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32 lend his expertise on national bundled payment design. He also has experience developing high performing post-acute care provider networks for CMS-designated ACOs. He was previously the vice president of Washington, D.C.-based Avalere Health from February 2014 to Decem- ber 2015. Early in his career he spent time as vice president of development and planning for Brooks Health System in Jacksonville, Fla. Mudit Garg. Co-founder and CEO of Qventus (Los Altos, Calif.). Mr. Garg is the co-founder and CEO of Qventus, a company that offers ar- tificial intelligence-based soware designed to simplify hospital operations. He founded mul- tiple technology companies before Qventus, in- cluding Hive, a group messaging platform. He spent two years as a consultant with Seattle-based McKinsey & Co., where he focused on hospital operations. John A. Gennaro. Director of Erie (Pa.) VA Medical Center. Erie VA Medical Center ap- pointed Mr. Gennaro director in 2016. He oversees a $144 million annual budget, 715 employees and more than 21,000 veterans. roughout the VA system, Mr. Gennaro has held numerous positions including director of VA Butler (Pa.) Healthcare, deputy director of VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and associate director of Erie VA Medical Center. Katelyn Gleason. Founder and CEO of Eligi- ble (New York City). Since founding Eligible, a medical billing and infrastructure company, Ms. Gleason has watched her company grow to process more than 15 million transactions per month. She founded the company in No- vember 2011, and by the end of 2017, Eligible is projected to process 50 million transactions. With Ms. Gleason at the helm, the company has raised more than $25 million in venture funding and grew by 53 employees with plans to add 22 more employees by the end of 2017. Mathew S. Hanley. CFO of OSF Saint Antho- ny's Health Center (Alton, Ill.). Mr. Hanley became CFO of OSF Saint Anthony's in 2016 aer serving as the director of strategic affili- ation for Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, where he developed a systemwide automated contractual allowance model that was used for more than 10 years. OSF acquired Saint Antho- ny's Health Center in November 2014, and in his current position Mr. Hanley is responsible for developing and executing the five-year stra- tegic plan to bring the hospital up to system- wide operating performance standards. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hanley was a senior audit and advisory associate at KPMG's healthcare and pharmaceuticals division. William Haugh. CEO of Georgetown (Ky.) Community Hospital and Market President of Bluegrass Community Hospital (Ver- sailles, Ky.). e 75-bed Georgetown Commu- nity Hospital and Bluegrass Community Hos- pital aligned in 2016, with Mr. Haugh serving as market president of both hospitals. Brent- wood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health named Mr. Haugh CEO of the Year in 2016 for em- bodying LifePoint's key corporate values. With Mr. Haugh at the helm as CEO, Georgetown has reported major improvements in physician satisfaction and engagement. In 2015, the hos- pital ranked in the 93rd percentile for physi- cian satisfaction based on national standards. Dana Haynie. Vice President of Growth and Marketing for Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southwestern Regional Medical Center (Tulsa, Okla.). As vice president of growth and marketing for Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southwestern Region- al Medical Center, Ms. Haynie oversees the medical center's growth and marketing efforts in fields including public relations, physician relations, market development, community outreach and the institution's loyalty program. She helped build CTCA's physician referral pro- gram, which the entire enterprise utilizes. In her spare time, Ms. Haynie serves on the American Heart Association's board of directors. Neerav Jadeja. CEO of Paradise Valley Hos- pital (National City, Calif.). Since Mr. Jadeja joined Paradise Valley Hospital in 2010, Tru- ven Health Analytics has named the hospital twice to its annual list of 100 Top Hospitals. He previously served as COO of both Lake City, Fla.-based Shands Lake Shore Regional Medi- cal Center and Southwest Healthcare System in Wildomar, Calif. Sachin H. Jain, MD. President and CEO of CareMore Health Plan (Cerritos, Calif.). Dr. Jain is responsible for CareMore Health Plan, a subsidiary of Anthem that spans eight states. He previously served as the company's CMO and COO, and before joining CareMore, served as chief medical information and in- novation officer for Merck & Co. During the Obama administration, Dr. Jain was the senior advisor to Acting CMS Secretary Donald Ber- wick, MD, and first deputy director for policy and programs at CMS' Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. He also served as special assistant to former National Coordina- tor for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal, MD. e National Minority Qual- ity Forum recognized Dr. Jain with the 40 Un- der 40 Leaders in Health Award for 2017. Michael Jeffries. Vice President and CIO of Boulder (Colo.) Community Health. Mr. Jeffries joined Boulder Community Health in 2016 and is primarily responsible for establishing technologi- cal solutions that enhance provider capabilities and operational efficiencies. He was vice presi- dent of information systems at Longmont (Colo.) United Hospital before joining Boulder Commu- nity Health's team. He received his masters in business administration in healthcare manage- ment from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Dan Kistner, PharmD. Senior Vice President of Vizient Pharmacy Program (Irving, Tex- as). In 2016, Dr. Kistner established the GPO PGY-2 Informatics Residency, a program that provides graduated pharmacists both profes- sional and learning opportunities. roughout his career, he has earned the Pharmacy Precep- tor of the Year award from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy for going above and beyond when mentoring students to grow professionally. Dr. Kistner has led teams to promote clinical and financial optimization, which has yielded more than $1 billion in savings combined for various healthcare organizations. He also developed an early opioid utilization management program for a large health plan in 2012 that was success- ful in lowering the overprescription and over- use of narcotic medications. Angela Lalas. Senior Vice President of Finance at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health. Ms. Lalas is responsible for overseeing six hospitals' financial operations. She was the vice president of finance for Loma Linda University Health before taking on her current position in 2015. She previously worked for both Deloitte and McGladrey. Ms. Lalas earned her masters in business administration from Claremont (Ca- lif.) Graduate University. Kent Lehr. Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at UnityPoint Health (Des Moines, Iowa). Mr. Lehr took on his cur- rent position in January. As vice president of strategy and business development, he is head of project management innovation and busi- ness development for UnityPoint Health. Mr. Lehr was integral in the 2015 joint venture between UnityPoint Health and Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners, which launched a new insurance company in Iowa and Illinois. Kate Liebelt. Chief of Staff to Deloitte Con- sulting (Chicago). Ms. Liebelt is chief of staff to Deloitte's U.S. Health Care Provider Con- sulting practice. She was previously president of the American College of Healthcare Execu- tives and spent 11 years working in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry. Ms. Li- ebelt is a member of AdvaMed's international committee and the Association for Corporate Growth–Chicago Chapter's healthcare confer- ence planning committee. Bill Linder. Vice President of Operations for Surgical Care Affiliates (Deerfield, Ill.). Mr. Linder has served as SCA's vice president of op- erations since January 2014. He focuses on stra- tegic planning and partnerships for surgery cen- ters and surgical hospitals across multiple states. Prior to joining SCA's team, he was the vice president of sales for Austin, Texas-based Hard- en Healthcare, a post-acute provider acquired by Louisville, Ky.-based Gentiva in 2013. Mr. Linder earned his masters in business adminis- tration from DePaul University in Chicago.

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