Dr. Prather has gained a unique perspective on healthcare after 12 years of private practice experience and 10 years as the President of a health care consulting firm. He is recognized as an expert in physician behavior and overcoming physician resistance to change. A long time advocate of patient involvement in care Dr. Prather believes that new thinking is now required to weather the rapid changes brought on by the influence of information and public accountability.
The next model of healthcare delivery will require systems to define a new concept called "Informed Caring." This new mixture of communication, accountability and medical evidence is completely redefining the role of Patient, Physician, and Hospital. Informed Caring is an evolutionary force that will require a new level of cooperation between providers. Caring more and making it visible to the patient is not only strategically wise but it touches a core value in each of us. Dr. Prather conducts conferences, retreats and speaking engagements to help groups prepare for this next wave of accountable health care. He helps members of the audience draw solutions from each other while building a community that lets patients direct caring in a way that has never been possible.
After receiving a medical degree from the University of Kansas, Dr. Prather completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah where he remains a clinical assistant professor for the Department of OB/GYN. He is a Fellow and has served as the President of the Utah Section of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists; he was also a member of the Medical Advisory Panel for the Pew Health Profession Commission at Duke University.
Dr. Prather has helped launch several national campaigns to improve health care delivery through his role as a Medical Director for VHA.
As the author of two complementary works, Behavioral Types and the Art of Patient Management and The New Health Partners, Renewing the Leadership of Physician Practice, Dr. Prather has demonstrated an understanding of the challenges facing health care.
He believes that a balance of human relationship skill and technical support offers a solution that can stand up to the complex and constant changes that will face health care beyond the year 2000.
Presentation topics
- Achieving Physician Engagement in the Health System Strategy
- Motivating Physicians to Make Positive Changes in their Relationships with Other Health Care Professionals
- Facilitating Rapid Improvement Efforts that Give Patients a Role in their Own Care
- Conflict Resolution
- Workforce Issues
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