Swapna Pachauri, MPH

About Swapna Pachauri, MPH

Swapna is the Associate Director of Government Affairs, working in the Washington, DC office. In this role, Swapna oversees and offers insight and analysis on a variety of federal health policy issues such as health IT, telemedicine, HIPAA, cybersecurity, and Part B drugs to physician practices. She also informs policymakers in Congress and the Administration of the important role group medical practices play in the healthcare system and works closely with MGMA members and external stakeholders identifying critical issues impacting practices.

Prior to joining MGMA, Swapna was the Manager of Health Technology and Informatics in the Practice Management Department at the American Academy of Dermatology, the largest representative dermatology group in the United States. In that role, Swapna oversaw and developed content in issue areas on practice management, health IT, EHR optimization, telemedicine, MIPS, information blocking, prior authorization, as well as administrative and clinical documentation burnout.

Swapna earned a masters in public health with a focus concentrating in health management and policy from Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health and a bachelors in communications and leadership from University of Maryland.