Richard Ferrans

About Richard Ferrans

I\'m achieving my personal mission to have a profound impact on improving the health system. I am devoting the remainder of my career to to performing high value work that improves care and outcomes on a population level. I have a unique blend of expertise in medicine, analytics, risk adjustment, and performance improvement.I am the former CEO of one of the earliest Medicare ACOs in MSSP, I have been a Medical Director in Provider sponsored MA plan, I recruited a CI Network of several thousand physicians and was CMO, and Health System CIO and CMIO. Provider Risk/ACOs- Clinical Medicine-Provider and Payer Executive Management- Health IT-Disruptive Innovation-Health Policy- Risk Adjustment- System and Care RedesignI help build collaborative governance, organizational structure, and clinical, operational programs. I drive execution of novel and proven performance improvement strategies that are data and clinically driven. Healthcare management degree from Harvard, studied at MIT. Internist, informaticist with 20+ years experience, Tulane Medical School graduate. Residency at GWU.20 years PRACTICAL knowledge in leveraging IT, mobile, and networking to improve quality outcomes and reduce overall health expenditures. Design software meant to improve provider and network performance, population health analytics, risk stratification.I translate C-level experience and unique policy expertise into innovation. I do select work with engagements who have synergy with my work.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, Clinical Analytics

   Ilumed

   Jun 2024 — Present · US

   As Executive Vice President of Clinical Analytics at ilumed, an ACO REACH, my job is to improve patient health outcomes through data-driven strategies. With a background in clinical analytics and a passion for innovative healthcare solutions, I lead a team focused on leveraging data to drive quality improvement, reduce costs, and advance patient care. My expertise in data analytics, combined with a deep understanding of healthcare delivery, empowers ilumed to achieve measurable improvements in patient health and operational efficiency.

Education

• The George Washington University

  B.S., Zoology

• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  ScM, Health Care Management

  2008 — 2010

• Tulane University School of Medicine

  Doctor of Medicine - MD

  1994

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Innovation and Technology

  2016 — 2017

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  MIT-X Professional Education, Big Data Analytics

• The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

  Post graduate Training, Residency in Internal Medicine