October 16, 2024 | Oregon’s Patient Care Transformation: Is there a CEO at your bedside?
As corporations and private equity firms increasingly absorb medical clinics, experts are raising concerns over the corporate practice of medicine. Join our in-person panel discussion as we delve into what this shift in ownership can mean for patients and providers, and examine the measures Oregon lawmakers are taking to help curtail this trend.
Moderator
Emily Harris – Journalist
Emily Harris is an award-winning reporter with global, national and local experience, currently acting as senior advisor and forum moderator for the Oregon Health Forum. She is also the co-founder of a local news nonprofit, Oregon News Exploration, working to increase high-quality, community-first reporting to underserved communities in Oregon and SW Washington.
Panelists
Rep Ben Bowman – Oregon House Majority Leader & State Representative
Ben Bowman is the House Majority Leader and State Representative for Oregon House District 25, which includes Tigard, Metzger and South Beaverton, and works as a public school administrator. Before the Legislature, he was Chair of the Tigard-Tualatin School Board and worked for the Oregon Department of Education.
Dr. Jane Zhu – Associate Professor of Medicine, OHSU
Dr. Jane Zhu is a primary care physician and Associate Professor of Medicine at OHSU. Her research centers on health care access and quality, provider incentives and organization of care. She also serves on several regional and national health care committees.
Brian Kelly – Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Healthcare Associates, LLC
Brian Kelly is the CEO of Women’s Healthcare Associates, a 110 clinician independent medical group treating Portland patients. He is also a founding board member of US Women’s Health Alliance, and has served on the national board of Medical Group Management Association and other MGMA affiliated state and local boards.
Dr. Nicholas Jones – Direct Primary Care Physician & Founder, Clear Health DPC
Dr. Nicholas Jones is a Physician and founder of Clear Health DPC, where he focuses on patient access, affordability and availability of care. His medical career started with Oregon Medical Group in 2020, an independent physician owned practice, which was acquired by Optum/United Health Care shortly after.
Dr. Michael Shirtcliff – Member, Equity Dental, LLC
Dr. Michael Shirtcliff has been involved with dentistry since 1965. He was a founding member of what became known as Advantage Dental, a Dentist owned cooperative serving OHP members, where he acted as dental director, president and CEO for over 20 years, until it was sold to DentaQuest of Boston, Mass.
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