Mechanicville, New York, United States
Health care policy leader and strategic consultant with significant experience supporting value-based payment (VBP) initiatives, health information technology, and health policy develop. Extensive understanding and industry knowledge of national and state initiatives to transform the health care system. Strategic planner with success advising executives and state leadership to help achieve quadruple aim of health care. Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
Work as a contractor for Conduent by TEKSystems to work on the Policy Repository Project for the New York Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS).
Developed and drafted Medicaid policy and regulatory text, using APA style, to comply with federal regulations and state statutes through independent research, internal and external stakeholder consultation, and technical assistance provided by the CMS Reviewed agency operations and procedures to propose quality improvement initiatives and develop best practices for executive staff and senior program staff to consider for formal adoption Served as project manager/lead on multiple projects and workgroups, including multiple health information technology projects, during planning, executing, monitoring, and closing phases of the project to improve Medicaid systems and agency processes and procedures Provided consultation and analysis through public hearings, committees, and boards to inform agency partners and the public of new Medicaid and Waiver policy changes Provided consultation to executive staff, agency partners, the public, and state legislators regarding Medicaid policy and provided analyses as to their meaning, relevance, and merit