Building a confident, skilled, and well networked community of physician leaders.

For Successful Practices

Now is an important time for effective physician and clinical leadership for all practices. A strong and thriving culture requires physician leadership, engaged providers, and financial discipline. We aim to provide formal leadership training for physicians which will create a community of physician leaders who are confident, skilled, and well networked. Our goal is to ensure the long-term success of providers and for them to recapture their joy in the practice of medicine.

Cumulative Results

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CURRICULUM

Through ten evening sessions lasting approximately 2.5 hours each, and reading assignments in between sessions, we will cover “hard” and “soft” skills for effective physician leadership including:

Finance

Personal Leadership and Development

Managing Physicians' Performance

Recruiting and Employee Management

Quality and Culture of Safety

Being a Good Administrative Partner

With thanks to our sponsors for their commitment to physician leaders.

NETWORKING

Physician leadership can often feel lonely, so this format will also provide a network of leaders who will learn from one another, and drive collaboration of medical groups in the community.

Schedule: Cohorts being formed continuously

Tuition: $5500 per individual physician

HOW TO ENROLL

To schedule your admissions interview, or to learn more about additional faculty, call (971) 256-7900.

FACULTY

JILL ARENA

Ms. Arena is the Managing Partner of Health e Practices, LLC and the author of Physician Heal Thy Financial Self. She is a successful entrepreneur, having co-founded GreenField Health in 2000, and Health e Practices in 2010, both of which she grew into multi-million dollar businesses. She has extensive experience in the business of outpatient medicine, having run medical groups of varying sizes and ownership configurations over the past thirty years. She has led the de novo start up of more than 75 medical practices in multiple states, and has deep experience with concierge medicine, revenue cycle management and strategic and succession planning. She earned her Fellowship from the American College of Medical Practice Executives in 1999.

She derives a great deal of professional satisfaction from walking with clients through critical transitions in their practices to assure that their businesses thrive. She and the Health e Practices team work daily to transform the business of medicine one practice at a time. She has a passion for convening groups of leaders in the community to share learning and improve health care as a whole.

CRAIG WRIGHT, MD

Craig-WrightDr. Wright is a seasoned physician leader and consultant who specializes in physician alignment, clinical integration strategies and leadership development. He has held many leadership roles, including having been a senior physician executive in an $18 billion health system and Chief Medical Officer at The Portland Clinic. Throughout his 27 years with the health system, he performed roles with increasing responsibility, culminating in overseeing a medical group encompassing more than 5,000 providers, and with account­ ability for quality, population health, and innovation in the clinical setting. He has focused on turnaround work for several groups, and on developing physician leaders. To that end, he has an active coaching practice for executives and clinical leaders from across the country.

Dr. Wright practiced primary care for more than a decade in Seattle, WA. He earned his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in 1991, and then went on to serve as an Associate Professor. He serves on several community and nonprofit boards, and is active in the community. He has a passion for develop­ing physician leaders to better serve the next generation of patients.

STEVE FRANEY

Steve Franey HeadshotSteve has been in the healthcare field for 33 years, 26 of which have been in consulting with Booz, Allen & Hamilton; Abt Associates; and his own firms—Franey & Associates Consulting, Inc. and Franey, Thompson & Associates, Inc. The range of his work includes strategic planning, business start-up and development, clinical integration, governance & organization structuring, organizational development, operations assessment, quality and performance improvement, compensation system modeling and design, leadership development and training, and financial planning. Steve has served as a chief operating officer of a hospital, been a chief executive officer of a large multi-specialty clinic, been a nursing home administrator.

Steve is a graduate of Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Chemistry. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago in Hospital Administration and Finance.

JOE CARLISLE

Joe Carlisle HeadshotJoe Carlisle is an experienced business litigator that regularly represents clients in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate level. His practice is focused on business and property disputes, as well as emerging businesses, small business transactions, leases and business advice. Joe’s diverse background has included representing clients in business disputes, real estate matters, healthcare matters, breach of contract and fraud claims, and anti-trust and RICO litigation. In recent years, he has specialized in business start-ups, shareholder disputes, healthcare and veterinary business sectors, and advising long term care companies with their collection matters within the complex regulatory framework that they operate. Joe’s diverse background has included representing clients in business disputes, real estate matters, healthcare matters, breach of contract and fraud claims, and anti-trust and RICO litigation. In recent years, he has specialized in business start-ups, shareholder disputes, healthcare and veterinary business sectors, and advising long term care companies with their collection matters within the complex regulatory framework that they operate. He has represented local, regional, national and international businesses and associations, and also appeared before a variety of administrative agencies and arbitration tribunals.

Joe’s litigation record exemplifies his commitment to his clients, having successfully defeated anti-trust, securities fraud, Stark law, Medicare fraud and Qui-Tam claims.
Joe represents his clients with the dedication, knowledge and understanding necessary to navigate through difficult circumstances in a cost-effective manner.

Amy Fine

Amy-FineAmy has decades of healthcare  related leadership experience in multiple states, including roles at healthcare trade associations, Veterans Homes, Medical Laboratories, Hospital System Finance, Surgical Practices, Primary Care Clinics, CEO of a Critical Acc ess Hospital, and most recently served as Administrator of an Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice in Portland. Amy is a Certified Medical Practice Executive with the American College of Healthcare Executives. Amy has extensive experience in management, ope rations, financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, long – range planning, and software conversions. She has a passion for creating a positive culture, team building, and helping team members grow and thrive in their roles

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Anne H irsch, MD

Anne Hirsch, MD Headsho Dr. Hirsch is an internal medicine physician with over 30 years of experience. She is also a certified peer Physician Coach and is welcoming new clients. Her mission as a coach is to help physicians and other medical professionals to reach their full potential and alleviate some of the stress associat ed with practicing medicine. Her goal is to help physicians to see beyond the frustrations of their medical practices and move toward designing a medical practice and a life that they lo ve and find to be fulfilling. She works with clients to find work – life harmony to allow them to continue to practice their beloved profession in a way that sustains and motivates them . She has a great passion for helping other physicians understand the c oding and billing system so they can maximize their reimbursement and be paid fairly for their long hours of work and all of the care they render to their patients . She has helped to develop Health e Practices ’ Coding Transformation Program and enjoys work ing with physicians in all specialties on both rote CPT coding and on HCC coding as well

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Doug Koekkoek, MD

Doug Koekkoek Headshot Dr. Koekkoek has been an influential leader in the healthcare space for over 2 decades . He has led primary care and specialty physician practices. His respected leadership at both Providence St. Joseph health system and at PeaceHealth was instrumental in building strong physician culture s centered on quality, safety, and the patient experience . He has led hospital medical staff structures across several organizations with a particular emphasis in developing robust peer review and utiliz ation management structures. He has develop ed and mentored a generation of chief medical officers across the west coast . His other notable work includes building brand continuity and shared vision across merging physician practices a s well as helping merge community Boards during healthcare system consolidations. Dr. Koekkoek received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and his medical degree from the Oregon Health Sciences University . He did his internship, residency, and chief residency at Providence Portland Medical Center . He went on to practice both primary care and h ospitalist medicine before stepping into his administrative and leadership roles . He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and a S enior Fellow in Hos pital Medicine at the Society for Hospital Medicine .

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