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Sarah N . Pletcher , MD , MHCDS
Assistant Professor of Surgery Assistant Professor of Medicine Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Dr . Pletcher came to Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center in 2005 for surgery residency . Before departing in April 2017 , she served as
Vice President of Connected Care and Executive Medical Director of Telehealth , with joint academic appointments in the Departments of Surgery and Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth . She led the health system in the selection and implementation of new strategies that utilize technology platforms to advance clinical products and services . Dr . Pletcher has successfully launched clinical telemedicine programs across multiple specialties and in multiple settings . She advises health systems , policy makers , payers , and investors about disruptive technologies and new health-care business models that can provide high value care . She is a national thought leader and invited speaker in areas of telemedicine , mHealth , innovation , clinical quality improvement , provider education , and rural health . In recent years she has been the principal investigator on $ 20 million in grant and foundational funding to advance rural networks , telehealth , and other innovation initiatives .
Alan C . Roga , MD
President , Provider Market , Teladoc
Dr . Roga , an emergency medicine physician , has full P & L responsibility for the strategic direction and management of Teladoc services offered to hospitals , health systems , retail clinics , and physician groups . His responsibilities include management and oversight of all product development , sales and marketing , account management , and day-to-day operational functions within the division , and coordination across the organization to achieve company goals and stimulate innovation . Dr . Roga joined Teladoc in 2015 with the acquisition of StatDoctors , a national telehealth company he founded in 2009 and led from its inception to successful acquisition . Prior to founding StatDoctors , he served as president of Scottsdale Emergency Associates Ltd ., a leading Scottsdale , AZ , emergency medicine physician group , and chaired the emergency department of HonorHealth . He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine , a diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine , and past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians , Arizona Chapter , He received his MD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine .
Tracy Schutt
Part B Provider Outreach and Education Representative Noridian Healthcare Solutions
Tracy Schutt has worked at Noridian Healthcare Solutions for 17 years in a variety of positions including Customer Service Representative , Quality / Process Analyst ,
Telephone Reopenings Representative , DME Education Representative , Self-Service Coordinator , and Part B Education Representative . As an Education Representative , Ms . Schutt provides training on Medicare billing , coverage and coding guidelines to reduce claim processing errors and ensure proper payment .
Gigi Sorenson , RN , MSN
Director of Clinical Integration GlobalMed
Gigi Sorenson is Director of Clinical Integration at GlobalMed . Prior to joining GlobalMed in September 2017 , she was System Director of Telehealth & Community Connected Care for Northern Arizona
Healthcare ( NAH ), where she was responsible for the inception of the program , strategic planning , and global operational oversight , with NAH acting as both hub and spoke site . She has developed programs in remote patient monitoring , prehospital , direct to consumer , outpatient , and inpatient care delivery models , as well as transitions planning using connected care programs . The remote patient monitoring program of NAH , Care Beyond Walls & Wires™ , is a nationally recognized program for its impact and outcomes . Ms . Sorenson has published on remote patient monitoring ( RPM ) and has presented a national case study on RPM at the Brookings Institution . She is actively involved in the American Telemedicine Association , as an Executive Committee member and past chair of the Business & Finance Special Interest Group , and is a member of the Arizona Telemedicine Council . She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a Master of Science in Nursing .
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