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Chris Grasso, MPH

Founder/Principal

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About

Chris Grasso, MPH, is a healthcare technology executive with 30+ years of experience building organizational capacity through strategic evaluation, system design and development, technical innovation, and interdepartmental collaboration. Chris has worked in a federally qualified health center setting for 20 years, successfully spearheading numerous large-scale initiatives by cultivating stakeholder buy-in, effectively managing institutional change, and guaranteeing timely product delivery. She has expertise in aligning technology initiatives with organizations’ strategic and operational goals; and extensive experience leading multi-functional teams, developing high-performing leaders, and maintaining high employee retention rates. Chris participates on several national advisory groups and is a recognized subject matter expert.

Select examples of signature accomplishments:

  • Developed multi-year health information technology strategic plans

  • Early adoptor of health information technology (e.g., implemented a patient portal in 2007 and electronic patient reported outcomes system in 2009)

  • Provided expertise in the development of a newly formed LLC consisting of 12 health centers to purchase and implement Epic

  • Epic implementation completed on time and within budget

  • Incorporated sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) questions into our EHR which was the use case for the national model for implementing SOGI questions in EHR’s

  • Co-designed the first study evaluating the implemenation of SOGI questions in a clinical setting

  • Implemented and directed telehealth

  • Co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications

  • Participated on local and national advisory boards

Select organizations with current or past affiliations:

  • National Quality Forum Equity Advisory Group 

  • Gravity Project 

  • Massachusetts Telehealth Consortium Equity Advisory  National Association of Community Health Centers 

  • Digital Healthcare Equity Framework Technical Expert Panel 

  • Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers

Memberships:

  • College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)

  • HL7 Gender Harmony

  • HIMSS

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