TimIhrigMD

Summary

• Chief Medical Officer of Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care / Founder and CEO of Ihrig MD & Associates / Palliative care physician / Creates and leads health systems and teams through change that care for the most seriously ill people / Internationally recognized speaker and thought leader for combining clinical and administrative experience in creating health and social care systems that reliably deliver high-value outcomes in a financially sustainable manner for seriously-ill populations / Expertise understanding risk as applied to healthcare systems, payers and providers, its effect on micro- and macro-economics, population health, regulatory compliance and their interactions / Systems-thinking change models that simultaneously mitigate immediate challenges, create new technology and care capabilities, and align the workforce and care network partners with new performance expectations are employed to enhance whole-person, relationship-based care / Fundamental principle of combining his visionary approach to care delivery through a unique philosophical perspective and implementing them via defined pathways optimizes outcomes for these populations / Previously Medical Director of Palliative Care at the Trinity Regional Medical Center of the Unity Point Heath Health System / One of thirty-two Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations established through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation / His care model was the catalyst for TRMC success within the Medicare Shared Savings Program - average shared savings of one million USD annually from it inception during his tenure / Also a member of the Board of Managers of the Unity Point Health Accountable Care Organization / His efforts were seminal in UnityPoint Heath being granted the 2013 Circle of Life Award by the American Hospital Association / His TED talk has been viewed more than one million times globally / NPR’s “All Things Considered” featured story of his philosophy of care