Think of everything you’ve always wanted to say to those faceless, nameless healthcare providers and insurance CEO’s. Well, meet Fred, a former healthcare CEO himself, who pretty much agrees with everything you have to say. All too aware of the challenges we all face in the future, he has strong, new ideas for how to get things fixed – and a keen sense of urgency about doing it. You’ll want to hear this.
Adventures In Healthcare Reform with Fred Malphurs
Fred Malphurs spent thirty-seven years working for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He is the retired CEO of the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Healthcare System in Gainesville, Florida, and a retired Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Having transferred thirteen times, been on three long-term details and served in the VA Central Office in Washington on three different occasions, Fred has been exposed to the inner working of health care delivery as well as the political administration in the executive branch. He is the author of My Life in the VA: Lessons in Leadership.
His career spans from the impact of returning veterans from the Viet Nam War to the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the course of serving in the VA, Fred received numerous awards during his career, including the two highest: Presidential Rank, at both the meritorious and distinguished levels. Medical Centers under his direction have twice received the VA’s highest award for quality, the prestigious Carey award. As a network director, the network under Fred’s leadership twice received the VA’s highest award for quality, the Kizer award, in addition to being recognized many times for having the best practices in a wide variety of administrative and clinical areas. He has published in health care periodicals, given media interviews and appeared on television in the course of his career.
Married, he has six grown children, two cats, and a Chihuahua
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