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Victor Guillermo Villagra, M.D., FACPAssistant Professor, Medicine
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Dr. Victor Villagra, M.D., FACP, is currently the president of Health & Technology Vector, Inc. The company’s mission is to decrease, postpone, or eliminate the physical, emotional and financial burden of illness among all peoples. His extensive background includes his responsibilities as the national medical director and vice president of Quality and Medical Strategy for CIGNA HealthCare, as well as medical director Continuous Health Improvement Program for Geisinger Health Plan.
Dr. Villagra’s position involves investigating and recommending a plan for the UConn Health Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Community Consortium (Area III) to be the region’s Center for Innovation in Disease Management (IDM). He will also be investigating and recommending a plan for collaboration with local industry, state agencies, and the Center for IDM.
Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| B.S. | George Washington University | Biology |
| M.D. | Universidad de Costa Rica | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
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| Fellowship | University of North Carolina | Faculty Development Fellowship Program, General Internal Medicine and General Pediatrics |
| Residency | Internal Medicine | |
| Residency | School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Internal Medicine, Chief Resident: |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
|---|---|
| Karen Coughlin Individual Disease Management Leadership Award. | Disease Management Association of America |
| Karen Coughlin Individual Disease Management Leadership Award. | Disease Management Association of America |
| Disease Management Association of America - Health Plan Disease Management Leadership Award | CIGNA HealthCare |
| Recipient of the Geisinger Clinician – Investigator Award (related to Geisinger Smoking Cessation disease management program) |
Translational research
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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| Healthcare Affordability Standard Advisory Committee | Advisory Committee | Member | External | State | 2019 | 2020 |
| State Innovation Model (SIM) Health Information Technology Council | Other | Committee Member | External | State | 2015 | 2016 |
| All Payer Claims Database Advisory Group | Advisory Committee | Member | External | State | 2014 | 2019 |
| All Payer Claims Database: Data Privacy, Confidentiality and Security Workgroup | Advisory Committee | Member | State | 2014 | 2019 | |
| Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Tufts Medical Center Panel on “Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea - Future Research Needs” | Other | Expert advisor- payer perspective | External | National | 2011 | 2011 |
| Connecticut Office of Health Reform and Innovation Health Technology Work Group | Other | Co-Chair | External | State | 2011 | 2012 |
| Health Disparities Institute Strategic Planning Committee | Other | Participant | UConn Health | State | 2011 | 2012 |
| American Society of Medical Executives | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 1998 | 1999 |
| American College of Physicians/Society of Internal Medicine | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 1988 |
Journal Articles
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Health insurance literacy: disparities by race, ethnicity, and language preference.
The American journal of managed care 2019 Mar;25(3):e71-e75
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of cardiology eConsults for Medicaid patients.
The American journal of managed care 2018 Jan;24(1):e9-e16
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Impact of the elimination of cost sharing for mammographic breast cancer screening among rural US women: A natural experiment.
Cancer 2017 Feb;1232506-2515
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Breast cancer screening utilization and understanding of current guidelines among rural U.S. women with private insurance.
Breast cancer research and treatment 2015 Oct;153(3):659-67
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The paired t-test as a simple latent change score model.
Frontiers in psychology 2013 Jan;4738
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Accelerating the adoption of medical homes in Connecticut: a chronic-care support system modeled after public utilities.
Connecticut medicine 2012 Mar;76(3):173-8
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Managing the space between visits: a randomized trial of disease management for diabetes in a community health center.
Journal of general internal medicine 2010 Oct;25(10):1116-22
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An obesity/cardiometabolic risk reduction disease management program: a population-based approach.
The American journal of medicine 2009 Apr;122(4 Suppl 1):S33-6
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Strategies to control costs and quality: a focus on outcomes research for disease management.
Medical care 2004 Apr;42(4 Suppl):III24-30
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The health care and productivity costs of back and neck pain in a multi-employer sample of utility industry employees.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 57(1):32-43
Conference Papers
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Disease management programs: Program intervention, behavior modification, and dosage effect
Journal of Consumer Policy 2006 Jan;29(3):263-278
Other
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Enhancing the Value of Health Insurance by Making it Simpler
Connecticut Health Quarterly 2016 Feb;1(3):4-8,11
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Health Insurance Complexity Leads to Wasteful Consumer Spending
HDI Policy Brief
Reviews
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A primer on bariatric surgery: treatment of last resort for morbid obesity.
Disease management : DM 2004 Jan;7 Suppl 1(SUPPL. 1):S23-30
Short Surveys
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When Hospitals and Doctors Sue Their Patients: The Medical Debt Crisis Through a New Lens
HDI Policy Brief 2019 Jun;
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Health Equity in Connecticut: What Does Health Insurance Have to Do with It? | Lecture | CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunity | 2019 | Farmington, CT |
| High Deductible Plans: A Defective Insurance Product | Talk | State of CT legslature | 2019 | Hartford, CT |
| Choosing and Using Health Insurance: Maximizing Health and Financial Benefits | Talk | 2018 | Rocky Hill, CT | |
| Health Insurance Literacy: The Gateway to Healthcare | Talk | Primary Care Coalition (Connecticu)t | 2018 | Farmington, CT |
| Choosing and Using Health Insurnace: Maximizing Health and Finacial Benefits | Talk | Eastern Connecticut Insurance Program | 2018 | Hamden, CT |