Phoebe Lindsey Barton, Ph.D., Board Member

Dr. Barton is a distinguished public health and health services expert, educator, author and healthcare services consultant.  She is a former Pew Health Policy Fellow, and a past or current advisor to the Centers for Disease Control, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and numerous public health organizations.  She has also been a principal research investigator for the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now AHRQ). Her book Understanding the U.S. Health Services System (soon to publish its 4th edition), is one of the most popularly used and referenced textbooks on the subject.

Jim Grigsby, Ph.D., Board Member

Douglas A. Perednia, M.D., Founder and Executive Director

Dr. Perednia is a physician, researcher, writer and expert on the use of medical information technologies. After graduating with a BA in Economics from Swarthmore College, he received his MD from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Washington University and the University of Arizona, followed by a residency in Dermatology at Oregon Health and Sciences University. While at OHSU he served as an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Medical Informatics, and was a principal investigator on technology research projects for the National Cancer Institute and National Library of Medicine. Dr. Perednia subsequently served as the President of the Telemedicine Research Center and Association of Telehealth Service Providers, and CEO for Kietra Corporation. He is the author of Overhauling the Healthcare Machine - How the U.S. Can Save $500 Billion in Healthcare Costs Annually without Really Trying.