Kevin Fickenscher's bio:

Kevin Fickenscher, MD, CPE, FACPE, FAAFP serves as the Vice President, Strategice Initiatives, Dell Perot Systems - Healthcare. Fickenscher is an executive and leader with extensive experience in strategic and operational development in complex healthcare organizations. He has provided leadership for various organizations related to technology and information management, organizational transformation and development, physician management, health policy analysis, leadership development, clinical quality and resource/care management, among other areas. Before assuming his International Healthcare leadership role within Perot Systems, he served as the National Director and Partner for Clinical Transformation within the Global Health Solutions Group at Computer Sciences Corporation. In addition, he has served as the Chief Medical Officer for a number of healthcare organizations, including: WebMD Corporation, Catholic Healthcare West, a regional healthcare system based in San Francisco, California; and, Aurora Health Care, an integrated health system in eastern Wisconsin. Early in his career, Dr. Fickenscher pursued an academic career and served as the founder of The Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota, a nationally recognized program dedicated to rural health service, research, and policy analysis, and as the Assistant Dean and President/CEO of the Michigan State University/ Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, one of six campuses for the MSU College of Human Medicine. Dr. Fickenscher was awarded a Kellogg National Fellowship in 1985 by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and served as the Health Advisor to Joe Biden's 1988 presidential campaign . The Healthcare Forum and Korn/Ferry International recognized him nationally as one of six Emerging Leaders in Healthcare for 1991[1]. He was also a Regional Finalist for The White House Fellows Program; Recipient, North Dakota Leadership Award of Excellence; and, served on the Clinton healthcare task force reform efforts[2]. In May 2007, Modern Healthcare ranked Dr. Fickenscher as No. 12 among The 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare, 2007.[3] Dr. Fickenscher graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1978. Dr. Fickenscher has no relevant disclosures.

Kevin Fickenscher's posts:

The Anatomy and Physiology of Healthcare Reform: Taking Stock in American Political Theater…

Dr. Fickenscher will provide an overview of the six major forces that are precipitating the conversation on reform [MORE]