executive Vice President and General Manager
Oracle Health & Life Sciences
Oracle Health & Life Sciences
The Honorable Seema Verma is Executive Vice President and General Manager of Ora...(read more)
Enterprise Information Protection
Humana
Humana
TBA
Chief Product and Transformation Officer
NCQA
NCQA
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AVP, Measure & Data Operations
NCQA
NCQA
Suzanne Wallen is the ...(read more)
Nurse Practitioner | Medical Director Arcata Center | Medical Informatics Director
Open Door Community Health Centers
Open Door Community Health Centers
Chris West, PhD, AGNP-C is a Nurse Practitioner at Open Door Community Health Centers, an FQHC in...(read more)
VP Population Health Informatics
Providence
Providence
Michael Westover serves as the Vice President of Data Partnerships and Informatics for Providence...(read more)
Community Health Worker
IMPaCT Care
IMPaCT Care
Brionna serves as a CHW in Prince George’s County, where she channels her passion for supporting ...(read more)
AVP Population Health and VBC Analytics
UMass Memorial Health
UMass Memorial Health
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Director of Product Management, Digital Solutions
NCQA
NCQA