OAHHS Hospital Voice Fall/Winter 2019

20 » A magazine for and about Oregon Community Hospitals. OAHHS has named a new President and Chief Executive Officer. Becky Hultberg will succeed Andy Davidson, who is stepping down at end of the year. We will bring you a more in-depth interview in the next edition of Hospital Voice. In the meantime, here are: NEW LEADERSHIP What do they value the most? What are they willing to pay for? To that end, Oregon may become an incubator in terms of new, non- acute hospital models in some rural communities. We have a history of innovation, but at the end of the day, that’s a community driven conversation. I was struck by this year’s leadership retreat in Sunriver, watching a panel with hospital and health system leaders sitting next to the CCO-insurer, listening to them talk about how they’re in this together. Is that what you are describing? That panel and many of the more collaborative CCO models around the state are great examples of the innovation we are talking about. Health care is a team sport. And if my “Magic 8-Ball” is right, we are going to need lots more of it. The move from paying for volume to value is about to hit its stride across Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial payers. And the question our hospitals and health systems need to consider is, do we want to help shape the way that it looks and works, or do we want to let it happen to us? I am confident that the members of this organization want to be proactive. They have demonstrated the desire to help shape what value- based payments models look like, but it’s going to take perseverance and flexibility. And we have to pick up the pace. I was participating in a session in D.C. recently where Seema Verma (head of the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) said very clearly that if you want to stay on a fee-for-service platform, you better Five things to know about new OAHHS CEO Becky Hultberg 1. Becky currently serves as the President and CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, a position she’s held since 2014. 2. Becky has served in several high-profile roles in Alaska state government. She was the Commissioner of the Department of Administration. Before that, she was the press secretary for the governor. 3. Becky emerged as the choice of the 15-member Board of Trustees after a national search and a rigorous selection process. 4. Becky serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association. Last summer, Becky testified before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee on the regulatory burden faced by rural hospitals. 5. Becky and her husband Jeff have three children.