Chrystal Wittcopp
Granby,MA
Summary
Strategic physician leader with expertise in Medicaid, regulatory compliance, value-based care, and population health transformation. Proven ability to deliver top-tier clinical performance, multimillion-dollar cost savings, and strong health equity outcomes. Deep expertise in evidence-based practice and data analytics to design high-impact models of care.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Medical Officer
BeHealthy ACO
01.2023 - Current
- Lead clinical strategy for a Medicaid ACO serving a high-risk population
- Apply evidence-based methodologies and data analytics to design care models improving quality, cost, and equity
- Drive value-based care performance, utilization management, and quality outcomes
- Align provider networks, health systems, and community partners to improve care delivery
- Provide oversight of compliance with state and federal regulations, ensuring clinical operations, utilization management, and care models that align with Medicaid and regulatory requirements
Medical Director
Health New England
01.2023 - Current
- Provide clinical leadership within a regional health plan
- Impact and develop organizational wide utilization management strategies, medical policy, and quality performance initiatives (HEDIS/Stars)
- Support payer-provider alignment across value-based contracts
Medical Director, General Pediatrics
Baystate Health
01.2017 - 01.2023
- Led high-volume academic pediatric practice within an integrated delivery system
- Created patient centered processes that resulted in 20% improvement in patient satisfaction scores
- Championed patient access models, including walk-in urgent access, that resulted in a 10% increase in revenue
- Led practice relocation, merger, COVID-19 clinical guidelines/strategies and sustained near-complete physician retention during tenure
Medical Director, MIGHTY Program
Baystate Children’s Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2022
- Created and scaled a regional multidisciplinary pediatric weight management program
- Secured over $1M in cumulative grant funding
- Built a sustained partnership with the regional YMCA network to deliver childhood obesity care across multiple sites
- Contributed to development of early national guidelines for childhood obesity management through POWER
Education
MD -
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY05.1995
Residency - Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY05.1999
BA - Biology
Wittenberg University
05.1991
Skills
- Health Plan Clinical Leadership
- Medicaid & Value-Based Care Strategy
- Utilization & Cost Management
- Population Health & Care Management Models
- Quality Performance (HEDIS, Stars)
- Health Equity & SDOH Strategy
- Provider Network Engagement
- Clinical Program Innovation
Medicaid & Value-Based Care Strategy
Utilization & Cost Management
Population Health & Care Management Models
Quality Performance (HEDIS, Stars)
Health Equity & SDOH Strategy
Provider Network Engagement
Clinical Program Innovation
Certification
- Board Certified, Pediatrics
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine (inactive)
- Massachusetts Medical License (active)
- North Carolina Medical License (inactive)
PUBLICATIONS (Selected)
- Kumar et al. Health Outcomes of Youth in Clinical Pediatric Weight Management Programs, Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
- Kannan S et al. BMI as Predictor of Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity Research, 2016
- Conroy R, Wittcopp C. Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents, Pediatrics in Review, 2016
- Richardson M et al. Iron Homeostasis in Pediatric Obesity, Int J Pediatric Endocrinology, 2009
- Tiwari R et al. Metabolic Syndrome and Nephrolithiasis, Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
- Wittcopp C. High Altitude Illness, Mosby’s Clinical Advisor, 2002/2007
SELECTED EXECUTIVE IMPACT
- Achieved $7M+ in cost savings through a home-based care transformation initiative
- Delivered a 3:1 return on investment through a chronic disease prevention program
- Consistently ranked among the top 3 Medicaid ACOs in Massachusetts for cost performance
- Maintained 100% ACO health equity performance scores across tenure
- Sustained near-zero provider turnover across a six-year leadership tenure
SELECTED NATIONAL/REGIONAL/STATE LEADERSHIP
- MassHealth ACO Asthma Executive Advisory Board (current)
- Massachusetts CAHI Executive Committee (current)
- Northeast Regional Rural Health Equity Summit Series (current)
- The Basics Inc Regional Steering Committee (current)
- Chair, Pediatric Academic Society SIG Evidence Based Medicine (2020-2023)
- Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Common School (2015-2021)
GRANTS (Selected)
- Kohl’s Community Grant — Pediatric Weight Management Expansion ($850,000, PI)
- UMass/Baystate Collaborative Biomedical Research Grant ($125,000, Co-PI)
- BCBS Foundation of Massachusetts — Reducing Health Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes ($150,000, Co-Investigator)
- American Academy of Pediatrics — Holyoke Fuerte ($50,000, Co-Investigator)
Timeline
Chief Medical Officer
BeHealthy ACO
01.2023 - Current
Medical Director
Health New England
01.2023 - Current
Medical Director, General Pediatrics
Baystate Health
01.2017 - 01.2023
Medical Director, MIGHTY Program
Baystate Children’s Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2022
MD -
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Residency - Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
University of Rochester School of Medicine
BA - Biology
Wittenberg University