Favorite Parts of Working in the Healthcare Industry as a Head of Transformation
Zach, Head of Transformation at Optum, finds deep motivation in working towards a solution for "a fundamentally broken Health Care system," driving Optum's value-based care initiatives which align business success with healthier patients, a model that prioritizes "increasing access to preventative care and improved medical management." The five-year veteran's work contributes to solving a critical national problem, a factor that fuels their career.
Healthcare, Value-Based Care, Business Strategy, Leadership, Problem-Solving
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Zach Goldman
Head of Transformation
Optum
USC, 2007
UCLA Anderson MBA
Political Science, American Studies
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Strategic Management and Executive
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Student Athlete, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Working on transforming a broken healthcare system to improve access and affordability.
2. Focusing on value-based care, where business success is tied to patient health.
3. Contributing to a national problem and finding that work motivating.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
I'll go back to the mission-driven aspect of it. I think we have a fundamentally broken healthcare system in this country that does not serve a lot of Americans very well.
I think we have a very expensive system, and I think we have a system that has a lot of inequality in it. Being part of Optimus gives me a chance to work on this drive towards value-based care.
As a business, we are more successful the healthier we can keep our patients. This is a better way to put it. In this industry, we spend a lot of time thinking about increasing access to preventative care and improved medical management.
We know that if we get that right, because of the way our business is structured, that also makes us more profitable. I've been with this company for a little over five years now.
I ultimately feel that what I'm doing is contributing to a problem that we need to solve as a country and as a generation. I find that very motivating.