Tag: physician leader

Population health executive leads new organization using Physician MBA

Posted January 24, 2022 by Sally Winter

When two major Indiana health systems decided to team up to form a joint venture addressing population health needs, they selected Lori Sieboldt, MD, MBA’21, to lead its medical operations. Dr. Sieboldt shares how she leaned on change management and leadership skills gained during the Physician MBA Program.

Operations analysis course helps physician MBAs identify bottlenecks and improve care

Posted November 15, 2021 by Sally Winter

Physicians discuss how the Operations Analysis and Process Improvement course in the Physician MBA Program has helped them lead change at their organizations. Projects in this course have resulted in $39.65 million dollars in revenue generated, cost savings and opportunity generation by improving healthcare operations.

Physician uses MBA to launch unique program to address repeat hospital users and social determinants of health

Posted October 8, 2021 by Sally Winter

Physicians are often the first to notice a problem in healthcare organizations, but they don’t always feel equipped to solve it. Francis Balucan, MD, MBA’16, used what he learned in the Physician MBA Program to lead change.

Ophthalmologist applies MBA to link academic, clinical and industry knowledge to bring new therapies to market

Posted August 27, 2021 by Sally Winter

Ophthalmologist applies MBA to link academic, clinical and industry knowledge to bring new therapies to market After a productive career as a retina specialist, Tom Ciulla, MD, MBA’15, decided to do something very different. He’d completed the Physician MBA Program at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and was ready for something new.

Emergency medicine chief uses MBA to navigate leadership, conflict and forecasting the future after COVID-19

Posted May 19, 2020 by Sally Winter

Emergency medicine chief uses MBA to navigate leadership, conflict and forecasting the future after COVID-19 There’s often a calm before the storm.

In emergency medicine, it’s just a calm before the latest storm.

CEO uses MBA lessons as hospital admits one of the first COVID cases in Indiana

Posted April 28, 2020 by Sally Winter

CEO uses MBA lessons as hospital admits one of the first COVID cases in Indiana At 12:40 am on March 9, 2020, Scott Smith, MD, MBA’20, got a call. The CEO and medical director of Adams Health Network in northeast Indiana, Dr. Smith is also an emergency medicine physician, and he was the administrator on call the night that his 25-bed, rural hospital system received one of the first COVID-19 patient admissions in Indiana.

Emergency medicine physician uses skills from MBA to introduce telemedicine prior to pandemic

Posted April 22, 2020 by Sally Winter

Emergency medicine physician uses skills from MBA to introduce telemedicine prior to pandemic Prior to the arrival of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Indiana, Vasu Voleti, MD, MBA’19, was tackling the issue of using telehealth at her hospital system.

Physician MBA helps pass legislation to improve maternal and fetal mortality in Indiana

Posted March 2, 2020 by Sally Winter

Physician MBA helps pass legislation to improve maternal and fetal mortality in Indiana Through a healthcare policy course, Mary Pell Abernathy, MD, MBA’18, learned how to communicate with lawmakers to create change. She’s now working to improve state laws as she advocates on behalf of fetal and maternal health in Indiana.

Physician MBA empowers pediatrician to lead change

Posted October 1, 2019 by Teresa Mackin

Networking is a common practice in business — perhaps as ubiquitous as spreadsheets — but it’s less frequently used to advance within the medical community.

Pediatrician uses Kelley Physician MBA to earn executive position and improve system processes

Posted July 22, 2019 by Teresa Mackin

Pediatrician Autumn Orser, MD, MBA’19, was participating in a CMS initiative in Colorado when she realized she wanted to pursue an MBA.

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