Curriculum Vitae of William F. Jessee, M.D.
Current as of May, 2012
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CURRICULUM VITAE
WILLIAM F. JESSEE, MD, FACMPE, FACPM
Phone: 303-883-6807
e-mail:
Date and Place of Birth
September 25, 1946
Bristol, Virginia
Current Employment (since 10/11)
Senior Vice President and Senior Advisor
Integrated Healthcare Strategies
901 Marquette Avenue South, Suite 2100
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Current Academic Appointment
Clinical Professor of Health Systems, Management and Policy
Colorado School of Public Health
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Education
Yuma High School, Yuma, Arizona - 1960-1964
Stanford University, Stanford, California - 1964-1968
A.B. with distinction
University of California, San Diego
School of Medicine, 1968-1972
M.D.
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1976-1977 (half-time)
Post Graduate Training
Indiana University Hospitals
Indianapolis, Indiana
Assistant Resident in Pediatrics, 1972-1973
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Resident in General Preventive Medicine, 1976-1978
Previous Employment
President and CEO
Medical Group Management Association
1999 – 2011
Vice President, Quality & Managed Care Standards
American Medical Association, 1996-1999
President and CEO
UNIVA Health Network of Louisville, Inc., 1994-1996
Vice President for Performance Measures and Research, 1993-1994
Vice President for Accreditation, 1989-1991
Vice President for Education, 1986-1989
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Vice President for Quality Management
Humana Inc., 1991-1993
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration (tenured),
School of Public Health, and
Associate Professor of Social and Administrative Medicine,
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina, 1980-1986
Medical Director
Santa Clara Valley (CA) PSRO, 1978-1980
Assistant Dean for Continuing Medical Education and
Assistant Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1976-1978
Deputy Director, Division of Peer Review, and Special Assistant to the Bureau Director
Bureau of Quality Assurance
U.S. Public Health Service, 1973-1976
Academic Appointments (Voluntary)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine
Stanford University, 1978-1980
Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Medicine and International Health
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1975-1978
Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Administration
University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 1986 -2009
Military Service
U.S. Public Health Service, Surgeon (0-4)
July 1973 - June 1976
Practice Experience
Private Practice of Pediatrics (part-time)
with Santiago L. Garza, M.D.
Marlow Heights, Maryland
1974-1978
Emergency Room Physician (part-time)
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick, Maryland
1974-1976
Staff Physician, Student Health Center (part-time)
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
1973-1974
House Physician (Pediatrics) - (part-time)
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Springs, Maryland
1973-1974
Fellowships and Honors
Distinguished Member
Medical Group Management Association, 2011
Distinguished Fellow
American College of Medical Practice Executives, 2011
Honorary Fellow
American College of Physician Executives, 2010
Distinguished Alumnus, University of California, San Diego – 2009
Academic Wall of Fame, Yuma High School, Yuma, Arizona – Inducted October 30, 2008
Modern Healthcare “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” list
2002 – 2010
Modern Healthcare “50 Most Powerful Physician Executives” list
2004 – 2010
Van Zile Scott Lecturer
Department of Health Services Administration
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
September 30, 2010
L.R. Jordan Distinguished Lecturer
National Symposium for Healthcare Executives
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
August 4, 2004
Distinguished Lecturer
Academy of Management (Health Care Division)
August 12, 2002
Fellow
American College of Preventive Medicine, 2001
Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE), 2000
Fellow (FACMPE), 2003
American College of Medical Practice Executives
John A. Buesseler Distinguished Lecturer
College of Business Administration and
School of Medicine
Texas Tech University
November 9, 2000
Life Member and Fellow
International Society for Quality in Health Care (elected 1993)
Founders’ Award
American College of Medical Quality, 1987
Honorary Fellow
American College of Medical Quality, 1987
Malcolm C. Grow Memorial Lecturer
Society of Air Force Physicians, 1987
Honorary Service Award, Illinois Association of Quality Assurance
Professionals, 1981
Honorary Life Member, National Association of Quality Assurance
Professionals, 1979
Commendation Medal
U.S. Public Health Service, 1975
Resident’s Honor Award
Indiana Academy of Pediatrics, 1973
Fellow of the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund
University of California, San Diego
School of Medicine, 1969-1972
Departmental Honors Program
Stanford University, Department of Biological Sciences, 1967-1968
Sigma Phi Sigma (Premedical honorary), 1964-1968
President, 1966-1967
Dofflemeyer Scholar, 1965-1968
Medical Licensure
Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, 1973
