Novella W. Thompson, MBA, MA, ALM-C, FACHE
Administrator
nwt4k@uvahealth.org
Novella Thompson is the administrator of the Population Health Department, which includes multiple Population Health, Post-Acute, Hospice, Palliative Care, and Transitions of Care partnerships and programs. In this role, she provides operational, development, and strategic leadership to manage patient care beyond hospital walls. This work addresses the spectrum of a patient’s healthcare journey to create a more effective continuum of care that meets patients where they are and increases accessibility and convenience while delivering the highest quality patient-centered care.
The Population Health Department also supports activities for medical research, undergraduate and graduate student education, innovative technology and software initiatives, the Center for Telehealth, community engagement, patient progression, the UVA Post-Bac Program, digital literacy initiatives, and the Non-Emergent Transportation Committee (NEMT).
Novella earned her undergraduate degree in three years at West Virginia Wesleyan College, her master’s degree in counseling psychology from Marshall University, and her Executive MBA from the University of North Alabama. She is certified in Advanced Lean Management and a designated Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Novella oversees:
- Community Paramedicine
- Remote Patient Monitoring (IHM)
- UVA Health Continuum Home Health
- Virginia at Home (VaH)
- Medicine HOME
- Unhoused Consult Services
- WellAWARE Community Health Workers
- UVA Health Mobile Care
- Transitions of Care Partnerships and Programming
- Hospice and Palliative Care Partnerships for Adults and Pediatrics
- UVA Student and Employee Clinic Wise
- Program Quality & Continuous Improvement