Tania Elliott, MD

Physician & Chief Medical Officer, Virtual Care, Ascension


Bio

Dr. Elliott is an expert in telemedicine and digital health, leveraging connected care technologies to bring care to patients, wherever they are. Passionate about the quadruple aim, she creates solutions to improve quality, efficiencies, access, and patient and care team experiences. She has a wealth of experience and unique expertise in driving strategy, operational excellence, and quality across a range of healthcare sectors, including health plan, health system, startup, and employer. 

She is currently Chief Medical Officer of Virtual Care at Ascension, advancing adoption of virtual visits and remote patient monitoring across the care continuum and developing new care delivery models for chronic disease management, behavioral health, and hospital-level care at home. Ascension is one of the largest healthcare systems in the country with 150,000 associates and 40,000 providers at 2600 sites, including 150 hospitals in 20 states. She served as a clinical solutions medical director at Aetna, a CVS company, supporting the development of digital engagement and behavior change strategies for women's health, virtual primary care, and cardiovascular disease, and as Chief Medical Officer of EHE, a 106-year-old nationwide preventive health and wellness company, where she developed a novel, evidence-based preventive care model that leveraged a suite of digital engagement solutions to keep employees productive, healthy, and up-to-date on age and risk-factor based preventive screenings. Dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Dr. Elliott embraced telemedicine first as a physician, and then as Medical Director of Doctor on Demand, developing the Nation's first fully employed, nationwide "Virtualist" physician workforce.

Tania currently chairs the Telemedicine and Technology Taskforce for The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology and has published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles on direct-to-consumer healthcare delivery and implementation of virtual care into clinical practice. She serves regularly as a healthcare broadcast media expert regularly featured on top shows including Good Morning America, Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, The Doctors, and CBS This Morning.


New York, NY

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