updated resume nov. 2016

Karen C. Matthews CV rev September 2016 of 14 CONFIDENTIAL

Karen C. Matthews, Ph.D. 435 Stoneville Rd

Stoneville, MS 38776 PH 62-686-3843

[email protected] EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Health Science Administration, University of Tennessee Master of Business Administration, University of Memphis Bachelor of Science, Engineering, University of Mississippi

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Delta Health Alliance, Stoneville, Mississippi

2008 – Present President & Chief Executive Officer, Delta Health Alliance 2006 – 2008 Chief Operating Officer, Delta Health Alliance Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical

Center

University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee

2005 – 2006 Vice Chancellor, University of TN Health Science Center Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine

2001 – 2005 Associate Dean, College of Medicine; Executive Director, Center for Health Innovation and Community Outreach; Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine

1999-2001 Assistant Vice President, Information Infrastructure

1996 – 1999 Executive Director, Computing and Telecommunications 1987 – 1996 Assistant Director, Computing and Telecommunications Ernst and Young

1985 – 1987 Ernst and Young Accounting Firm, Memphis, Tennessee College Level Course Instruction – Guest Lecture Summer, 2016 Data Driven Leadership Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN

Spring, 2016 Public Health Policy Rhodes College, Memphis, TN

Fall, 2015 Public Health Policy Christian Brother University, Memphis, TN

Summer, 2015 Public Health Policy Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN


Honors & Current Professional Memberships Member, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, 2001 – 2006 Member, American Telemedicine Association, 2001 2011 Chairperson, Southern Governors’ Association Task Force on Bioterrorism, 2003 Member, National Steering Committee of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,

2004 - 2008 Council Member, American Lung Association-Memphis Council, 2005- 2008 Board Member, Regional Chapter – American Diabetes Association, 2004 - 2007 Member, AHRQ Steering Committee, National Resource Center for Health Information

Technology, 2005-2007 Mississippi Children’s Justice Center Advisory Council, 2007 - 2009 Chairperson, Early Childhood Collaboration Oversight Committee, 2008 – 2010 Member, Board of Trustees, Memphis Data Partners for Children, 2014 – 2015 Member, Memphis Library Foundation Board, 2012 - present Member, Adverse Childhood Experiences Task Force of Shelby County, 2014 – Present Commissioner appointment, The Goodwyn Institute, 2015 – Present University of Mississippi Engineering School Advisory Board, 2016-present Member, Engage Cuba Mississippi State Council, 2016-present Masters Projects & Thesis Committees UTHSC, College of Graduate Health Sciences, Master of Science in Epidemiology Program, Thesis Committee Peter A. Albrecht: "Assessing STAR Reading Assessment Alignment with the Mississippi Third Grade Reading Summative Assessment", February 5, 2016 - April 25, 2016. Committee Members: Fridtjof Thomas, PhD, UTHSC Dept. of Preventive Medicine (Chair); Margaret DeBon, PhD, UTHSC Dept. of Preventive Medicine and Baptist Clinical Research Institute; Karen Matthews, PhD, Delta Health Alliance. ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS

1. K. Matthews, PhD; Cathy Melvin - Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in High-risk Rural Communities: Guiding Principles and Recommendations. American Journal of Public Health, July 2012 Ref.: Ms. No. AJPH-20113241R2.

2. Fox, Karen C.; Stephanie C. Steinberg; Teresa M. Waters. “Nonurgent Emergency Department Use: Are Things Ever Going to Change?” Health Studies: Economics, Management and Policy, Chapter 12, Douglas Angus and Zoe Boutsioli, Editors. Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), pp. 165-178, 2011.

3. K. Fox, PhD; Anna Lyn Whitt, LMSW, MPH; Leigh Ann Ross, PharmD; Lauren Bloodworth, PharmD Health Affairs Blog – Pharmacy Medication Adherence with an IT Perspective

4. Chaum, Edward, Fox, Karen C., Seema, Garg; Telemedicine and e-Health - A HIPAA-Compliant Ocular Telehealth Network for the Remote Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Retinopathy, Telemedicine and e-Health, 2011.

5. Fox, Karen; Li, Yaqin; Karnowski, Thomas; Tobin, Kenneth; Giancardo, Luca; Morris, Scott; Sparrow, Elizabeth; Garg, Seema; Chaum, Edward. A HIPAA-Compliant Ocular Telehealth Network for the Remote Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Retinopathy - Telemedicine and e-Health.

6. Fox, K, Karnowski, T, Combining Image and Non-Image Data for Automatic Detection of Retina Disease in a Telemedicine Network to 2011 Biomedical Science and Engineering Conference - Image Informatics and Analytics in Biomedicine.


