Patient empowerment before receiving care is the key to lowering healthcare costs
It’s no newsflash to say that healthcare in the U.S. is broken, the “tapeworm” on the U.S. economy, as Warren Buffet calls it. From patients to politicians, there are constant calls to lower the cost of healthcare. Some of the biggest economic successes of our...
To serve or not to serve: Questions to ask yourself before you accept a board appointment
I was recently speaking with a friend who had been asked to join the board of a local not-for-profit organization. I asked him whether he agreed to join, and he told me, “Sure, of course I did!” When I asked him about what the organization does, he was only able to...
Climate change impacts the health of our communities
Today began as most normal days do for me. Drink coffee, read the online versions of several digital newspapers: The New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, and the Wall Street Journal. After that, but before going to work, it’s time to go for a walk...
To strengthen our health system, we must start with primary care
Thriving primary care practices are foundational to our entire health system, so widespread reports of burnout among primary care physicians (PCPs) are cause for great concern. Beyond the stress of providing care during a two-year pandemic, navigating the...About Author
Keith Hovan
Keith Hovan is a highly experienced senior healthcare executive with multidecade clinical and administrative leadership experience across community, teaching, and academic medical center settings. He has demonstrated expertise in system-level operations, strategic planning, business development, physician relations, and medical practice development.