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Virginia Burchett, Chief Executive Officer of VBurchett Consulting, is an experienced speaker and noted healthcare innovator.  She is an accomplished Healthcare Consultant and Population Health expert with 30 years experience in the Healthcare industry, including 25 years of experience at Kaiser Permanente. Ms. Burchett has direct consulting experience involving a vast range of industry matters, including federal value-driven health legislation, public health, population health, national and state compliance, government healthcare programs/policy, quality initiatives, and health information technology. Ms. Burchett has evaluated health technologies, designed digital health platforms, and implemented meaningful behavior change management programs for patients. Ms. Burchett created a nationally recognized award winning brand, enhancing the mission and goals of a multi-hospital health system. She coordinated the closure and opening of hospitals and medical centers and helped to create Centers of Excellence.

Leading through service with a spirit of collaboration and excellence, Ms. Burchett inspires teams of healthcare experts who partner with forward-thinking and innovative organizations to inform, engage, and empower individuals and communities toward improved health outcomes. Ms. Burchett and her colleagues integrate a thorough understanding of patient centered care with world-class medical technologies to create positive change for individuals and communities globally.

Through strong partnerships, Ms. Burchett evaluates and implements new technologies, bringing together entrepreneurs and clinical professionals in hospitals and medical centers to partner and improve costs and health outcomes while elevating the satisfaction of employees, patients, and their families. Ms. Burchett manages regulatory compliance programs that appropriately risk adjust patients, and encourage revenue generation, enhanced efficiencies, and better patient outcomes.

Ms. Burchett supports the strategic alignment of business plans with the healthcare delivery system, improving processes and identifying areas of improvement that produce significant savings and meet the goals of the Quadruple Aim. Ms. Burchett possesses a detailed knowledge of medical specialties, health systems, regulatory state and government agencies, and operations (hospitals, labs, and clinics).

Eric Odero is the founder and CEO of Command Health Informatics (CHI), a veteran owned Healthcare IT Consulting Company founded with a firm commitment to enhancing human sustainability through technological innovation. CHI provides an in-depth knowledge and expertise in Clinical Informatics, Electronic Medical Records and Software Development.

Under Eric's direction, CHI manages project cycles a every level from initial strategies to implementation completion. CHI provides contact resources specializing in the Epic Clinical System in addition to other clinical technological integration, interfacing, outsourcing, and training needs.

A world traveler and gifted leader, Eric is a veteran of the US Army and adjunct professor in Graz, Austria.

Based in Washington DC and West Chester, PA, Ken is currently the President of Becker Healthcare and Public Affairs, a strategic healthcare and public affairs consulting firm.

In June of 2014, Becker Public Affairs partnered with The JMG Group to work with community-based healthcare organizations to develop effective systems of care that meet the needs of DoD and VA patients, allow for easy referrals from VA and TRICARE prime contractors to community based providers, and ensure seamless communications and data transfers in compliance with VA and TRICARE program requirements.

Ken has more than 25 years of expertise in and knowledge of the internal and external workings of the full healthcare continuum, and has enjoyed a history of success, building connections, shaping policy, and designing, managing, and advancing complex business, legislative, advocacy, and regulatory affairs solutions for healthcare organizations at the local, state, and federal levels.

Most recently, Ken served as the senior government affairs and development officer for a large multi state health care system. There he provided leadership developing, managing, and advancing system wide advocacy, philanthropic, and fund development strategies. During his 13 year tenure, Ken successfully led to the system-wide strategy that resulted in garnering more than $33 million in grants; advocated to change federal health policy allowing physicians to care for a greater number of patients in recovery programs; advocated for the creation of a CMS demonstration for skilled nursing facilities, maintaining an organization's exemption from the new Medicare PPS system for 10 years; advocated to implement The Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program in New Jersey, Alabama, and Delaware, and partnered with other large health systems to advocate for the inclusion of a Medicare add-on for new technologies.

From 1994 to 2010, Becker served as the national grassroots director for the American Hospital Association. There he developed and implemented AHA's advocacy campaign "Real Pain for Real People" focused on the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and "Giveback I and II" campaign which was highlighted in the Wall Street Journal and Modern Healthcare as a model advocacy program.

Ken also led the development and implementation of AHA's "Partnership for Action" national grassroots program, leading the AHA's pioneering initiative using technology in advocacy campaigns. Previously, he worked as the Director for federal affairs for the New Jersey Hospital Association.

Ken earned his master's degree in public policy from American University in Washington DC, and his Bachelors of Arts in political science from Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Brattleboro Retreat.

Executive Project Manager of VBurchett Consulting, Rachel develops project plans, proprosals, and scope of work for VBurchett's clients. Rachel is an accomplished writer and has collaborated with federal officials and policy makers regarding federal legislation and efforts to enact positive change throughout the nation. She has provided written testimony to the United States Senate and is assisting with training for federal agents. She is pursuing degrees in economics and business as well as certifications in leadership and coaching.

Rachel has been instrumental in the design of operational workflows, implementation strategy, technology development, and collaboration with international organizations. In addition to providing project management support, Rachel has lead efforts associated with a new implementation process that improves operational efficiencies and increased ROI. Rachel has designed press releases for national clients and has developed comprehensive proposals for federal, state, and local government bids.

Under Virginia's leadership, VBurchett Consulting has engaged with a number of organizations, such as Strategic Healthcare, Advanced Tissue, Anne Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, ScribeAmerica, CareThrough, Ideal Life, Holy Cross Health, MD Revolution, Centro, ThoroughCare, Hopewell Group, Pratter, and MCR Financial, to name a few.  

Some Accomplishments Include:

• Served as a Strategic Partner & CMS Chronic Conditions Management Implementation Consultant for federal value-based health legislation, public health policy, national and state compliance, quality initiatives, population health, and CMS services, such as Medicare Part A and Part B and Fee for Service models
• Assisted in the development of strategic plans to grow group membership, exceeding membership goals and accomplishing nearly 90% growth over a five year period
• Reduced the total cost of care by $1,491,727 for a large non-profit hospital system by instituting a value-based care, population health, and wellness program, with an emphasis on chronic conditions management and disease prevention
• Designed and implemented a best in class behavioral health care plan for a company serving 500+ physician practices. Developed clinical policies and implemented Medicare models of care and multi-clinic chronic care management, annual wellness visits, behavioral health, transitional care, and related primary care programs.
• Designed EMR integration workflows for government Methadone/Drug Addiction behavioral health programs (Maryland State Department of Health). Implemented billing systems to accommodate bundled payments reimbursements and Medicaid and Medicare models.
• Educated call center staff to enhance patient engagement with 10,000+ patients in value-based programs by providing training in care management, motivational interviewing, and behavior change
• In senior advisory roles, designed multiple state of the art population health and care management platforms to achieve the Quadruple Aim, maximizing patient health outcomes and reducing costs for healthcare organizations
• Conference Chair and Featured Speaker at the 2021 National Telemedicine Summit 
• Featured Speaker at the 2021 Population Health Management Forum for Payers & Providers
• Featured Speaker at the 2017 Congress on Population Health Management for Health Plans & Hospitals