An expert in psychological processes and systems thinking, Patrick Meadors is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 15 years of administrative and research experience within ambulatory behavioral health and integrated care settings, specifically primary care and oncology. Patrick is a skilled clinician, researcher, administrator, facilitator, and collaborator with extensive statistical and technical software … Read More
Jon Rubin is a human services leader with over 20 years of experience in strategic planning, identifying and analyzing problems, and implementing plans while systemically evaluating progress and impact of efforts. Prior to joining HMA, Jon was deputy secretary of the Office of Children, Youth and Family (OCYF) with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services … Read More
Patricia Tanquary has more than 45 years of healthcare leadership of hospitals, health plans and third-party administrator (TPA) experience with significant involvement in health advocacy, planning, policy development, implementation and operations administration. A former social worker, she has developed a strong, collaborative style in multiple settings and worked with community agencies, federally qualified health centers … Read More
Margaret Williams has over 20 years of experience as a health plan leader, with extensive expertise developing, implementing, and coordinating quality related activities and objectives in the managed care, medical group, and health plan arenas. Overseeing day-to-day operations for various quality departments, she developed vast experience in a number of areas, including Credentialing, Clinical Quality, … Read More
Art Jones, MD, has 27 years of experience as a primary care physician and chief executive officer (CEO) at a Chicago area community health center. The health center has taken a population health approach from its beginning, addressing the social drivers of health, as well as the medical needs of the community it serves. Dr. … Read More
Missouri’s Overdose Field Report: Naloxone dosing remains stable despite concerns otherwise
Lauren Niles, DrPH, MPH is an experienced and passionate healthcare quality subject matter expert and researcher. She has experience with the development, specification, maintenance, and use of clinical quality measures for use at the state, managed care, and provider levels of accountability. Dr. Niles has a successful track record of designing and conducting health … Read More
Value-Based Payment Readiness Assessment Tool Health Management Associates (HMA) can help behavioral health provider organizations better understand how to move forward with value-based payment (VBP). We understand the detailed steps to help you focus on value, change payment structures, adapt clinical and operation workflows, and prepare and train your workforce to improve quality. VBP Readiness … Read More
The Compassionate Overdose Response Summit and Naloxone Dosing Meeting, held on March 18-19, 2024, was a two-day summit where naloxone experts built consensus on the definition of a compassionate bystander overdose response. Day 1 (March 18) was an invitation-only for a small group of researchers, people with lived experience of overdose, those who have reversed … Read More
Rob Buchanan is a strategic leader and systems thinker with 20 years of experience working to make health care and social services more accessible, equitable, and effective. He works with state agencies, hospitals, health plans, providers, and community-based organizations on projects spanning health policy and program analysis, financial and cost modeling, and quality improvement. Rob’s … Read More