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Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Moderators, Speakers, and Panelists
Pages 73-86

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... Bakken's program of research is to promote health and reduce health disparities in underserved populations through application of innovative informatics ­ methods. A major focus of her current grant portfolio is visualization of health care data for community members, patients, clinicians, and c ­ ommunity-based organizations.
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... Mr. Bau has served on expert advisory panels focused on health equity for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; National Quality Forum; Joint Commission; Institute for Healthcare Improvement; federal Office of Minority Health; Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From page 75...
... He co-chairs the National Quality Forum Disparities Standing Committee and serves on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Preventive Services Task Force. His current projects improve diabetes care and outcomes on the South Side of Chicago through health care system and community interventions, evaluate implementation of the patient-centered medical home in 65 safety net clinics across five states, and improve shared decision making between c ­ linicians and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning racial and ethnic minority patients.
From page 76...
... Mr. Currie has led the Health Equity Services Program since its establishment in June 2010 and is responsible for the development and coordination of enterprise efforts, initiatives, and interventions to identify health disparities, as well as the enhancement or implementation of programs and services to address identified health disparities.
From page 77...
... He has been the clinical leader at the New York State Department of Health responsible for the development of quality measurement and improvement programs within Medicaid and health insurance plans. Working with an extraordinary team of professionals, he has contributed to making New York a national leader in public reporting of health system performance, developed innovations in the application of quality incentives, and made demonstrable reductions in the health care "quality disparity" between low-income and commercially insured populations.
From page 78...
... He has served on the National Academies Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice and has chaired the National Academies committees that authored the reports Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality and State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report. He was invited to present the Institute of Medicine's Rosenthal Lecture for 2005 on "Next Steps Toward
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... Under Dr. James's leadership, OMH has tripled in size and makes consistent strides toward achieving its mission of improved minority health, reduced health care disparities, and the attainment of health equity.
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... She is a member of the Joint Commission's Long-Term Care Advisory Council and the American Hospital Association's Institute for Diversity in Health Management, a trained consultant for the American Medical Association's Ethical Force Program's Communication Climate Assessment Tool, a certified consultant for the Johns Hopkins Clearview Organizational Assessments 360 Certified Consultant Program, and a member of the National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives and the National Association of Healthcare Service Executives.
From page 81...
... He has also received the 2011 Founders Award presented by the American College of Medical Quality in recognition of his longstanding national leadership and exceptional ability to foster and support health care quality improvement.
From page 82...
... There, she established programs to communicate health services research findings to a wide array of professional and public audiences. She established the agency's first health information dissemination program to bring practical information gleaned from health services research into
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... Before joining the secretary's staff, she spent 10 years working in the Health Care Financing Administration (now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid S ­ ervices) at HHS, where she was the director of the Office of Survey and Certification, the component that was then responsible for developing health and safety standards for health care organizations reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid, and for ensuring that such federally funded entities met the government's expectations for delivering quality care.
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... and received her Doctorate of Health Administration degree from Central Michigan University, Master of Heath Administration degree from Governors State University, and bachelor of arts with a focus in business administration from Chicago State University. To her credit have been extended many nominations and awards, including the 2014 Governors State University Luminary Pioneer, 2014 Illinois Department of Public Health Champions Award, 2013 ACHE Regents Health Care Leadership Award, 2009 NAHSE National Young Healthcare Executive Award, and the featured cover story Spring 2010 of Girlfriends Health Guide Magazine.
From page 85...
... Michael P Wright, Ed.D., M.S.Ed., M.Div., is currently vice president of Diversity and Health Equity for Northwell Health.
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... 86 INTEGRATION OF QUALITY PERFORMANCE MEASURES Region leadership development program.


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