7. Fox, K, Connor P, McCullers E, Waters T. “Effect of a behavioral and specialty care telemedicine program on goal attainment for youths in Juvenile detention,” Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 07-11-002, 2008.

8. Fox, K, “Making the Case: Telemedicine Can Improve the Health of Incarcerated Youth,” Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 08-RW-02, 2008.

9. Fox K, “Timeliness and Access to Healthcare Services via Telemedicine for Adolescents in State Correctional Facilities,” Journal of Adolescent Health 41 (2007) 161-167.

10. Fox K, , Waters TM “Timeliness and Access to Care via Telemedicine for Youth in State Custody” Journal of Adolescent Health, February 2005 (Vol. 36, Issue 2, p. 121-122.)

11. Fox K, Somes G, Waters TM. “Kids in Custody: Providing Cost Savings in Caring for Adolescents in State Custody Through the Use of Telehealth Technologies and Restructured Referral Patterns,” Journal of Correctional Health Care, September, 2006 12:3 DOI: 10.1177/1078345806292667

12. McCarthy D and Fox K, “Case Study: University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Telehealth Network,” The Commonwealth Fund Quality Matters Newsletter, March 2006.

13. Dimmick SL, Fox KC, “The Promise of E-Therapy”, Scientific American Mind, December 2005, No. 4.

14. Belew AC, Fox KC, Frolick MN, McQuaid B. “Moving from a Mainframe to a Web-Based Design,” The Journal of Modern Business, September 2004.

15. Fox K. “Creating a Telehealth Network for Bioterrorism and Emergency Response: American Telemedicine Association White Paper,” Commissioned by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, 2003.

16. Fox K. “Evolving Learning Environments,” Journal of Computer Information Systems, Summer 2000, No.4.

17. Fox K. “Creating a Paperless Workflow,” Information Systems Management, Spring 1999, Vol. 16, No. 2.

PRESENTATIONS 1. Karen Matthews, PhD, Selected Presenter- “Technology and Outcomes in the Mississippi

Delta” The Women’s Legacy Summit, Executive Alliance, Amelia Island, FL, October 6, 2015.

2. Karen Matthews, PhD, Selected Presenter- 107th NREA Convention and Research Symposium in October 2015. “Lesson Learned from a Rural Promise Neighborhood Model: A Story of Trust.”

3. Karen Matthews, PhD, Joslyn Davis, II. “Indianola Promise Community – Building a Seamless Pipeline Starting as Early as Possible.” Department of Education, Washington DC. July 8, 2015.

4. Karen Matthews, PhD, Keynote Address for the University of Memphis Fall Forum – “Place Based Strategies for Strengthening Capacity in the Mid-South: Lessons Learned.” November 10, 2014.

5. Cathy Lee Melvin, Giselle Corbie-Smith, Shiriki Kumanyika, Cheryl Nelson, Charlotte Pratt, Evelyn Walker, Alice Ammerman, Guadalupe Ayala, Lyle Best, Andrea Cherrington, Valerie Darden, Chris Economos, Jane Harman, Steven P. Hooker, Joseph R Sharkey, Neal William, Nara Gavini, and The Workshop Working Group on CVD Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities. “Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in High-risk Rural Communities: Guiding Principles and Recommendations”. June 14-15, 2011, Bethesda, MD.

6. K. Fox, PhD, “Beacon Communities Transforming Practice through Information Technology and Common Care Strategies” World Congress Meaningful Use of EHRs Summit, Vienna, VA, May 23, 2011

7. T. P. Karnowski, D. Aykac, L. Giancardo, Y. Li, Ph.D., T. Nichols, M.D., Ph.D., K. Fox, Ph.D., S. Garg, M.D., Ph.D., K.W. Tobin, Jr., Ph.D., E. Chaum, M.D., Ph.D., Robustness to


Image Quality and Anatomy Structure Localization forAutomatic Detection of Retina Disease, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference, 2011.

8. Fox, K., “Delta Health Alliance Project Outcomes”, Oral Presentation. Dealt Council Board of Directors, Stoneville, MS. November 11, 2010.

9. Fox, K., Whitt, AL, Hill, T. “Eliminating Health Disparities by Incorporating HIT into Rural Communities”, Oral Presentation. American Public Health Association (APHA) 138th Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, CO. November 6-10, 2010.

10. Gilmore, MD, J., Wyant, L., Calhoun, J. Fox, K. “Access to Care for the Under and Un-Insured: The 21st Century Model of Primary Care for Chronic Disease”, Oral Presentation. American Public Health Association (APHA) 138th Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, CO. November 6-10, 2010.

