Carrie Baker (President)
Health Impact Ohio
Ex-officio, non-voting

Carrie Baker has been working in and around healthcare in Columbus and across Ohio for over 15 years. She has focused on advocacy and quality improvement with providers and payers in non-profit and membership organizations. Carrie has worked closely with the Ohio General Assembly and various Ohio Administrations, as well as officials in the federal government, on issues such as payment reform, hospital reimbursement, chronic disease management and child health priorities. Former employers include the Ohio Nurses Association, the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association and as the President of her own consulting group.  

In her role, Carrie serves as President and CEO of the Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus. Health Impact Ohio is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to transforming the quality, delivery, and affordability of healthcare to ensure that all people in the Columbus region have the best healthcare experience possible. Health Impact Ohio is an affiliate organization of the Columbus Medical Association and an active member of the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI), a national organization representing more than 30 Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives (RHICs) like Health Impact Ohio all across the country.  

Under Carrie’s leadership, Health Impact Ohio improves the quality, delivery, and value of healthcare and the overall patient experience is by bringing public and private providers, payers, purchasers, and consumers together to learn and share information around innovative best practices, the latest research and policies, and lessons learned for collective patient and provider impact. Carrie is the leader and spokesperson for Health Impact Ohio and is responsible for leading its vision, implementing the strategies developed by Health Impact Ohio among multi-stakeholder projects, funding the mission and managing Health Impact Ohio day-to-day operations as she and her staff work toward the goals of better health, better care, and lower cost.