I am excited to be joining the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) team as Manager of Data Analytics! I look forward to working more closely with this great team to improve the quality of care across the state of Michigan.

Since receiving my Master of Public Health in general epidemiology from the University of Michigan in 2012, I have spent my career in the healthcare data world, working in particular with claims data and the CQIs. After graduate school I worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, working with Value Partnerships to support the Physician Group Incentive Program. After five years there I joined ArborMetrix where I worked as a Data Scientist with several of the CQIs, specifically the Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC), Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC), Obstetrics Initiative (OBI), and MVC. Following ArborMetrix, I joined Mathematica Policy Research where I worked on a variety of healthcare research projects for federal, state, and other clients.

It was always a pleasure to work with the MVC team during my time at ArborMetrix, and I’m happy to now join the other side of the table to help lead MVC’s analytic team! Please feel free to connect with me at iraxter@med.umich.edu.