11. Wyant, L., Calhoun, J. Fox, K. “Delta CHWs: Combining Resources to Meet Social Needs through the Medical Home”, Oral Presentation. American Public Health Association (APHA) 138th Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, CO. November 6-10, 2010.

12. Fox, K. “The Impact of Health Care Reform in Mississippi” Oral Presentation. Mississippi Rural Health Association, Natchez, MS. November 4-5, 2010.

13. Fox, K., “HealthCare Foundation of the Tri-State Delta”, Panelist. Mississippi Economic Council, Greenville, MS. August 20, 2010

14. Fox, K., “What is Delta Health Alliance? What Have We Done?” Oral Presentation. Delta Council Officers Meeting, Cleveland MS. August 12, 2010

15. Morton, ME, Whitt, AL, Fitch, CW, Hill, T, Fox, KC. “Achieving Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology: A Research-Based Approach,” Oral Presentation. AHIMA Assembly on Education (AOE) Summer Symposium, New Orleans, LA. July 26-28, 2010. (accepted abstract)

16. Fox, K., “DHHR/HRSA Briefing”, Oral Presentation. HRSA, Washington DC. July 12, 2010. 17. Fox, K., “Low Income Summit Forum Panel”, Entergy Mississippi, Inc. and the MS

Association of Community Action Agencies, Jackson, MS. June 29, 2010 18. Fox, K., “Telemedicine”, The Delta Summit, Cleveland, Mississippi, June 16, 2010 19. Fox, K., “Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in High Risk Rural Communities”, National

Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, June 14-15, 2010.

20. Fox, KC, Whitt, AL, Morton, ME. “The Better Lives Utilizing Electronic Systems (BLUES) Project,” Poster Presentation. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Annual Health IT Grantee and Contractor Meeting. Washington, DC, June 2-4, 2010.

21. T.P. Karnowski, K.W. Tobin, PhD, L. Giancardo, Y. Li, PhD, S. Garg, M.D, Abramoff, M.D., PhD, M. T. Tennant, M.D., K Fox, PhD6, and E. Chaum, M.D., PhD. 2010 World Ophthalmology Congress. Submitted Abstract. “Automated Image Analysis and Disease Stratification in RISANet: a Web-Based Telemedicine Network in the Southern United States”

22. Knaub-Hardy, K. “Delta Health Alliance” Featuring Dr. Karen Fox, HealthCare Executive Exchange, December 2009.

23. Fox, K. “Strategic Planning and Capacity Building,” Harlem Children’s Zone Annual Conference, New York, New York, November 9-11, 2009.

24. Fox, K. “The Mississippi Delta: A Place of Paradox, “Harlem Children’s Zone Annual Conference, New York, New York, November 9-11, 2009.

25. Morton L., Whitt AL., Fox K., Fitch C., Hill T. “EHR Evaluation: Incorporating Grant Research into the Undergraduate Clinical Experience,” American Health Information Management Association Annual Assembly on Education and Faculty Development Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 27, 2009.

26. Fox K, “Addressing Disparities through Practice and Evidence,” 20th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, National Harbor, Maryland, February 23, 2009.

27. Fox K, “EHR in an Ambulatory Setting,” AHRQ Improving Quality of Care of Vulnerable

Populations through Health IT. September 8, 2008.


28. Fox K, Ellen Jones, Anna Lyn Whitt, Marshall J. Bouldin, “Integrating Health Information

Technology in the Delta: Promising Results from the Delta Diabetes Project,” 2007 AHRQ

Annual Meeting “Improving Health Care, Improving Lives,” Bethesa, MD, September 26-

28. (Poster)

29. Fox K, “Innovative Approaches toDelivering Healthcare to Underserved Communities,”

University of Alabama visiting professorship September 21-22, 2006

30. Fox K, “Meeting the Needs of Children in Tennessee Youth Development Centers,” State of Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, March 2, 2006

31. Fox K, “Home Telehealth: A New Approach to Meeting Health Care Needs,” QSource Home Health Workshops, February 28, March 2, and March 7, 2006

32. Fox K, "Outcomes Research", 11th Annual Office for Advancement of Telehealth (OAT) Conference, January 30-31, 2006

33. Fox K, “Putting Research Into Practice for Underserved Communities”, Delta Regional Authority Rural Health Preparedness Planning Conference, December 14, 2005

34. Fox K, “Children’s State Custody Telehealth Outcomes”, Vanderbilt Managed Care, November 16, 2005

35. Fox K, “Innovative Approaches to Delivering Healthcare to Underserved Communities”, Legislative Day, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, October 31, 2005

