Innovative Care Delivery Systems including transitions of care
Dementia Care and Treatment
Fall Injury Prevention in Older Adults
Post-acute and Long Term Care including the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Medication Access and Management
Health Policy Impact on Geriatric and Pediatric Oncology Care
Contact Information
901 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-503-0174
215-923-7583 fax
Adjunct Professor
Research & Practice Interests
Education
DO, A.T. Stille University of Health Sciences
MGH, A.T. Stille University of Health Sciences
MBA, Keller Graduate School of Management
BA, Boston College
Publications
- Population Health, Right: A Framework for Core Services, Bounded Risk, and Strategic Partnerships for Health Systems
- Strengthening Fall Injury Reduction in Long-Term Care: 3 Implementation Enhancements to the 2025 PALTmed Falls Clinical Practice Guideline
- Geriatricians as Primary Care Providers in Payvider Programs: A Strategic Solution
- Assessment of clinical and neuroimaging efficacy of treatment targeting tau pathology in mild cognitive impairment and mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease with hydromethylthionine mesylate using external control data
- Clinical, imaging and blood biomarker outcomes in a Phase 3 clinical trial of tau aggregation inhibitor hydromethylthionine mesylate in mild cognitive impairment and mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease
Teaching
Essentials of Population Health
Advanced Population Health Strategy
Biography
Dr. Richard Stefanacci is a faculty member at the Jefferson College of Population Health, where he primarily teaches graduate courses on the essentials of population health. With over 25 years of experience teaching at the university level, Dr. Stefanacci has been instrumental in shaping healthcare professionals’ population health skill sets. He also holds an adjunct professorship at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and previously served as faculty at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the nation’s first college of pharmacy. More recently, Dr. Stefanacci has focused on the responsible integration of augmented intelligence (AI) into geriatric and population health care delivery, an emphasis he brings into his teaching.
Throughout his career, Dr. Stefanacci has focused on developing and implementing care delivery systems to improve health outcomes especially for two unique populations: frail older adults and children suffering from cancer.
Dr. Stefanacci serves as Medical Director of Inspira LIFE, a two-site Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in southern New Jersey (Vineland and Williamstown). He also serves as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for TauRx Pharmaceuticals, where he is working to bring an innovative oral tau treatment for Alzheimer’s disease to patients. He was Principal Investigator for TangoBelt/ActiveProtective, assisting in bringing to market a medical device to prevent hip fractures from falls in older adults through FDA approval and Medicare coverage.
Dr. Stefanacci has extensive experience as a CMO for several managed care plans, including ElderHealth/Bravo/HealthSpring/Cigna and PACE programs. Despite his executive roles, he has maintained an active clinical practice focused on frail older adults, recognizing the importance of leading change directly with care teams.
On the policy side, Dr. Stefanacci served as a Health Policy Scholar for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and as a Visiting Scholar at Thomas Jefferson University’s Department of Health Policy. He has authored over 500 publications and delivered more than 1000 lectures nationally and internationally on efficient and effective care delivery.
An active member of several professional associations, Dr. Stefanacci has served on the Boards of his Medical School, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) and Society for Post-Acute and LTC/AMDA Foundation, and has been nominated to serve on the Board of Alzheimer’s Los Angeles. He has been honored as a lifetime member of ASCP and the National Association of Directors of Nursing. Dr. Stefanacci is a fellow of both the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the American Geriatric Society, and was awarded the Humanism in Aging Leadership Award from the University of New England’s Department of Geriatrics.
One of Dr. Stefanacci’s most significant accomplishments is founding the Go4theGoal Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity established in memory of his son. Since its inception, the foundation has raised millions of dollars to assist hundreds of children affected by cancer at nearly 100 children’s hospitals nationwide, while also funding cutting-edge research to find a cure.
Dr. Stefanacci’s unique combination of clinical practice, executive leadership, policy expertise, and personal dedication to improving care outcomes makes him a valuable resource for students and stakeholders in the field of population health, geriatric care, and pediatric oncology.