Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP

Board Member, GTMRx Institute

Ira Klein serves on the Board of Directors of the Get the Medications Right (GTMRx) Institute, an organization that works to overcome barriers to delivery of appropriate and effective use of medication by bringing critical stakeholders together, bound by the urgent need to optimize outcomes and reduce costs by getting the medications right.

Dr. Klein is the vice president of Provider Relations at Tempus, Inc. Previously, he served as vice president and chief medical officer at Health New England, where he was responsible for ensuring the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care services for Health New England members, with a focus on clinical excellence, innovation and technology to improve health outcomes. Prior to that, he was Senior Director and Lead, Healthcare Quality Strategy at Janssen for Johnson and Johnson, Inc., in New Brunswick, New Jersey. 

Dr. Klein is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a member of the American College of Physicians. He is a Certified Health Insurance Executive with the Association of Health Insurance Plans, Executive Leadership Program. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Rutgers University; a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey—Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; and a bachelor of science degree from Rutgers University College of Pharmacy.