Ms. Kimker leads a team of 19 clinical innovation professionals at Azara Healthcare. She provides population health and value-based care strategy to more than 50% of federally qualified health centers and over half of primary care associations and health center-controlled networks in the U.S. Ms. Kimker developed and leads a value-based care workshop delivered to primary care associations and health center-controlled networks across the country, and played a central role in integrating clinical and customer success teams following Azara’s February 2025 merger with i2i Population Health, which together serve more than 1,000 community health centers, federally qualified health centers and clinically integrated networks reaching over 50 million Americans. Through her eight-year strategic partnership with the American Medical Association, she has integrated evidence-based clinical guidelines directly into the Azara DRVS platform, including new cholesterol management measures in 2025. At The Centers in Cleveland, her work contributed to growing a medication-assisted treatment cohort from 207 to 629 patients between 2023 and 2025. Azara Healthcare earned “Best in KLAS” for population health management for the fourth consecutive year in 2026.
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Becker's Recognition
LuAnn K. Kimker, MSN, RNhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
2026 Winner

