Professional Info
I am a physician executive engaged in health care quality, policy development, information technology, practice transformation and support of health care professionals. I am proud to have worked as a member of incredible, mission-driven teams focused on improving the health of people through the U.S. Air Force, an academic medical center, a community health center, a medical professional association and a national accreditation organization.
Short Bio:
Michael S. Barr is a board-certified internist and Executive Vice President for the Quality Measurement & Research Group at NCQA. His portfolio at NCQA includes performance measurement development, research, managing NCQA’s contracts and grants portfolio and contributing to strategic initiatives, public policy and educational programs. Prior to joining NCQA in May 2014, Dr. Barr was Senior Vice President, Division of Medical Practice for the American College of Physicians, where he was responsible for promoting patient-centered care through the development of programs, services and quality improvement initiatives for internists and other health care professionals.
From 1999–2005, Dr. Barr was chief medical officer for Baltimore Medical System, Inc., a Joint Commission accredited federally qualified health center. He practiced internal medicine full-time in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt University from 1993–1998 and held various administrative positions, including physician director, Medical Management Programs, for the Vanderbilt Medical Group. From 1989–1993, Dr. Barr was an active duty physician in the United States Air Force at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
Dr. Barr has a Bachelor of Science degree in forest biology from the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (1982). He attended New York University School of Medicine (1986) through the U.S. Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program, completed his residency in internal medicine at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, (1989) and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management (1996).
Dr. Barr was a commissioner on the Maryland Health Care Commission (2013–2015), previously served on the Health Information Technology Policy Committee Meaningful Use Workgroup (2010–2012), the Board of Trustees for The Horizon Foundation of Howard County (2014 – 2018) and Vice-Chair of the American College of Physicians’ Medical Informatics Committee (2017 – 2021).