Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health appointed Christopher Stanley, MD, to serve as the system's first chief population officer on Jan. 30.
Three things to know:
1. In his role, Dr. Stanley will oversee Sutter Population Health Services, a new division designed to enhance the system's clinical support structure to provide patients with quality care. He will begin in his role Feb. 4.
2. A trained pediatrician, Dr. Stanley previously served as director of Navigant Consulting's healthcare value transformation practice. He has also held executive roles at UnitedHealth Group's health insurance plan, UnitedHealthcare, and Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives.
3. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Springfield-based Missouri State University and his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.