Gregory Sorensen

About Gregory Sorensen

Senior executive and physician health care leader. Extensive experience in system management and operations, strategic planning, clinical quality and process improvement, business and program development, media relations, philanthropy, and coalition building. Excellent ability to build sustainable collaborative relationships between public, governance board, administration and physician entities and among multiple constituency groups. Demonstrated history of successes through an energetic and innovative approach to health care delivery and commitment to demonstratedexcellence of patient outcomes.1. Spearheaded the creation of “hospital within hospital” resulting in 10% increase in market share over 5 years for service line.2. Created and led patient safety initiatives for Swedish Health Care System for three acute care hospitals, free standing emergency room and physician division.3. Launched and led point of care laboratory testing in Swedish System transforming patient care processes and improving clinical outcomes.4. Pioneered and designed facility and processes for no patient waiting of the first large, multispecialty physician outpatient office and a free standing emergency department in Seattle.5. Spearheaded the creation, design and implementation of the first dedicated pediatric, surgical and obstetric health care simulation laboratory to teach crew resource management in the Northwest.Specialties: Health Care Quality ImprovementShared Clinical Decision MakingPhysician Group Development and ManagementCrew Resource ManagementSimulation in Health CarePatient SafetyMedication Safety

Experience

1. Senior Medical Director

   Joy Metrics

   Feb 2021 — Present

Education

• Georgetown University

  Executive Leadership Coaching

  2020 — 2021

• University of Washington

  Resident, Pediatrics

  1978 — 1980

• University of Nebraska Medical Center

  MD, Medicine

  1975 — 1978

• University of Nebraska Medical Center

  BS, Pharmacy

  1971 — 1975

• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

  Fellow,, Pediatric Cardiology

  1980 — 1982

• University of Washington

  Fellow, Neonatal and Respiratory Diseases

  1982 — 1984

• University of Washington

  Resident, Anesthesiology

  1982 — 1984

Skills

• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Pediatrics
• Inpatient
• Acute Care
• Healthcare Management
• Patient Safety
• Nursing
• Hospitals
• Performance Improvement
• Surgery
• Healthcare
• Physician Relations
• Emr
• Healthcare Improvement
• Quality Improvement
• Medicine
• Informatics
• Critical Care
• Physicians
• Decision Support
• Jcaho
• Medical Education
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Healthcare Consulting
• Hipaa
• Leadership