36. Fox K, “EMR’s and Telemedicine,” Tennessee Medical Association, October 28, 2005 37. Fox K, “Diabetes in the Delta”, U.S Senate Steering Committee, September 28, 2005 38. Fox K, “Telemedicine as an Alternative to Improving Health Care Services to Youth in State

Custody“, University of Arizona Telemedicine Program, September 22, 2005 39. Fox K, “Telemedicine as an Alternative to Improving Health Care Services to Youth in State

Custody: Two Year Follow-Up”, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, September 19, 2005

40. Fox K, “Translating Research into Practice for Underserved Communities,” Delta Regional Authority Health Summitt, June 28, 2005

41. Fox K, “Health Technologies and Community Service”, U.S. Congress, June 8 2005 42. Fox K, “Quantifiable Results for Community-Based Projects”, Capitol Hill Steering

Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics, June 8, 2005 43. Fox K, “The Technology Exchange for Cancer Health Network (TECH-Net): A Case Study

for Health Technologies to Improve Patient Care”, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Conference, June 6-8, 2005

44. Fox K, “Improving Healthcare Systems with the Use of Integrating Telemedicine and EMR – A Case Study Approach”, 2005 Toward an Electronic Patient Record Conference, May 16, 2005

45. Fox K, “Sustainable Fundraising Through Federal Grants and Appropriations”, Allscripts Executive Meeting, May 3, 2005

46. Fox K, “Unique Clinical Applications”, American Telemedicine Association, April 20, 2005 47. Fox K, “Effects and Benefits of eHealth: Lessons Learned on Four Continents”, World

Telemedicine Conference, Luxembourg, April 6, 2005 48. Fox K (Co-Author), “The Effect of Developmental Delay and Type of Strabismus on the Reliability of Photorefractive Screening in Young Children”, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, March 10, 2005. 49. Fox K, “Statistical Approaches to Outcomes Research”, Office for the Advancement of Telemedicine, HRSA, January 2005 50. Fox K, “Cost Analysis for Telemedicine Programs,” Office for the Advancement of Telemedicine, HRSA, January 2005 51. Fox K, “Bringing the Doctor to You (and Your Employees)”, Making the Connection:

Information and Healthcare Quality, Memphis Business Group on Health, November 2, 2004

52. Fox K, “Computer Real Time Analysis in Mobile Ocular Screening”, American Tele


-medicine Association, May 3, 2004 53. Fox K, “Deployed Health Technologies – Emerging Opportunities and Existing Barriers”,

U. S Congressional Healthcare Informatics Steering Committee, April 28, 2004 54. Fox K, “Sharing Strategies for Success”, HUD Neighborhood Networks, Regional Technical

Assistance Workshops, April 23, 2004 55. Fox K, “Regional Telehealth Initiatives”, Federal Express Technology Symposium, March 2004 56. Fox K, “Telemedicine’s Role in Disaster Preparedness”, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Alumni Council Meeting, March 2004 57. Fox K, “Overcoming Health Disparities”, Congressional Steering Committee on Health, November 2003 58. Fox K, “Telemedicine: Improving Care for Medicaid Patients Chronic Conditions”, Kanter Family Foundation, October 2003 59. Fox K, “Building Collaborations and Meeting Needs Through Telemedicine”, Tennessee Public Health Forum, June 2003 60. Fox K, “Cost Effectiveness of Technology Based Disease Management”, Congressional Steering Committee on Technology, May 2003 61. Fox K, “Emerging Opportunities and the Role of Telehealth in Disaster Preparedness”, Congressional Steering Committee on Technology, April 2003 62. Fox K, “Access to Care and the Aging Population”, Special Congressional Committee on

Aging April 2003 63. Fox K, “Telemedicine for Patients with Chronic Conditions”, TennCare Medical Directors

Quality Meeting, February 2003 64. Fox K, “Telemedicine’s Role in Bioterrorism Response”, Annual Meeting, Office for the

Advancement of Telemedicine, January 2003 65. Fox K, “Marketing Strategies for Promoting New Healthcare Services”, Office for the

Advancement of Telemedicine, January 2003 66. Fox K, “Telemedicine, The Technology, The Direction and Its Impact on Health Care,

National Conference for Women in Corrections and Juvenile Justice, December 2002 67. Fox K, “E-Health: Is There Any There?” Annual Conference National Academy for State

Health Policy, August 2002 68. Fox K, “Proposal for a Regional Health Emergency Preparation and Response Network”,

Southern Governors Association, August 2002 69. Fox K, “What Is Outcomes Research?” International Mobile Health Association Annual

Conference, June 2002 70. Fox K, “Evaluating Outcomes of Health Information Technology Projects”, Mobile Medical

