DIABETES COLLABORATIVE REGISTRY - Key Persons
Amanda is a marketing manager specializing in public health and the healthcare industry.
Dr. Auren Weinberg received a BS in Chemistry at Haverford College then an MD with Honor at U. of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he then served as Chief Resident. He started a private practice shortly after leaving residency which he grew to over 10,000 patients, 14 providers, and a truly comprehensive care approach. His practice was the first in the area to embed mental health care, nutrition counseling, and exercise classes for patients. The practice also achieved level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home certification, also first in the area.
Dr. Weinberg co-founded an Independent Physicians Association which focused on supporting privately owned practices in achieving the quadruple aim of better outcomes, better care, lower cost, and higher staff satisfaction. This was accomplished through regular practice meetings and collaboration, improved contracts with payers, and the creation of a Managed Service Organization. This group of practices became a very successful Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Weinberg served as Vice President for the organization that purchased this entity and he build a direct primary care network of practices for this company.
Dr. Weinberg then received his MBA with Dean's Certificate of Excellence from Fox School of Business. He served as Chief Medical Officer at a statewide health plan followed by Regional Chief Medical Officer of a national care provider organization.
Dr. Weinberg is passionate about aviation and in his spare time serves as a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner ensuring that pilots are healthy enough to fly safely. He is a proud Practice Fusion user in his practice.
Job Titles:
- Is Director of Product Management at Practice Fusion Where He Leads the Clinical Strategy and Regulatory Compliance for Practice Fusion EHR.
Dr. Ram Venugopalan holds a medical degree and a post graduate degree in Hospital Administration. Prior to his clinical informatics career, he owned a single provider office and practiced community medicine in western suburbs of Mumbai, India. Dr. Ram Venugopalan is originally from India and is now based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, where he lives with his family. Dr. Ram has been with Allscripts since 2009 and has worked with all EHR platforms sold by Allscripts. He is focused on making Practice Fusion to be the best ambulatory EHR in the market and help clinicians navigate through the complex regulations in healthcare delivery. Dr. Ram is passionate about reducing clinician burden and promotes the philosophy of more Provider patient facetime and less time navigating through the digital chart.
Dr. Ram Venugopalan is Director of Product Management at Practice Fusion where he leads the clinical strategy and regulatory compliance for Practice Fusion EHR.
Job Titles:
- Senior Clinical Consultant at Veradigm Health
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Dr. Vasey is a senior clinical consultant at Veradigm Health with over 25 years of experience in health outcomes and healthcare quality research. He is responsible for the design, analysis, and interpretation of studies related to quality of care and outcomes of care based on data collected through the Allscripts and Practice Fusion platforms.
Lee is an accomplished research epidemiologist with experience spanning public health, healthcare quality, and clinical health outcomes.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
Job Titles:
- Researcher
- Vice President of Research Consulting at Veradigm
Mac is a passionate researcher who enjoys collaborating to tackle research questions using real-world data. He is a proponent of team-based problem solving to address a range healthcare research challenges.
Mac is Vice President of Research Consulting at Veradigm where he leads their team of data scientists, statisticians, and epidemiologists in conducting and guiding real world health economics and outcomes research studies. Mac's team is adept at using varied real world data sources to generate real world evidence findings in a range of therapeutic areas.
Megan is a dedicated, driven leader and certified project management professional with over 13 years of diversified healthcare experience. She is passionate about the healthcare informatics industry and improving patient autonomy, insight, and outcomes through clinical data exchange.
Job Titles:
- SVP & Corporate Development and Strategy
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Analytics for Risk Adjustment and Related Management of Gaps in Care Case Mix Classification and Analytics Program and Product Innovation and Development
Scott Stratton, MPH, Business Development, joined Veradigm in its 2019 acquisition of Pulse8 where, as an initial employee and Chief Data Scientist, he co-created patent-pending approaches to managing gaps in care, helping bring payers revenue while paring multiples in waste.
Analytics for risk adjustment and related management of gaps in care Case mix classification and analytics Program and product innovation and development
Tom Langan - Chief Commercial Officer, President
Job Titles:
- Chief Commercial Officer
- President