50 Most Influential Physician Executives – 2018

The former head of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality now leads care delivery across the Veterans Affairs health system. Under her leadership, the VA in 2017 launched tools that enable veterans to more readily get information about everything from quality to wait times. She also led efforts across the VA to tackle the opioid crisis, including adopting decision support technology. This year, Clancy will lead efforts to boost performance at lower-performing facilities.