Conference, June, 2002 71. Fox K, “Effective Marketing Strategies for Building a Telehealth Network: A Case Study,”

American Telehealth Association Annual Meeting, June 2002 72. Fox K, “Information Systems in Higher Education,” CUMREC, May 1999 73. Fox K, “Why Technology?” CUMREC, May 1998 74. Fox K, “Relational Database Design of a Student Information System”, Cause Presentation,

October 1998


ACTIVE GRANTS AND PREVIOUS GRANT SUPPORT Current Research Projects U215N120032 (PI: Matthews) 1/1/13 – 12/31/17 $5,999,962/year US Dept of Education Delta Promise Community Implementation Grant The Indianola Promise Community, a program modeled after the Harlem Children’s Zone, is a cradle to college initiative that is transforming Indianola through various opportunities in collaboration with local schools, businesses, and faith-based agencies. This five year research program coordinates numerous complimentary initiatives from health information technologies to education, healthcare services, workforce development and research.

Rural Health Outreach HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy Care Transitions network for diabetic discharged with South Sunflower and Greenwood Leflore Hospital

8/01/13 – 7/31/17 $600,000

Delta Healthy Start Initiative HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau

9/1/14 – 5/21/19 $3,531,911 Award: 1

H49MC278190100 Establishment of Parents as Teachers program for impoverished families with infants or very young children from the rural counties of Leflore, Holmes and Humphries.

Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership 1/1/15 - 6/30/19 $14,879,715

DHHS, Administration for Children and Families Award: 04HP0002/01 Collaborative program to expand and improve access to early childcare options in nine locations across Sunflower County, in compliance with Early Head Start standards. Delta Healthcare Services 2/1/15 - 1/31/17 $1,000,000 USDA, Business and Cooperative Programs Expansion of a regional EHR network in eight rural clinics for medically underserved communities in Humphries, Panola, Sunflower, Tunica, Washington, and Yazoo counties. Assets for Independence DHHS: Administration for Children and Families Matching Support from Local Financial Institutions

12/1/15-12/1/16 $1,437,594

Participants open an Individual Development Account and save income that is matched by project funds to be used for allowable assets; a first home, business, or post-secondary education. Participants are trained in skills to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Monsanto Nutrition Grant 7/1/15 – 6/30/17 $500,000 Obesity and Nutrition programs in Bolivar and Washington Counties, Mississippi Delta Futures 7/1/15 – 6/30/20 $8,748,790 DHHS, Office of Adolescent Health Award:

TP1AH000095 Teen pregnancy prevention program in public schools and rural health clinics to serve Bolivar, Coahoma, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Washington and Yazoo Counties in Mississippi.


Delta HealthCare Services Grant Program USDA, Office of Rural Development

5/30/16-5/30/18 $998,215

EHR equipment and linkages to serve six rural healthcare clinics

Delta Medicaid Population Health Demonstration Project

Division of Mississippi Medicaid

7/1/16 – 6/30/17 $ 1,948,535

EHR demonstration project addressing pre-term births and diabetes in the Mississippi Delta.

Patient Centered Medical Model Home – Leland Division of Mississippi Medicaid

7/1/16 – 6/30/17 $ 500,000

DHA will operate and utilize the Patient Centered Medical Home in Leland as a model for the Mississippi Medicaid program in order to reduce the costs of care in the MS Medicaid program and improve health outcomes for MS Medicaid beneficiaries.

Contract with State of Mississippi 7/01/16 – 6/30/17 $216,000 MS State Dept. of Health Tobacco Free Coalition A series of programs to reduce the use of tobacco products among adolescents in Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica counties.

MS Delta Heart Health Network DHHS Office of Rural Health Policy

8-1-16 – 7-31-19 $944,871/annual Award:

1D60RH30322 Care Transitions network for diabetic discharged with South Sunflower and Greenwood Leflore Hospitals for Sunflower, Bolivar and Washington Counties in Mississippi. Small Provider Quality Improvement Program HRSA

8-1-16 – 7-31-19 $598,575/annual Award:

1G20RH30129 Quality Improvement Initiative using Electronic Health Records at Leland Medical Clinic USDA, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant

9-15-2016 – 9-14-2018

$396,530 Award:

MS-2016-078

Service Area: Washington, Tate, Sunflower, Coahoma counties Purpose: EHR and Mammography equipment for five clinics.

Previous Grant Support Delta Medicaid Population Health Demonstration Project Division of Mississippi Medicaid

7/14/14 – 6/30/16

$2,165,296

EHR demonstration project addressing pre-term births and diabetes in the Mississippi Delta. Contract with State of Mississippi MS State Dept of Health Tobacco Free Coalition

7/01/14 – 6/30/15 $228,000

A series of programs to reduce the use of tobacco products among adolescents in Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica counties. Wapack Foundation 02/1/14 – 06/30/16 $150,000 The purpose of this grant is to support the Delta Family Visitation program in the Indianola


Promise Community, for maternal and infant care.

