MGMA hires physician, bestselling author as CEO

The Medical Group Management Association has filled the leadership void created when Susan Turney, M.D., left in July, hiring Halee S. Fischer-Wright, M.D., as its new president and CEO. She will start March 23.

According to Englewood, Colo.-based MGMA, Fischer-Wright, a longtime physician executive,  is CMO of St. Anthony North Health Campus, a Centura Health System facility in Westminster, Colo. She previously was president of Rose Medical Group, a large, Denver-based management services organization. Fischer-Wright also was one of three authors of  Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization, a 2011 book that spent time on the New York Times bestseller list.

“Dr. Fischer-Wright’s unique expertise and experience from working in both clinical and administrative roles will be critical in helping MGMA members prepare for value based payments and leverage the full clinical and operational power of their practices to enhance patient care in their practices and position them for this success,” MGMA board Chair Debra J. Wiggs said in a press release.