Deepak Sadagopan, M.H.C.D.S., M.S., serves as chief operating officer of population health at Providence, where he leads population health initiatives across the system to transform care. This includes value-based care growth, a $50-million investment in health equity, and Medicare/Medicaid management for quality care at more affordable prices. In addition, he serves as the chief executive officer of Health Connect Partners, LLC, the Providence ACO serving more than 110,000 assigned members as part of CMS’s Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
Mr. Sadagopan has more than 20 years of experience in health care, serving in leadership roles at Siemens, Quest Diagnostics, McKesson, and Edifecs. Over the past eight years, he has focused on working closely with payers and providers on the use of technology to drive business decisions making the transition from volume to value-based delivery models.
At Providence, Mr. Sadagopan has overseen the successful implementation of MACRA, MSSP, and other Medicare and commercial value-based care initiatives. Under his leadership, the MSSP program has been ranked within the top 15 of such programs in the country. His team is developing an advanced data and analytics platform to support value-based care programs across the system. The team develops capabilities and processes that drive data-driven operational decisions.
Mr. Sadagopan is a leading voice in ensuring value-based care and health IT policy initiatives enable equitable access to health care. He serves on the corporate boards of Spectral AI and Ayin Health Solutions. He represents a leading health system voice on the HFMA board, guiding the path to value transformation. He also serves on the FAST and Da Vinci National Steering committees to accelerate interoperability data standards. Additionally, he is a sought-after thought leader, frequently writing for peer-reviewed publications, being interviewed by business media, and speaking at health care forums.
Mr. Sadagopan earned his master’s degree in engineering and data science from the University of Connecticut and completed an executive management program with the MIT Sloan School of Management. He has also completed a master’s in health care delivery science from Dartmouth College.