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JOHN D. THOMPSON DISTINGUISHED VISITING FELLOW AWARD
The faculty, students, and alumnae of the Health Management Program at the Yale School of Public Health are proud to celebrate and honor the memory of Professor John D. Thompson with the John D. Thompson Distinguished Visiting Fellow Award. This award pays tribute to Professor Thompson’s contributions as an educator, researcher, and mentor in health administration, including his pioneering work in healthcare finance and hospital quality of care.
This year, we are proud to present this award to Farzad Mostashari.
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Farzad Mostashari, M.D., ScM is the CEO of Aledade - the largest network of independent primary care practices in the country. Since founding Aledade in 2014, he has helped the company grow to serve over 3,000 practices in 48 states, accountable for the care of over 3 million patients.
Dr. Mostashari is the chair of the board of directors for Resolve to Save Lives, a global health organization focused on saving lives from cardiovascular disease and infectious disease epidemics, and is also Co-Chair of the Health Evolution Summit. He is the former National Coordinator for Health IT at the Department of Health and Human Services, and served as a distinguished expert at the Brookings Institute’s Engelberg Center for HealthCare Reform.
Dr. Mostashari received his MD from Yale University School of Medicine and his MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM
Co-Founder and CEO, Aledade
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John D. Thompson (1917-1992) was a Professor at Yale’s Schools of Nursing, Medicine, and Public Health, and is perhaps best known for his role in the development of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for hospital reimbursement. A true innovator, Professor Thompson was an early advocate for the application of quantitative data in health policy formulation. Today’s healthcare management students and leaders continue to be inspired by his compassion for patients, dedication to research, and belief in the power of data. The John Devereaux Thompson Academic Development Fund was created in his honor.