January 20, 2014
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Q&A With Steven MacLauchlan of Saint Vincent Hospital
Steven MacLauchlan of Saint Vincent Hospital
By Emily Micucci
As hospitals go, Saint Vincent Hospital is in an enviable position. Operating safely in the black, it was tracking to post a $50.3-million surplus in the summer of 2013. Steven MacLauchlan, the hospital's new CEO, said Saint Vincent's leg up on the transition to managed care gives it a comfortable advantage. The Florida native, who most recently worked as president of Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Ky., discussed that advantage, and his vision for Saint Vincent.
You've worked in health care administration in two other states. Are there big differences between health care delivery there, and here in Massachusetts?
I think when you talk about the basics of what we do — taking care of people, the ins and outs of diagnosing and treating people — it's really all the same. I think where maybe some of the differences are … Massachusetts is fairly well regarded as innovative, forward-thinking in terms of managed care, in terms of having physician groups work with hospitals. Florida may be a market where there was quite a bit of managed care, but not necessarily in large groups like I see here in Massachusetts. (In) Kentucky, I saw much more old-style types of things (like) commercial plans and not so much capitation, and those types of insurance products that I see here in Massachusetts.
Do you think Saint Vincent has a good head start on handling health care reform because the state has blazed the trail?
Very definitely. Again, when you look at Massachusetts, which has been a leader in health reform, Saint Vincent has a tremendous opportunity. I think the other thing that helps us is we've been the type of organization that has recognized that to be successful in the future, we've got to be very focused on quality, service and cost, and we do that very well.
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