Special Projects Director, Population Health
The Health Federation of Philadelphia
Debra McGrath, MSN, FNP, Special Projects Director, Health Federation of Philadelphia, and SME, SMBP for NACHC, is a nurse practitioner and Healthcare IT professional. She has extensive experience helping FQHCs with successful HIT implementation and optimization projects. Debra leads SMBP initiatives, including Million Hearts, a program featuring patient engagement with pharmacists in a community setting, and pilot programs with insurers. She led an initiative to integrate SMBP BPs in an electronic medical record viewable side by side with office BP values. She has expertise assisting medical practices in creating a governance structure for the administration of HIT that ensures a reliable medical record containing accurate and complete patient data. Ms. McGrath earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from West Chester University, a master’s degree in perinatal nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, attended Wilmington University to earn a post-master Family Nurse Practitioner certificate, and has completed doctoral course work in the College of Information and Technology at Drexel University. She has helped many practices create a foundation for the ongoing development of HIT systems that support the practice's work for many years and can add a unique perspective from both the clinical and information technology points of view.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
8:45 AM – 10:00 AM ET