ECG Expands Managed Care Division with New Principal

BOSTON, Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ECG Management Consultants, a national consulting firm working exclusively with healthcare providers, is pleased to announce that Scott Cullen, MD, has joined the firm's Managed Care Services (MCS) Division as a principal.

ECG principal and MCS division leader Terri Welter welcomed Dr. Cullen and spoke about the importance of care delivery transformation in the industry.

"We are delighted to be adding an incredibly talented clinical leader with a proven track record of building a consulting practice and delivering high-quality services to his clients," Welter said. "Scott brings a wealth of experience to ECG and our clients. Care delivery transformation is central to the progress we're making in the industry to improve value and the patient experience.  The addition of a key leader in this arena to help us build upon our clinical integration and care delivery transformation services is exciting."

Dr. Cullen brings 23 years' experience in clinical delivery, management, and consulting to ECG, and has led work at some of the nation's top health systems and integrated delivery networks. He has led the development of strategy for population health transformation and value-based care for more than a dozen organizations, including the largest for-profit health system in the country.

Dr. Cullen began his career in clinical family medicine practice before building his own EMR solution and transitioning to consulting. Prior to joining ECG, he was the president of Advisory Services for Valence Health, where he built a $10 million business unit in three years and won a Best in KLAS award. He has helped numerous systems navigate the challenges of emerging payment and delivery models to manage populations successfully while maintaining viability.

At ECG, Dr. Cullen's focus is on helping the provider organizations of today become the health systems of tomorrow. "I am personally committed to partnering with clients to help them make the transition from current reimbursement and delivery models to becoming high-performing health systems of the future," he said. "I believe ECG offers the most comprehensive and integrated advisory capabilities in the market to assist healthcare providers in today's extremely challenging environments."

For more information about ECG's Managed Care Services Division, contact Terri Welter at [email protected] or 571-257-1018.

About ECG
ECG is a strategic consulting firm that is leading healthcare forward using the knowledge and expertise built over the course of four decades to help clients see clearly where healthcare is going and to navigate toward success. With deep expertise in strategy, finance, operations, and technology, ECG builds multidisciplinary teams to meet the unique needs of every client—from discrete operational issues to bigger-picture strategic and financial challenges. Working as trusted partners with hospitals, health systems, medical groups, academic medical centers, children's hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and healthcare payors across the country, ECG delivers smart counsel and pragmatic solutions to the critical challenges facing healthcare providers. ECG's national presence includes offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C.

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