100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2024

Verma runs global strategy at Oracle Health, which includes electronic health record company Cerner. As a former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, she knows the ins and outs of value-based care, interoperability and price transparency, helping her steer the software giant’s next moves in the healthcare space. This year, Oracle Health introduced artificial intelligence-powered tools designed to help clinicians spend less time on EHRs. It also expanded its cybersecurity capabilities, with more than 1,000 Oracle EHR customers shoring up their defenses against bad actors. Verma has said the company has relationships and infrastructure abroad, supporting its international expansion. She additionally sits on several healthcare and academic boards, including as a councilor at the University of Southern California, director at Lifestance Health and an adviser at Tapestry Health.