Digital Health That Delivers: Driving Engagement and Value
- Tuesday, June 30, 2026
- 1:00 PM (ET)
Digital health is reshaping healthcare by improving outcomes, enhancing patient and member experiences, advancing equity, and lowering costs. But as adoption accelerates, one key question remains: what actually works?
Join NCQA and special guest Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) for a timely conversation on the real-world impact of digital health technologies. We will explore where evidence is emerging, what’s driving measurable results, and how organizations can integrate digital health into a value-driven healthcare ecosystem.
Key Takeaways:
- Where digital health is delivering real value today
- What the latest evidence says about outcomes and ROI
- How to turn innovation into measurable, sustained impact
Rachel Harrington, PhD
Rachel Harrington, PhD
Rachel Harrington, PhD, is Senior Product Strategist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). In this role she leads the development and evolution of NCQA’s patient-centered program initiatives, focusing on improving health care quality, reducing disparities, and ensuring everyone can achieve their best possible health. This continues a body of work focusing on methods to improve data, promote transparency, incentivize closure of quality gaps and, ultimately, improve systems of care. A nationally recognized expert in healthcare quality and equity, Dr. Harrington has served as an advisor for initiatives at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Quality Forum and the National Academy of Medicine. Prior to joining NCQA, she spent over 10 years in industry and academic health system settings with extensive experience in the areas of risk-adjusted utilization, medication safety, economic modeling and patient engagement in research. Dr. Harrington holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Meg Barron
Meg Barron
In Meg’s role at PHTI, she focuses on providing rigorous, evidence-based evaluations of healthcare technologies to improve outcomes and lower costs. This includes convening and leading a Purchaser Advisory Council consisting of leading health plans, employers, and health systems, as well as the Digital Health Collaborative, a group of non-profit healthcare and consumer organizations focused on raising the bar for digital health solutions. Prior to joining PHTI, she was the Vice President of Digital Health Innovations & Strategy at the American Medical Association (AMA) where she developed and led a roadmap of national initiatives and research with collaborators. She has participated on the Advisory Board for MATTER, MassChallenge HealthTech, MedTech Color FDA Collaborative Community, Together.Health, Node Health Global Advisory Board, the Editorial Review Board of The Telehealth and Medicine Today Journal and was a past TEDMed Research Scholar. She was named a Rising Star: 104 Healthcare Leaders to Know by Beckers Hospital Review. She has published articles in Health Affairs, Harvard Business Review and Nature Digital Medicine and is a frequent speaker at national conferences and events.
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