Areas of Expertise
Healthcare Systems & Policy, State Regulation, Health System Reliability & Performance Evaluation, Public Health, Population Health, Value in Healthcare, Leadership and Change Management, Quality Improvement, Online and Hybrid Education Programs
Professional Experience
The Green Mountain Care Board (2021-Present)
Board Member
The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) is a nonpartisan board of five members that oversees Vermont's healthcare system. Its main responsibilities include providing impartial analysis of hospital and insurer performance, regulating hospital budgets, commercial insurance rates, and statewide reform initiatives.
Cardinal Point Healthcare Solutions (2014-2021)
Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Cardinal Point Healthcare Solutions was a consulting company that helped guide the development of graduate and executive education programs, health system change management, value-based care initiatives, and the launch of high-reliability organizations (HROs).
Selected Client List:
The Joint Commission - Center for Transforming Healthcare
The Center produces products, programs, assessment tools, and consulting services that help healthcare organizations improve the health and well-being of the people they serve and employ.
- Led the refinement of high-reliability assessment tools
S&R helps organizations improve their safety, reliability, and outcomes to increase their clinical, operational, and financial value.
- Co-lead development of the assessment and monitoring tools for the Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Taught principles of high-reliability organizations to senior leaders of multiple health systems
Navy Medicine provides care for 500,000+ sailors, marines, and their dependents.
- Advised senior leadership team on HRO and Value-Based Care (VBC)
- Created and delivered the VBC curriculum for The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Lab, and senior military leaders
One Health Nebraska is a 700-member independent physician organization facing integration threats due to consolidation between hospitals across the state
- Advised senior leadership on VBC and Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
Health Delivery Science was a consulting company advising healthcare systems, providers, and educators on organizational strategy and operations.
- Advised the CEO of HDS and the President of the University of Tulsa, on VBC and the development of online & hybrid education programs
CIPCI is a statewide primary care learning collaborative
- Advised senior leadership on HROs, VBC, outcome measurement, and cost allocation
MMC is Maine’s largest hospital and pioneer site for innovative payment models
- Advised senior leadership on VBCs and ACOs
- Created educational content for senior leaders on HROs and the use of variation analysis in quality improvement efforts
The Dartmouth Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (2010-2014)
Curriculum Specialist
The Dartmouth Center was created to provide executive education for global leaders of healthcare delivery systems.
- Developed course content and co-wrote case studies
Additional Board & Executive Committee Work
GMCB Data Governance Council (2024-Present)
The council oversees several databases for the State of Vermont that support healthcare regulation, evaluation, and innovation.
Vermont Blueprint for Health Executive Committee (2023-Present)
Blueprint designs community-led strategies for improving health and well-being. The executive committee advises the executive team and creates and implements the organization’s strategy, budget, and operations.
Chair of the Board of Directors, The McKenzie Institute, USA (2023-Present)
The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) is a system of active care for patients suffering from musculoskeletal pain and disability. The board chair represents the USA branch in the international organization.
Board of Directors, The McKenzie Institute, USA (2019-2023)
Clinical Work Experience
Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (1992-2021)
- Retired Physical Therapist specializing in the care of patients with spine pain
Academic Appointments
Current
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College (2024-Present)
Adjunct Lecturer on Health Systems in the hybrid master’s in health administration (MHA) program.
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College (2014-Present)
Adjunct Faculty, residential and hybrid master’s in public health (MPH) programs.
Prior
The College of Health Sciences, Boise State University (2018-2022)
Visiting Professor of Health Services, and Lead Faculty, Value-Based Care & High-Reliability Organizations
The University of Tulsa (2015-2018)
Visiting Professor of Community Medicine
Education
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Healthcare Delivery Sciences, Dartmouth College
PhD, Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Dartmouth College
Performance Enhancement Specialist, The National Academy of Sports Medicine
MS, Clinical Evaluative Sciences, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Dartmouth College
Diplomat, The McKenzie Institute International, Wellington, New Zealand
Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, American Physical Therapy Association
MSPT, D’Youville University
Publications
Books
1. Finding What Matters Most to Patients (2019), published by the Taylor & Francis Group
2. Navigating to Value in Healthcare (2017), published by The Medical Group Management Association
Selected Peer-Reviewed Articles
1. Harris M, Walsh T. The Effect of a Stricter 2014 DEA Schedule Designation for Hydrocodone Products on Opioid Prescription Rates in the United States. Clinical Toxicology 2019. DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2019.1574976
2. Westling C, Walsh T, Nelson WA. Perceived ethics conflicts in Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations. Journal of Healthcare Management. Vol 62, Number 1. January/February 2017
3. Durand MA, Barr PJ, Walsh T, Elwyn G. Incentivizing shared decision making in the USA – Where are we now?” Healthcare 2014. Available online November 21, 2014. Doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2014.10.008
4. Nelson WA & Walsh T. Ensuring patient-centered care. The Healthcare Executive 29; 4: July/August 2014.
5. Nelson WA, Taylor E, Walsh T. Leadership and transition: Building an ethical organizational culture. The Health Care Manager. 33:3; April – June 2014.
6. Walsh T, Barr PJ, Thompson R, O’Neill C, Ozanne E, Elwyn G. Undetermined impact of patient decision support interventions on health care costs and savings. BMJ 2014; 348 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g188 (Published 23 January 2014)
7. Elwyn G, Barr PJ, Grande SW, Walsh T, Thompson R, Ozanne E. Developing CollaboRATE. A fast and frugal measure of shared decision-making in clinical encounters. Patient Educ Couns 2013 Oct; 93(1): 102-7.
8. Walsh T, Homa K, Hanscom B, Lurie J, Abdu W. Detecting depression in patients with chronic spinal pain using the SF-36. The Spine Journal. 6; 316-320: 2006
9. Walsh T, Hanscom B, Lurie J, Weinstein J. The responsiveness of the SF-36 and ODI: is a condition-specific survey necessary for patients with low back pain problems? Spine. March 15, 2003.
10. Weinstein J, Brown P, Hanscom B, Walsh T, Nelson E. Designing an ambulatory clinical practice for outcomes improvement: from vision to reality. Quality Management in Health Care. 8; 2: Winter 2000.
Popular Press
1. Don’t blame Medicare for rising medical bills; blame monopolies. The Washington Monthly
2. The bare truth about hospitals and why it is time for a revolution. Forbes Online
3. Productivity and the health care workforce. The New America Foundation online magazine - The New America Foundation
4. What ‘health care costs’ really means. The Atlantic online magazine - The Atlantic
Please visit my LinkedIn page for more information about board memberships, and a complete list of publications and presentations.