At the last Board meeting on May 10th, DCHI welcomed three new committee members, each of whom who are deeply committed to bringing health care innovation to the state of Delaware. Their experience and extensive backgrounds provide DCHI with an even broader expertise to effectively achieve each of our goals and we welcome them to the organization!
Gary Kirchhof - The Payment Model Monitoring Committee
- Gary serves as the Director for Provider Contracting and Network Development at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware.
- Holds a key leadership role overseeing all hospital, facility, professional and ancillary contracting for commercial managed care and managed Medicaid plans with more than $1 billion in annual spend.
- Develops and maintains direct relationships with executive-level provider management allowing for collaborative and strategic negotiations with hospitals, physician groups and ACOs building value-based programs including gain-share, risk-share, site-of-service, and quality-based incentive contracts.
- Accountable for delivering a highly competitive provider network measuring both cost and quality.
- Establishes and implements strategies for all provider pricing and reimbursement, including data management and system configuration consistent with cost of care goals.
Norma Everett - Healthy Neighborhoods Committee
- For the past ten years, Norma has worked at Nemours Health & Prevention Services, the health promotion division of the Nemours Foundation. She currently provides direct supervision and guidance for the team responsible for projects that support practice transformation of the Nemours ambulatory and specialty care, including patient-centered medical home recognition, integration of evidenced-based preventive screenings within the primary care setting, enhancement of the medical neighborhood to improve health outcomes for pediatric population and innovative technology to improve efficiency and access.
- She has over twenty years of experience with the State of Delaware Health and Social Service systems as a Master Child Protective Specialist, Senior Medical Social Work Consultant and a Social Service Administrator, along with ten years of working in the non-profit health care system. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Wilmington University
Peter Adebi - The Workforce & Education Committee
- Peter Adebi is a seasoned Human Resource (HR) and Organizational Development practitioner. In the past fifteen years, Adebi has served on the HR leadership team at Nemours, a leading pediatric health system. In this capacity, he participates in the development of HR strategy and provides guidance in the recruitment, development, and retention of associates. Adebi is particularly passionate about helping individuals maximize their potential.
- Published by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Adebi’s whitepaper, Pruning Thorns from Roses: HR’s Role in Managing Disruptive Key Employees (2008), advanced national discourse on the effectiveness of coaching in leadership development.
- He holds a master’s degree in HR and is certified by Physician Coaching Institute as Certified Physician Development Coach. He serves on the board of Wow Science Corp, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting children’s interest in science.
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