Henry Ford Medical Group taps chief medical officer of clinical value

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Peter Watson, MD, is now chief medical officer of the Henry Ford Employee Health Plan and chief medical officer of clinical value for the Henry Ford Medical Group.

According to an October LinkedIn post, Dr. Watson has been with Detroit-based Henry Ford Health for more than 27 years. Dr. Watson now leads clinical strategy for the employer-sponsored health plan, considering workforce health, benefit design and care models. With the medical group, Dr. Watson focuses on value-based care, utilization, clinical integration, and performance with risk-based and quality efforts.

“Looking forward to collaborating with team members across our organization to advance the health of our workforce, high-value care and better outcomes for those we serve,” he said on LinkedIn.

Dr. Watson’s LinkedIn profile said he is an internal medicine physician and previously served as chief clinical success officer for Henry Ford Health’s population health management subsidiary, Populance.

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