Senior Program Manager

• Nov 2021 - Present

Population Health Manager - Medicare Stars

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

Key member of team responsible for earning Healthfirst a quality incentive bonus from CMS, worth >$100m (the Medicare 'Stars' Program)Manage a complex, fast-paced and high-profile portfolio of quality measures.Influence and motivate teams across the organization, from C-suite to clinical staff to meet ambitious targets.Apply Lean Six Sigma skills to redesign business workflows and processes.Commission and interpret analyses from data science and analytics colleagues. Show less

Population Health Specialist - Medicare Stars

• May 2018 - Sep 2020

Public Health Strategist

• Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

Role•Strategic lead for chronic conditions and cancer in Camden and Islington.•Designed, implemented and evaluated high-stakes health interventions.•Provided expert advice to NHS healthcare commissioners ('payers') on equitable, prevention-focused resource allocation.•Supervised junior members of staff, and provided field supervision to MPH students.Notable achievements•Led the implementation of the National NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme across primary care providers in Camden, Islington and Haringey. The work was used as a national case study on good practice in managing patient demand.•Managed a successful £2m federal grant application for an unprecedented redesign of diabetes care across five London boroughs. Show less

Assistant Public Health Strategist

• Sep 2014 - Mar 2016

Role• Analyzed, interpreted and presented local and national data to inform decisions, and influence partners and senior staff.• Drafted and presented briefings for local politicians and senior leadership teams in the Councils and the NHS.•Conducted literature and evidence reviews.•Led evaluations and monitoring of health services.•Managed NHS contract for the Camden and Islington's Oral Health Promotion Service in schools and kindergarten.Notable achievements•Led the successful implementation and evaluation of a supervised toothbrushing initiative in kindergartens.•Conducted a literature review which informed the contract for an NHS contract for sexual and reproductive health services across London. Show less

Policy Officer

• Jul 2013 - Apr 2014

•Project managed an improvement initiative to address health policy processes in central government. •Supported development of a cross-departmental strategy to implement, for the first time, uniform standards in health policy development. •Project managed an improvement initiative to address health policy processes in central government. •Supported development of a cross-departmental strategy to implement, for the first time, uniform standards in health policy development.

Research Associate

• Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

• Conducted literature reviews • Drafted and edited academic papers • Created and presented posters for national conferences • Co-authored a number of published papers. Publications: Prospective evaluation of the cost of diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal disease in a cohort of adult haematology patients in the UK. M Mansour Ceesay, Zia Sadique, Ross Harris, Alice Ehrlich, Elisabeth J Adams, Antonio Pagliuca. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015 Apr 21;70(4):1175-81. Mapping patient pathways and estimating resource use for point of care versus standard testing and treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in genitourinary medicine clinics in the UK. Elisabeth J Adams, Alice Ehrlich, Katherine M E Turner, Kunj Shah, John Macleod, Simon Goldenberg, Robin K Meray, Vikki Pearce, Patrick Horner. BMJ Open 2014 23;4(7):e005322. Treatment for stable HIV patients in England: can we increase efficiency and improve patient care?Elisabeth Adams, David Ogden, Alice Ehrlich, Phillip Hay. J Health Serv Res Policy 2013 Oct 29;19(3):131-137. Show less

Trainee

• 2011 - 2012

Research Officer

• Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

• Secured grant funding for a two-month research project. • Conducted original research using raw demographic, socioeconomic and psychosocial data of clients on Salesforce. Involved data cleansing, extraction to and analysis in Excel, and drafting of a report to communicate findings. • Later presented the work at annual conference of the British HIV Association. • The work was used by The Food Chain for its future strategy and fundraising. • Secured grant funding for a two-month research project. • Conducted original research using raw demographic, socioeconomic and psychosocial data of clients on Salesforce. Involved data cleansing, extraction to and analysis in Excel, and drafting of a report to communicate findings. • Later presented the work at annual conference of the British HIV Association. • The work was used by The Food Chain for its future strategy and fundraising.

Policy Research Intern

• Sep 2010 - Mar 2011

• Drafted a policy statement on the link between mental illness and heart disease • Interviewed key stakeholders • Conducted literature reviews This experience gave me an understanding of policy development in a national health charity, the research required to support policy projects, the assessment and synthesis of a complex evidence base, and the influence of charities on health policy and legislation. • Drafted a policy statement on the link between mental illness and heart disease • Interviewed key stakeholders • Conducted literature reviews This experience gave me an understanding of policy development in a national health charity, the research required to support policy projects, the assessment and synthesis of a complex evidence base, and the influence of charities on health policy and legislation.