Kimberly Mehta serves as the Director of Value Based Population Health Pharmacy and Quality Enablement at Highmark Health. Previously she was the Director of Medication Safety and Regulatory for the Allegheny Health Network. Kim received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Pharmacy, Master of Public Health from Pitt, School of Public Health and her Master of Health Administration from Walden University.  She completed a combined PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency at Allegheny Health Network.   

Kim is an active member in local, state, and national organizations.  She is a current board member of the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists (PSHP) and chairs the PSHP Medication Safety Committee.  Kim has previously collaborated with the Virginia Department of Health, Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force, and other local organizations to increase the role and engagement of pharmacists and support public health and safety initiatives focused in both Emergency Preparedness and combating the opioid epidemic. 

At a national level, Kim is an active member of American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), having served on several section advisory groups.  Kim is the 2020-21 Vice Chair of the Section Advisory Group on Medication Safety.  Through ASHP she has been involved with several national initiatives and groups including the USP 800 task force resulting in FAQ documents and creation of several national webinars on USP topics.  Kim’s professional interests include patient safety and quality, sterile and non-sterile compounding, technology solutions, and healthcare reform.