Chief Physician Executive
Southwestern Health Resources
Mar 2020 - Apr 2021 (1 year 2 months)
Served as chief physician executive and COO for Southwestern's ACN. Managed the physician network and led teams across operations to optimize network vibrancy, relevance and overall performance during one of the most difficult periods in US healthcare - during the COVID-19 pandemic. Led initiatives (Collaborators) including delivery of vital care packages to seniors (Encompass), access to continued referrals including telemedicine (Cerner/Fibroblast), AI enabled vaccine coordination for high risk individuals (ClosedLoop.AI), advancing financial incentives to physicians and CMS benchmarking analytics (CareJourney), updating prior authorization processes and improved utilization management efficiency as well as introduction of home based long