VITL, a Williston nonprofit working to support the advancement of health care delivery and reform in Vermont, has appointed Emma Harrigan, director of policy analysis and development at the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, and Jimmy Mauro, chief data officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, to its board of directors.
Harrigan brings 10 years of experience in health care policy, quality improvement and data systems to the VITL board. She is a graduate of Schreyer Honors College at Pennsylvania State University and holds a master's in psychology from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
In his position at Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Mauro focuses on delivering comprehensive data analytics that inform population health and provider reimbursement programs. In addition, he manages the data and analytic applications used to create actionable information from the claims, clinical, pharmacy and mental health and substance dependence data.
“I’m pleased to welcome Emma and Jimmy to the VITL board,” said board chair Leah Fullem. “They each bring extensive experience and important perspective on the data needs of Vermont’s health care community. Their insight and guidance will be essential to VITL’s development as a leader in delivering actionable data that leads to better health.”