Dr. Rebecca Fein is a nationally recognized leader in public health informatics and healthcare data strategy with over two decades of experience advancing health system transformation, data quality, and digital innovation. With a proven track record across state agencies, academic institutions, and health IT organizations, she brings deep expertise in electronic laboratory reporting (ELR), clinical research oversight, and multimillion-dollar public health programs.
Her leadership has delivered measurable impact—improving disease surveillance systems for over 10 million residents, increasing ELR rates to 98% during COVID-19 (far surpassing the national average), and securing more than $4 million in competitive grant funding from leading organizations including the CDC, NIH, and CSTE. She has directed complex portfolios up to $50 million, enhanced healthcare data governance across 11 state registries, and educated over 78,000 professionals on laboratory informatics best practices.
An award-winning innovator, Dr. Fein received the Coronovation Gold Award in 2020 for her contributions during the pandemic. Her academic and consulting work spans applied health informatics, environmental health tracking, and public health analytics, and her publications appear in respected journals such as Frontiers in Health Informatics and Applied & Translational Genomics.
In addition to her roles as analyst, educator, and strategic advisor, Dr. Fein continues to lead initiatives that ensure regulatory compliance, foster cross-sector collaboration, and drive equitable healthcare outcomes. She holds a Doctorate in Health Science (Global Health) from A.T. Still University, along with master’s degrees in Applied Health Informatics and Healthcare Management.More...