Kenneth R. Deans

About Kenneth R. Deans

C-level executive experienced in strategic planning, operating efficiencies, contract negotiations, employee development, project leadership, process reengineering, business development with demonstrated successes in the technology, healthcare, and education industries.

Experience

1. President & CEO

   Health Sciences South Carolina

   Aug 2017 — Present · Columbia, SC, US

   Direct reports include the C-suite, subsidiary CEOs/executive directors, and senior program leadership. Lead Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC), the nation’s first statewide biomedical and health research collaborative, as a multi-state enterprise spanning research, data infrastructure, quality improvement, health information exchange, consumer engagement, and health innovation. Represent founding and governing organizations with combined annual revenues exceeding $11 billion and administer budgets up to $235 million:• Set enterprise strategy, operating plans, growth partnerships, and payer/provider engagement across HSSC and affiliated entities.• Lead philanthropic, grant, and strategic partnership development, translating research, quality, digital infrastructure, and patient-centered innovation into multi-year support from foundations, payors, and public-sector partners.• Advance multi-institutional clinical and translational research through statewide infrastructure, data governance, clinical data warehousing, and IRB-enabled collaboration.• Served as Principal Investigator and executive leader for key initiatives, including the PCORI STAR Clinical Research Network, supporting multi-site trials and real-world data use.• Oversee statewide quality collaboratives, including the South Carolina Surgical Quality Collaborative, which achieved ~24% relative reduction in overall morbidity and was incorporated into BCBS-SC’s Rewarding Excellence program, and a Diabetes Rehabilitation collaborative launched with BCBS-SC support.• Lead interoperable, data-driven platforms supporting physician engagement, quality measurement, population health, care coordination, research, and patient-centered decision making, including statewide HIE/HDU capabilities and advance care planning tools.• Build trusted collaborations among payors, providers, physicians, researchers, and community partners to improve quality, lower cost, expand access, and support evidence-based care.

Education

• Medical University of South Carolina

  Doctor of Health Administration (DHA), Health Administration

• Excelsior University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Liberal Arts

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Executive Education Program, Nonprofit Leadership

• Harvard Business School

  Executive Education, Strategy for Health Care Delivery

• William & Mary

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business

Skills

• U.s. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Hipaa)
• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Management
• Team Building
• Cerner
• Physician Relations
• Health Information Exchange
• Software Implementation
• Revenue Cycle
• Quality Improvement
• Hl7 Standards
• Strategy
• Healthcare Industry
• Project Management
• Computerized Physician Order Entry (Cpoe)
• Process Improvement
• Working with Physicians
• Hospitals
• Information Technology
• Consulting
• Meditech
• Healthcare Management
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Business Strategy
• Troubleshooting
• Contract Negotiation
• Hipaa
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Electronic Medical Record (Emr)
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Training
• Enterprise Software
• Epic Systems
• Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
• Emr
• Business Process Improvement