Thomas Jefferson University’s Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) and Hearst Health jointly announced on June 26th the judging panel for the 2018 Hearst Health Prize. Featuring a $100,000 annual award for the winner and $25,000 for two finalists, the program is accepting applications until July 31st from individuals and organizations with notable achievements in improving or managing health in the U.S.
Hearst Health is a division of Hearst that delivers care guidance information to every caregiver possible, with their network including Hearst Health Ventures, MCG, MedHOK, Homecare Homebase, and several other companies. The judges selected by Hearst Health evaluate applicants with faculty from JCPH, which focuses on developing, evaluating, and implementing systems and policies that improve the wellbeing and quality of life of populations.
Both groups evaluate the applicants on their innovation, the scalability and sustainability of their idea, the outcome or impact on a population’s health through a measurable improvement, the promotion of engagement, communication, and collaboration, and the applicant’s usage of the best practices and evidence-based intervention for improving the quality of care.
The selected judges for the 2018 Hearst Health Prize are:
· David B. Nash, MD, MBA, the founding dean of JCPH.
· James M. Schibanoff, MD, former CEO of Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, former editor-in-chief of the Milliman Care Guidelines, and current Hearst Health consultant.
· Gail R. Wilensky, PhD, former first chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, former adviser of welfare and health issues to President George H.W. Bush, and current economist and senior fellow at Project HOPE.
· Mark D. Smith, MD, MBA, founding president of the California HealthCare Foundation, former executive vice president of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and current professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California in San Francisco.
· Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH, FAAP, president and CEO of AcademyHealth.
· Valinda Rutledge, MBA, MSN, previous holder of several CEO positions in healthcare systems and hospitals, and current vice president of Public Payor Health Strategy in the Care Coordination Institute at Greenville Healthcare System.
· H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, president and CEO of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
· Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA, JD, FCPP, FAAN, president and CEO of Woods Services.
· A. Mark Fendrick, MD, professor of internal medicine at the School of Medicine, professor of Management & Policy at the School for Public Health in the University of Michigan, and the director of the Value-Based Insurance Design Center.
Nash commented on the program in a press release, saying, “My fellow judges and I have an exciting time ahead of us learning more about the population health programs across the country that are making an impact. We look forward to leveraging the Hearst Health Prize to accelerate the adoption of best practices.”
