Interview with Dr. Laura Clapper
In today’s podcast, Dr. Laura Clapper joins us to discuss jobs in leadership roles with health plans and self-insured organizations, and how to best prepare for those positions.
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Dr. Clapper is a seasoned C-suite executive with substantial experience developing value-based care, provider-health plan joint ventures, and digital health solutions. As a thought leader, she has concentrated on integrating analytics and cutting-edge technology into established systems.
Laura has held positions as a chief medical officer and medical director at a number of different national health insurers. And she is known for her work with organizations on team building, strategic planning, and employee health and benefit design. Dr. Clapper is dedicated to improving healthcare for consumers and businesses by making it more accessible, clear, and inexpensive.
She earned her Master’s in Public Policy Analysis from Claremont Graduate University while completing her medical degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She served 14 years in the Navy.
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Leadership Roles with Health Plans
There are numerous positions in Fortune 50 companies, including Medical Director, Contracted Physician Reviewer, and Physician Consultant. The entry-level positions are in utilization review and benefits management. With more experience, these jobs can lead to leadership roles with health plans.
Preparing to Work for Insurers
Insurance companies perform hospital-like credentialing. Therefore, physicians must be board qualified and remain so with an active license. Also, an active DEA in one of the U.S. states is often necessary.
Dr. Clapper highly recommends a book by Dave Evans and Bill Burnett called, “Redesign Your Work Life”. It can help readers think about their careers differently.
Networking and shadowing can also be very helpful. Laura describes ways to use those techniques for finding jobs and learning about them before committing to a specific one.
She also suggested completing the Certified Physician Executive (CPE) program through the American Association for Physician Leadership. She maintains that you do not always need a master’s degree, but it can be helpful when pursuing certain positions. Taking business and management courses can be a good way to learn business principles and demonstrate commitment to advancing your career.
Summary
Check out Dr. Clapper’s LinkedIn profile to learn more about her training and professional background. You can connect and message her there. She is trained as an executive coach and has been coaching physicians, so you can contact her if you are interested in those services. She has extensive experience coaching women physicians to help them assume leadership positions.
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