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Dr. Jimmy Chung

Chief Medical Officer

Jimmy Chung, M.D. leads clinical transformation for Advantus Health Partners, with primary responsibility in overseeing physician engagement, product implementation, clinical process design, and integration for the health solutions company.

Prior to joining Advantus, Dr. Chung worked for Providence as an associate vice president, perioperative portfolio. In this role, Dr. Chung lead system-wide strategic oversight of perioperative services to achieve patient-centered clinical quality improvement, value-creation, and program development.

Serving as a physician executive with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Chung is dedicated to innovative and effective methods of delivering high-value, safe, patient-centered health care in a value-based environment. He has spoken at numerous national conferences as an expert on the development of physician leadership in optimizing the cost, quality, and outcomes of health care.

Dr. Chung received his bachelor’s in chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s in business administration from the University of Massachusetts. He earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego, and completed his surgical  residency at the University of Washington. He is board certified in surgery and health care quality management and has practiced general surgery since 2000. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians.

Areas of Interest

Clinical Transformation Services

IN ADVANTUS NEWS
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In The Press

The Future of Supply Chain Is Not the GPO

The traditional approach to health care supply chain operations is facing a transformative shift. In an article with Healthcare Purchasing News, Jimmy Chung, MD, chief medical officer at Advantus Health Partners, sheds light on the future of supply chain transformation. As health systems recognize the pivotal role of supply chain

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Blogs

Optimizing Health Care Supply Chain with Physician Leadership

In an increasingly interconnected health care landscape, the role of supply chain management has never been more crucial. From ensuring the availability of essential medical resources to optimizing costs without compromising patient care, supply chain management serves as a cornerstone of effective health care operations. On a SoundPractice podcast episode,

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Blogs

Reduce Health Care Supply Chain Costs While Maintaining Quality

At Advantus Health Partners, we’re passionate about helping health systems reduce their supply chain spend. On a recent episode of PSQH: The Podcast, Jimmy Chung, M.D., chief medical officer of Advantus Health Partners, shares lessons learned from 2022 and areas of opportunity for health systems. Shortages are still expected to

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Dr. Jimmy Chung to Present on Panel at SAGES 2023

Jimmy Chung, M.D., chief medical officer at Advantus Health Partners will be a panelist at SAGES 2023 in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, April 1, 8:00 am-3:30pm.  The How to Bring New Technology to Your Hospital panel discussion will focus on how surgeons can introduce new technology, including devices and procedures,

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Advantus Shares Supply Chain Best Practices with Oxford University Hospitals

Advantus Health Partners started 2023 by welcoming Gary Welch, director of procurement and supply chain at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, and his team of supply chain and clinical leaders to study best practice models of operating room (OR) design and management. The goal: Expanding surgical capacity The

Blogs

Why Physician Leadership is Critical in the Supply Chain

At Advantus Health Partners, we know how crucial physician leadership is to supply chain. That’s why we have a Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jimmy Chung. We help our own clients harness their clinical leadership for supply chain expertise. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we supported Bon Secours Mercy Health’s physician

Podcasts & Webinars

Dr. Jimmy Chung Featured on Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jimmy Chung joined Becker’s Healthcare Podcast to discuss clinical quality and developing value-based patient experience. Dr. Chung focused on several dimensions in the fifteen-minute podcast.

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In The Press

How Clinicians Can Support their Supply Chain

As a supply chain solutions company, Advantus started by managing supply chain for Bon Secours Mercy Health, a 50-hospital health system. Early on, we discovered that involving clinicians in the supply chain process led to better outcomes for patients and helped reduce costs.

Supply chain departments play an important role in the acquisition of medical devices and supplies. Physicians have the power to take on a larger role in this decision-making process.

Blogs

Celebrating Doctors Day: Dr. Jimmy Chung and the Health Care Supply Chain

National Doctors Day honors the physicians who help save lives every day around the United States. The holiday first started in 1933 in Winder, Georgia, and since then has been celebrated every year on March 30, which was the first anniversary of a doctor using ether anesthesia. Today, we continue to celebrate medical advances like these and thank all of our Bon Secours Mercy Health doctors across our entire footprint who have spent so much time and energy mastering their fields of expertise.

In honor of National Doctors Day 2022, we had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Jimmy Chung, the Chief Medical Officer of Advantus Health Partners and a board-certified general surgeon for 22 years. Our discussion with Dr. Chung centered around the unprecedented challenges the healthcare industry is facing within the healthcare supply chain. Below are Dr. Chung’s insights on how supply chain has matured within health care and how the relationship between physicians and value analysis teams has changed over the years.

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Dr. Chung Featured on GreenLight Medical Town Hall

On March 2nd, Advantus Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jimmy Chung spoke at GreenLight Medical’s Hospital Value Analysis Town Hall. Dr. Chung spoke with other panelists Nic Joubert, Brian Holmes, and Seth Johnson. Dr. Chung discussed the forced evolution of supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic and taking advantage of

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Podcasts & Webinars

Is There a (Supply Chain) Doctor in the House?

Dr. Jimmy Chung, Chief Medical Officer, Advantus Health Partners, Bon Secours Mercy Health discusses how physician leadership was critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, development of defined physician leader roles and creating a permanent physician leader position in supply chain organizations.

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