Division Director, ACCESS, Harris County Health Department, Houston, TX
Jamie Hughes, DNP, RN, NE-BC is a health care executive leader with 15+ years of experience facilitating and supporting innovative system-wide strategies to improve the health of our community. Dr. Hughes is an inspirational leader who motivates teams to action, helps others expand their creativity, and drives change that leads to improved outcomes. Her current role as the Division Director of ACCESS Harris County is to provide a variety of integrated and accessible services to vulnerable populations in the community using integrated care management, enabling technology, and braided funding.
Mrs. Hughes’s previous experience includes oversight of Ambulatory Clinical Care Management, Same Day Clinic Sites, Ambulatory Nutrition Services, Patient-Centered Medical Home, House Calls Service, Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Program, DSRIP, and several Population Health Programs. Her previous focus areas have been to develop business strategies emphasizing wellness, disease prevention, disease management, and acute care intervention while incorporating clinical integration and technology.
Mrs. Hughes has presented in several national conferences, co-authored an article in a peer-reviewed journal focusing on multidisciplinary diabetes care, and is a member of the Education Committee for America’s Essential Hospitals. Mrs. Hughes holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Science in Nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Texas at Austin.
She has received several honors and awards such as National Finalist in Excellence in Executive Leadership from Nurse.com, Honorable Mention- Safety Idea of the Year from Ideas of America, and Bronze Winner in Excellence in Executive Leadership with the Good Samaritan Foundation. In her spare time, Mrs. Hughes loves to cook/bake, travel, attend jazz festivals, and spend time with her family.