On Dec. 7, the Nashville Health Care Council, along with Fellows co-directors former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, and healthcare economist Larry Van Horn, announced the 2016 class of the Council Fellows.
The 30 senior leaders from various sectors of the healthcare industry will address national challenges and collaborate to find transformative solutions. The group will participate in orientation later this month before beginning the first session in February. The year’s final session and graduation is slated for late May.
The comprehensive curriculum will address issues such as the rise of the healthcare consumer, disruptive technology, integrated delivery networks, reimbursement shifts, population health management and globalization.
“As these new market drivers emerge, Fellows offers an opportunity to think differently about how we can create a better system,” said Van Horn, a leading expert in healthcare management and economics, and professor at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
“Today’s healthcare decision-makers must be able to draw upon a diverse set of skills to effectively lead their organizations through the unprecedented changes our health system is facing,” said Frist in making the announcement. “This year’s curriculum will provide a rare opportunity for the class to collaborate with innovators who are truly shaping our healthcare system. I am excited to see what we learn together.”
Members of the 2016 Fellows Class:
- Tim Bewley, first vice president, SunTrust Bank
- Hamilton Bowman, COO, EnableComp
- Barbara Brennan, RN, MSN, COO and chief nursing officer, Alive Hospice
- Denise Burke, partner, Waller
- Chip Chambers, MD, senior medical director, Cigna-HealthSpring
- Sam Chang, MD, professor of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Mike Coggin, senior vice president and chief accounting officer, LifePoint Health
- Jana Dreyzehner, MD, behavioral health medical director, Amerigroup TN
- Mike Duffy, president, Hospital Solutions and Global Supply Chain, Cardinal Health
- Aaron Gani, enterprise vice president, Innovation, Humana
- Vic Gatto, CEO, Jumpstart Foundry
- Aron Goldfeld, vice president, Advocacy and Regulatory Affairs, TeamHealth
- Tammy Hawes, CEO and founder, Virsys12
- Shannon Hooper, senior vice president and practice leader, ReviveHealth
- Eric Keen, general partner, Council Capital
- Daniel Lieber, COO, Altegra Health
- Brian Marger, COO, TriStar Centennial Medical Center
- Ricardo Martinez, MD, chief medical officer, North Highland Worldwide
- John McClellan, vice president, Operations, Division 5, Community Health Systems
- Michele Molden, senior vice president and partner, The Advisory Board Company
- Neal Patel, MD, chief medical informatics officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Amy Rock, senior director, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
- Matthew Russell, chief technology officer, Digital Reasoning
- Dexter Samuels, PhD, senior vice president and executive director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for Health Policy, Meharry Medical College
- Mark Thompson, vice president, Operations Finance, Healthways
- Mike Uchrin, CEO, Health Choice
- Marc Watkins, MD, vice president and corporate medical director, The Little Clinic
- Morgan Wills, MD, president and CEO, Siloam Family Health Center
- Dakasha Winton, director, associate general counsel State Government Relations, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
- Chris Wyatt, CFO, HCA Information Technology and Services, HCA
“Fellows is a venture that could only take place here in Nashville, a $73 billion healthcare hub, where we have immediate access to the industry’s founders, as well as a host of respected healthcare experts, innovators and academic institutions,” said Hayley Hovious, Council president. “When you consider the unmatched reach and diversity of our healthcare community, there’s no question why this is the place to hold these important conversations and inspire the advancements that will reshape our business.”
Council Fellows is presented in partnership with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Community Health Systems, HCA, Healthways, LifePoint Health, and Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management.
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