Well Community Program CommonHealth Action Foundation

8/01/13 – 1/31/15 $18,670

Indianola, MS city improvement award for health education H9CRH22858-01-00 9/1/11 – 8/31/14 $300,000/year HRSA/Office of Rural Health Policy Rural HIT Network - The purpose of the grant is to help clinicians who have either an old or partial EHR system upgrade their clinical systems to comply with the new standards for "meaningful use" of EHR systems by the Center for Medicare / Medicaid Services. Complying with these standards will allow clinicians to qualify for incentive payments with each patient they serve. The impact for patients will be improved health information management which can lead to a reduction in medical errors, faster lab reporting, and improved medication management. The impact for clinicians is increased reimbursements from CMS. USDA Rural Utilities Services Delta Health Services, EHR proposal

09/01/13 – 08/31/14 $900,000

Program support for EHR and state HIE network for 14 clinics and 2 rural hospitals

Contract with State of Mississippi MS State Dept of Health Tobacco Free Coalition

7/01/13 – 6/30/14 $228,000

A series of programs to reduce the use of tobacco products among adolescents in Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica counties. United Healthcare Foundation Support for the Leland Clinic

07/01/13 – 06/30/14

$80,000

P3018181 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant

6/30/11 – 5/31/14 $5,000,000

The three year grant will be used to fund innovative programs to improve early childhood education in Indianola, Mississippi. The grant supports low-income children and families in Indianola by planning and developing the federal Promise Neighborhood model.

90BC0004-01 4/1/10 - 9/30/13 $14,666,156 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Info Technology Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program The DHA will work with over a dozen partners across the state over a three year period to design, support and maintain "meaningful use" electronic health record systems in the Delta. The project has several goals, including expanding the UMMC School of Pharmacy's disease management program and facilitating the development and implementation of a state-wide Health Information Exchange system

Contract with State of Mississippi 7/01/10 – 6/30/13 $228,000 MS State Dept of Health Tobacco Free Coalition A series of programs to reduce the use of tobacco products among adolescents in Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica counties.

MS730-C17 11/10/09 – 11/10/12 $186,200 RUS Project Designation Distance Learning and Telemedicine

Foundation Award 8/23/11-9/1/12 $14,400 King's Daughters and Sons Circle Number Two Foundation


Feed the Future Program Provides nutritious weekend meals over a 9-month school year period to 100 elementary school students who meet the criteria of “food insecure”. It also provides “Healthy Eating Choices” education to 400 elementary school students. A school garden will be designed and built at each participating elementary school where students assist in preparing the soil, selecting which crops to grow, and in planting and nurturing fruits and vegetables in the garden.

1H2AIT16626-01 HRSA - Office of Rural Health Policy

9/1/09-8/31/12 $729,963

Telehealth Network Grant Program

This three year project works in partnership with UMMC's Department of Psychiatry to install

then maintain a network of tele-psychiatry locations connecting rural Community Mental Health

Centers with the Whitfield state hospital and UMMC's Department of Psychiatry. The purpose is

to improve follow up for patients of the Mississippi Delta moving through the mental healthcare

network.

D60RH08555-05 8/1/11 – 8/30/12 $631,235 HRSA - Office of Rural Health Policy TEAM Sugar-Free II: Training, Education, Access and Management for Sugar-Free Life This three year project builds upon the work done in the previous TEAM Sugar-Free effort, expanding diabetes prevention and treatment services to more counties and new FQHC locations. This effort will also add a diabetes medication management initiative in partnership with UMMC's School of Pharmacy. R01EY017066 9/30/2005 – 6/30/12 $43,279 NIH University of Tennessee National Eye Institute 1 D04RH12672-01 6/1/09-4/30/12 $375,000 HRSA-ORHP Delta Community Health Outreach Worker Project The goal of this three year project is to connect patients with a medical home and assist them in navigating medical services and systems as they seek treatment for chronic illness. U215P100281-01 10/01/10 – 9/30/11 $332,531 US Dept of Education Delta Promise Community Planning Grant The Indianola Promise Community, a program modeled after the Harlem Children’s Zone, is a cradle to college initiative that is transforming Indianola through various opportunities, including many upcoming summer programs for pre-schoolers through age 18. 5R18HS017233 9/30/2007 – 9/29/2011 $1,082,417 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Improving Diabetes Outcomes in Mississippi with Health IT The major goal of this project is to demonstrate the effects of diabetes management practices at four ambulatory clinics throughout Mississippi when utilizing well-designed, comprehensive health information technology. D60RH08555-04 8/1/10 – 7/31/11 (includes carryover) $1,030,308 Delta State Rural Development Network Grant (DELTA) - Team Sugar Free HRSA - Office of Rural Health Policy TEAM Sugar-Free II: Training, Education, Access and Management for Sugar-Free Life


