National Health Care Purchasing Institute Names Deputy Director
To: National Desk, Health Care Reporter
Contact: LeAnne DeFrancesco or Carole Lee, 202-296-1818, both of the Alpha Center; Web site: www.ac.org
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Health Care Purchasing Institute, a five-year, $7.7 million initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), has named Margaret Thomas Trinity as deputy director. Trinity joined the team in July at its Washington, D.C.-based Alpha Center national program office.
As deputy director, Trinity will direct the internal operations of the project. Her many responsibilities include: managing the Institute's purchasing workshops and the curriculum development process; providing ad hoc technical assistance to purchasers; establishing and maintaining project management systems for monitoring and evaluating the Institute's activities; as well as ensuring compliance with RWJF reporting requirements.
"With superb management skills, in-depth knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid, and a proven results-oriented record, Margaret is a rare find," said Kevin Piper, director of NHCPI. "We are excited to have her on our team."
Prior to this post, Trinity was director for public programs at the American Association of Health Plans where she was responsible for Medicare and Medicaid policy activities. She also worked for six years at the Lewin Group, where she assisted states in developing Medicaid managed care programs. A graduate of Yale University, Trinity received her Masters degree in Management from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
"I am delighted to be joining this important initiative to help public and private sector organizations improve health care delivery through value-based, results-driving purchasing," said Trinity.
------ The National Health Care Purchasing Institute was created to advance the capabilities of the nation's public and leading private sector health care purchasers with the objective of helping them leverage their buying power to improve access to and quality of care, particularly for chronic populations. It is operated through the Alpha Center (www.ac.org), one of the nation's leading health policy centers dedicated to improving access to affordable, quality health care.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (www.rwjf.org), based in Princeton, N.J., is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. It concentrates its grantmaking in three goal areas: to assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; to improve care and support for people with chronic health conditions; and to reduce the personal, social, and economic harm caused by substance abuse -- tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs.
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