Alen Voskanian, MD, MBA, FAAHPM, FACHE - Chief Operating Officer - Vice President - Cedars-Sinai | LinkedIn (original) (raw)

Chief Operating Officer & Vice President at Cedars-Sinai Medical Network | MD, MBA, FACHE | LinkedIn Top Voice | Author | Keynote Speaker | Passionate About Leadership, Empathy & Transforming Healthcare

About

As a Chief Operating Officer and Vice President at Cedars-Sinai Medical Network, I am responsible for developing new and improved clinical services for patients, including ongoing process improvement and transformation in ambulatory patient care. I lead efforts to promote operational excellence and efficiency across the Medical Network, while simultaneously maximizing patient access and supporting the wellbeing of our teams. With over 20 years of experience as a physician executive, I have a proven track record of delivering results on multiple performance improvement projects in areas such as quality, experience, finance, and efficiency.

My mission is to leverage my expertise in healthcare innovation, value-based transformation, data analytics, and informatics to achieve the Triple Aim of better health, better care, and lower cost for our patients and communities. I am passionate about using technology to enhance patient engagement, clinical decision support, and population health management. I am also committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and diversity among our clinicians and staff, as well as engaging with external partners and stakeholders to advance our strategic goals. As an author, keynote speaker, Aspen Health Innovation Fellow, and ACHE Executive Diversity Scholar, I seek to share my insights and best practices with the broader healthcare industry and inspire the next generation of leaders.

Articles by Alen

"You can't have all three; pick two."​

“You can’t have all three; pick two.” Many parents, including me, tell this to their kids.

Are you a Leader, a Manager, or a Leader-Manager?

I try to find joy in #healthcare by engaging in meaningful activities that allow me to serve others. Teaching is one of…

We Are Dying Younger!

The headline news about “the falling U.S.

Want to decrease cost of care in your ACO? Try home based palliative care!

Traditionally, it has been difficult to accurately calculate the total of cost of healthcare. Accountable care…

Predicting the Future using Leading Indicators!

The article in Modern Healthcare by Jaclyn Schiff titled Customizing transitional care for N.C.

Contributions

Activity

Experience

Assistant Clinical Professor, Lead physician for High Resolution Anoscopy and Anal Dysplsia Practice

UCLA Health

Oct 2007 - Jun 2019 11 years 9 months
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, CARE Center

Regional Medical Director for California

Vitas Healthcare

Jan 2007 - Jun 2018 11 years 6 months
CA

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 1 year 1 month

Education

Harvard Medical School

Effective Writing for Healthcare Certificate Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing

2021 - 2022

UCSF

CHCF Healthcare Leadership Fellowship

2010 - 2012
The CHCF Health Care Leadership Program transforms today's clinicians into tomorrow's leaders. Up to 32 physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other health care professionals are selected annually for this two-year, part-time fellowship.
Led by national experts in health care and leadership development from the Healthforce Center at UCSF (formerly the UCSF Center for Health Professions), the program addresses health care issues from the perspectives of business management and…
The CHCF Health Care Leadership Program transforms today's clinicians into tomorrow's leaders. Up to 32 physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other health care professionals are selected annually for this two-year, part-time fellowship.
Led by national experts in health care and leadership development from the Healthforce Center at UCSF (formerly the UCSF Center for Health Professions), the program addresses health care issues from the perspectives of business management and public policy. The fellowship is grounded in Healthforce’s competency-based leadership model, which consists of four interlinked domains – Purpose, Process, People, and Personal. Each domain consists of a set of distinct leadership competencies.
Elements of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program include onsite learning experiences, interaction with colleagues from the field, and exposure to nationally recognized faculty experienced in business, leadership, health care, and public policy.

MBA, Business of Medicine, Beta Gamma Sigma 2013 – 2015 MBA business of medicine 4.0 GPA

2013 - 2015
Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society. Specialized in the business of medicine with courses: • Healthcare Revenue & Delivery Models • Value Chain in Healthcare • Care Coordination & Clinical Integration • Understanding Consumer Healthcare Behavior • Healthcare Marketing • Medical Technology Evaluation • Healthcare Innovation Special interest groups: Healthcare, Entrepreneurship & Technology, Consulting
Healthcare Revenue and Delivery Models
Managerial Economics
Finance
Value Based Pricing
Strategic Cost Management
Managing Accounting Information for Decision Makers
Financial Management
Operations Management
Macroeconomics for Managers
Statistical Analysis
Developing Strategic Capabilities
Operations Processes: Performance Improvement I
Medical Technology Evaluation
Care Coordination and Clinical Integration
Value Chain in Healthcare
Strategic…
Healthcare Revenue and Delivery Models
Managerial Economics
Finance
Value Based Pricing
Strategic Cost Management
Managing Accounting Information for Decision Makers
Financial Management
Operations Management
Macroeconomics for Managers
Statistical Analysis
Developing Strategic Capabilities
Operations Processes: Performance Improvement I
Medical Technology Evaluation
Care Coordination and Clinical Integration
Value Chain in Healthcare
Strategic Marketing
International Management
Understanding Consumer Health Care Behavior
Law and Ethics in Business
Operations Processes: Performance Improvement
Healthcare Marketing
Project Management
Public Policy
Venture Strategy
Leadership and Ethics
Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
Healthcare Innovation
Performance Management
CMO CEO CIO

