Under a contract with CMS’s Innovation Center, Mathematica operates multiple learning systems for Medicare ACOs that promote the rapid distribution of innovative ideas and strategies for improving health care delivery and quality.
Natalie Graves
Policy Program Manager
Expertise
- Health care quality improvement
- Technical assistance
- Project management
Focus Areas
- Health
- Medicare
- Medicaid and CHIP
- Quality Improvement
About Natalie
Natalie Graves specializes in implementing large, complex performance improvement programs. Her expertise in peer-to-peer learning, strategies for improvement, and technical assistance forms a strong foundation for working with diverse groups of stakeholders to improve the delivery of care.
Graves manages technical assistance projects for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She currently leads the implementation of in-person learning collaboratives for the CMS Innovation Center’s ACO Learning System, and she directs the production and dissemination of case studies that highlight successful ACO approaches to delivering value-based care. Graves leads a team that provides technical assistance to state Medicaid agencies through the project, Technical Assistance and Analytic Support Program for Core Set Measures.
Before joining Mathematica in 2017, Graves held a position at the American Hospital Association where she led the development of educational resources, as well as virtual and in-person learning events for the Hospital Engagement Network, a project that helped hospitals to improve patient safety. She graduated from the University of Michigan with an M.P.H. in health management and policy and is a Certified Project Management Professional.
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