Former caremore executive dr. donald s. furman joins oliver wyman as senior director of health management services

New york--(business wire)--dr. donald s. furman, an early architect of value-based healthcare, has joined the health & life sciences practice of oliver wyman in the newly created position of senior director of health management services. dr. furman is widely known in the field of healthcare as one of the creators of caremore, one of the first healthcare organizations to achieve major cost savings by emphasizing quality, completeness, and coordination of care. (caremore was recently acquired by wellpoint.) "don furman is one of the few people in the country who can say they have truly created value in healthcare," says mike weissel, who leads the health & life sciences practice. "don was one of the early believers and doers when it came to integrating and coordinating care. he was a key player in building the culture, processes, and support systems that allow caremore to deliver extraordinary levels of quality of care at costs well below average and at the same time have patients and providers completely on board with the model.” prior to his position at caremore, dr. furman was a practicing gastroenterologist after completing a fellowship in gastroenterology at yale university school of medicine. he was also president of internal medicine specialists and earned an mba from the university of california, irvine. in 1998 dr. furman left internal medicine specialists to serve as director of medical affairs for caremore medical management company and served in that capacity until 2001. from 2001 through 2007 dr. furman served as chief medical officer for both caremore medical group and caremore medical enterprises, after which he remained on as executive advisor. about oliver wyman oliver wyman's health & life sciences practice serves clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices, provider, and payer sectors with strategic, operational, and organizational advice. deep healthcare knowledge and capabilities allow the practice to deliver fact-based solutions. for more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com/health.htm. oliver wyman is a global leader in management consulting. with offices in 50+ cities across 25 countries, oliver wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development. the firm's 3,000 professionals help clients optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. oliver wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of marsh & mclennan companies [nyse: mmc]. follow oliver wyman on twitter @oliverwyman.
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