EIGHT OF THE 12 participants in Care New England’s recently launched yearlong Physician Leadership Academy are pictured from left: Dr. Amy Halt, Butler Hospital; Dr. Naveed Rana, Kent Hospital; Dr. Ana Tuya Fulton, Care New England; Dr. Kevin Baill, Butler Hospital; Dr. Erica Hardy, Women & Infants Hospital; Dr. John Gelzhiser, Kent Hospital; Dr. Melissa Murphy, Kent Hospital; and Dr. Chris Furey, Kent Hospital. / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM
PROVIDENCE – A dozen Care New England Health System doctors are members of CNE’s new Physician Leadership Academy inaugural class. The yearlong academy, which started this month, focuses on implementing quality improvement initiatives with the goal of containing costs, changing payer relationships, the influence of accountable care organizations on population health and health care financing,…