Session Details
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 20, 2027, 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
Name
10. Every FTE Must Be Earned: Building a Culture of Rigorous Position Management
Session Type
Panel
Speakers
- Christopher Burks, Vice President, Laboratory and Support Services, Brown University Health
- Poonam Desai, MHSA, Vice President, Regional Ambulatory Operations and Clinic Integration, UChicago Medicine
- Sean Baptiste, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Nemours Children's Health
- Shannon Cameron, MBA, MHIIM, Chief Operating Officer, AFS of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians
Description
Headcount decisions can no longer default to historical staffing patterns. Panelists discuss how leading health systems are instilling rigorous position management discipline, requiring every role to be justified by need and value rather than tradition, and share approaches for embedding this accountability into culture without eroding morale or care quality.