Greg Poulsen, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Intermountain Healthcare, shares his perspectives on what unnecessary care is, and why Intermountain has taken the lead in an important, challenging arena
For decades a leader in internal healthcare system reform, Intermountain Healthcare has blazed trails in every area of clinical and operational performance, as well as in care management, disease management, and early electronic health record (EHR) development. What’s more, leaders at the 22-hospital, 185-clinic integrated health system based in Salt Lake City have spent decades looking at patient care delivery from the patient safety, care delivery quality, operational efficiency, and utilization standpoints.
