New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has named Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD, as its first chief value medical officer.
In this newly created role, Dr. MacLean will co-lead the Value Management Office, which is focused on improving how the hospital defines, measures and achieves value. She will also work to improve external quality transparency.
Dr. MacLean previously served as staff vice president at WellPoint's Center of Quality Measures and Improvement. She is a rheumatologist who earned her MD from the Washington University School of Medicine and her doctorate from UCLA School of Public Health.
"I'm thrilled to invest my 30 years of experience in improving healthcare value to advance the important mission of Hospital for Special Surgery," she said. "HSS is a pioneer in developing best practices for patients and redefining the way value is understood and delivered within healthcare."