Dr. Warren Jones
NIH Endowed Chair in Minority Health & Health Disparities Research | Dillard University
New Orleans, LA, UNITED STATES
An award winning medical professional with extensive military and medical teaching experience.
Media
Publications:
Documents:
Videos:
Audio/Podcasts:
Biography
Dr. Warren A. Jones, M.D. is an NIH Endowed Chair in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research. e was most recently Executive Director of the Division of Medicaid in the Office of the Governor of Mississippi, the state’s health program for over 768,000 indigent Mississippians. He serves on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. He also serves as Chair Designee of the Advisory Council to the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD). He also serves on the Board of Trustees for his Alma Mater, Dillard University in New Orleans, LA.
Dr. Jones is Past President of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a 94,300-member primary care specialty society. He has also served Chair of the AAFP's Board of Directors and President-elect of the Academy. He is also Chair of the Maternal Child Council, Past Chair of the Family Medicine Section and Aerospace & Military Medicine Section of the National Medical Association. He also served on the Minority Affairs Governing Council for the American Medical Association.
Jones has served on the President’s Select Panel on Surviving and Living after Cancer, Chiropractic Implementation Committee for the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs and on the Secretary’s Chiropractic Advisory Committee. In addition, Jones was a member of the Expert Panel for the Medicaid Disease Management Initiative for the Center for Health Care Strategies, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Kaiser Permanente Foundation. He is a member of the Key Stakeholders Advisory Board to the Evidence Based Research Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). He is currently a member or the National Advisory Board of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, the National Commission on Prevention Priorities, the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Diabetes Foundation and has previously served on the Board of the National Health Council and the National Advisory Council to Rewarding Results, an advisory panel to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the California Health Foundation which led to the development of the Pay for Performance initiative in health care. He is also a member of the expert panel for the Innovations in Prevention Awards, sponsored by Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy Thompson.
Industry Expertise (4)
Research
Training and Development
Education/Learning
Health and Wellness
Areas of Expertise (10)
Clinical Research
Minority Health
Health Disparities
African-Americans in Science
Medical Education
Public Health
Family Medicine
Healthcare Management
Healthcare Information Technology
Internal Medicine
Accomplishments (3)
U.S. Navy (professional)
2015-01-01
Retired with the rank of Captain. Honored with the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal for superior performance and the Meritorious Service Medal (3 times).
Outstanding Black Educator in Mississippi (professional)
2015-01-01
Awarded by Board of Institutions for Higher Learning.
National Role Model Award (professional)
2015-01-01
Awarded by Minority Access, Inc.
Education (2)
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans: M.D., Family Medicine 1978
Dillard University: B.A., Chemistry 1971
Affiliations (9)
- Provider Resources, Inc. : Subject Matter Expert in Medicaid and CHIP
- American Health Information Management Association Foundation : Board Chair
- Dillard University : Board of Trustees
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) : Technical Advisory Group
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) : Chair Designee, Advisory Council
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) : Key Stakeholders Advisory Board, Evidence Based Research Center
- National Advisory Board of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease : Member
- National Commission on Prevention Priorities : Member
- Mississippi Diabetes Foundation : Member
Media Appearances (2)
Magellan Health Advisory Council to Provide Expertise Regarding State-of-the-Art Healthcare Advancements
MarketWatch online
2014-12-17
Capt. (Dr.) Warren A. Jones is a retired captain in the U.S. Navy. Currently, Jones is the National Institutes of Health Endowed Chair of Health Disparities Research and professor of chemistry at Dillard University in New Orleans, La. Previously, Jones served as the executive director of the Division of Medicaid in the Office of the Governor of Mississippi...
Dillard alumnus to lead the university's program to eliminate health care disparities among minorities
The Times-Picayune online
2014-03-12
Dr. Warren Jones, a Dillard University graduate who used to run Mississippi's Medicaid program, will return to his alma mater to research and develop ways of eliminating health disparities among members of minority groups...
Articles (4)
Health information technology: integration of clinical workflow into meaningful use of electronic health records
Perspectives in Health Information Management
2010-01-01
This article examines the role that clinical workflow plays in successful implementation and meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology in ambulatory care. The benefits and barriers of implementing EHRs in ambulatory care ...
Task Force Report 3. Report of the task force on continuous personal, professional, and practice development in family medicine
The Annals of Family Medicine
2004-01-01
This Future of Family Medicine task force report proposes a plan for lifelong learning that is designed to ensure family physicians are prepared to deliver the core attributes and system services of family medicine throughout their careers, especially ...
Nurse Practitioners Only Part Of The Team
Health Affairs
2002-01-01
While Daniel Masys (Sep/Oct 02) notes opportunities for the creation of several new types of health care practitioners, one of the most compelling questions is whether current and future clinicians will creatively adapt their interactions with patients to ...
Obesity Rates Remain High for Blacks
Journal of the National Medical Association
2000-01-01
Obesity rates for Americans rose 6% from 1998 to 1999, ac-cording to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among racial groups, whites had the largest increase, with a 7% increase from 1998 to 1999, to 17.7%. With an obesity rate of 27.3%, ...
Social