K. Chan

About K. Chan

Mr. Chan is a seasoned healthcare leader with over 20 years of experience in the health care industry having held roles of increasing responsibility in medical groups, integrated delivery, and academic health care systems. He excels in partnering with physician and executive leadership in leading cross-functional teams to meet organizational, strategic, and operational objectives, demonstrating adaptability and results-driven leadership. Thriving in dynamic environments, Mr. Chan has a diverse skill set encompassing board governance, project management, strategy execution, program and policy development, communication planning, team building and development, and physician/staff relations. His expertise spans hospital administration, governance, service line leadership, provider recruitment, medical group leadership, and clinic operations, among other areas. As Associate Vice President of Professional Services at Samaritan Medical Group, Mr. Chan played a pivotal role in enterprise-wide transformational leadership, supporting medical group development, employed clinicians and enhancing clinical operations. In addition, he serves as President of the Oregon Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), where he leads efforts to advance healthcare leadership excellence across the state.He is a board-certified healthcare management professional, recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), a certified Prosci Change Management Practitioner, and holds a Master of Healthcare Administration as well as a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Specialties: Project management, board relations and governance, strategic planning and execution, chief of staff, relationship building, stakeholder management, performance improvement, business planning, practice start-up, infrastructure development, service line leadership, facilitation, executive leadership support, system integration, physician recruitment, physician relations, physician leadership development, physician compensation, clinic operations, strategic and executive communications, business intelligence

Experience

1. Associate Vice President, Professional Services

   Samaritan Health Services

   Jan 2019 — Present · Corvallis, OR, US

   Samaritan Health Services (SHS) is a not-for-profit regional health system that brings together 5 community hospitals, 80+ primary and specialty physician clinics and health insurance plans to serve more than residents of Oregon’s Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties. The system is comprised of over 5,200 employees and 480+ physicians and advanced practitioners. As a member of the senior leadership team of Samaritan Medical Group (SMG), serve in a system-wide role responsible for the oversight of staff, projects, strategic objectives and activities within the realm of Professional Services. Scope of responsibility includes functions focused on clinician employment and support- clinician employment contracting, compensation plan oversight and administration, clinician onboarding and integration along with medical group governance and leadership; strategic and operational projects; clinician growth planning; practice development; clinician relations and HR policies; and contracting/compliance for physicians, advanced practitioners and externally contracted clinicians. Report to Senior VP, Chief Physician Executive and VP, Administration.

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Master of Healthcare Administration

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BS Public Health, Health Policy and Administration

• American College of Healthcare Executives

  Executive Program, Certificate of Completion

  2014 — 2014