Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH)
Crystal Eubanks is a professional who has held various roles in healthcare organizations and consulting services. Crystal currently serves as the Vice President of Care Transformation at Purchaser Business Group on Health, leading various initiatives and programs. Prior to this, Crystal worked as an independent consultant at Crystal Eubanks Consulting, where Crystal focused on delivering value-based care through performance improvement and data analytics. With a background in international affairs and a master's degree in healthcare sciences, Crystal has a wealth of experience in quality improvement and program management within the healthcare industry.
Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH)
PBGH’s Member organizations -- private employers and public agencies -- are the most powerful voice for consumers and patients in the U.S. Ultimately, the profound concern of purchasers about the high cost and poor quality of healthcare puts them on the same side as the American public when it comes to driving improvement throughout the healthcaresystem.PBGH’s approach is to use the clout and concentrated power of our Member organizations to test innovative healthcare methods in specific markets, and then to take successful approaches to scale across the U.S. PBGH also uses educational forums, user groups, and networking events to maximize our Members’ impact.Since its inception, PBGH has made some of the most notable improvements to U.S. healthcare since, including launching the first public website displaying health plan, hospital and medical group quality and patient experience data, influencing the drafting of the Affordable Care Act to emphasize federal value purchasing and accountability, representing purchasers in the Meaningful Use Health IT roll-out, and implementing the Intensive Outpatient Care Program (IOCP) for Americans with serious chronic illness in five states.Today, PBGH’s 25 professional staff members are dedicated to the success of major PBGH programs, each of which promises to further PBGH’s important mission and vision.