SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah welcomes Dr. Mike Woodruff as its new executive medical director. In this executive leadership role, he will drive clinical strategies focused on improving health care access, affordability, quality and member experience. Woodruff will oversee initiatives to promote provider partnerships, engage key employers in enhancing workforce well-being to manage health care costs, and support business growth..

盐湖城--（商业新闻短讯）--犹他州摄政蓝十字蓝盾欢迎迈克·伍德拉夫博士担任新的执行医疗总监。在这个执行领导角色中，他将推动临床战略，重点是改善医疗保健的获得、负担能力、质量和会员体验。伍德拉夫（Woodruff）将监督促进供应商合作伙伴关系的举措，让关键雇主参与提高员工福利，以管理医疗保健成本，并支持业务增长。。

“Woodruff has expertise in understanding the interdependence of clinical excellence, patient experience, employee well-being, and operational performance,” said Dr. Donna Milavetz, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Regence. “With that knowledge and his proven leadership, he will complement our team as we drive clinical and business strategies to benefit those we serve.”.

Regence高级副总裁兼首席医疗官唐娜·米拉维茨（DonnaMilavetz）博士表示：“伍德拉夫（Woodruff）在理解临床卓越性、患者体验、员工幸福感和运营绩效之间的相互依赖性方面拥有专业知识。”。“凭借这些知识和他久经考验的领导力，他将补充我们的团队，推动临床和业务战略，使我们的服务对象受益。”。

Previously, Woodruff was the chief patient experience officer for Intermountain Health in Utah, Idaho and Nevada. In that role, he led patient safety, quality and experience-of-care while driving significant improvements in outcomes at a lower cost. His career has focused on standardizing clinical workflows, designing sustainable improvements, leading work in emergency medicine, clinical informatics and suicide prevention, in addition to clinical practice with Utah Emergency Physicians..

此前，伍德拉夫是犹他州、爱达荷州和内华达州山间健康部门的首席患者体验官。在这个职位上，他领导患者的安全、质量和护理经验，同时以较低的成本推动结果的显着改善。他的职业生涯专注于标准化临床工作流程，设计可持续改进，领导急诊医学，临床信息学和自杀预防方面的工作，以及犹他州急诊医生的临床实践。。

“Woodruff has a strong track record of implementing simple, user-friendly interventions that build trust and provide meaningful value,” said Jim Guemple, president of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah. “This invaluable experience will strengthen our work to make health care easier to navigate, more accessible, and economically sustainable for our members, employer clients and provider partners.”.

犹他州Regence BlueCross BlueShield总裁吉姆·格姆普（JimGuemple）表示：“伍德拉夫在实施简单、用户友好的干预措施方面有着良好的记录，这些干预措施可以建立信任并提供有意义的价值。”。“这一宝贵的经验将加强我们的工作，使我们的成员、雇主客户和提供者合作伙伴的医疗保健更容易导航，更容易获得，并且在经济上可持续。”。

During the past few years, Woodruff has demonstrated health care leadership through his involvement in the National Quality Forum, participating in quality measure creation and co-chairing a National Quality Partners Action team on patient-centered care.

在过去的几年中，伍德拉夫通过参与国家质量论坛、参与质量措施的制定以及共同主持国家质量合作伙伴以患者为中心的护理行动小组，展示了医疗保健的领导力。

“I’m excited to join Regence and help advance its mission, which aligns with my focus on alleviating suffering, keeping people healthy, and achieving better outcomes at a more affordable price,” said Woodruff. “I look forward to working with our clinical team to develop straightforward, human-centered improvements aimed at transforming the health care experience in Utah.”.

伍德拉夫说：“我很高兴能加入Regence并帮助推进其使命，这与我专注于减轻痛苦，保持人们健康以及以更实惠的价格取得更好的成果是一致的。”。“我期待着与我们的临床团队合作，开发直接的，以人为中心的改进，旨在改变犹他州的医疗保健经验。”。

Woodruff is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who recently completed a Next Generation Leaders Fellowship with the American Hospital Association. He received his residency training at the University of Utah and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Woodruff earned his medical degree at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons..

伍德拉夫（Woodruff）是一名获得董事会认证的急诊医生，他最近与美国医院协会（American Hospital Association）完成了下一代领导人奖学金（Next Generation Leaders Fellowship）。他在犹他大学和波士顿贝斯以色列女执事医疗中心接受了住院医师培训。伍德拉夫在哥伦比亚大学内科医生和外科医生学院获得医学学位。。

About Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah

关于犹他州摄政蓝十字蓝盾

Based in Salt Lake City, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah is the state’s first health insurer and now provides more than 702,000 people with comprehensive health insurance solutions. As a taxpaying nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Regence is part of a family of companies dedicated to transforming health care by delivering innovative products and services that change the way consumers in Utah and nationwide experience health care.

犹他州的Regence BlueCross BlueShield位于盐湖城，是该州首家健康保险公司，目前为70.2万多人提供全面的健康保险解决方案。作为蓝十字和蓝盾协会（Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association）的纳税非营利独立许可证持有人，Regence是一家致力于通过提供创新产品和服务来改变医疗保健的公司家族的一部分，这些产品和服务改变了犹他州消费者和全国范围内的医疗保健方式。

For more information, please visit regence.com, Facebook or Twitter..

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