As senior vice president, chief quality Officer and chief clinical informatics officer at UMass Memorial Health, Dr. Alper leads systemwide quality improvement, clinical informatics and digital transformation. He played a pivotal role as the primary clinical champion for Epic EHR implementation and optimization, helping the system earn Epic 10-star status for three consecutive years, stage 7 recognition from Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and CHIME’s “Most Wired” designation. Under his leadership, the system’s hospital at home program became a national leader, ranking top 10 in volume and earning the 2022 American Academy of Home Care Medicine “Hospital at Home Program of the Year” award. A champion for health equity, Dr. Alper helped implement an automated social determinants of health screening that identifies social needs in over 10% of patients. Additionally, his actionable findings team has significantly improved safety outcomes and reduced claims, while helping UMass Memorial Medical Center enhance its CMS star rating from 1 to 4 stars.
