TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Physicians announced today that Lisa Shah, MD, is joining the organization as Chief Innovation Officer, charged with leading clinical innovation and transformation across its 300+ hospital partners nationwide. In this role, her focus will be developing and scaling innovative care models, technology-enabled clinical workflows, and telemedicine solutions aimed at improving quality and enhancing value.
Dr. Shah brings over 10 years of consulting, academic and healthcare experience to Sound Physicians. She comes to Sound Physicians from Evolent Health, where she served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations and Network, responsible for physician engagement, clinical process design and driving success with value-based payment models. Prior to joining Evolent Health in 2013, Dr. Shah served as the Medical Director of Population Health for Clinovations.
Dr. Shah’s experience and expertise in improving clinician-facing tools and workflows will help drive value for Sound Physicians’ partner hospitals in the rapidly changing healthcare environment. “Sound Physicians is excited to welcome Dr. Shah to our leadership team. Innovation is one of our core values, and her ability to conceptualize and execute on clinical innovation will be a key asset to our organization,” said Robert Bessler, MD, Sound Physicians CEO. “She also brings great experience in working with hospital partners to drive success under new payment models.”
“I am thrilled to join the Sound Physicians team and drive clinical innovation that enhances both the provider and patient experience at a national level,” said Shah. “As a physician, I look for practical ideas that can be implemented in practice by providers. Targeted solutions that are seamlessly integrated into the current clinical workflow and scalable have the greatest potential impact to clinical outcomes, while also driving quality, cost and experience.”
Dr. Shah is a graduate of Duke University and completed residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Chicago. While completing a two-year Hospitalist Scholars Fellowship at the University of Chicago, she also earned a master’s degree in public health from the Harris School of Public Policy. Dr. Shah is board certified in internal medicine and continues to practice clinically in Maryland.
About Sound Physicians
Sound Physicians is a leading healthcare organization with a proven track record of improving quality, satisfaction, and financial performance for its hospital partners nationwide. Sound combines a high-performance model with engaged providers to drive reproducible results across the acute episode of care – through emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, transitional care, advisory services, and telemedicine.
