The council’s mission is to provide payers, providers, ACOS and other organizations with best practices for MACRA and related legislation as well as assist in technology redesign to support MACRA.
“This is a unique opportunity to really dig deep into how MACRA works, and understand how it will impact healthcare organizations, practices and physicians over the short and long term,” Advisory Council Co-Chair, Sajid Ahmed, chief information and innovation officer at MLK Health in Los Angeles, said in a statement. “It will allow us to share our experiences, learn from others and collaborate on innovative paths forward.”
Here are the 12 founding members of the National MACRA Advisory Council.
- Sajid Ahmed, chief information and innovation officer, MLK Health, Los Angeles (Council Co-Chair)
- Ken Bradberry, CTO, Conduent (Council Co-Chair)
- Charles Aunger, managing director, Health 2047, former senior executive director of information technology, Stanford (Calif.) Health Care
- Sri Bharadwaj, director of information services and CISO, UC Irvine Health (Orange County, Calif.)
- Karen Bell, MD, director, JBS International; former Acting National Coordinator of the Office of the National Coordinator
- Dee Cantrell, president, HIT Consultancy; former CIO, Emory Healthcare (Atlanta)
- Christina Caraballo, senior strategist, GetReal Health; one of HIMSS Most Influential Women 2017
- Drex DeFord, president, Drexio Digital Health; former CIO, Scripps Health (San Diego)
- Neil Gomes, chief digital officer and senior vice president for technology innovation and consumer experience, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health (Philadelphia)
- Mike Ilnicki, president, DataGen (Hospital Association of New York State)
- David Muntz, principal, StarBridge Advisors; former CIO, Baylor Health Care System (Dallas); and former Principal Deputy National Coordinator, ONC
- Karena Weikel, vice president of risk and revenue management, Geisinger Health Plan (Danville, Pa.)
- Raj Lakhanpal, MD, CEO, SpectraMedix (Ex Officio)
The council will be overseen by Mark Stevens, principal of ARRAHealth Consulting, and president of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of HIMSS, who will be the managing director.
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