Ashley Bragg Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, California, Us

• Lead and manage a diverse portfolio of health education programs encompassing tobacco cessation, palliative care, wellness offerings for oncology and neuroscience populations, and family caregiver support, delivering impactful services to thousands of patients and community members annually• Develop and implement innovative approaches to program delivery, improving efficiency and optimizing budgets and resource allocation, while also pioneering new methods to evaluate program effectiveness and their impact on patient outcomes, ensuring continuous improvement and measurable success• Oversee a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with cross-functional departments to ensure alignment with Stanford Health Care's mission and strategic goals, while continuously enhancing program effectiveness• Play a key role in documenting and addressing social drivers of health as part of institutional efforts to improve patient care and community health outcomes

Palo Alto, California, Us

• Primary Palliative Care Education Initiative: Led the design, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive strategy to establish primary palliative care as the standard of care across Stanford Medicine• Expanding Palliative Care Availability: Directed multidisciplinary, multi-year projects aimed at linking and catalyzing palliative care efforts across Stanford and the broader community. Key activities include outreach through local religious communities, community forums on death and grief, palliative care education, and advance care planning services• Cancer Center Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC) Staff Advisor: Represented Stanford Health Care, co-chairing meetings, coordinating communication, and providing leadership• 500P Path to Activation Champion: Led efforts to ensure operational readiness for Stanford Health Care's new hospital, 500P, by delivering department-specific training, aligning processes, and proposing solutions

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

• Align palliative care initiatives across Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children's Health, Stanford School of Medicine, and VA Palo Alto Health Care System with long-term organizational strategies and PCCOE goals• In partnership with Section Chiefs, oversee the development and integration of palliative care programs, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of patients and families facing serious illness• Drive community outreach efforts to expand palliative care awareness, particularly within Latinx and Asian populations• Manage a fund supporting research, quality improvement, and professional development within palliative care

Stanford, California, Us

• Supervised a large-scale national program to transform care for complex chronic patients, overseeing governance, data infrastructure, instrument design, and staff training• Led a national proof-of-concept initiative aimed at converting savings from high-value care delivery into higher wages and new jobs for low-wage households in economically distressed communities• Cultivated business development opportunities to generate funding and research operations for the center

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

• Acted as the primary analytic resource for key stakeholders, including chief executives and physician leadership, delivering actionable insights to improve clinical outcomes, reduce variation, and enhance value• Developed and led hospital-wide clinical effectiveness strategies, employing A-3 thinking to align projects with divisional and health system priorities• Centralized and optimized the organization’s participation in national collaboratives (NSQIP, VPS, SPS, PHIS), ensuring clarity, efficiency, and success

San Francisco, California, Us

• Provided strategic direction and daily operational leadership for the Palliative Care Quality Network (PCQN), managing all aspects of its planning, design, implementation, and evaluation• Mentored PCQN members across diverse healthcare settings, leveraging deep understanding of organizational challenges to secure hospital leadership support and active participation• Led multi-site clinical quality improvement collaboratives, utilizing data-driven strategies to drive improvements in palliative care

• Spearheaded the development of a federal program replicating evidence-based initiatives to combat youth homelessness, adolescent pregnancy, incarceration, and domestic violence• Played a key role in program evaluation, including the development of tools, protocols, and databases, as well as data collection and analysis• Provided training and technical assistance to 21 agencies statewide, ensuring successful implementation of adolescent health programs

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Pioneered the design and national rollout of a handheld data collection device, significantly improving HIV counseling efficiency and data integrity • Led and managed the HIV testing and counseling team, ensuring streamlined operations and quality service delivery• Developed and implemented comprehensive program documentation, including protocols and quality management plans

• Assisted in the preparation, presentation, and qualitative analysis for the annual prevention planning meeting, contributing to the development of the 2014 Los Angeles County prevention plan• Conducted qualitative data collection and analysis for evidence-based HIV prevention programs, collaborating with researchers and external organizations• Managed outreach, recruitment, and interviewing for HIV Prevention Trials Network 061, focusing on a feasibility study for a community-level intervention for Black men who have sex with men• Supported Phase II clinical trials for methamphetamine addiction treatment