Megan McNamara Williams
Milford,Delaware
Summary
Highly motivated, dynamic, strategic, and forward-thinking executive leader with excellent organization and communication skills. Committed to overseeing the provision of high-quality, sustainable healthcare services. Extensive leadership, operations, and clinical experience in a variety of settings, from acute in-patient care to the public policy sector. Responsible for providing leadership and management for the Delaware Healthcare Association, focusing on innovative healthcare delivery that is fiscally sound and supported by key legislative and policy matters impacting Delaware healthcare systems. Core areas of expertise include advocacy, population health, value-based care and contracting, business case development, nursing leadership, palliative and hospice care, organizational change and culture, optimization of interdisciplinary teams, budget oversight and analysis, and policy design and implementation. Demonstrated extensive knowledge of regulatory and practice dynamics while exhibiting strong change management and consensus/partnership building skills. Recognize the importance of forward-thinking leadership, informatics, data and technology, rigorous methodology, and outcome capture and measurement in ensuring the provision of high-quality and safe patient experiences and outcomes that are financially sound and sustainable.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President, Clinical Affairs & Operations
Delaware Healthcare Association
11.2017 - 04.2025
- As the Vice President of Clinical Affairs & Operations I have worked closely with DHA leadership and member leads on a wide variety of advocacy and clinical efforts. This has required extensive clinical background with emphasis on population health, excellent written and verbal communications skills, a high degree of initiative, innovation and organization, and the ability to work collaboratively with association members, and a vast array of community partners. Demonstrated experience working with and analyzing data is required. The position includes interaction with the Board of Directors and senior management personnel at member hospitals.
- Significant responsibilities include: Serving as clinical and operational lead for DHA, with emphasis on alignment of clinical and operational strategies Strategic planning, leading/mentoring multidisciplinary teams, engaging staff and key stakeholders Leading DHA healthcare data and financial analysis, and software system implementation Overseeing DHA operations which includes budget, audit, human resources, benefit services and business and regulatory compliance Developing internal and external partnerships to drive impact, community presence and overall quality of care outcomes and organizational financial sustainability
- Specific Skills and Associated Duties: Extensive clinical knowledge and patient care experience, best practices and current care guidelines. Business case development and implementation, with focus on high quality care outcomes and financial sustainability. Expertise in health disparities, high need/long stay patient dynamics, rural health, palliative and end-of- life care, population health metrics and clinically integrated networks of care. Healthcare system operations design and implementation of value-based care, shared savings programs, accountable care and population health programming. Oversight of monthly and annual operations and programming budgets Management of human resource functions including oversight of benefits and payroll. Acquisition, analysis and presentation of healthcare cost, operational and performance and quality data and presentation of same to underscore the value of healthcare services to the state. Comprehensive understanding of Community Health Needs Assessments, Implementation Plans and coordination of member programming with the State Health Improvement Plan. Identification and monitoring of trends and opportunities in areas responsible for including health care quality and patient safety, trauma system and hospital preparedness. Healthcare Utilization – Data Analysis/Reporting, year-end trends. Prepare utilization reports, present to Board as needed and fulfill special requests from State. Participation in DHA legislative Advocacy Council and Board of Director meetings. Advocacy including registration as lobbyist and providing testimony on legislation.
Interim President & CEO
Delaware Healthcare Association
01.2023 - 10.2023
- In this role, I was appointed by the Board to lead DHA during the CEO transition in 2023- responsibilities included oversight of operations and lead for all lobbying and policy related efforts on behalf of member healthcare systems and providers.
Executive Director of Population Health
Beebe Healthcare
11.2011 - 10.2017
- In this role, I was responsible for creating and implementing all healthcare system population health efforts, which required significant skill in business case development, innovative approaches to the delivery of care and use of data to drive efforts.
- Over the course of the 6 years, the department grew from 2 staff members to over 70 and was responsible for implementation of the first Medicare Shared Savings Program in the state of Delaware. Specific programming included: developing and leading teams to implement complex care coordination and chronic disease management, advanced care planning and palliative care, community outreach and development of an extensive network of community partners.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Southern Delaware Medical Group, DE Hospice, Beebe
08.2007 - 11.2011
- Primary responsibility in all of the Family Nurse Practitioner roles was providing comprehensive clinical care to a variety of patient populations from in-patient acute to hospice services and community family practice.
- Handled complex cases involving multiple comorbidities effectively by employing critical thinking skills and seeking expert consultations when necessary.
- Performed comprehensive physical assessments, accurately diagnosing conditions, and determining appropriate interventions.
- Managed acute and chronic illnesses, developing personalized treatment plans that addressed patients'' unique needs.
