On Thursday, November 9, we need your support as BWH departments will begin voting to approve the final phase of the BWPO, which includes economic integration. A vote to approve the BWPO will favorably position BWH physicians to handle key issues and opportunities that arise from the evolving culture of health care.
Listed below are the board and various committee listings that illustrate the broad representation in the BWPO infrastructure.
BWPHO Organization Board of Trustees:
CHAIR
Lawrence Cohn, M.D., Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
VOTING
Robert Barbieri, M.D., Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Joan Bengtson, M.D., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Troyen Brennan, M.D., J.D., President, BWPO
Gregory Brick, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopedics
Victor Dzau, M.D., Chair, Medicine
Simon Gelman, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Anesthesiology
Robert Handin, M.D., Vice Chair, Medicine
Ronald Hurley, M.D., Vice Chair, Anesthesiology
Joseph McNay, lay member, Principal and Chairman,
Essex Investment Management Company, LLC
Michael O’Connell, Esq., lay member, Managing Partner,
Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster
Jeffrey Otten, President, BWH
Patricia Petraglia, lay member, Author, Community Service Volunteer
Frederick Schoen, M.D., Ph.D., Acting Chair, Pathology
Gerald Schuster, lay member, President and CEO, Continental Wingate Company
Steven Seltzer, M.D., Chair, Radiology
J. Dale Sherratt, lay member, President and CEO, Cambridge Nutraceuticals, Inc.
David Sugarbaker, M.D., Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery,
Executive Vice Chair, Surgery
Thomas Thornhill, M.D., Chair, Orthopedics
Frank Wezniak, lay member, Vice President, O’Connor, Wright, Wyman, Inc.
Anthony Whittemore, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, BWH
Michael Zinner, M.D., Chair, Surgery
NON VOTING
Jonathan Borus, M.D., Chair, Psychiatry
Christopher Fletcher, M.D., Director, Division of Surgical Pathology
Frannie Kronenberg, M.D., Medical Director,
Brigham and Women’s Physician Group
Pablo Ros, M.D., MPH, Vice Chair, Radiology
Martin Samuels, M.D., Chair, Neurology
Ron Walls, M.D., Chair, Emergency Medicine
Executive Committee:
CHAIR
Robert Barbieri, M.D., Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology
VOTING
Lawrence Cohn, M.D., Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Victor Dzau, M.D., Chair, Medicine
Simon Gelman, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Anesthesiology
Robert Handin, M.D., Vice Chair, Medicine
Michael O’Connell, Esq., lay member, Managing Partner,
Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster
Jeffrey Otten, President, BWH
Frederick Schoen, M.D., Ph.D., Acting Chair, Pathology
Steven Seltzer, M.D., Chair, Radiology
Thomas Thornhill, M.D., Chair, Orthopedics
Anthony Whittemore, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, BWH
Michael Zinner, M.D., Chair, Surgery
NON VOTING
Troyen Brennan, M.D., J.D., President, BWPO
Jonathan Borus, M.D., Chair, Psychiatry
Martin Samuels, M.D., Chair, Neurology
Ron Walls, M.D., Chair, Emergency Medicine
Contracts Committee
CHAIR
Troyen Brennan, MD, JD, President, BWPO
MEMBERS
David Adams, MD, Associate Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Surgery
Robert Antosia, MD, Chair, Revenue Enhancement Committee, Emergency Medicine
Jack Bernazanni, Senior Manager of Contracting and Projects, Radiology
Monte Brown, MD, Vice Chairman, Medicine
Gary Chinman, MD, Director of Managed Care Services, Psychiatry
Cecily Denson, Executive Director, Medicine
Peter Doubilet, MD, Ph.D., Vice Chairman, Radiology
Thomas Dunphy, Administrator, Pathology
Andrew Eisenhauer, MD, Director, Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine, Medicine
David Fairchild, MD, Director of Primary Care Services, Medicine
David Francis, Coding & Reimbursement Manager, Brigham Surgical Group
Alan Harvey, MD, MBA, Director of Quality Assurance
and Quality Improvement, Anesthesiology
Kenneth Holmes, Chief Financial Officer, Brigham Surgical Group
Mark Hornstein, MD, Clinical Director, Center for
Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tom Minas, MD, Director, Cartilage Repair Center, Orthopedics
Dennis Orgill, MD, Ph.D., Associate Chief, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Pamela Rodman, Executive Administrator, Anesthesiology
Pablo Ros, MD, MPH, Vice Chairman, Radiology
Edgar Ross, MD, Director, Pain Management Center, Anesthesiolgy
Diana Shaw, Executive Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Barry Simmons, MD, Chief, Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Orthopedics
Lewis Sudarsky, Director, Movement Disorder Program, Neurology
Michael Weinstein, MD, Ph.D., Pathology
William Welch, MD, Pathology
STAFF MEMBERS
Maura Coan Colling, Director of Administration, BWPO
Sharon Greenstein, Director, Managed Care Contracting
William Johnston, Director, Financial Conversion, BWPO
Andrew Sussman, MD, MBA, Medical Director, BWPO
Other BWPO Committees Being Formed:
Administration/Finance Committee:
Will oversee the central BWPO administrative and finance functions, including human resources, finance and information systems. A Finance Subcommittee will review budgets and all return-on-investment analyses on central BWPO initiatives.
Compensation Committee:
Will review physician compensation issues that fall outside usual compensation guidelines.
Compliance Committee:
Will oversee BWPO physicians’ professional billing compliance with payor and governmental regulations.
Strategic Planning Committee:
Will identify potential areas of innovation for the BWPO, consider the long term needs, and suggest new programs.