This three year project builds upon the work done in the previous TEAM Sugar-Free effort, expanding diabetes prevention and treatment services to more counties and new FQHC locations. This effort will also add a diabetes medication management initiative in partnership with UMMC's School of Pharmacy. U1FRH07411-04-01 7/1/10 – 6/30/11 $34,174,401 HRSA/Office of Rural Health Policy Delta Health Initiative – Serving as President and Chief Executive Officer for the Delta Health Alliance, the major goal of this project is to improve access to and quality of healthcare services in the Mississippi Delta region. This award represents the fifth year in an ongoing effort to improve the health and well-being of residents of the Mississippi Delta. 1 R18 HS17233 9/30/07 – 9/29/10 $1,082,417 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Improving Diabetes Outcomes in Mississippi with Health IT The major goal of this three year project is to demonstrate the effects of diabetes management practices at four ambulatory clinics throughout Mississippi when utilizing well-designed, comprehensive health information technology. DLT-MS-730-A17&B16 10/30/07 - 09/30/10 $610,000 USDA: Rural Utilities Service Funding to support the expansion of electronic health record and telemedicine equipment in rural communities across the Mississippi Delta. U1FRH07411-01, -02 and -03 7/1/06 – 6/30/10$73,938,599 HRSA/Office of Rural Health Policy Delta Health Initiative – Previous annual awards to establish, maintain and expand an 18-county multi-partnership program that supports sustainable programs in the areas of healthcare, education, and workforce training in 18 counties of the Mississippi Delta. 1 D60RH08555-03 9/01/07 – 8/30/10 $1,593,705 HRSA - Office of Rural Health Policy TEAM Sugar-Free: Training, Education, Access and Management for Sugar-Free Life The major goal of this project is to develop, implement and support an integrated, comprehensive and sustainable system of diabetes management and prevention across the Delta region through education and expanded access to clinical services. Foundation Award 8/1/09-7/31/10 $10,000 King's Daughters and Sons Circle Number Two Foundation The Baby College Program This project provides support for a Baby College program in Washington County that provides infant care education and support through weekend classes and seminars for young parents. Contract with State of Mississippi 7/1/09 - 6/30/10 $51,000 Mississippi Department of Health The Church Garden Project A partnership with over a dozen rural churches to help them design, develop and maintain sustainable gardens for their communities. Gardens are designed with the assistance of volunteer "master gardeners" of the Ag Extension Service who work with children and adults of local congregations to plan their gardens, construct the enclosures then prepare the land, plant the seedlings, maintain the crops then harvest the results.


Contract with State of Mississippi 7/1/09 - 6/30/10 $76,000 Mississippi Department of Health, Office of Tobacco Control Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition Project A series of programs to reduce the use of tobacco products among adolescents in Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica counties. No number 10/01/07 – 9/30/08 $500,000 DRA/Rural Community Advancement Program (RCAP) Regional Electronic Health Records Project This project seeks to provide additional equipment to support the infrastructure for 1) electronic health records at the Delta Regional Medical Center and the University of Mississippi Medical Center and 2) to establish a platform for record sharing across all health agencies of the Delta Health Alliance. R073204029 2004-2007 $3,430,932 AHRQ, Technology Exchange for Cancer Health Network (TECH-Net) The Technology Exchange for Cancer Health Network is a collaborative multi-state effort to implement a systematic care program to improve cancer management in the rural communities of west Tennessee, north Mississippi and east Arkansas. R073850044 2004-2006 $1,500,000 Department of Health and Human Services, Nurse Practitioner Use of Telehealth for Transplant Care The purpose of this grant is to combine the existing telehealth system with the Transplant Nurse Practitioner clinic in order to compare the patient outcomes between standard care and the telehealth intervention for this medically complex transplant population.

