Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Contact
901 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-503-0174
215-923-7583 fax
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Research & Practice Interests
Care Delivery Systems to Improve Health Outcomes
Frail, Older Adults
Dementia
Chronic Care Management
End-of-Life Care
Education
DO, A.T. Stille University of Health Sciences
MGH, A.T. Stille University of Health Sciences
MBA, Keller Graduate School of Management
BA, Boston College
Publications
- Artificial intelligence in geriatric medicine: Potential and pitfalls
- Crushed Tablet Administration for Patients with Dysphagia and Enteral Feeding: Challenges and Considerations
- Comment on: Effectiveness and safety of anti-tau drugs for Alzheimer's disease
- Impact of Urinary Incontinence Related to Overactive Bladder on Long-Term Care Residents and Facilities: A Perspective from Directors of Nursing
- Identification of cognitively impaired patients at risk for development of Alzheimer’s disease dementia: an analysis of US Medicare claims data
University Appointment
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jefferson College of Population Health
Teaching
Essentials of Population Health
Biography
Dr. Richard Stefanacci has focused his career on care delivery systems to improve health outcomes. He has put this focus into practice as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for several management care plans including ElderHealth/Bravo/HealthSpring/Cigna and PACE (Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) programs. Despite being a CMO, Dr. Stefanacci throughout has maintained active clinical practice focused on frail, older adults knowing the importance of leading change directly with his care teams.
On the policy side, Dr. Stefanacci served as Health Policy Scholar for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through his role as a Visiting Scholar at the Thomas Jefferson University Department of Health Policy. He has over 500 publications in addition to delivering well over 1000 lectures both nationally and internationally focused on efficient and effective care delivery.
An active member of several professional associations focused on care delivery, Dr. Stefanacci served on the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) and the AMDA Foundation Boards as well as being honored as an honorary lifetime member for ASCP and the National Association of Directors of Nursing. Finally, Dr. Stefanacci has achieved recognition as a fellow in both the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and American Geriatric Society as well as recently being awarded the Humanism in Aging Leadership Award from the University of New England, Department of Geriatrics.
Dr Stefanacci’s greatest accomplishment is the Go4theGoal Foundation (www.Go4theGoal.org), a 501(c)(3) public charity that he founded with his family and friends when his oldest son Richard was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in May 2006. He developed the foundation with an intense focus after his son’s death on June 12, 2007. Since its inception, the foundation has raised several million dollars to assist hundreds of children affected by cancer at nearly 100 children’s hospitals across the country, while also funding cutting-edge research to find a cure—again focused on improving care outcomes.