JAMES FANALE, MD. President and CEO of Care New England (Providence, R.I.) On the top challenge Care New England’s “focus has been inward [amid financial struggles]. However, addressing the social determinants of health and ultimately improving outcomes is the most…
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JAN BERGEN. President and CEO of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. On the top challenge “The most pressing health concern facing our patients is accessibility to high quality, value-driven care that treats the entire person and focuses on health, not…
TIM JOHNSEN. President of Integris Baptist Medical Center (Oklahoma City) On the top challenge “The most pressing health concern for citizens of Oklahoma is likely access to the appropriate level of care in regard to population health. We are primarily…
CARRIE HARRIS-MULLER. Senior Vice President of Population Health for OhioHealth (Columbus) On the top challenge “While we have witnessed miracles on the clinical side, the actual business of healthcare has remained unchanged for decades. We think that is causing major…
NATE WHITE. COO of Sanford Health (Fargo, N.D.) On the top challenge “Access to and coordination of primary and specialty care are the most pressing healthcare issues facing North Dakotans. The challenge is amplified when you consider how large and…
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ROBIN COLLEN-ZELLERS. Director of Population Health at LRGHealthcare (Laconia, N.H.) On the top challenge “Part of what we all share in the state of New Hampshire is the opioid crisis. The entire state is engaged in the Medicaid 1115 waiver,…
TODD SKLAMBERG. CEO of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center (Las Vegas) On the top challenge “The most pressing concern facing Sunrise Hospital’s patients and everyone else seeking healthcare in Nevada is access to primary care services. While there are some…
LINDA BAHRKE. Administrator, Mosaic Life Care (St. Joseph, Mo.) On the top challenge “The most pressing concern is the lack of incorporating social determinants in the healthcare delivery system. What we’re learning across the nation is that social determinants actually…
LIZ YOUNGBLOOD. CEO of Adult Hospitals and Metro Jackson-Area Clinics for University of Mississippi Medical Center On the top challenge “Access to the right level of care at the right time and in the right location is the most pressing…
KARI BUNKERS, MD. Director of Mayo Clinic’s Population Health Committee (Rochester, Minn) On the top challenge “I believe the most pressing healthcare concern for Minnesota is affordable access to healthcare and, even more so for a subset of patients, timely…