Maryland, 1973 - (D15332) (Inactive)
California, 1977 - (G35449) (Inactive)
North Carolina, 1980 - (24424) (Inactive)
Illinois, 1986 - (036-072902) (Inactive)
Kentucky, 1991 - (28388) (Inactive)
Colorado, 1999 - (38296) (Active)
Professional Societies
American College of Medical Practice Executives, 1999 – Present
American College of Physician Executives, 1986 – Present
American College of Preventive Medicine, 1977 – Present
Member, Policy Committee, 1996 – 2008
Member, Program Planning Committee, 2000 - 2001
American Medical Association, 1986 – Present
Member, Group Practice Advisory Committee, 1999 - 2000
American Society of Association Executives, 1999 – Present
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, 1983 – 1997
Colorado Medical Society, 2000 – Present
Member, House of Delegates, 2000 – 2006
Member, Task Force on Health Care Costs, 2002
International Society for Quality in Health Care
Charter Member, 1985 - Present
Member, Board of Directors, 1985 - 1993
President, 1989 - 1991
Medical Group Management Association, 1999 – Present
Selected Professional Activities
Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association, 2011 – Present
Healthcare Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, 2009 – Present
Board of Directors, Exempla Health System, Denver, CO, 2001 – 2009
Chair, 2007 – 2009
Vice-Chair, 2006 - 2007
Chairman, Quality Committee, 2003 - 2006
Member, Executive Committee, 2004 - 2009
Member, Compensation Committee, 2004 - 2009
Board of Directors, National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), 2000 – 2011
Treasurer, 2006 - 2011
Secretary, 2005 – 2006
Board of Directors, Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), 2004 – 2011
Immediate Past Chair, 2008 – 2009
Chair, 2007 - 2008
Chair-elect, 2006 - 2007
Secretary / Treasurer, 2004 - 2006
Member, Executive Committee, 2004 - 2009
Board of Directors, UCSD Medical Alumni Association, 2007 – Present
Board of Directors, Center for Improving Medication Management, 2007 – 2011
Board of Directors, e-Health Initiative and e-Health Initiative Foundation, 2008 – 2011
Chair, 2011
Vice Chair, 2010 – 2011
Secretary and Executive Committee Member, 2009 - 2010
Member, Leadership Council, 2003 - 2011
Chairman, Informing and Supporting Care Delivery Blueprint Committee, 2007 - 2008
Board of Directors, Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, 2008 – 2011
Member, Finance Committee, 2008 – 2011
Member, Executive Committee, 2009 - 2011
Advisory Committee on Medical Staff – Hospital Relationships, American Hospital Association, 2008-2009
Advisory Board, Program in Health Administration, University of Colorado at Denver, 1999 – Present
Advisory Board, Program in Healthcare Leadership, University of Denver, 2009 - 2011
Chair, Health Information Technology Advisory Panel, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 2005 – 2006
Council on Physician and Nurse Supply, 2006 – 2008
Steering Committee, Connecting for Health (a program of the Markle Foundation), 2004 – 2011
Steering Committee, ACTION Program to Translate Research into Action in Healthcare Delivery Systems, U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2006 – 2011
Steering Committee, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2007 – 2011
U.S. Advisory Committee, InterComponentWare A.G., 2005 - 2008
Board of Directors, Patient Safety Institute, Inc., 2001 – 2004
Board of Directors, Physcape, Inc., 2000 – 2004
Advisory Board, MyDocOnline, Inc., 2001 – 2004
Board of Directors, eHealth Solutions Group, Inc., 2000 – 2003
Medical Advisory Board, Med-Unite, Inc., 2001 – 2003
National Advisory Council, U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 1999 - 2002
Board of Directors, Academy for Healthcare Quality, 1998 – 1999
Board of Directors, Health Care Quality Alliance, 1997 – 2000
Chairman of the Board, Physicians’ Managed Care Services, Inc., 1996 - 1998
Temporary Advisor, Pan American Health Organization, Caribbean Region, November, 1997
Board of Trustees, Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities (CPHA), 1986 - 1995
Vice-Chairman, 1991 - 1992
Chairman, 1992 - 1995
Board of Directors, WorkComp Network, Inc. 1995 - 1996
Board of Directors, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 1986 - 1991
Advisory Committee, Risk Management Certificate Program,
University of the Health Sciences, Chicago, 1988 - 1996
Editorial Advisory Board, Quality Management Update, 1991 - 1999
Editorial Advisory Board, Report on Medical Guidelines and Outcomes Research, 1993 - 1999
Editorial Advisory Board, The Quality Letter, 1994 - 1999
Editorial Advisory Board, Executive Briefing on Hospital Regulation, 1994 - 1999
Regional Editor for North America, Quality Assurance in Health Care, 1988 - 1993
Editorial Committee, International Journal of Health Care Quality, 1993 - 1997
Quality Task Force, Federation of American Health Systems, 1991 - 1993
Judge, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Award, 1992, 1993
Governing Council of the Section on Small/Rural Hospitals, American Hospital Association, 1981 - 1983 and 1986 - 1989
Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization (European Region), and Rapporteur, Working Group on Quality Assurance in Health Care, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, November 1988.
