Richard J. Dom Dera Jr MD, FAAFP, PCMH CCE

James Dom Dera, MD, FAAFP, PCMH CCE, is the Advanced Primary Care Medical Director for NewHealth Collaborative (Akron, Ohio) and a private practice family physician with Ohio Family Practice Centers, Inc. (Fairlawn, Ohio). Dr. Dom Dera graduated from medical school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and did his family medicine residency at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. He holds additional certification from the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient-Centered Medical Home Certified Content Expert (PCMH CCE). He has been a pioneer in practice transformation, becoming the first practice in Summit County, Ohio to achieve NCQA PCMH recognition.
As the Advanced Primary Care Medical Director for NewHealth Collaborative, he has assisted over 50 practices with their transformation efforts, leading a team of transformation specialists and engaged practice leaders. He’s also active in CMS’s Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+), a national advanced primary care medical home model that aims to strengthen primary care through regionally-based multi-payer payment reform and care delivery transformation.
His CPC+ efforts range from the local level to national engagement. At his own practice and others in the area he’s helped design and implement 2-step risk stratification and behavioral health integration. He’s also participated in statewide CPC+ collaboratives, as well as led nationwide CPC+ webinars around topics like risk stratification.