Thomas E. Lynn, MD, will serve as Frisco, Texas-based Conifer Health Solutions' chief medical officer of the Value-Based Care unit.
Here are four quick facts:
1. Dr. Lynn will head the company's clinical informatics practice, which advises healthcare providers on how to reduce costs and improve care access.
2. He will help with the clinical analytics and predictive data modeling programs, which measure provider performance and offer consumers information to manage their health.
3. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Lynn was the senior medical director in healthcare informatics consulting practice at Optum.
4. Board-certified in family practice, Dr. Lynn received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed a residency at Duke University in Durham, N.C.
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