LIVE From Sao Paulo: Meet Dr. Ana Elisa Siquiera

This week, Fred Goldstein our co-host is in Brazil where he will be conducting an ACO workshop and then presenting a keynote on Creating a Sustainable Health Care System at the ASAP International Population Health Forum. Our Guest on PopHealth Week is Dr. Ana Elisa Siquiera a Director and President of Grupo Santa Celina. She is a physician and has a Masters in Economics and Health as well as an MBA in Strategic Management. In 2013 Ana Elisa was cited by HSM Health Management as one of the 100 most influential persons in healthcare in Brazil.

Grupo Santa Celina started over 40 years ago with a hospital. They transitioned into a home health care provider and in the past five years began providing population health management services.

Their population health services include screenings, employee wellness, maternity care, elder care, chronic disease management, care coordination and hospital discharge planning.

Ana Elisa is an innovator in the field and has recently begun working on establishing an ACO in Brazil.  She is a member of the Board of Directors of ASAP and serves on the International Committee of the Population Health Alliance.