Ann Paul, DrPH, MPH

Dr. Ann Paul was appointed Chief Strategy Officer of St. John Health System, a ministry market of Ascension, in January 2016. Ann joined St. John in 2013 and developed the first Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO in Oklahoma. Ann has years of experience with national health insurers as a market executive and built a successful consulting business.

Ann holds the Doctor of Public Health degree from University of Oklahoma, College of Public Health, completing research on physician attitudes and beliefs about electronic health records, and she serves on faculty as Lecturer. Ann is Chair of the Tulsa City-County Board of Health and a board director of MyHealth Access Network, a regional health information exchange. As an active member of HFMA for many years, Ann is past president of the Oklahoma Chapter and has served on several local, regional, and national committees and workgroups.