Michael Dowling
President and CEO of Northwell Health, Michael Dowling is a revolutionary thought leader in the field of health care. A man of integrity, hope, and optimism, he believes in the power of our collective action to radically transform America's health care system, so that tomorrow's delivery is even better than it is today.
Michael Dowling is here to spread the message that, despite popular opinions to the contrary, American health care is actually on a positive pathway. If we can harness the power of science and innovation while embracing sweeping changes in the marketplace, we can create a more integrated and holistic system of health care delivery.
Coming soon, Michael Dowling and co-author Charles Kenney's groundbreaking new book, Health Care Reboot: Megatrends Energizing American Medicine, injects a much-needed dose of optimism into the national health care debate. The book makes a compelling case that a series of powerful trends are leading the nation's health care system towards greater quality, safety, access, and affordability. The trends include historic breakthroughs in treatments for heart disease and cancer; integration of behavioral health services into primary care; recognizing and acting upon the broad effect of social determinants of health; consumer empowerment focused on measures and outcomes that matter most to patients; paying for value rather than volume causing doctors and hospitals to shift to a newly aggressive proactive approach to caring for patients. Collectively, these trends are rebooting our health care system to better serve the needs of providers, payers, and, most importantly, patients.
One of health care's most-influential executives, Michael Dowling has received numerous awards, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, an honorary degree from the prestigious Queen's University. He is currently chair of the Healthcare Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Mr. Dowling is also a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences and the North American Board of the Smurfit School of Business at University College, Dublin, Ireland.
President and CEO of Northwell Health, Michael Dowling is a revolutionary thought leader in the field of health care. A man of integrity, hope, and optimism, he believes in the power of our collective action to radically transform America's health care system, so that tomorrow's delivery is even better than it is today.
Michael Dowling is here to spread the message that, despite popular opinions to the contrary, American health care is actually on a positive pathway. If we can harness the power of science and innovation while embracing sweeping changes in the marketplace, we can create a more integrated and holistic system of health care delivery.
Coming soon, Michael Dowling and co-author Charles Kenney's groundbreaking new book, Health Care Reboot: Megatrends Energizing American Medicine, injects a much-needed dose of optimism into the national health care debate. The book makes a compelling case that a series of powerful trends are leading the nation's health care system towards greater quality, safety, access, and affordability. The trends include historic breakthroughs in treatments for heart disease and cancer; integration of behavioral health services into primary care; recognizing and acting upon the broad effect of social determinants of health; consumer empowerment focused on measures and outcomes that matter most to patients; paying for value rather than volume causing doctors and hospitals to shift to a newly aggressive proactive approach to caring for patients. Collectively, these trends are rebooting our health care system to better serve the needs of providers, payers, and, most importantly, patients.
One of health care's most-influential executives, Michael Dowling has received numerous awards, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, an honorary degree from the prestigious Queen's University. He is currently chair of the Healthcare Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Mr. Dowling is also a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences and the North American Board of the Smurfit School of Business at University College, Dublin, Ireland.
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"If you want to change the way care is delivered you have to change the way caregivers are educated."
And Michael Dowling is committed to spreading the message. His view is that contrary to those who view our medical system with doom-and-gloom, American health care is actually on a positive pathway. But the current climate of negativity makes it more difficult to discern innovations and improvements.
By no means is he myopic about the system's flaws. In fact, he sees the...
