Utilizing Technology to Identify Patient Co-Morbidities and Reduce Hospital and ED Admissions

Larry Bilbrey is the Care Data Systems Manager for Tennessee Oncology, where he is responsible for value-based care reporting to multiple government and commercial payers.

Larry began his career at Tennessee Oncology almost 15 years ago. He has spent the majority of his time with Tennessee Oncology in operations. Prior to becoming the Care Data Systems Manager, Larry was a Regional Operations Manager for 7 years, and, prior to that, an Operations Manager. 

There have been multiple projects that Larry has been involved in with Tennessee Oncology over the years. He has been a part of the Value Based Care project(s) at Tennessee Oncology since its origination in 2014. He has developed many aspects of Tennessee Oncology’s Value Based Care initiatives including navigation/care coordination and central triage. Larry has played an integral part in the original Medical Home pilot. This comprises of being the designer and product owner/administrator of Tennessee Oncology’s original proprietary telephone triage management tool.

Johnetta Blakely holds the position of Executive Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research for Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, one of the nation's largest community-based oncology practices. In her role she provides oversight for all outcomes research projects within Tennessee Oncology. She is responsible for direct oversight of protocol development, budgeting, data analysis, abstracting and presentation of data. She collaborates closely with technology vendors, pharma and other organizations to collaborate in these projects. She also provides suggestions and guides improvement based on the data from health outcomes projects. She also serves as the chair of the Performance Improvement committee for Tennessee Oncology which allows implementation of process improvement guided from outcomes.  She has maintained an active Hematology-Oncology practice for the past 15 years with an interest in breast cancer and lung cancer. 

A diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, she holds certification for Medical Oncology. She participates in clinical research and is published in leading medical journals. She maintains associations with professional organizations including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American College of Physicians, Community Oncology Alliance, and Tennessee Medical Association.

She earned her medical degree at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas, Houston, and her Medical Oncology fellowship at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She earned a master’s degree in Clinical Research from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and a Masters in Management in Health Care from Vanderbilt University.