Founding Members of Initiatives Healthcare Bring Unprecedented Leadership to Florence Arizona Hospital, Tri-Valley Region
Summary
“There is a tremendous difference in the “patient experience” when they heal in a hospital designed around their needs,” said Arthur Swindle, Executive Director of Donor and Patient Relations at the University Orthopaedic Center.VP of Northeast Ohio Community Health Plan (the managed care subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio) where he developed innovative approaches to collaborative partnerships between providers, payers and patients · VP for Medical Affairs at Hospital Corporation of America’s West Paces Ferry Hospital in Atlanta, GA · Associate Director of Case Western Reserve Center for Health Services Research and Improvement · Founder of healthcare informatics and pharmaceutical corporation · Graduate of Case Western Reserve University, M.D.Known for putting the “hospitality” in hospitals, they are leaders in the field of innovation in the healthcare industry and receive high marks from patients, physicians and employees.“There is a tremendous difference in the “patient experience” when they heal in a hospital designed around their needs,” said Arthur Swindle, Executive Director of Donor and Patient Relations at the University Orthopaedic Center.VP of Northeast Ohio Community Health Plan (the managed care subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio) where he developed innovative approaches to collaborative partnerships between providers, payers and patients· VP for Medical Affairs at Hospital Corporation of America’s West Paces Ferry Hospital in Atlanta, GA· Associate Director of Case Western Reserve Center for Health Services Research and Improvement· Founder of healthcare informatics and pharmaceutical corporation· Graduate of Case Western Reserve University, M.D.· Research fellowship Cleveland Clinic Foundation· Pathology/lab medicine residency at University of California in San Francisco· Second residency in General Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve University’s MetroHealth Medical Center· Internationally developed a universal model of direct patient care quality improvement for use in over 120 lesser-developedcountriesHighlights of Brent Cherne’s Expertise· Founding member of “Physician Owned Hospitals” concept, Initiatives Healthcare· Former CEO of Surgical Development Group, Inc., a company that developed and managed ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers· Extensive background in the healthcare and finance fields· Former VP of Finance, CFO and Interim Administrator of various Adventist Health System hospitals· Expert in negotiating and contracting with healthcare partners from physicians to insurance companies· Certified Public Accountant· Fellow in the Healthcare Financial Management AssociationBackground on Initiatives HealthcareThe Business Story- In 2005, Initiatives Healthcare, LLC (IHL) began working on the acquisition of the former Central Arizona Medical Center.