Hyung Tai Kim, MD, MBA
Vice President, Research and Development

Hyung Tai Kim, MD, MBA, is the Vice President of Research and Development for Ascension Health. In this newly created role, Dr. Kim is responsible for the establishment and implementation of Ascension Health's Research and Development (R&D) agenda, which includes responsibility for the Healthcare That Works part of our Call to Action. As such, he will focus on developing sustainable, holistic models of care characterized by consistently exceptional levels of effectiveness, service and satisfaction. In addition to leading pilots of these potentially transformational approaches for healthcare delivery, he will also work collaboratively with internal resources, strategic partners, and external thought leaders and research organizations around transforming healthcare.

Dr. Kim came to Ascension Health from Thomson Medstat where he was Vice President of Clinical Practice Leadership. Prior to Thomson Medstat, he was a leader of the healthcare practice at McKinsey & Company. He has extensive experience in leading teams working to set direction and manage change on a complex array of issues in healthcare quality, service operations and information technology. Dr. Kim was instrumental in the development of programs that help hospitals meet quality and patient care standards, while improving operational effectiveness, service and satisfaction.

He holds a BA and MD from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., and an MBA from the University of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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