Leavitt Partners News

This blog post was written by Laura Pence and Sara Singleton on behalf of NASDOH, an alliance managed by Leavitt Partners. NASDOH is a multi-sector coalition of stakeholders seeking to make a material improvement in the health of individuals and communities by advancing the adoption of effective policies and programs to address upstream drivers of health, such as food insecurity, housing instability, interpersonal safety, … Continue reading

Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, is pleased to announce that Elaine Lippmann, J.D., has joined the firm as a principal, located in Washington, D.C. Lippmann joins recently hired former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leader Julie Tierney on an expert team of health policy and government affairs consultants at Leavitt Partners. Collectively, our bipartisan … Continue reading

A recent survey conducted by WEDI, a national association for health IT guidance and collaboration, underscores significant delays among both providers and health plans in preparing for The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’s Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F). The rule introduces new requirements-including Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) implementation and prior authorization … Continue reading

Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, is pleased to announce that Conor Sheehey has joined the company’s team of health policy experts as a director, located in Washington, D.C. Sheehey most recently served as senior health policy advisor to U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID). In this role, he advised the Committee on a … Continue reading

We are pleased to announce that Josh Trent has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company. He succeeds Vince Ventimiglia who founded and successfully led Leavitt Partner’s Washington, D.C., office for more than a decade. Vince continues his service at Leavitt Partners in the role of senior advisor where he … Continue reading

Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, is pleased to welcome Kim Boyd to the company’s team of digital health experts. She will serve as a principal with the Washington, DC office, and as a resident of Nashville, Tennessee will have close ties with HMA’s Nashville office. Kim has extensive experience in health IT, having served as … Continue reading

Background and Problem Statement As a consequence of recent progress in interoperability and healthcare data exchange, the data quality problem is no longer isolated to local organizations and businesses; it is systemic and more evident than ever. It negatively affects patient care, patient safety, public health, clinical research, insurance claims processing, and the administrative cost … Continue reading

25 Tribal Organizations, Medical Schools and Others to Advocate for Policies that Empower New Physicians to Practice in Tribal Communities. Today, 25 urban and rural Tribal organizations, medical schools, health plans, teaching hospitals, medical residencies, and physician advocates launched the American Indian Medical Education Strategies (AIMES) Alliance. The AIMES Alliance, whose mission is to address … Continue reading

Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, is pleased to announce that Mark Marciante has joined the company’s digital health team of experts. He will be a director located in the company’s Washington, D.C., office. Marciante has extensive experience in digital health, successfully driving transformative initiatives for healthcare payers over the past decade. As director of engineering … Continue reading