President, Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network

Permanent Position

SUMMARY

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks candidates for President of the Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network (BILHPN), a unified population health management organization and ACO.  Building on the strengths of constituent organizations—physician organizations, independent physicians, and hospitals, and on the success of their approaches to population health, the new President will engage with network providers, payors, and regulatory organizations, guiding system strategy to ensure that performance continues to grow. The organizations that comprise the Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network stand out among peers in the region for the high quality of care they provide relative to cost.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Formed in March 2019, Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is a patient-centered, integrated health system providing a continuum of services spanning academic medical centers, tertiary and community hospitals, primary and specialty care, ambulatory care, behavioral services, and home health. It brings together more than 4,800 physicians and 36,000 employees with a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education. With $6 billion in annual operating revenue, BILH is the second largest health system in Eastern Massachusetts, providing high-quality and cost-effective care to more than 1.3 million patients.  

THE POSITION

The BILHPN President is responsible for implementing the strategy to drive continued improvement in quality and value of care provided across the network. The President reports to the BILH Chief Strategy Officer and is responsible to the BILHPN Board of Managers, a 12-person board comprised of hospital and physician representatives. The President is accountable for directing the operations and management of the Performance Network while collaborating with leaders across the network to achieve its goals. The President is on point for managing legislative and regulatory issues with government and regulatory agencies involving the network.