Tom Dahlborg

About Tom Dahlborg

Walking alongside and supporting those who choose Agape Love – Love for Love Sake – in…

Experience

1. President and CEO

   Dahlborg Healthcaring Leadership Group, Llc Dhlg

   Jul 2015 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

   Positioning leaders to engage heart and mind in all they do, to embrace and embody compassion, care and love, while leveraging science and evidence, to honor their callings and achieve betterment for all.Anti-bullying and ACES/PCES child advocate, lead researcher, leader, author and voice for those whose voices are not being heard- Architect, Founder, and Advisor of the Values-based Care and Agape-Centered Care models- Author of Award Winning and AUPHA Bugbee-Falk Award-2021 patient experience and healthcare system improvement book “From Heart to Head & Back Again. a Journey through the Healthcare System”- Winner of the Global Listening Centre’s Joy of Giving Year International Campaign Award for 2017-18- Author of the Multi-Award Winning book \"The Big Kid and Basketball. and the lessons he taught and Father and Coach\"(First and Second Editions) tackling the epidemic of bullying- Contributing author to the Amazon best sellers,\"Wellness through Words\" and Highway to Heart, Humor, and Honesty in Healthcare\" and \"Brave Kids\"- Speaker Coach- Advisor to premier children’s hospital positioning physicians to re-engage their hearts in care provision- Advisor to island nation health system seeking to improve patient experience, setting the stage for impactful pediatric pilot as initial phase- Advisor to top medical school involved in practice transformation to innovatively engage patients and families in improvement- Advisor to love-focused organizations from around the globe improving healthcare delivery for all regardless of the model- Sharecare Healthcare (Emmy) Award Judge- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) peer reviewer- Patient and Family Advisory Council (and patient and family advisor) expert- Parent Partner expert engaging parents in research, quality improvement and health system innovation for children- Expert addressing health disparities and improving health equity and cultural competency.

Education

• Stonehill College

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Health Care Administration

  1984 — 1988

• Lesley University

  Master of Science (MS), Health Services Management

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Policy
• Public Speaking
• Program Evaluation
• Performance Improvement
• Budgets
• Physicians
• Public Health
• Health
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Non-Profits
• Blogging
• Hipaa
• Budgeting
• Organizational Development
• Clinical Research
• Medicare
• Quality Management
• Health Insurance
• Leadership Development
• Managed Care
• Contract Negotiation
• Performance Management
• Health Policy
• Problem Solving
• Change Management
• Business Planning
• Healthcare
• Healthcare Management
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Nonprofits
• Community Relations
• Research
• Business Strategy
• Program Management
• Writing
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Quality Improvement