Joe Nicholson

About Joe Nicholson

Dr. Joe Nicholson is the Chief Medical Officer at CareAllies. There, Dr. Joe provides strategic direction, operational oversight, and thought leadership for CareAllies’ clinical programs and operations, including all value-based arrangements within IPA/CIN or ACO constructs. CareAllies clinical team supports physician practices in value-based arrangements across the nation, currently operating in 11 states, supporting over 300K patients in VBC arrangements. Supports commercial and government based contracts leveraging Polychronic Condition Management, Care Coordination and social determinants of health (SDoH) strategies and operations. Additionally, he supports business development and provides clinical oversight for all companies and programs under CareAllies, including models of care rolled out by CMS, like MSSP. Dr. Nicholson has held leadership roles at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Oklahoma, a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), and was instrumental in helping to establish Oklahoma’s health information exchange, partnering with the state of Oklahoma and Oklahoma University.He earned his medical degree at Oklahoma State University – College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in family medicine at Oklahoma University College of Medicine – Tulsa. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Experience

1. Chief Medical Officer

   CareAllies

   Oct 2019 — Present

   As Chief Medical Officer of CareAllies, Dr. Joe Nicholson provides strategic direction, operational oversight, and thought leadership for all CareAllies’ clinical programs and operations, including all value-based arrangements within IPA, CIN or MSSP/ACO constructs. Under Dr. Nicholson’s Leadership, CareAllies clinical team supports physician practices in value-based care (VBC) arrangements across the nation, currently operating in 11 states, supporting about physicians/350K patients in VBC arrangements. He also supports business development and is external-facing with many public engagements, with both speaking and written engagements. He oversees clinical responsibility for the CareAllies clinical team including his Regional Medical Executives, Pharmacy Team, VBC Nurses, Total Cost of Care nursing teams, Diabetic Education Team and the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) team.

Education

• Evangel University

  BS, Biology

  1978 — 1982

• Creighton University

  BSN, Nursing

  1983 — 1984

• Engineer Officer Basic School

  US Army Engineer Certification, Combat Engineer

  1982 — 1983

• Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center

  Internship, General Surgery & Field Surgeon Prep

  1990 — 1991

• University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

  Residency, Family Medicine

  1993 — 1995

• Oklahoma State University

  DO, Medicine

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Medical Education
• Health Insurance
• Managed Care
• Healthcare
• Health Policy
• Disease Management
• Medical Home
• Oncology
• Policy
• Health Information Exchange
• Informatics
• Family Medicine
• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Medicare
• Pharmacy
• Healthcare Management
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Hospitals
• Leadership
• Epic Systems
• Emr
• Public Speaking
• Medicine
• Utilization Management
• Icd-10
• Healthcare Industry
• Physician Relations
• Health Care Reform
• Nursing