Paul J. Wallace, M.D.
Medical Director for Health and Productivity Management Programs, Senior Advisor, The Care Management Institute and Avivia Health, The Permanente Federation, Kaiser Permanente

Paul Wallace is an active participant, program leader and perpetual student in clinical quality improvement, especially in the areas of performance measurement, evidence based medicine and disease management. As Medical Director for Health and Productivity Management Programs in Kaiser Permanente’s national Permanente Federation, he now leads work to extend KP’s experience with population-based care to further develop and integrate wellness, health maintenance, and productivity enhancement interventions. He was previously the Executive Director of KP’s Care Management Institute (CMI) from 2000 – 2005 and continues as a Senior Advisor to CMI and to Avivia (formerly KP Healthy Solutions), the KP disease management company established in 2005. Dr. Wallace, an Internist and Hematologist, joined KP in 1989, and has participated on KP’s program wide New Technology, Research, Guidelines and Diversity Committees.

He is currently a member of the Institute of Medicine Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, and the Committee on Performance Measurement for NCQA. He is the Board Chair for the Center for Information Therapy, and is also a Board member and Secretary for the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA). He has previously served on the National Advisory Council for the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Medical Coverage Advisory Committee for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Medical Advisory Panel for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Technology Evaluation Center.

He and his wife Jonalyn have 4 children, ages 14 to 29.

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