Elaine Fleming Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ma

Deputy Project Director, Development and Calculation of the Value-Based Payment Modifier (VBM)/Production of the Quality and Resource Use Reports for Physician Feedback. Co-lead the continued development of confidential feedback reports for medical group practices and related stakeholder support. Oversee project management and research activities supporting the computation of the VBM and report development that relate to methodological improvements, report design, and measure development and implementation. Also, oversee operation of a help desk and other education and outreach activities This project, on which Mathematica is a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman, is assisting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with the computation of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment modifiers and the continued production of confidential physician feedback reports.

Boston, Ma

• Built, led, and managed teams of BAs, MBAs, PhDs, and academic and industry experts on engagements generating millions of dollars in annual revenues in sectors such as health (managed care, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices), manufacturing (aviation, and semiconductors), and services (air travel, insurance, payment cards, and media). • Led diversely skilled team members in rigorous, original, and fact-based research and analyses. • Facilitated and managed effective communication and understanding among internal team members, clients, external counsel, and academic and industry experts to ensure all parties were effectively engaged; requisite information, interviews, and data were obtained; analyses were efficiently and effectively implemented; results were relevant, robust, and understandable; deadlines were met; and budgets were not exceeded.• Collaborated to create reports and presentations that effectively and efficiently communicated analyses, results, and recommendations to diverse audiences (e.g., business executives, attorneys, juries) in a thorough, yet accessible manner.• Developed, motivated, and mentored internal team members to foster sense of teamwork on and individual ownership of projects involving complicated issues that required extensive, thorough, and accurate research and analysis subject to tight deadlines and discerning, sophisticated, and demanding clients.• Coordinated staffing of all analysts (approximately 90; typically BAs) and served on committee to evaluate individual analyst performance based on feedback provided by various constituents on a semi-annual basis; led conversations to share feedback and initiate development plans for continued performance improvement.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics

Dissertation titled "Provider Networks in Health Care Markets." H. Michael Mann Dissertation Fellowship.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Economics

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Economics

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics And German