10 0 I N F L U E N T I A L H E A LT H C A R E L E A D E R S such as the value index, we can rein in costs and reward quality care.
Steven Koop, MD Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare Title: Medical Director and Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Interesting projects: Because we serve patients who have highly complex needs, designing physical spaces that enhance patient care is critical. Recent expansions of our surgery, imaging, and inpatient areas came about after careful strategy and collaboration. The new spaces support our patients and the highly specialized work we do. Biggest challenges: The only reason that Gillette exists is to serve the needs of our patients. No matter our individual goals or areas of specialty—whether they be orthopedics, physical therapy, or finance—we must continue to maintain our patient-centered culture. If we consistently get that right, everything else falls into place.
Rahul Koranne, MD, MBA, FACP HealthEast Care System Title: Medical Director, Community and PostAcute Services Interesting projects: Building a system of care delivery for the highest-complexity patients by integrating the health care services across the continuum and leveraging the community-based services that directly impact the social determinants of health. Leading the care navigation strategy across HealthEast has been a gratifying and exciting journey. Biggest challenges: Living in two worlds and waiting for reimbursement reform to catch up with the care delivery transformation heads the list. Minnesota’s environment of high trust and broad range of partnerships across stakeholder groups gives me hope that we will continue to lead the nation in health care innovation. Accountable care organizations will need to learn how to care for the spectrum of community dwellers, from the healthy to the sickest of the sick. This
will require new partnerships and new behaviors, and this journey will require difficult trade-offs.
Kelby K. Krabbenhoft Sanford Health Title: President and CEO Interesting projects: Sanford Health’s merger with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare in 2009 set forth tremendous change in our organization that continues today. The merger joined two historic health systems with similar missions and values to better serve our patients and support health care in rural hospitals and communities. We’ve grown to over 25,000 employees and are the largest nonprofit health care system in the nation. The challenge of delivering quality health care to all the patients across our region inspires us every day. Biggest challenges: The changing landscape of the health care industry continues to challenge our thinking. However, Sanford Health has long been structured for success in this changing environment because we are
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a fully integrated health system. We believe our system, combining physicians, hospitals, and insurance, is the best way to provide patient care and will prevail as a national model for health care delivery. Managing our continued growth also challenges us as we strive to be relevant in our scope and reach as a health system and to those we serve.
Richard F. Kyle, MD Hennepin County Medical Center Title: Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School Interesting projects: One of the most challenging and rewarding projects I have been involved with over the last several years is the organization and promotion of Excelen Center for Orthopaedic Research. This facility is dedicated to enhancing orthopaedic care through basic biomechanical and biological research into the repair and healing process of bones, cartilage, and muscle.