The Value of Geriatric Emergency Departments Pt. 2

CHESS Health Solutions with Kevin Biese, MD and Megan Donovan, MBA
In this episode we continue our conversation with Doctor Kevin Biese and Megan Donovan about the role that Geriatric Emergency Departments have in the move to value and how it touches all aspects of the quadruple aim.

Kevin Biese

MD, MAT ( Co-PI )
Bio

Dr. Kevin Biese serves as an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) and Internal Medicine, Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs, and Co-Director of the Division of Geriatrics Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Medicine as well as a consultant with West Health. With the support of the John A. Hartford and West Health Foundations, and alongside Dr. Ula Hwang, he serves as Co-PI of the national Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative. He is grateful to chair the first Board of Governors for the ACEP Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program. His passion is for improved education and systems of care for older adults, and he has published multiple materials in both these areas.

Megan Donovan

MBA
Bio

Megan Donovan is an Atlanta-based independent management consultant. She helps executives turn their ideas into reality and works closely with entrepreneurs, academic medicine and healthcare policy leaders to shape business strategy and operational implementation. Megan has a BA in psychology from Wake Forest University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she graduated in the top 10% of her class.

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