CLINICAL ADVISORY PANEL
Clinical Advisory Panel
Purpose: The Clinical Advisory Panel (CAP) brings together diverse local health care provider perspectives to advise on best clinical practice, health care quality, and health information technology initiatives.
Core Responsibilities:
- Inform regional health care quality improvement efforts.
- Support initiatives that improve population health, advance health system transformation, and that decrease the overall cost of care.
- Advise on the Marion-Polk CCO’s HIT Roadmap promoting health information technology adoption and utilization, and the advancement of new use cases.
2026 Priorities:
Support implementation of the new Marion-Polk Community Health Improvement Plan Access to Care goals by:
- Partnering with PacificSource to champion new community-level interventions that address local Oregon Health Plan (OHP) healthcare delivery system cost drivers.
- Partnering with local healthcare systems to pilot a multi-disciplinary mobile health model serving under-resourced and/or rural communities.
- Partnering with the Marion-Polk Community Health Collaborative to champion the development and implementation of a regional immunization strategy for children, youth, and adults.
- Conducting a feasibility study to develop new School-Based Health Centers in the region.
The CAP acts as the voice for healthcare providers in the Marion-Polk CCO region. Serving Marion-Polk OHP members and interested in joining CAP? Please reach out to info@willamettehealthcouncil.org.
Current Workgroups
More information coming soon.
Current Members:
- Dr. Jill Pearson, PathWays Pediatric Consulting PC, Chair
- Dr. Alicia Ahn, Kaiser Permanente
- Chris Barber, Curandi
- Melissa Baurer, Santiam Hospital & Clinics
- Phil Blea, Marion County Health & Human Services
- Diane Bocking-Byrd, OYEN Emotional Wellness Center
- Angie Carroll, Willamette ESD
- Dr. Noelle Carroll, Polk County Health Services
- Dr. Caroline Castillo, Marion County Health & Human Services
- Dr. Manu Chaudhry, Capitol Dental Care
- Dr. Bukhosi Dube, PacificSource
- Lavinia Goto, Northwest Senior & Disability Services
- Dr. Julie Guenette, Willamette Workforce Partnership
- Russ Huffman, Salem Health Medical Group
- Prashanthi Kaveti, WFMC Health
- Krista Lovaas, WVP Health Authority
- Dr. Jacob Lowen, Childhood Health Associates of Salem (CHAOS)
- Olivia Odendorf, Northwest Human Services
- Jodi Peterson, Salem-Keizer Public Schools
- Dr. Michelle Rasmussen, Salem Health Medical Group
- Dr. Ian Staehley, Salem Pediatric Clinic