Evidence-Based Prevention Workgroup
The Evidence-Based Prevention Workgroup is accelerating the adoption of evidence-based preventive interventions by identifying and addressing barriers to scale. To support this work, the group’s newest publication, The Evidence-Based Prevention Continuum, offers a pathway to advance evidence generation and implement evidence-based preventive interventions as part of permanent care delivery and payment models. It defines five levels of evidence — from opinion-informed to scaled evidence-based — and outlines the mechanisms for scaling interventions through various funders and payers.
Co-Chairs
Alice Hm Chen, MD, MPH
Centene Corporation
Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH
Ariadne Labs
Members
Dawn Alley, PhD
IMPaCT Care
GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD
Waymark
Susannah Bernheim, MD, MHS
CMS Innovation Center
Chris Cable, MD
Kaiser Permanente Medical Foundation
Tony Farah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Highmark Health
Mark Hyman, MD
Function Health
Alex Krist, MD, MPH
Inova
Virginia Commonwealth University
Jacob Mirsky, MD, MA, DipABLM, FACLM
Lifestyle Medicine Consulting
Lisa Moloney, PhD, RDN
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
American Heart Association
Adam Wolfberg, MD, MPH
Virta Health
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Emily DuHamel Brower, M.B.A., is senior vice president of clinical integration and physician services for Trinity Health. Emphasizing clinical integration and payment model transformation, Ms. Brower provides strategic direction related to the evolving accountable healthcare environment with strong results. Her team is currently accountable for $10.4B of medical expense for 1.6M lives in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid and Commercial Alternative Payment Models.
Victor is the Chief Medical Officer for TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid Agency. At TennCare, Victor leads the medical office to ensure quality and effective delivery of medical, pharmacy, and dental services to its members. He also leads TennCare’s opioid epidemic strategy, social determinants of health, and practice transformation initiatives across the agency. Prior to joining TennCare, Victor worked at Evolent Health supporting value-based population health care delivery. In 2013, Victor served as a White House Fellow to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Victor completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Emory University still practices clinically as an internist in the Veteran’s Affairs Health System.
Tamara Ward is the SVP of Insurance Business Operations at Oscar Health, where she leads the National Network Contracting Strategy and Market Expansion & Readiness. Prior to Oscar she served as VP of Managed Care & Network Operations at TriHealth in Southwest Ohio. With over 15 years of progressive health care experience, she has been instrumental driving collaborative payer provider strategies, improving insurance operations, and building high value networks through her various roles with UHC and other large provider health systems. Her breadth and depth of experience and interest-based approach has allowed her to have success solving some of the most complex issues our industry faces today. Tam is passionate about driving change for marginalized communities, developing Oscar’s Culturally Competent Care Program- reducing healthcare disparities and improving access for the underserved population. Tamara holds a B.A. from the University of Cincinnati’s and M.B.A from Miami University.
Dr. Peter Walsh joined the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing as the Chief Medical Officer on December 1, 2020. Prior to joining HCPF, Dr. Walsh served as a Hospital Field Representative/Surveyor at the Joint Commission, headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
