Mr Whitelaw has been successfully working in the health care arena for over 20 years as Vice President at StraMarTec addressing health policy issues, treatment value, payer systems, quality and patient engagement.  He worked has included managing a caregivers study done in conjunction with clinical trial for a new treatment for Alzheimer’s.  Mr. Whitelaw was the project lead on an award winning website for Medicare beneficiaries and their families on the Part D drug benefit from Medicare.  

Prior to OMI, Dr. Kogelnik founded two companies and a non-profit organization. Having received his MD from Emory University, a PhD in Bioengineering from Georgia Tech, and completing his medical residency and fellowship at Stanford, he has been centrally involved in the information and genomic revolutions in medicine. He has served as an advisor/consultant to many Silicon Valley biotech and IT organizations including Epocrates, Counsyl, the Fogarty Institute for Innovation, and the El Camino Hospital Genomic Medicine Institute.

Mrs. Whitelaw brings a legal perspective stemming from several years as a litigator and corporate counsel in Los Angeles, Paris and Virginia. Denise was an owner of a medical device import and distribution business and has been involved in providing strategic and tactical advice to pharmaceutical companies marketing and policy departments on regulatory and compliance issues as well as the business implications of coverage and reimbursement rules.  Denise has worked closely with the FDA, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, fiscal intermediaries and health plans. She has also been instrumental in assisting state agencies and subcontractors with regulatory compliance for repackaging and distribution of drugs and biologics. Denise’s educational accomplishments include Law Review at University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and Editor in Chief of the Comparative Law Yearbook, an International Law Review.
 

Dr. Jewell’s experience provides a rich background in Medicare policy, having served as Medical Officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Baltimore and prior to that, as Medical Director for WPS, the Medicare Part B carrier in Wisconsin. This extensive background in health policy has been of value to the work she has undertaken, including Medicare submissions on the value of AMA CPT codes, provider payment levels on patient access, issues related to Medicare Parts B and D, Quality Indicators for Nursing Homes, patient education on Part D, National Patient Safety Goals, CMS DME demonstration, Quality Improvement Organizations, new payment policies and on-going relationships with critical partners in the metamorphous of healthcare. Dr. Jewell’s graduate studies in Human and Community Resources add depth to her consulting and her part-time clinical practice, where she focuses on healthy life styles, nutrition, and wellness for persons with chronic conditions.