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[posted 2/23/26 6:00 p.m.]
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[posted 2/23/26 6:00 p.m.]
The JCPH Masterclass Webinar Series: Unlocking the Power of Data and Evidence-Based Approaches to Drive Change is designed to equip healthcare professionals, researchers, and policy makers with the tools, strategies, and insights needed to navigate the evolving healthcare landscape. This free series will delve into key topics that bridge data analysis, program evaluation, quality improvement, and patient-centered care.
This session will equip participants with a deeper appreciation for authenticity and integrity in scientific communication through the development of a Global Value Dossier. The session will demonstrate how to clearly articulate the clinical, economic, and humanistic value of a medicinal innovation, and will include hands-on exercises to reinforce practical application.
Dr. Lee is an Adjunct Instructor at Jefferson College of Population Health with more than 17 years of experience in health economics and outcomes research including strategic planning, economic modeling, database studies, post marketing studies, and HRQL/PRO assessments. His research has resulted in more than 50 professional publications in top medical journals and more than 70 presentations at scientific venues, leading to enhanced patient access to health technology. Prior to establishing his own practice, Econforte LLC, he had led HEOR functions at medical device and digital health technology firms and served as principal consultants at premier consulting companies such as IQVIA and Abt Associates. Dr. Lee earned his PhD in Health Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and his Master’s degree in Economics at the University of Grenoble, France.
This webinar will provide an overview of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications help value-based care provider organizations improve clinical and financial performance. From improved clinical documentation, coding and risk stratification, to agentic AI and AI-powered data analysis, there is a wide range of tools, each in a different state of maturity. VBC organizations can only be successful and competitive when they deploy strategic AI applications into the workflow of their clinicians.
Dr. Harm Scherpbier is an Adjunct Instructor at the College of Population Health where he teaches Health Informatics and Population Health Analytics. He is a Health IT Analyst and Physician Leader at Scherpbier.health. He works with Health IT firms and healthcare provider organizations to set strategies for marketing and product direction—from concept development to concrete implementation. Projects include EMR design, implementation and optimization, Population Health Management Systems, Health Data Exchange and interoperability, and Population Health Intelligence. Dr. Scherpbier is also the Chief Medical Information Officer at HSX, the Philadelphia Region Health Information Exchange. Dr. Scherpbier previously was Chief Medical Information Officer at Main Line Health, a five-hospital Integrated Health Network near Philadelphia, PA, where he was responsible for the implementation of healthcare information systems and electronic patient records for physicians, nurses and other clinicians throughout the health system. He held positions in software engineering and product design and development at Siemens Health Services, CareScience, Aetna US Healthcare and SMS.
This Masterclass explores the essential skills, mindsets, and strategies required to serve as an effective change agent within organizations. Through practical examples and leadership frameworks, attendees will learn how to influence others, build momentum, and drive meaningful transformation, regardless of their formal authority. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how to lead change with clarity, confidence, and intention.
Maima is an Adjunct Instructor in the College of Population Health with over 15 years of experience in program oversight, community engagement, and change management working in the not-for-profit, State, public, and private sectors. She has worked with school-aged children in oral health, child nutrition, and immunization programs as well as in the Medicaid managed space as a health equity subject matter expert. She currently serves the Greater Philadelphia community as the Program Director of A Better Start (ABS) at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital. ABS is designed to address nutrition-related barriers through USDA SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education) support & guidance. In her role, she manages several program initiatives related to nutrition security, education, access, and equity.
This Masterclass will focus on Digital Quality and the future of healthcare measurement and performance improvement. This session will explore how digital quality measures (dQMs), interoperability standards like FHIR and CQL, and AI-driven workflows are transforming quality reporting, reducing administrative burden, and enabling real-time insights for better patient outcomes. Participants will learn practical strategies to implement digital quality initiatives that align with CMS mandates and value-based care models.
Dr. Berk is an Adjunct Instructor at the College of Population Health Amy Berk is currently Director of Population Health at Microsoft. As a dedicated, results oriented healthcare executive, she is experienced in program directorship of large, complex healthcare programs and initiatives including the design and implementation of clinical transformation related programs including: Population Health Management; Care Management, Utilization Management, Transitions of Care; Clinical / Operational Performance Improvement, Value-Based Care Initiatives; ACOs; and Clinical Informatics. Dr. Berk's primary expertise lies in Population Health; bridging data for optimal clinical outcomes, and the broader framework of optimizing care delivery and clinical transformation. She hsa previously served as Director Care Management, Population Health at Tufts Health Plan. Dr. Berk's 26 years of healthcare experience also includes strategic, operational and policy consulting on a global level, having worked for IBM, Accenture and Optum spanning notable, innovative projects with: US (Office of National Coordinator and Military Health Affairs), Germany (with the US Department of Defense), France (APHP), Czech Republic. (Ministry of Health), India (Max Healthcare), Switzerland (Ministry of Health), Abu Dhabi (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi), and Qatar (Supreme Council of Health), and the Republic of South Korea (Ministry of Health).
This webinar will offer a high-level overview of the core areas of health law, which will include the applicable bodies of law (federal and state), the various regulatory agencies that enforce them, and the various aspects of licensing; fraud and abuse (Stark/Anti-Kickback Statute); privacy (HIPAA and beyond); reimbursement (Medicare/Medicaid and payer contracting); and health law in practice (what its like to be a practice health care attorney), opportunities to practice, and where one is likely to encounter/work with attorneys.
Logan Geen is a health care attorney and Adjunct Instructor at the College of Population HEalth. After earning his Master of Health Administration from the Sloan Program at Cornell University, and his Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, he spent 5 years in private practice at firms in upstate NY. During this time he was outside compliance counsel to a large integrated delivery system; worked onsite in the legal department of an academic medical center; and gained extensive experience working with health care providers across the spectrum of care (physician practices, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies) on a wide range of legal matters, including the areas of corporate, litigation, government relations, regulatory, and compliance. He then spent 4 years as in-house counsel to Excellus BlueCross BlueShield/Univera Healthcare, a regional health insurer, where he provided support to the plan’s government programs (Medicare, Medicaid, Child Health Plus, etc.).
Geen joined the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) Legal Department as Corporate Counsel for Managed Care Contracting in 2024, and following LVHN’s merger with Jefferson Health, now serves in the Jefferson Enterprise Office of Legal Affairs. He primarily supports revenue cycle, payer relations and contracting, and Jefferson’s clinical population health enterprise.
A resident of upstate NY, Geen previously taught at his undergraduate alma mater, Roberts Wesleyan University. He has experience developing practical guidance materials for LexisNexis, and volunteers at St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center in Rochester, NY. His research interests include LGBTQIA+ healthcare, technology innovation, and identifying ways to help the general public successfully navigate the healthcare system
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| Jan. 13 | AI in Healthcare Quality - Advancing Excellence Through Innovation |
| Feb. 3 | Complexity Science |
| Feb. 17 | Harm Reduction & Public Health |
| March 10 | Skillful Scientific Communication in the Global Value Dossier |
| March 24 | Artificial Intelligence in Population Health & Value-Based Care |
| April 14 | How to Be a Change Agent |
| April 28 | Digital Health Quality |
| June 9 | Health Law |