Carman Ciervo, D.O., FACOFP, is the Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive at Jefferson Health New Jersey (JHNJ). As a member of the senior leadership team since 2010, Carman has played a key role in Jefferson Health of New Jersey’s continued growth and transformation, working directly on hospital and health system initiatives related to the employed-physician model, population health, and clinical excellence. He has also overseen the progressive growth of the Jefferson Health New Jersey (formerly Kennedy) Health Alliance, a consumer-friendly network of primary and specialty medical practices throughout southern New Jersey.
Key take-aways:
- Healthcare providers should partner with community organizations when rolling out a new initiative to better align services with the needs of the community they serve.
- Working in collaboration with healthcare providers who would traditionally be considered competitors can reduce redundancy in the care provided to the community and lead to better value for the healthcare dollar.
- Population health initiatives that involve partnerships with non-healthcare organizations, such as major employers in the community, help create a healthy workforce.
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Andrew Baskin, MD, is Aetna’s Vice President, National Medical Director for Quality and Clinical Policy and served as the Interim Chief Medical Officer (in 2014). He works on initiatives to measure and improve quality of care, the provision of evidence based care, quality measurement implementation and public reporting, health plan accreditation, and the establishment of performance based networks. Additionally, Andy partners with others to help establish programs which create incentives for more effective and efficient care, influence and assure compliance with healthcare reform regulations, develop products to improve affordability and quality of care, and promote payment reform.
Mohamed Diab, MD, Vice President of Provider Transformation leads population health management at Aetna. His focus is on providers as they transform their care delivery to achieve the “Triple Aim” by improving quality of care and reducing unnecessary cost. Mohamed has more than 25 years of experience as a provider as well as an executive in the payer and consulting industries. He has a background in medical management, pharmacy benefit management, clinical informatics and cost management programs.