HIV Fellowship

UCLA

Residency

2000 - 2003

M.D. Medicine

1996 - 2000
Activities and Societies: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

CA Hospice and Palliative Care Association- CHAPCA

Jan 2016 - Feb 2018 2 years 2 months
Health

CA AIDS Bike Ride

Health
Raised awareness and funding for HIV patients

Skills

Publications

New Degree Press October 11, 2022

Are physicians truly happy in their practice of medicine? With symptoms ranging from melancholy to emotional exhaustion, a whopping number of doctors— at least one out of every two— suffer from burnout. It's practically an epidemic!
Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine: Finding Purpose, Fulfillment, and Happiness in Today's Medical Industry informs readers about the problem of burnout in healthcare and offers remedies for fixing the healthcare system and improving wellness. It's a must-read…
Are physicians truly happy in their practice of medicine? With symptoms ranging from melancholy to emotional exhaustion, a whopping number of doctors— at least one out of every two— suffer from burnout. It's practically an epidemic!
Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine: Finding Purpose, Fulfillment, and Happiness in Today's Medical Industry informs readers about the problem of burnout in healthcare and offers remedies for fixing the healthcare system and improving wellness. It's a must-read for medical students, interns, residents, physicians, leaders, and anyone who cares about physicians and the future of healthcare. The author shares his personal journey as well as the struggles and triumphs of other physicians who have suffered and overcome burnout.
Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine is a captivating exploration of stories related to physician wellness and a holistic approach to addressing burnout in healthcare. This book is a powerful reminder that help is here to alleviate the suffering. Ultimately, it’s a guide to navigating the field of medicine, whether you are the patient or the physician.
See publication

Wiley-Blackwell Jan 2016

JAIDS Dec 2015

Health Administration Press 2015

I wrote about how palliative care improves the value equation in healthcare and helps organizations achieve the three part aim of better health, better care, and lower cost.
Other authors

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease Oct 2013

Sexual Transmitted Disease Jan 2012

Abstract at ICMAOI 2011

McGraw-Hill 2010

Authored the chapter on End of Life care in patients with AIDS, chapter 25.
Other authors

Anesthesia and Analgesia Jul 1998

Anesthesiology 1995

Honors & Awards

Aspen Institute

Jul 2017
The Health Innovators Fellowship Program was created in 2015 to strengthen the leadership of innovators across the US health care ecosystem and to connect, inspire, and challenge them to create new approaches that will improve the health and well-being of all Americans. This two-year program is modeled on both the highly successful Henry Crown Fellowship and the Liberty Fellowship, using the time-tested method of text-based dialogue and building upon the Aspen Institute’s commitment to…
The Health Innovators Fellowship Program was created in 2015 to strengthen the leadership of innovators across the US health care ecosystem and to connect, inspire, and challenge them to create new approaches that will improve the health and well-being of all Americans. This two-year program is modeled on both the highly successful Henry Crown Fellowship and the Liberty Fellowship, using the time-tested method of text-based dialogue and building upon the Aspen Institute’s commitment to values-based, action-oriented leadership. The Aspen Institute controls the content of the Fellowship and the selection of theFellows. http://agln.aspeninstitute.org/fellowships/healthinnovators

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2015
Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International.

Hasting Center

2013
The aim of The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards is to foster those skills and virtues by providing financial prizes to those physicians, young and old, who have shown their care of patients to be exemplary, a model of good medicine for other physicians, and a great benefit in advancing the centrality of end-of-life care as a basic part of the doctor-patient relationship.
Read more: http://www.thehastingscenter.org/PhysicianAwards/#ixzz43DsCS6Ku

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2010

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2000
Honor awarded based on academic performance. A lifelong honor, membership in the society confers recognition for a physician's dedication to the profession and art of healing.

University of California, Berkeley

1996

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

One of the highest honors the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine can bestow on a physician is recognition as a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM). This honor is achieved by physicians whose professional activity is devoted to the practice of hospice and palliative medicine. Fellows of the Academy are required to be board certified, members of AAHPM for 5 consecutive years, and active within the Academy as demonstrated by attendance at…
One of the highest honors the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine can bestow on a physician is recognition as a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM). This honor is achieved by physicians whose professional activity is devoted to the practice of hospice and palliative medicine. Fellows of the Academy are required to be board certified, members of AAHPM for 5 consecutive years, and active within the Academy as demonstrated by attendance at annual assemblies.

VITAS

Languages

Native or bilingual proficiency

Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

Hospice Leadership Council

Jan 2016 - Present

Executive Board Member

Jan 2016 - Present

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2013 - Present

Chair of the emerging payment models

Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

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