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July 7, 2000
National Expert on Use of Information Technology to
Measure and Improve Quality in Health Care Will Join Markle Foundation
Dr. Carol C. Diamond to Run Initiative Focused
on the Use of Information Technology To Improve Health Outcomes as Head of
Markle's Healthcare Program
New York, NY -- Dr. Carol C. Diamond, a physician who has worked on the forefront
of the convergence of health care and information technology, will join the Markle
Foundation as Managing Director of the Information Technology
for Better Health Program, according to an announcement made today by Markle
Foundation President Zoë Baird.
Diamond will focus the potential of new technologies to improve access to and quality
of health care. Dr. Diamond currently serves as President of U.S. Quality Algorithms,
Inc., the information arm of Aetna U.S. Healthcare and the industry benchmark in
measuring clinical quality using the tools of advanced information technology.
Markle has recently unveiled a new program focus and $100 million commitment to
realize opportunities for information and communications technologies to improve
people's lives. At the foundation, Dr. Diamond will marshal her experience as both
clinician and health care information technology expert to direct the health program.
"I am delighted that Dr. Diamond is joining Markle to undertake cutting-edge
health care work. She is a nationally recognized leader in the use of information
technologies to improve the quality of health care. And she is a first-rate
business leader. These skills will enable her to substantially contribute to
the public benefit information technologies can provide," said Baird.
"Advanced information technology tools offer a powerful means for addressing
the quality of clinical medicine and access to quality care. I look forward to
joining Markle at a critical time when technology is transforming health care in
America. At Markle, I will to focus on ways that consumers can benefit from that
transformation," said Diamond.
Dr. Diamond trained as a clinician at the State University New York, Health
Science Center at Brooklyn and completed her residency in occupational and
environmental medicine, a field of preventative medicine at the University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She also holds a Masters Degree in Public
Health from the Rutgers UMDNJ School of Public Health. During the course of her
career she has been recognized for her information technology accomplishments in
health care, served as a consultant to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and
authored numerous articles for medical publications and books on a wide range of
health issues. She was recognized by Modern Healthcare as a 1999 "Up and Comer."
As President of U.S. Quality Algorithms, she leads the organization in providing
end-to-end information solutions that include a nationally recognized Data Warehouse,
desk-top decision support tools, and data-mining capabilities. There she has developed
both measurement tools and risk-adjustment methodologies for providers and health
systems and oversaw the development of programs for clinical performance measurement
and physician profiling.
About the Markle Foundation
The Markle Foundation works to realize the potential of emerging communications media
and information technology to improve people's lives. The foundation's work is focused
in four primary areas: Policy for a Networked Society, Interactive Media for Children,
Public Engagement Through Interactive Technology, and Information Technologies for Better
Health.
Markle pursues its goals through a range of activities including analysis,
research, public information and the development of innovative media products and
services. The foundation creates and operates many of its own projects-using not only
grants but also investments and strategic alliances with non-profits and businesses.
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