Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Founder and Director of the Center for Connected Health, Partners HealthCare is creating a new model of healthcare delivery, developing innovative strategies to move care from the hospital or doctor’s office into the day-to-day lives of patients.

Dr. Kvedar is leveraging information technology – cell phones, computers, networked devices and remote health monitoring tools – to improve care delivery. Based on the technology platform developed at the Center, Healthrageous, a personalized health technology company, was launched in 2010, creating a range of health and wellness self-management programs. He is a Co-Founder and Chair of the company’s Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Kvedar established the first physician-to-physician online consultation service in an academic setting, linking patients from around the world with specialists at Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals.

He is internationally recognized for his leadership and vision in the field of connected health, and has authored over 90 publications on the subject. Dr. Kvedar serves as a Board member for a number of organizations, including Care Continuum Alliance. He serves as a strategic advisor at West Health Institute, and is a mentor at Blueprint Health and Rock Health, providing guidance and insight to developing companies.

Dr. Steven Miller is Chief Medical Officer for both Express Scripts and CuraScript. He has years of experience as a medical researcher, clinician and administrator.

Dr. Miller received his medical degree from the University of Missouri - Kansas City. In addition, he trained as a Fellow in Pathology and Research at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and as the William J. and Dorothy Fish Kerr Fellow in cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco. From 1983 through1988, he was a house officer and faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver. He came to Washington University as a Nephrology Fellow in 1988 and has remained on the faculty since that time. In addition to his clinical education, Dr. Miller received his MBA at The Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

In 1999, Dr. Miller joined the administration at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis as vice president and chief medical officer. He had responsibility for Oncology Services, Radiation Oncology, Graduate Medical Education, International Health, Research Affairs, Patient Safety and Quality, Marketing and Communications, Pharmacy, Physician Services and Employed Physicians. Over a six-year period, he guided the hospital to a significant improvement in both operations and financial performance, and the hospital ascended to the sixth position in the rankings by US News and World Report.

Dr. Miller joined Express Scripts in April 2005 as vice president of Research and Product Development. He has made substantial contributions to reinforcing the model of generic and low-cost brand promotion. As Chief Medical Officer he focuses much of his efforts on the integration of pharmacy into the total care of patients and to the rapidly growing field of specialty pharmacy.

Recognized for research in the areas of acute renal failure, hypertension and healthcare economics, Dr. Miller has been invited to speak in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, and has published over seventy-five scientific articles.