Barry G. Zallen, MD, CMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Dr. Zallen earned his A.B. in Biology at Brown University, and his M.D. at Northwestern University Medical School.  Dr. Zallen did his residency training in Pediatrics at Boston Floating Hospital (New England Medical Center) and at Children’s Hospital in Boston.  He also completed a fellowship in General and Developmental Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital. Following a few years on the faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Dr. Zallen joined Harvard Community Health Plan  (now Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates), as a pediatrician.  In 1991, Dr. Zallen led the testing and implementation of IntraPractice Systems (IPS) at HCHP’s Burlington Health Center. IPS included a clinical information system and a home component through which patients could access health information and medical advice based on their symptoms.  In 1997, Dr. Zallen led the first implementation of EpicCare at HCHP.  Dr. Zallen’s clinical interests include developmental-behavioral pediatrics and genomics.  His responsibilities at BCBSMA include working with physicians across Massachusetts, leading the development of outcome-based pay for performance programs and leading BCBSMA’s efforts to bring e-Health technologies to providers and patients across the state.