Lynn Barr (NRACO) An energetic entrepreneur with thirty years of experience in healthcare, Lynn has shepherded four start-ups and twelve medical inventions through research, the FDA and to worldwide markets.
While pursuing her Master’s Degree in Public Health, she led the California Health IT and Exchange Strategic Planning Team under California Health and Human Services, formed the Rural Health Information Technology Consortium and assessed HIT status of California Rural and Critical Access Hospitals. She developed a $20 million rural hospital loan program with United Health Group and led 13 rural hospitals through vendor acquisition to meaningful use.
While acting as the CIO of a critical access hospital, she created the National Rural Accountable Care Organization to overcome barriers for rural providers to participate in innovative payment models under healthcare reform.