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Altarum helps insurers and providers improve quality of care for patients by delivering accredited medical education, optimizing electronic health record technology, and integrating evidence-based clinical support tools into workflows. Through these and other evidence-based QI methods, we’re improving coordination of care and management of chronic and complex conditions.
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Gregory Makris - MD
Medical Director and Deputy Director, Appropriate Care
Areas of Expertise- Continuing Medical Education
- Electronic Health Record Integration
- Quality Improvement & Clinical Decision Support
Greg Makris is Altarum’s medical director for the Great Lakes Practice Transformation Network—part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Transforming Clinical Practices Initiative. He develops evidence-based guidelines and best practices for practitioners in clinical accuracy and EHR integration. He also administers Altarum's continuing medical education program. Greg holds a medical doctorate from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Judy Varela - RHIA
Director, Appropriate Care
Areas of Expertise- Meaningful Use
- Health IT Adoption
- Health Data Interoperability
Judy Varela oversees the development and delivery of services offered by the Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption, a program that helps Michigan providers adopt health IT and navigate program requirements for becoming a meaningful user of certified technology. Judy holds a bachelor's degree in health record administration from the University of Pittsburgh, and is certified as a registered health information administrator by the American Health Information Management Association.