R073204022 2004-2006 $100,000 National Library of Medicine, Health Disparities Database The purpose of this pilot project is to initiate the development of a database to test and demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness of an interactive web-based health disparities data map with a potential for national scalability. R073204024 2004-2007 $830,000 US Army Medical Research & Material Command, Biomedical Information Technology (BIT) Network To develop a wireless, mobile telemedicine system to be used to screen the eyes of under-served patients in rural and remote settings for common blinding diseases including diabetes and glaucoma and to help patients have better access to ophthalmologists. R073204016 2003-2007 $674,692 Department of Commerce, Technology Opportunities Program Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Grant The purpose of this program is to provide healthcare and living support for deinstitutionalized developmentally disabled citizens. R073204019 2003–2006 $2,803,861 HRSA, Bioterrorism Education and Training Grant To establish, support and evaluate a state-wide education and training program to provide first responders, healthcare staff, and administrators with the skills, knowledge and training needed to deal with a public health emergency.

R073204014 2003-2006 $477,057 USDA, RUS Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Grant To provide interactive video phone network for MRDD patients, agencies focusing on providing healthcare and living support for deinstitutionalized mentally-retarded citizens.


R073204028 2005-2007 $736,548 HRSA Delta Health Partnership To implement and evaluate the impact of a new telehealth-based diabetes disease management program. This program consists of three main activities: (1) provide patient education; (2) conduct group visits; and (3) the establishment and maintenance a secure web-based electronic health record (EHR). R073204027 2004-2007 $684,626 HRSA: Office for the Advancement of Telehealth - Mid Appalachia Project A home-health research project conducted in eastern Tennessee through the University Health System, developed to evaluate the effectiveness of the delivery of healthcare services directly to patient’s home through the use of video conference, remote monitoring, and home visitations. R106903071 2004-2006 $199,322 HRSA: Home Health Outreach Program, I A Congressionally mandated program to establish a pilot project to evaluate the impact of home health services in rural communities on cost, appropriate utilization of services, and patient outcomes. R106903074 2005-2006 $198,416 HRSA: Home Health Outreach Program, II A Congressionally mandated expansion of the pilot program begun in 2004. R073204013 2003-2004 $284,875 FNS, Nutrition Education for Food Stamp Recipients To provide and evaluate the effectiveness of distance education to food stamp recipients that will. Assist adoption of healthy eating and active lifestyles that are consistent with Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid. Insure families have enough to eat without resorting to emergency food assistance. Improve safe handling, preparation and storage of food. Enhance practices related to thrifty shopping and preparation of nutritious foods.

R073204005 2001-2005 $749,498 Department of Commerce, Technology Opportunities Program-Dental/Ophthalmology Grant The purpose of this project is to provide mobile access to a variety of dental and ophthalmology specialty and diagnostic services previously unavailable or difficult to access in the rural communities of western Tennessee R073204007 2000-2004 $431,810 Office for the Advance of Telemedicine, Rural Telemedicine Initiative Grant To establish and evaluate six telehealth connections to rural hospitals across West Tennessee, providing access to specialty services and distance education. No number - Gourley, D (PI), Fox K (Co-PI) 2001-2003 $475,000 USDA, Pharmacy Education Grant To evaluate the effectiveness of distance education methodologies in supporting a rural residency program for the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. R073204006 2001-2003 $498,747 USDA, Delta Telemedicine Project To create a video conference network between UTHSC and seven state health departments across Tennessee, providing access to specialty services and distance education in support of their tuberculosis initiatives.


R073204002 2001-2003 $477,057 USDA, Children in Need Telemedicine Grant To create a video conference network between UTHSC and five of the TN Youth Development Centers and evaluate the effectiveness of clinical telehealth services and distance education to this isolated population. R073204010 2002-2005 $460,990 USDA, Health Services for Rural Tennessee To expand video conference network to eight rural sites in west Tennessee, providing access to specialty services and distance education. R073204020 2001-2005 ~$150,000/yr State of Tennessee Telemedicine Contract To co-operatively support the provision of clinical services, health education and technical training to the residents of the four youth development centers and the Adoption Center location at the former Tennessee Preparatory School. R073204021 2001-2005 ~$125,000/yr State of Tennessee Telemedicine Contract To provide distance education programs for patients and providers to seven rural health departments and support of their tuberculosis initiatives.

No number Gourley, D (PI), Fox K (Co-PI) 2001-2003 $450,000 USDA, HERCULES Distance Ed Grant To provide a network of distance education nodes across the state of Tennessee to unite the education and training needs of Agriculture Extension agents, in support of the rural communities they serve.

No number Gourley, D (PI), Fox K (Co-PI) 2002-2004 $260,000 USDA, HERC II (Health Education in Rural Communities) To provide coverage in 27 counties of Eastern Tennessee. Past State and Local Contracts:

Tennessee Department of Health $124,500/yr Tennessee Department of Children’s Services $150,000/yr Shelby County Jails $286,690/yr Methodist Health Care $40,000/yr The Health Loop $60,500/yr

updated resume nov. 2016

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