MHA Executive Interview Series
Interview with Alan Kaplan, MD: Transformation of a Health System’s Physician Strategy
Alan Kaplan is senior vice president and chief medical officer, Iowa Health System and president/CEO, Iowa Health Physicians & Clinics. In 2011, the Iowa Health System leadership embarked upon an organizational transformation focused on the network of employed physicians. The goal was to transform multiple physician employment arrangements and strategies to a single, unified and branded, system-wide medical group. This interview focuses on that journey to date.
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Interview with Donald Wegmiller, MHA ’62
Donald Wegmiller is Chairman and co-founder of C-Suite Resources. He is also currently Chairman Emeritus of Integrated Healthcare Strategies, the nation’s leading authority on executive compensation and physician for healthcare organizations. In this interview, Wegmiller describes how knowledge of changing organizational strategies, structures and economics within the provider side brings value to suppliers.
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Interview with Lowell C. Kruse, MHA ’67
Lowell C. Kruse is the retired CEO of Heartland Health, St. Joseph, MO. He talks with Dr. Dan Zismer, director of the Executive MHA Program, about “Leading Rural, Community Healthcare into the Future”.
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Healthcare Leadership Review: Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems
Daniel Zismer, Director of the Executive MHA Program, interviews Paul Haskins, Senior Vice President, Lockton, Inc. The interview focuses on risk management in integrated health systems.
Read the interview with Paul Haskins
Big Box Ambulatory Centers and Strategy:
A Case study – Regions Medical Center, Health Partners
Daniel Zismer, Director of the Executive MHA Program, interviews Ken Holmen MD, Chief Medical Officer and VP Physician Strategies, Health Partners. The interview examines a health system’s strategy to develop and operate large scale, multidisciplinary outpatient centers. The interview identifies seven themes deriving form the organization’s experience with this strategy.
Read the interview with Ken Holmen
Interview with Peter Person MD, FACP, MBA
Dr. Person, internist and CEO of Essentia Health System, talks with Dr. Dan Zismer director of the Executive MHA Program about the importance of physician-hospital-clinic integration. The interview focuses on the role of physician leaders in the development and leadership of integrated systems.
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Interview with Barry Silbaugh MD, MS, CPE, FACPE
Dr. Silbaugh is CEO of the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE). He talks with Dr. Dan Zismer, director of the Executive MHA Program, about the importance of physician involvement in the evolution of modern complex health systems. He also discusses ACPE’s role in fostering leadership and management capabilities in physicians.