The Healthcare Innovators Professional Society, a recently-formed group of chief innovation and chief strategy executives unveiled its inaugural class of 15 councilors.
HIPS aims to foster peer-to-peer networking among top healthcare thought leaders with the goal of sparking innovation and positive change in healthcare.
"We are honored to have these thought leaders on our council," said Toby Hamilton, MD, executive director of HIPS. "Because of their unique background and experiences, they will all be great assets to HIPS as we work to push the boundaries of healthcare transformation in a professionally coordinated support effort."
Baptist Memorial Health Care (Memphis, Tenn.) — Zach Chandler, executive vice president and chief strategy officer
Baylor Scott and White Health (Dallas) — LaVone Arthur, chief strategy officer
BJC HealthCare/Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis) — Thomas Maddox, MD, director, Health Systems Innovation Lab
INTEGRIS Health (Oklahoma City) — Susan Dell'Osso, chief innovation officer
Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.) — Jennifer Liebermann, director, Garfield Innovation Center
Kindred Healthcare (Louisville, Ky.) — Brian Holzer, MD, president, Kindred Innovations
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) — Rebecca Kaul, vice president and chief innovation officer
Memorial Hermann Health System (Houston) — David Bradshaw, executive vice president, chief strategy officer and chief information officer
Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) — Thomas Graham, M.D., senior vice president, chief strategic alliance and partnership officer
Texas Medical Center Innovation lnstitute (Houston) — Erik Halvorsen, PhD, director
UCHealth (Aurora, Colo.) — Richard Zane, MD, chief innovation officer
UC San Diego Health — Matthew Jenusaitis, chief of innovation and transformation
UnityPoint Health (West Des Moines, Iowa) — Kent Lehr, vice president of strategy and business development
University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System — Rubin Pillay, MD, PhD, chief innovation officer
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston Salem, N.C.) — Jeff Williamson, MD, director, Center for Healthcare Innovation
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