In an era where digital innovation is revolutionizing healthcare delivery, leveraging digital engagement tools has emerged as a pivotal strategy to improve quality measures that are critical for healthcare providers and payers. This panel session delves into the intersection of healthcare and technology, focusing on how digital tools can be effectively utilized to enhance quality measures like HEDIS scores, Star Ratings, and CAHPS scores.
Our panel of healthcare experts will explore current challenges in meeting these quality benchmarks and how digital engagement solutions can transform patient interactions, care delivery, and outcomes measurement.
Key takeaways will include:
Director of Member Engagement Strategies, Prospect Medical Systems
Director of Member Engagement Strategies, Prospect Medical Systems
Chief Medicare Officer, UPMC Health Plan
Chief Medicare Officer, UPMC Health Plan
Angela L. Perri leads the Health Plan’s Medicare Products division, which includes the Medicare Advantage and Special Needs Plans (SNP) known as UPMC for Life. She provides strategic direction for the Medicare-SNP products focused on serving all seniors, persons with disabilities, and those who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. The Chief Medicare Officer is responsible for overall Medicare product performance, strategic direction and related program development and implementation as well as achieving top-line revenue objectives and bottom-line profitability targets while maintaining and enhancing customer and provider satisfaction.
Joining the Health Plan in early 2018 to facilitate Medicare strategy, Angela led Medicare STARs (5 STAR HMO, PPO and 4.5 STAR SNP) and was tasked to direct the Business Transformation Office of the UPMC Insurance Services Division leading business alignment and strategy initiatives, planning and prioritization for key business efforts, and multidisciplinary approaches for development and growth. In this role, Angela also became the lead executive responsible for oversight and development of the UPMC proprietary clinical software solution (HealthPlaNET) serving both UPMC Insurance Services and UPMC Hospital Divisions, which she still maintains. She also oversaw Digital Innovations including telehealth during the pandemic. Angela has nearly 25 years of experience in managed health care and managed behavioral health care. Prior to joining UPMC Health Plan, she served in executive leadership roles for several Fortune 100 organizations including UnitedHealth Group (Optum), Centene Corporation, and Amerigroup (an Anthem Company). She has led product and program development, strategic planning, eHealth and clinical software development, business development and growth for Medicaid and LTSS, Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), Medicare Advantage and Special Needs Plans, the Marketplace, and commercial products designing and implementing population health management solutions for these MCOs/MBHOs in nearly all 50 states.
She is recognized as an expert on population health program designs such as models of care for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Foster Care (children), Managed Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and integrated behavioral health, digital and technology solutions supporting strategies for value-based care and other innovations. She is passionately committed to serving the underserved in healthcare and education.
Education/Training:
SVP, Healthcare Practice Relay Network
SVP, Healthcare Practice Relay Network
Throughout her career, Lisa has excelled in various roles, including providing patient care, consulting, account management, and product/program development with national carriers in both local and national markets. Prior to her current position, she served as the Director of Clinical Programs and Account Management Executive Elevance-Anthem BCBS, where she provided valuable clinical insights to national accounts.
Lisa’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Old Dominion University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Averett University. She is also a registered nurse in Virginia and has actively contributed to the healthcare community as a previous board member of the American Diabetes Association and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). In her role as Procurement Chair, Lisa played a key role in coordinating an annual fundraising event that successfully raised nearly $1 million dollars for diabetes research. With her extensive experience, expertise, and dedication to improving healthcare outcomes, Lisa Comerose is a valuable asset in driving strategic initiatives and delivering positive results for Marsh McLennan Agency and its clients.
Relay is the industry’s only dedicated, HIPAA-compliant CX channel, driving significantly better engagement and outcomes by marrying the high initial customer engagement of text with customer data and known action paths to enable a seamless and frictionless digital member experience.
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