Lisa Bari
{{short description|American health policy strategist and consultant}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lisa Bari
| nationality = American
| education = {{unbulleted list|Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Cognitive Science |Master of Business Administration (MBA) |Master of Public Health (MPH)}}
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|University of California, Berkeley|Purdue University|Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health}}
| mother = Judi Bari
| father = Mike Sweeney
| family = {{unbulleted list|Ruth Aaronson Bari|Gina Kolata}}
| website = {{URL|www.healthcareitpolicy.com}}
}}
Lisa Bari is an American health policy strategist and consultant. For a period, she served as the lead of health information technology and interoperability at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMS).{{Cite news|last=Evans|first=Melanie|date=2020-01-20|title=Hospitals Give Tech Giants Access to Detailed Medical Records|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hospitals-give-tech-giants-access-to-detailed-medical-records-11579516200|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0099-9660}}
Education
Bari received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Cognitive Science from UC Berkeley, and later earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Purdue University. She earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.{{Cite web|title=Lisa Bari|url=https://www.pcpcc.org/profile/lisa-bari|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Primary Care Collaborative|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Lan|first=Yi-chen|title=Global Information Society: Operating Information Systems in a Dynamic Global Business Environment|publisher=Idea Group Inc.|year=2005|isbn=9781591403067|location=|pages=}}
Career
Bari began her career in digital marketing and technology with companies like Art.com and Practice Fusion, where she had her first experience working in health care.{{Cite book|last=Peters|first=Emily|title=Procedure: Women Remaking Medicine (Vol. 1)|publisher=Procedure Press|year=2019|isbn=9780578419169|location=|pages=}}
Through her role at CMS, a federal health agency, Bari spearheaded new health information technology policies for the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Model.{{Cite web|last=Farr|first=Christina|date=2020-03-18|title=Telemedicine has a big role in the coronavirus fight, but doctors say the laws remain murky|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/telemedicine-has-role-to-play-in-covid-19-fight-but-laws-are-murky.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=CNBC|language=en}}
She also helped write the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule. She executed the CMS Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge, a competition with a $1.65M reward, which stimulated the development of tools with CMS data that best predict patient health outcomes.
Bari left CMS in 2019 to pursue independent consulting, specializing in health information technology and improving payment models for health care providers.{{Cite web|last=Brady|first=Michael|date=2019-09-04|title=Interoperability leader leaves CMS Innovation Center|url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/information-technology/interoperability-leader-leaves-cms-innovation-center|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Modern Healthcare|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Tahir|first=Darius|date=2019-09-04|title=Interopability projects maturing|url=https://politi.co/2ZHeLyy|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-25|website=POLITICO|language=en}}
= Advocacy =
She is an advocate for health equity and patient and provider access. She has frequent public discussions on social media platforms such as Twitter, addressing such topics as the effects of low household income on healthcare accessibility, the framework of HIPAA regulations, and the navigability of Medicare's digital systems.{{Cite web|last=Landi|first=Heather|date=2019-12-16|title=IT experts urge stronger oversight of patient data in the Wild West of consumer apps|url=https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/chime-urges-congressional-oversight-to-protect-patient-data-from-wild-west-healthcare-apps|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-25|website=FierceHealthcare|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Akilah|date=2019-11-26|title=The $11M dollar Medicare tool that gives seniors the wrong insurance information|url=https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/11-million-dollar-medicare-tool-gives-seniors-wrong-insurance-information|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-25|website=FierceHealthcare|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Tahir|first=Darius|date=2020-06-17|title=Congress examines telehealth policies, data disparities|url=https://politi.co/3hBYUYs|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-25|website=POLITICO|language=en}}
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