- Utilized evidence-based and holistic approaches to care in family practice settings.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
Education
DNP, Doctor of Nursing Practice -
Thomas Jefferson University
05.2014
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner-with concentration in Community Oriented Primary Care
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
12.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Delaware
Newark, DE05.1999
BA - Anthropology
University of Delaware
Newark, DE05.1999
Semester at Sea, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA04.1996
Skills
- Team leadership
- Relationship building
- Decision-making
- Critical thinking
- Verbal and written communication
- Strategic planning
- Business development
- Partnerships and affiliations
- Innovation management
- Performance data analysis
- Business growth and marketing strategies
Certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2005-present
- Registered Nurse, 1999-present
- Guided Care Nursing Certification, John Hopkins University, 2011
- Advanced Certification in Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, 2012
Board And Council Leadership Experience
- Member, Delaware Board of Nursing, 2014-2020
- President, Delaware Board of Nursing, 06/18 - 2020
- Member, Healthy Communities Delaware Leadership Council, 2022-present
- Co-chair, Delaware Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, 01/18 - 04/25
- Board Treasurer, Delaware Rural Health Initiative, 2018-present
- Co-chair, Health Literacy Council of Delaware, 2023-present
- President, Sussex County Health Coalition Board, 09/15 - 2021
Poster Podium Presentations
- Delaware Healthcare System Workforce Development, Clinical Education & Partnerships, 03/25
- Long-Stay Patients – Challenges, Barriers & Opportunities, 01/24
- Mobile Integrative Health, Community Paramedicine, 05/23
- Future of Nursing Keynote, University of Delaware, Pinning Ceremony, 03/23
- Policy to Practice, Delaware Health Literacy Forum, 11/22
- Future of The Healthcare Workforce in Delaware, 2022
- Spurred by the Pandemic - Innovation in the Wake of COVID, 2021
- A SHOC to the System – What a State Health Operations Center does during a Public Health Emergency, 2020
- Loneliness – Social Determinant of Health, 2019
- Improving the Health Status of Your Community, 2017
- Healthcare System and Community Collaboration to Meet Community Needs, 2017
- Care Coordination for Complex High-Cost Patients, 2015
- The Impact of Health Coaching on an Advanced Practice Nurse- Led Care Transitions Intervention, 2014
- Healthier Sussex Community Health Needs Assessment, 2013
- Innovative Healthcare for Super- Utilizers, 2013
- APRN-led Model of Transitional Care, 2013
- Nursing and Legislation, 2012
- Nursing-led Care Innovations for the Most Complex and Costly Patients, 2012
- Expanding “Hot Spotting” to New Communities: What we’re learning about coordinating health care for high utilizers, 2012
- Delaware Legislative Update, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Women and AIDS in Africa, 1996
Professional Memberships
- Delaware Organization of Nursing Leaders, 2018-present
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2009-present
- American Nurses Association, 2011-present
- Delaware Nurses Association, 2011-present
- Delaware Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, 2011-present
- Sigma Theta Tau, 1998-present
Professional And Community Service Activities
- Primary Care Reform Collaborative, Value Based Care Subcommittee, 2024-present
- Blue Zones Steering Committee, 2024-present
- Addiction Action Coalition, Board member, 2024-present
- Community Health Worker Association, 2023-present
- Delaware Health Information Network Leadership Advisory Council, 2022-present
- Delaware Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Board member, 2018-present
- Delegate, National Council of the State Boards of Nursing, 08/17 - 06/20
- Honorary Commander, Dover Air Force Base, Armed Forces Medical Examiners, 08/15 - 08/17
- Volunteer, Food Bank of Delaware, 06/14-present
- Delaware State Representative, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2009-2014
- Transition Team, Governor John Carney, 2016-2017
- Delaware Center for Health Innovation, Clinical Committee, 2014-2020
Other Activities Skills
- Fluent in basic conversational and medical Spanish
- Strategic Thinking and High-Performance Teams, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, 2016
- Established the first Healthcare System-based Food Pantry in Delaware, 2016
- As Population Health lead at healthcare system, was awarded and managed the first Medicare Shared Savings program in Delaware, 2014
Grants
- HRSA, Rural Health Planning Grant, Delaware Rural Health Initiative, Requested 02/25, awaiting determination
- ARPA, Public Health Worker Grant, Delaware Healthcare Association, $230,000, Awarded 10/24
- HRSA Community Health Worker Training and Deployment, United Way of DE, $3 million, Awarded 10/22
- ASPR COVID Grant, Delaware Healthcare Association, $1.1 million, Awarded 06/20
- Longwood Foundation, Community and Healthcare System Collaboration to Address Social Determinants of Health, $300,000, Requested 07/17, awarded
- Accountable Health Communities, Healthcare Systems Collaborative to Assess and Address Social Determinants, $300,000, Requested 2016, not awarded
- Jesse Ball DuPont Foundation: Care Coordination Support Grant, $50,000, Awarded 2015
- Mobile Integrated Health Grant, $75,000, Awarded 10/17
Awards
- Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2018
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Nurse Practitioner Excellence, 2016
- University of Delaware 50 Stars Award, Healthcare Nurse Leader, 2016
- Jefferson Award for Outstanding Community Service, 2015
- Delaware Today Family Nurse Practitioner of the Year, 2014, 2015
- Jefferson School of Nursing Susan Festa Ryan Award, 2014
- Leadership Fellowship with American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2010, 2012
- University Center for International Studies Grant Recipient, 2005
- Johnston Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
Timeline
Interim President & CEO
Delaware Healthcare Association
01.2023 - 10.2023
Vice President, Clinical Affairs & Operations
Delaware Healthcare Association
11.2017 - 04.2025
Executive Director of Population Health
Beebe Healthcare
11.2011 - 10.2017
Family Nurse Practitioner
Southern Delaware Medical Group, DE Hospice, Beebe
08.2007 - 11.2011
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner-with concentration in Community Oriented Primary Care
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA - Anthropology
University of Delaware
Semester at Sea, University of Pittsburgh
DNP, Doctor of Nursing Practice -
Thomas Jefferson University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Delaware
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