Anna Ialynytchev, MPH, PHD

Our most recent team member, Anna joined The Verden Group of companies in March 2017 in the role of Senior Health Policy and Data Analytics Specialist. She is the principal data analyst for our CMS’ Oncology Care Model Time and Motion Study and will be focused on population health analytics in addition to several other healthcare policy projects.

Anna holds a Ph.D. in Health Services Research, an M.P.H. in Health Policy and Management, both from the University of South Florida, and a B.A. in Psychology/Pre-Med Program from Boston University and joins the team recently from ‘big data’ research at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A published author on several peer reviewed publications on a variety of topics, and has also presented work on such diverse topics as “Opportunities and challenges for using Minimum Data Set 2.0 for health services research” to “Effects of a national safe patient handling program on patient falls and injurious falls within VA community living centers.”

Anna is based in Tampa, Florida, where she lives with her husband. She enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, kayaking, and biking. Anna is also a volunteer with the SPCA of Tampa Bay as part of their community outreach team helping to promote humane care of animals and assisting with adoptions and fundraising, and volunteers with the USF Health Service Corps helping with child safety and injury prevention education.