CedarBridge Group, LLC announces that Michael Matthews has joined the firm as Senior Engagement Director. Michael brings more than 40 years of healthcare and health IT experience to the CedarBridge team, and will be a great resource to clients in their efforts to build a more effective and efficient healthcare system. With his addition to the team, CedarBridge has grown to thirteen full-time employees, with more growth ahead in the coming weeks.
Michael currently serves as president and board chair of The Sequoia Project, the operating entity for both the eHealth Exchange and CareQuality, and he previously served as chair of the eHealth Exchange Coordinating Committee. Michael’s impressive history includes serving as CEO of inHEALTH, a providerowned population health and Accountable Care Organization (ACO) support organization based in Richmond, Virginia. He also served as CEO of MedVirginia, the first health information exchange (HIE) to connect with the Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Defense by way of the eHealth Exchange. In partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia, Michael led the work of ConnectVirginia, the statewide HIE, for over five years.
Michael has extensive experience working with diverse stakeholders on population health and valuebased care initiatives. He has served as chief executive for a provider-based ACO and as Principal Investigator for grants and contracts with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. His accomplishments have been widely recognized by his peers, including being named as “One of the 26 Smartest People in Health IT” in 2014 by Becker's Hospital Review. Michael received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and his Master of Science in Public Health (Biostatistics) from the University of North Carolina.
“I can't overstate how pleased I am to welcome Michael to the CedarBridge team as we kick off the new year,” said Carol Robinson, Principal and Founder of CedarBridge. “I truly believe the strength of our firm is measured by the caliber of the professionals we attract and retain. Michael brings a powerful set of strengths and expertise to our work.”
“I’m very excited to have joined the team at CedarBridge,” said Michael Matthews. “I’ve been around for a while, and I’ve seen lots of folks do lots of great things, but what CedarBridge has built and continues to build is very, very special. I am excited to dive in.”
Michael’s arrival on the team is timed as CedarBridge looks ahead to its busiest year yet. With clients and projects now in ten states, CedarBridge continues to build its expertise in the field of health IT and health information exchange; with strong knowledge of healthcare and human service delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and broad experience in organizational development and governance; strategic planning; and stakeholder engagement.
CedarBridge Group, LLC is a specialty consulting firm providing strategic advice, tactical services, and technical solutions to accelerate health transformation. CedarBridge serves diverse clients across public sectors, including federal, state, and county agencies; and private sectors, ranging from the Fortune 50 company Intel Corporation to small healthcare practices and emerging technology firms. CedarBridge is certified as an 8(a) company by the Small Business Administration.