Chairman, Working Group on Organization of Quality Assurance Programs, World Health Organization (European Region), Copenhagen, Denmark, 1987
Consultant and Workshop Faculty, American Hospital Association, 1982 - 1986
Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization (European Region), Working Group on Training for Quality Assurance, Udine, Italy, May 1985
Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization (European Region), and Rapporteur, Advisory Committee on Quality Assurance and Working Group on the Principles of Quality Assurance, Barcelona, Spain, 1983
Member, Work Group on Medical Staff Credentialing, American Hospital Association, 1983
Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization, Symposium on Health Care Quality Assurance Methodology, Zeist, The Netherlands, 1982
Consultant, Centraal Begeleidingsorgaan voor de Intercollegiale Toetsing (Dutch National Organization for Quality Assurance, in Hospitals), 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991
Consultant, Malpractice Loss Control Program, Seventh Day Adventist Hospital System of North America, 1980-1986
Member, Advisory Committee to the Rural Hospitals Program of Extended Care Services, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1981 – 1986
Member, Quality Assurance Committee, North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse, 1983
Special Contributor, Quality Review Bulletin, 1981 - 1983
Monthly Columnist, Hospital Peer Review, 1980 - 1982
Member, Quality Assurance Advisory Group, Association of American Medical Colleges, 1977 - 1980
Member, House of Delegates, American Association of PSROs, 1976 - 1980
Member, Advisory Committee, Community Center for Continuing Education, Baltimore, Maryland,
1976 - 1978
Member, Professional Education Committee, Baltimore City Medical Society, 1976 - 1978
Consultant in Medical Audit and Continuing Medical Education, Montgomery County (Maryland) Heart Association, 1975 - 1977
Director of Program Development, Baltimore City PSRO, 1976 - 1978
Member, Interagency Task-Force on Primary Care Education, USPHS, 1975 - 1976
Member, Interagency Planning Committee on Evaluation of Physician Competence, USPHS, 1976
National Planning Group for Change in Medical Education, 1971 - 1973
Publications
1. Jessee, W.F., Studies of homing behavior in the limpet, Acmaea scabra, The Veliger, 11:52, 1968.
2. Jessee, W.F. New Northern limit for the limpet, Acmaea digitalis, The Veliger, 11:44, 1968.
3. Jessee, W.F., Crisis and commitment, San Diego Physician, September 1969, page 28.
4. Jessee, W.F., Medical education and medical activism, San Diego Physician, January 1970, page 29.
5. Jessee, W.F., Medicine and human values, Calif. Med. 112:72, 1970.
6. Cade, J.D., and Jessee, W.F., Sex education in American medical schools, J. Med. Educ. 46:64, 1971.
7. Jessee, W.F., The medical student’s view of alcoholism education, Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 178:24, 1971.
8. Student American Medical Association (Jessee, W.F., ed.), Alcoholism education in American medical schools, Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 178:135, 1971.
9. Jessee, W.F., and Simon, H.J., Time utilization by medical students on a pass/fail evaluation system, J. Med. Educ., 46:275, 1971.
