Brian Taylor started his career in healthcare more than four decades ago, working as a sales rep for Welch Allyn. He later became a regional manager with the same company, and then in 1983 he started an independent rep firm, selling products through distributors throughout the southeast. In 1993 Taylor and his partner, Chris Kelly, …
Mark West, president of SharedClarity, LLC, is excited about what the future has in store for the new startup company, launched in January 2013. West describes SharedClarity as a joint effort between UnitedHealthcare and four large U.S. health systems: Advocate Health Care, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dignity Health, and McLaren Health Care. The ultimate …
Mark West, president of SharedClarity, LLC, entered the healthcare industry relatively late in his career. Even so, it didn’t take long for him to develop a keen interest and appreciation for the significant impact of healthcare. West first started working in healthcare in 2005, when he became the executive director of Supply Chain Management for …
Mark West, president of SharedClarity, is relatively new to healthcare, starting in the industry in 2005. However, while he may be somewhat new to the healthcare industry, he has a strong background in developing and implementing high-performing procurement and supply chain organizations. SharedClarity, a startup for which West gained approval from the Board of Managers …
Together LeeSar and its sister entity, Cooperative Services of Florida (CSF), form a supply chain management organization established in 1998 by LeeMemorial Health System and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. LeeSar serves as the regional service center, and CSF serves as a buying cooperative for the owners. President and CEO Bob Simpson has been with …
“Well, culture takes care of the problems.” This was Bob Simpson’s response during an in-depth interview when questioned about why his organization’s highest priorities are culture-based, not problem-based. As president and CEO of LeeSar and Cooperative Services of Florida, Simpson sees firsthand every day how important company culture is to the ongoing success of the …
Bob Simpson has been the president and CEO of LeeSar and the Cooperative Services of Florida since 2002, and he loves what he does. Simpson’s long and diverse background in the healthcare industry started back in 1965 when he joined the United States Army. Serving two tours in Vietnam and one tour in Korea, Simpson …
Geoff Brenner, president and CEO of TPC, has held leadership roles throughout his career. Looking back on his life and career thus far, he can easily identify key role models who have significantly impacted his life and leadership. “I’ve been incredibly blessed. Throughout my entire career, I’ve had really great leaders make really big investments …
Note: Healthcare Coalition of Texas became TPC after a merger in 2014. This article was originally written based on a 2013 interview before that merger took place.
...At the time of this writing, Geoff Brenner is currently the president and CEO of TPC, a spin-off organization of Healthcare Coalition of Texas—the parent company that Geoff led as president & CEO from 2008 until its merger with TPC in 2014. Prior to becoming president and CEO, Brenner served as senior vice president and …
Michael Dowling has been a part of the Northwell Health system (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System) for the past two decades, serving as president and CEO since 2002. He cites his proudest element of the organization as being its very strong emphasis and focus on people. With over 50,000 employees serving an area of approximately …
Michael Dowling, the president and CEO of New York’s Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System), acknowledges that the future of healthcare will be challenging, yet he looks to the future with great determination and optimism: “There are a lot of people these days, especially in healthcare, that look to the future with a sense …