John Birkmeyer named executive VP for enterprise support systems at Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system.

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JOHN BIRKMEYER was named executive vice president for enterprise support services for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system.

Birkmeyer is the George D. Zuidema Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan, and is head of the Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy. He also directs the Michigan Value Collaborative, a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan and leaders of 54 Michigan hospitals.

Between 1989, when he began his surgical residency, and 2004, when he was recruited to the University of Michigan, he served as chief of surgery at the White River Junction VA Medical Center, as chief of the section of general surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and as a core contributor to the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2006.

Birkmeyer’s research career has focused on understanding variation in surgical outcomes and cost-efficiency. He is also founder and chief scientific officer of ArborMetrix, a venture capital-funded analytics and services company.

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