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Carol Beasley, MPPM, directs strategic projects for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Her projects have included health information systems in primary care, and the "triple aim" of improving population health and individuals' experience of health care, while stabilizing or reducing per capita cost. She is trained in management, strategy, leadership, and organizational change and holds a Masters degree in Public and Private Management from Yale University. Email: cbeasley@ihi.org
David Labby, MD, PhD, Medical Director, CareOregon, leads the plan's care management program, CareSupport, which focuses on improving outcomes for members at highest risk. He also leads CareOregon's Primary Care Renewal initiative to help providers build multidisciplinary team medical homes in their practices. Dr. Labby is a member of the Department of Family Medicine at Oregon Health and Sciences University. His PhD is in cultural anthropology. Email: labbyd@careoregon.org.
Craig A. Jones, MD, is the Director of the Vermont Blueprint for Health, a program established by the State of Vermont, under the leadership of its Governor, Legislature and the bi-partisan Health Care Reform Commission. The Blueprint is intended to guide a comprehensive and statewide process of transformation designed to reduce the health and economic impact of the most common chronic conditions and focus on their prevention. Prior to this he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Dr. Jones received his undergraduate degree at the University of California at San Diego and his MD at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at LAC/USC Medical Center, where he also completed his fellowship in allergy and clinical immunology. Email: Craig.Jones@vdh.state.vt.us.
Matt Stiefel, MPA, Senior Director, Department of Care and Service Quality, Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute has been with Kaiser Permanente (KP) for the past 25 years. He joined the Care Management Institute as the Director of Measurement in 1998 and became the Associate Director in 2000. Previously, he held various management positions in KP Northwest, directing planning, marketing, and medical economics. He joined KP in 1981 as a Medical Economist in KP's Program Offices. Prior to joining KP, Mr. Stiefel served as a policy analyst on the Carter Administration Domestic Policy Staff and in the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Matt was also 2008-2009 George W. Merck Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Email: mstiefel@ihi.org
John Whittington, MD, is the lead faculty for the IHI on the Triple Aim: Achieving the optimal balance of good health, positive patient experience of care, and low per capita cost for a population. He was the former Medical Director of Knowledge Management/ Patient Safety Officer OSF Healthcare System. Prior to holding his that position he worked for many years as a Family physician. He has been involved as a faculty member on numerous IHI projects including: safety, spread, inpatient mortality reduction, the Executive Quality Academy and Engaging Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda among others. He is part of the IHI team that works on research and development. He received his undergraduate degree and Medical degree from the University of Illinois. He did his residency in family practice at SFMC in Peoria Ill. Email: jwhittington@ihi.org
