WTKE - Episode 46: Engaging Our Employers

Working Together with COO Kelly Elkins, Episode 46:
Guest: Bill Whitmore

MaineHealth’s five Strategic Priorities and their associated objectives set our direction and course for organizational success.  One of the key objectives within the Strategic Priority of Community is Employer Engagement.

In the latest episode of the Working Together podcast, Kelly invites Bill Whitmore, Vice President of Business Transformation, to describe what “employer engagement” means and what MaineHealth is doing to achieve our five-year goal of reducing the cost of care for our employers.

Bill brings a unique perspective to this work and shares how developing mutual understanding of employer needs and concerns, and how MaineHealth is positioned to address them, will help us achieve this goal. Listen in to learn about some of the strategies we’re adopting to transform our place in payer relationships.