Debra Ann Patt BS, MD, MPH, MBA, PhD

Dr Debra Patt MD MPH MBA is a Vice President for Texas Oncology and serves the practice by directing public policy, academic affairs, and strategic initiatives. She began clinical practice in Texas Oncology in 2006 after completing fellowship training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and clinically is a breast cancer expert who leads breast cancer trials in community practice. Her expertise is in public policy and healthcare informatics. She led Healthcare Informatics for US Oncology from 2008-2015. She utilizes IT infrastructure tools to support care delivery in oncology, data analysis from big data sources to perform outcomes studies, and implementation of integrated IT assets like clinical decision support tools that improve quality and value in oncology care.

Dr Patt serves as a medical director McKesson Specialty Health and The US Oncology Network where her team uses multiple integrated data assets to understand outcomes in cancer. Using these tools, the team is able to use a large system of electronic health record data and other data assets, aggregating them to perform health economics and outcomes research. This HEOR work then contributes to the advancement of oncology knowledge to learn more from each patient, not just the small percentage of patients enrolled in prospective clinical trials. She has over a decade of experience in health economics and outcomes research ranging from linked claims analysis studies through SEER-Medicare, cancer registry analysis, private insurance claims data, and electronic health record data. She also has experience in the integration of these EHR data sources to inventory management, patient-facing portals, claims data, and other data sources to integrate these tools to enhance patient care and practice efficiency.