Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is our inaugural partner for this program. The Fellowship is directed by Dr. Maren Batalden, Associate Chief Quality Officer for CHA’s Accountable Care and Population Health Management process, and Dr. Paul Batalden, an internationally recognized expert in health systems and quality improvement.
2017 Projects and Fellows
Redesigning the point of entry at CHA for patients with opioid use disorder
Ellie Grossman, MD
Primary Care Lead for Behavioral Health Integration
Improving the partnership between patients, family caregivers, and professional caregivers in dementia
Serena Chao, MD
Chief, Geriatrics Division
Engaging patients and families to develop a model for integrating medical and mental health services for children at CHA
Nick Carson, MD
Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Services
A team-based approach to improving diabetes control: the role of patient-generated care plans
Fiona McCaghan, RN, MS
Nurse Manager, Nurse Practice Administrator, Primary Care
Organizing treatment around patient-generated health goals in a behavioral health home for patients with severe and persistent mental illness
Miriam Tepper, MD
Medical Director, Health Integration Program
Enhancing provider engagement at CHA by cultivating clinician-administrator partnership
Leah Zallman, MD
Staff Physician, East Cambridge Health Center
2016 Projects and Fellows
Engaging patients and PCPs to ensure timely and appropriate post-discharge care
Richard Balaban, MD
Internal Medicine (PCP), Medical Director of Hospital to Home Community Collaboration Program
Implementation of a chest pain clinical pathway in the emergency department
Christopher Fischer, MD
Emergency Medicine, Site Chief of Cambridge and Somerville Emergency Departments
Heart healthy hypertension program
Lorky Libaridian, MD
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (PCP), Medical Director for Performance Improvement in Primary Care
The firehouse model: Creating community health worker teams to engage vulnerable patients in the CHA catchment area
Robert Marlin, MD
Internal Medicine (PCP), Medical Director of Refugee Health Assessment Program
Co-producing primary care behavioral health using Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP)
Colleen O’Brien, PsyD
Psychology, Associate Director Primary Care Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry