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Joseph Bujak, MD, FACP currently serves as Vice President, Medical Affairs for Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he has organizational responsibility for performance improvement and outcomes measurement. He focuses on the reorganization of the provider community and the redesign of healthcare delivery. He appreciates the impact of changing medical economics on the provider community, understands the use of information in support of clinical process improvement, and applies the theories of systems thinking and complexity science to leadership and management in healthcare.
Dr. Bujak believes that future success requires the capacity to know how to initiate and manage transformational change and the ability to align incentives around proper measurement. Creating context, emphasizing relationships, distinguishing substance from form, and sharing purpose and principles are the keys to becoming the successful architect of your own future.
His past experiences in clinical research, medical education, primary and specialty medical practice, and administration give him a unique breadth of perspective and help establish credibility with the many constituencies within the provider community.
Dr. Bujak graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University. He received his medical degree from the University of Rochester where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha.
Trustees and governing boards have traditionally filled a fiduciary role, defending assets and preserving the hospital's role at the center of the healthcare universe. As the healthcare system evolves, dramatic changes will be required.
Today's trustees must be informed, must be critical in their allocation of capital, and must have the courage to work toward creating a better future. No longer can they concentrate on preserving the past/present. Difficult choices must be made. This role is no longer ceremonial and honorary, but rather one challenged to be visionary and creative.