Dr. Mark Briesacher takes on new role at Intermountain Healthcare

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, February 8, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mark Briesacher, MD, has officially started as the new Senior Vice President for Intermountain Medical Group and Medical Staff.

In this role, Dr. Briesacher will lead and work with all Medical Group and Medical Staff physicians and advanced practice clinicians, continuing to advance Intermountain’s strategies to be a national and international leader in providing safe, high-quality care with industry-leading patient and customer experience and access. He succeeds Linda C. Leckman, MD, who retired as Vice President of Intermountain Healthcare and Chief Executive Officer of the Intermountain Medical Group on February 3, 2017.

Dr. Briesacher has had a distinguished career in pediatrics and as a health system physician leader. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Integration on the Management Committee of Intermountain Healthcare, to which he was promoted in 2016.

In earlier roles, Dr. Briesacher was Chief Resident for the Department of Pediatrics at Primary Children’s Hospital. He then practiced general pediatrics for 15 years for the Medical Group, where he served in several leadership positions, including Senior Administrative Medical Director from 2010-2013. He served on the Intermountain Board of Trustees from 2005 through 2008, and is currently a member of the SelectHealth Board of Trustees and the Intermountain Medical Group Board. Most recently, Dr. Briesacher led the process to evaluate supplier options for Intermountain’s clinical and business information systems, and after the selection of Cerner, led the configuration, implementation, and adoption of the new software system.

“This is a great time to be in healthcare and to be part of Intermountain. Our physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and caregivers have a unique opportunity to make great strides in patient safety, quality, experience, and access, and to continue to transition to clinical practice models that our communities can afford,” says Dr. Briesacher. “Our patients always come first. Our caregivers, with their incredible clinical skills, compassion, and commitment, move us forward in our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible.”

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Briesacher received his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry at Central Methodist College and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He then moved to Salt Lake City and completed his internship and residency in Pediatrics at the University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare's Primary Children’s Hospital.

Intermountain Healthcare is a Utah-based not-for-profit system of 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, a Medical Group with about 1,500 employed physicians and advanced practitioners, a health plans group called SelectHealth, and other medical services. Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare through high quality and sustainable costs. For more information about Intermountain, visit www.intermountainhealthcare.org.

Daron Cowley
Intermountain Healthcare
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