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Top 25 Innovators - 2019

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    For the healthcare industry to truly transform how it operates, innovation must take hold at all levels of an organization. Often, a seemingly simple idea can lead to huge change. The inaugural class of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Innovators found new ways to engage consumers, improve quality of care and lower costs.

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    Consumerism
    Population health
    Cost reduction
    Safety & quality
    John Brownstein
    Consumerism

    John Brownstein

    Chief innovation officer

    Boston Children's Hospital

    Dr. Jen Brull
    Population health

    Dr. Jen Brull

    Medical director

    Aledade’s accountable care organization in Kansas

    Dr. Bechara Choucair
    Population health

    Dr. Bechara Choucair

    Senior vice president and chief community health officer

    Kaiser Permanente

    Drew Crenshaw
    Population health

    Drew Crenshaw

    Chief population health officer

    Oak Street Health

    Dr. Nicholas Desai
    Cost reduction

    Dr. Nicholas Desai

    Chief medical information officer

    Houston Methodist

    Conrad Emmerich
    Cost reduction

    Conrad Emmerich

    Senior vice president of operations

    Wake Forest Baptist Health

    Bill Hagan
    Consumerism

    Bill Hagan

    President

    UnitedHealthcare Clinical Services

    Julie Hall-Barrow
    Consumerism

    Julie Hall-Barrow

    Senior vice president of network development and innovation

    Children's Health

    Justin Hammerling
    Cost reduction

    Justin Hammerling

    Associate vice president

    ProMedica Innovations

    Steve Hess
    Cost reduction

    Steve Hess

    Chief information officer

    UCHealth

    Ritu Jain
    Cost reduction

    Ritu Jain

    Executive director of medical affairs

    Stamford Health

    Dr. Matthew Kaufman
    Safety & quality

    Dr. Matthew Kaufman

    CEO

    StationMD

    Dr. Kensaku Kawamoto
    Safety & quality

    Dr. Kensaku Kawamoto

    Associate chief medical information officer

    University of Utah Health

    Dr. Stephen Lawless
    Safety & quality

    Dr. Stephen Lawless

    Senior vice president and chief clinical officer

    Nemours Children’s Health System

    Dr. John Loughnane
    Consumerism

    Dr. John Loughnane

    Chief of acute services and innovation

    Commonwealth Care Alliance

    Dr. Rhonda Medows
    Population health

    Dr. Rhonda Medows

    CEO

    Ayin Health Solutions

    Dr. Richard Milani
    Consumerism

    Dr. Richard Milani

    Chief clinical transformation officer

    Ochsner Health System

     Matthew Muhart
    Consumerism

    Matthew Muhart

    Executive vice president and chief administrative officer

    Memorial Healthcare System

    Dr. Lincoln Nadauld
    Safety & quality

    Dr. Lincoln Nadauld

    Executive director

    Intermountain Healthcare Precision Genomics

    Barbara Pelletreau
    Safety & quality

    Barbara Pelletreau

    Chief patient safety officer

    CommonSpirit Health

    Dr. Rahul Sharma
    Consumerism

    Dr. Rahul Sharma

    Chairman and emergency medicine physician-in-chief

    New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine

    Andrew Toy
    Safety & quality

    Andrew Toy

    President and chief technology officer

    Clover Health

    Jennifer Velez
    Population health

    Jennifer Velez

    Executive vice president, community and behavioral health

    RWJBarnabas Health

    Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom
    Population health

    Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom

    Senior vice president of community health and equity and chief wellness and diversity officer

    Henry Ford Health System

    Wayne Young
    Population health

    Wayne Young

    CEO

    Harris Center for Mental Health

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