Amy Ellis is the chief quality officer at Northwest Medical Specialties (NWMS), who oversees its quality improvement, strategic practice initiatives, and value-based care programs, including the Oncology Care Model, Oncology Medical Home, and various commercial payment models. Amy works to continually transform the way care is provided to patients by utilizing innovative tools, such as artificial intelligence, care management technology, electronic patient-reported outcomes, population health technology, continual process improvement, and data analysis.
Amy brings 15 years of healthcare experience to the NWMS team, which includes clinical oncology research and alternative payment model implementation. Amy has been recognized for her work on the Payment Reform Committee with the Community Oncology Alliance, her active involvement in the Association of Community Cancer Centers’ committees and practice initiatives, as well as her value-based care leadership with the Quality Cancer Care Alliance Network and Washington state oncology initiatives. Amy is passionate about the quality of care provided to patients and strives to improve outcomes and the patient experience.
In 2019, Amy received a HemOnc Today’s Next Gen Innovator award for her forward-thinking approach in cancer care.