InCharge Larry Van Horn Associate Professor of Management Executive Director of Health Affairs Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management 401 21st Ave. S. Nashville 37203 615.322.6046 owen.vanderbilt.edu A leading expert and researcher on healthcare management and economics, Van Horn co-leads the Nashville Health Care Council Fellows program with Senator Bill Frist, MD, in addition to working with his students at Owen. A prolific researcher, Van Horn’s interests include nonprofit conduct, governance and objectives in healthcare markets and the measurement of healthcare outcomes and productivity. His research has appeared in leading academic journals from the Journal of Health Economics to the Harvard Business Review. He has also conducted industry research for organizations including the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. David Vandewater President & CEO Ardent Health Services One Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 250 Nashville 37215 615.296.3000 ardenthealth.com Vandewater has more than three decade’s experience in healthcare management. He joined the company as chairman of Behavioral Health Corporation, Ardent’s predecessor, in early 2001. Later that same year, he was named he was appointed president and CEO and expanded the company’s focus to include acute care hospitals and health systems. Previously, he served as president and CEO of Columbia/HCA. During his tenure the company grew to $20 billion in annual revenues. Vandewater is a past chair of the Federation of American Hospitals. Doug Varney Commissioner Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Andrew Jackson Building, Sixth Floor 500 Deaderick St. Nashville 37243 615.532.6500 tn.gov/mental Varney was named commissioner of the Department of Mental Health under Governor Bill Haslam in January 2011. Prior to the appointment, Varney was president and CEO of Frontier Health, working his way to the executive post from positions as a psychological examiner, counselor and therapist. Varney is an adjunct professor at East Tennessee State University. He was past president of the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations.
Robert N. Vero, EdD CEO Centerstone of Tennessee 1101 Sixth Ave. N. Nashville 37208 615.463.6600 centerstone.org Vero serves as CEO of Centerstone of Tennessee and has worked in private and communitybased behavioral healthcare since 1976. He also has worked as a psychological consultant to the Nebraska State Highway Patrol and the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department and is a two-time winner of the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organization’s Volunteer Leadership Award. Vero is the 2014 president of the board of directors for TAMHO. John Voigt Member Sherrard & Roe, PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 1100 Nashville 37201 615.742.4200 sherrardroe.com Voigt heads Sherrard & Roe’s healthcare practice and has broad experience across a spectrum of legal issues ranging from regulatory compliance to hospital-physician integration to mergers and acquisitions. He is a member of the executive council of the Health Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, a past chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Health Law Forum, and a former officer of Friends in General, the support foundation for Metro General Hospital. His work in health law has been recognized by a number of publications including MartindaleHubbell, Chambers USA and “Guide to Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers.”
W Steve Wade CEO Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance 301 21st Ave. N. Nashville 37203 615.329.6600 toa.com Wade has led the administrative side of TOA since 2003. He has been managing large physician practices and practice management systems for close to two decades. Prior to joining TOA, he worked as an administrator in the outpatient psychiatric field and was a market manager for HCA Physician Services. He also served as president of EnableComp, a worker’s compensation revenue cycle management firm based in Franklin. He is an MGMA-certified medical practice executive. Mark Wainner VP Financial Operations AmSurg Corporation 20 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 500 Nashville 37215 615.665.1283 amsurg.com Wainner, a 15-year AmSurg veteran, has held a management posts covering business development, center operations and profit and loss responsibilities. His current position
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encompasses managed care contracting, revenue management and materials management. AmSurg acquires, develops and operates more than 235 ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with physicians in 35 states and the District of Columbia. Wainner serves on the board of Leadership Health Care and is a past board chair. Hays Waldrop Founder & President Institute of Healthcare Executives & Suppliers 101 Hampstead Lane Franklin 37069 615.794.2501 ihesllc.com Waldrop founded the Institute of Healthcare Executives and Suppliers and the Council of Supply Chain Executives in 2002 to serve as an educational platform for corporations to test ideas and strategies and to allow facilitated access to leading hospital executives. The organizations currently work with more than 115 hospital CEOs and 50 leading healthcare corporations. Involved in the healthcare industry for more than 20 years, Waldrop is a member of Leadership Health Care and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Kent Wallace CEO RegionalCare Hospital Partners 103 Continental Place, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.844.9800 regionalcare.net Wallace joined RegionalCare in early 2013 as CEO and also has a seat on the company’s board. Since 2005, he had served as president and COO of Vanguard Health Systems, which was purchased by Dallas-based Tenet in the fourth quarter of 2013. Previously, Wallace spent three years as market president for Vanguard’s Texas Region, including five acute care hospitals and other related healthcare services. Prior to Vanguard, he was group president for Province Healthcare, Columbia/HCA and HealthTrust. Wallace has more than 25 years of healthcare operations experience. Leigh Walton Member Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 2800 Nashville 37201 615.742.6201 bassberry.com A former co-chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice, Walton’s expertise includes the areas of M&A, hospital syndications, regulatory compliance and collaborative business agreements. She led Bass, Berry & Sims’ healthcare regulatory team representing HCA in its 2006 sale to private equity buyers and in the company’s public offering completed in March 2011. Walton is an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University School of Law, her alma mater, and is a past chair of the M&A committee of the American Bar Association. She also has held leadership positions with American Health Lawyers Association and is a past board member for the Nashville Health Care Council. Walton has won numerous regional and national accolades and was a 2010 Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.
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