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From Patient Advocacy to Building A Better Methodology

After a medical error nearly cost him his life, Steve Carbonara felt firsthand the impact of the failed way we deliver medical care. That experience, combined with his 50 years as a patient and 30 years as a pioneer in healthcare information technology, convinced him that not only did the system need to change, it could only be transformed from the outside.


Steve founded the Patients First Foundation, a patient advocacy organization. Together with Dr. Tom Davis, a small-town family doctor and national healthcare leader, they spent the past two years exploring hundreds of alternative paths to deliver medical care with both excellence and humanity. 

From that work, TAP Health Clinics and TAP Health MSO were created. The goal is simple but ambitious; to rediscover the life-giving power of having your own personal clinician; replacing corporate “sick-care” with tailored, health-affirming “life-care.”


TAP Health exists to restore your trust in medicine. 


By developing TAP Health MSO and Clinics, Steve and Dr. Davis are building a sustainable clinical model that ensures every patient has an effective personal clinician who knows you as a whole person; both your challenges and your goals. A skilled professional practicing within a system of aligned incentives. A system which unlocks their personal mission to care, serve, and advocate for you so that each of us can live healthy, vibrant lives.

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Steve Carbonara - Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Steve Carbonara - Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Steve Carbonara - Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Steve Carbonara is an accomplished professional with more than 25 years of leadership in the healthcare technology sector. He began his career at the forefront of the Electronic Medical Record market in 1999, establishing himself as a top national sales executive. Throughout his career, Steve has been pivotal in launching numerous industr

Steve Carbonara is an accomplished professional with more than 25 years of leadership in the healthcare technology sector. He began his career at the forefront of the Electronic Medical Record market in 1999, establishing himself as a top national sales executive. Throughout his career, Steve has been pivotal in launching numerous industry-changing technologies, products, and services; acting as a change agent and accelerator of the digital transformation of healthcare.

Combining his 25 years and 360 degree view of healthcare with his 50 years as a patient, Steve developed the TAP Health MSO & Clinics concept.  After 3 years and hundreds of conversations with physicians and operators of clinical service firms while running Patients First Foundation, a patient advocacy firm.

The concept is simple, build a primary care clinic that serves the patient, not third party intermediaries.  Putting the patient first in every engagement will lead to a national movement, creating the largest patient collaborative in the nation, which would make us as big and as influential as any health system or insurance company.  

The team believes giving power to the patient will result in greater accountability and a healthier society overall.  

Tom Davis, MD - Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer

Steve Carbonara - Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Steve Carbonara - Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Tom Davis is a nationally recognized expert in value-based care (VBC), a board-certified family physician, and an award-winning healthcare innovator with over 30 years of clinical and leadership experience. As the founding partner of the nation’s first value-based health system, he developed and patented strategies that simplify VBC i

Dr. Tom Davis is a nationally recognized expert in value-based care (VBC), a board-certified family physician, and an award-winning healthcare innovator with over 30 years of clinical and leadership experience. As the founding partner of the nation’s first value-based health system, he developed and patented strategies that simplify VBC implementation, enabling healthcare organizations to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Dr. Davis specializes in contract analysis, system creation, cost control, and clinician mentorship, helping professionals align incentives and optimize care delivery.


Throughout his career, Dr. Davis has pioneered initiatives in healthcare transformation, including launching total-risk Medicare Advantage contracts, building multi-specialty groups, and creating one of the first micro-hospitals in the U.S. He is the founder of the Value-Based Care Success Community, a global resource for VBC expertise, and has mentored clinicians through roles at Washington University and the University of Missouri-Columbia. An accomplished author and speaker, Dr. Davis continues to guide healthcare professionals in leveraging value-based care to enhance patient experiences and foster sustainable healthcare innovation.

Hays Green - Chief Operations Officer

Steve Carbonara - Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Erik Hawkinson - Chief Marketing Officer

Hays is a strategic, operations-oriented executive with deep experience in healthcare services, healthcare (payer and provider), and digital healthcare companies. In his recent role, he focuses on the intersection of technology and operations for a prominent integrated home care services company with over 200 sites throughout the United S

Hays is a strategic, operations-oriented executive with deep experience in healthcare services, healthcare (payer and provider), and digital healthcare companies. In his recent role, he focuses on the intersection of technology and operations for a prominent integrated home care services company with over 200 sites throughout the United States. Through a portfolio of digital transformation initiatives, Hays collaborates with other business leaders to drive standardization, consolidation, and efficiency, ultimately increasing EBITDA. He has held executive roles in PE portfolio companies, startup environments, and publicly traded companies, bringing strong expertise in product innovation, product development, implementation, and workflow operating model optimization and redesign.


Hays applies investigative analytical skills coupled with a people-first leadership style to create realistic paths toward value creation. He has experience leading P&L organizations, managing business units up to $100M, and overseeing multi-site centers across different geographies. Recent roles include serving as VP of Digital Transformation and Operations Leader at Compassus, a national integrated home services provider, and VP/GM Operations Leader at myNEXUS, a specialty benefit manager focused on home health services for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.

Erik Hawkinson - Chief Marketing Officer

Erik Hawkinson - Chief Marketing Officer

Erik Hawkinson - Chief Marketing Officer

Mr. Hawkinson has held executive marketing roles at leading healthcare organizations, including Novartis and Roche, where he focused on digital innovation and patient-centered strategies. Currently, he advises the Patients First Foundation on healthcare marketing, leveraging his extensive experience to support their mission of patient advocacy and empowerment.

Marie Peppers - SVP Clinical Services

Erik Hawkinson - Chief Marketing Officer

Marie Peppers - SVP Clinical Services

Mrs. Peppers is a leader in remote nursing, dedicating more than 30 years to advancing the space and opportunities for nurses. As the founder of Remote Learning Services, she developed training programs enabling nurses to transition into new roles as healthcare changed with technology. Her work emphasizes digital health innovation and a mission to empower nurses while modernizing care delivery.

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