The UCFP Board is supported by six sub-committees, each dedicated to a specific area of focus. These sub-committees play a pivotal role in our governance structure and operations, as they develop comprehensive recommendations for the Board’s consideration and actively engage in the implementation of new policies and solutions.
Recommends UCFP’s clinical enterprise strategy and identifies methods to support system-level objectives.
Chair(s): John Cunningham, MD; Jeff Matthews, MD; Roman Feygin
Members: Stephen Estime, MD; Seth Himelhoch, MD, MPH; Sharmilee Nyenhuis, MD; Blase Polite, MD; Mitch Posner, MD; David Rubin, MD; Maryam Siddiqui, MD; Sandra Valaitis, MD; Bakhtiar Yamini, MD
Key Initiatives:
Ongoing point of view on strategic considerations
Offsite expansion planning
Integration of community specialists
Opportunities for system-wide alignment
Recommends operational performance goals, measures, and targets across the physician enterprise for service, quality, value, and efficiency.
Chair(s): Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, PhD; Matt Goldstein
Members: Melba Ansah, Tyler Bauer, Olwen Hahn, MD; James Mitchell, MD; Candice Norcott, MD; Kenneth Nunes, MD; Doug Richardson; Sachin Shah, MD; Kara Stubbins; Shari Snow, MD; Shellie Williams, MD
Key Initiatives:
Ambulatory effort and volume review
Template optimization
Patient access improvement
Recommends financial goals and monitors performance against those goals.
Chair(s): Ernst Lengyel, MD; Everett Vokes, MD; Rachel Johnson
Members: Dan Arber, MD; John Cunningham, MD; Seenu Hariprasad, MD
Key Initiatives:
Implement UCFP effort policy and exceptions
Governance over UCFP compensation plans
Develop and analyze UCFP financial statements
Create and review KPI metrics packages
Recommends strategies to support population health and value-improvement initiatives.
Chair(s): George Weyer, MD; Mamoon Nawabi, Charleen Dysangco
Members: Paul Cronin; Sonya Dinizulu, MD; Mohan Gundeti, MD; Vivek Prachand, MD; Valerie Press, MD; Debra Stulberg, MD; Sarah Wallace, MD
Key Initiatives:
ACO strategic alignment
Value-based care
Provider scorecard distribution
Contract proposal evaluation
Recommends methods to transform the physician experience through connectivity, transparency, and ease of practice.
Chair(s): Bree Andrews, MD; Danica Leigh
Members: Richa Dhawan, MD; Nancy Ghanayem, MD; Hiba Haider, MD; Bryan Hendrickson, MD; Josephine Kim, MD; Kirti Kulkarni, MD; Nathan Olson, MD; Priya Prakash, MD; Andrew Schram, MD; Sajid Shahul, MD; Alexis Warren, MD
Key Initiatives:
Clinical awards
Physician policies
Ease of practice initiatives
Communications partnerships
Patient advocacy and equity
Recommends digital technologies to transform care delivery, improve outcomes, and enhance the patient experience.
Chair(s): Sachin Shah, MD; Matt Goldstein
Members: Tyler Bauer; Brett Beaulieu-Jones, PhD; Andy Chang; Chrissy Ciaccio, MD; Sarah Collins, MD; Yoav Gilad, PhD; Ryan Merkow, MD; Jim Murry; Melissa Pessin, MD; Milda Saunders, MD; Brian Schinker; Shwetha Devanagondi; Brady Still, MD; Steve Zangan, MD
Key Initiatives:
Generative AI
Documentation technologies
Predictive analytics
Virtual models of care delivery
Remote patient monitoring