Lisa Perry, Principal
Ms. Perry is a consultant with extensive executive experience in health care performance improvement and sustainability in government, non-profit hospital and primary care, and academic settings. Her expertise lies in developing systems and strategies that support data-driven performance improvement in client services, operations and finance.
Prior to founding Morningside Health Strategies, Ms. Perry was employed at the Community Health Care Association of NY State (CHCANYS) where she assumed positions of increasing responsibility from 2008 -2019. She first served as the founding Director of the Primary Care Health Information Consortium, supporting New York City health centers in adoption and use of health information technology (Health IT). In 2013, CHCANYS’ Health IT and Clinical Quality Improvement programs were combined in a new division under her leadership as Sr. Vice President of Quality & Technology Initiatives. In this role Ms. Perry raised funds to provide technical assistance and training to New York State’s 70+ Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) on such topics as: performance improvement and practice transformation; preparation for value-based payment; optimization of technology tools; advanced analytics to support health center planning and expansion; and analysis of government regulation and initiatives relevant to health center performance improvement and sustainability. Ms. Perry served as Interim CEO from 2016 to 2017, supporting staff and sustaining organizational progress following the untimely death of CHCANYS celebrated CEO, Elizabeth Swain.
Some of her key accomplishments include:
Ms. Perry has over 25 years experience in New York health care, including finance and management positions at New York University, NYU Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital Center and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. She received her MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University, and her Master of Public Policy with a concentration in Health Policy and Management from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.