10. Student American Medical Association (Jessee, W.F., ed.), American Medical Education: The Student Viewpoint, Rolling Meadows, Illinois: Student American Medical Association, 64 pages, 1972.
11. Jessee, W.F., Angina pectoris and cigarette smoking: The Framingham study. Thesis: University of California, San Diego, 1972.
12. Jessee, W.F., Ryan, J.M., Fitzgerald, J.F., and Grosfeld, J.L., Amebic liver abscess in childhood, Clin. Peds., 14:134, 1975.
13. Jessee, W.F., Munier, W.B., Fielding, J.E., and Goran, M.J., PSRO: An educational force for improving quality of care, New England J. Med., 292:668, 1975.
14. Goran, M.J., Roberts, J.S., Kellogg, M., Fielding, J.E., and Jessee, W.F., The PSRO hospital review system, Medical Care, 13(4) (Supplement): 1-33, 1975.
15. Felch, W.C., Jessee, W.F., Mangun, C., Jr., Mason, H., Stern T., and Wildgen, J., Continuing Education: the portent for CME is mandatory. Patient Care, January 15, 1976.
16. Hallowitz, R., Jessee, W.F., Admire, J., Rich, N., and Ward, G., A community-wide audit of hypertension diagnosis and treatment (abstract), Proceedings of the Second National Conference on High Blood Pressure Control, New Orleans,March 28, 1976.
17. Jessee, W.F., and Goran, M.D., The role of the academic medical center in the PSRO program, J. Med. Educ., 51:365-369, 1976.
18. Jessee, W.F., Ford, L.G., and Tebbutt, J.S., Implications of PSRO’s for long term care, Hospitals, (JAHA), 50(15); 140-150, August 1, 1976.
19. Jessee, W.F., Continuing education: Are you satisfied? Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, 62(1): 13-14, February, 1977.
20. Jessee, W.F., Determining continuing medical education needs. Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, 62(2): 14-20, May, 1977.
21. Jessee, W.F., Assessing your practice. Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, 62(3): 11-13, August, 1977.
22. Jessee, W.F., Physician competence and compulsory continuing education: are they compatible? J. Commun. Health, 2:291-295, 1977.
23. Bureau of Health Manpower, DHEW (Mather, J., Bernstein, J., Danzig, D., Fordham, C., Jessee, W., Mayer, W., McConkey, R., and Owen, H. (editors), Competence in the Medical Profession: A Strategy, Washington,D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977, 128 pg. (DHEW Publication No. HRA 77-35).
24. Jessee, W.F., and Doyle, B.J., Discharge planning: using audit to identify areas that need improvement. Quality Rev. Bull., 5(5):25-28, May 1979.
25. Jessee, W.F., Quality assurance systems: why aren’t there any? Quality Rev. Bull. 3(11):16-18 ff., November 1977.
26. Jessee, W.F., An integrated quality assurance system for the hospital. Journal of Quality Assurance, 1(2): 11-13, Sept. 1979.
27. Jessee, W.F., Approaches to the Review of Respiratory Therapy Services, Baltimore, MD: Health Care Financing Administration, 1980, 43 pg.
28. Jessee, W.F., Approaches to improving the quality of health care: organizational change. Quality Rev. Bull. 7(7): 13-18, 1981.
29. Jessee, W.F., Nickerson, C.W., and Grant, W.S., Assessing medical practices through PSRO cooperative studies: an evaluation of Cesarean birth in nine PSRO areas. Medical Care, 20(1): 75-84, 1982.
30. Jessee, W.F., Quality improvement through changing individual behavior: theory and practice. Hospital Medical Staff, 11(1): 2-8, 1982.
31. Jessee, W.F., and Brenner, L.H., Approaches to improving health care: dealing with the “problem physician” Quality Rev. Bull., 8(1): 11.14, 1982.
32. Parker, B.R., and Jessee, W.F., A preference-based approach to the design of ambulatory surgery programs for rural hospitals. TIMS/ORSA Bulletin. 13:109, 1982 (abstracts).
33. Brenner, L.H., and Jessee, W.F., Use quality assurance to bar malpractice claims, Patient Care, May 15, 1982, pp. 135-174.