Articles
Delivery System Transformation, Physician Workforce, Quality & Patient Safety, Strategic Planning, Workforce
Who Is Accountable for this Patient?
Payers in population health contracts are using claims data to identify the physician responsible for a patient’s health and spending. It’s an inexact science that can aggravate providers before empowering them.
C-Suite Hires, Delivery System Transformation, Governance Effectiveness, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Proven Leaders, Uncommon Backgrounds
Before becoming chief executive officer of Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, last August, John Allen already had 14 years of experience working with highly intelligent individuals whose focus was expertise in their field, not developing the management skills needed for leadership roles. It was not dissimilar to the relationship between health care CEOs and physicians as they confront the unprecedented change in care delivery.