Improving Hospital Capacity Using Care-at-Home Strategies

(Moderator) Tahir Haque, MD, Senior Medical Director, Biofourmis; Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Dr. Tahir Haque is a board-certified internist and biomedical engineer who serves as the Medical Director at Biofourmis. His work utilizes innovative digital health solutions to operationalize and scale acute care-at-home programs. Dr. Tahir practices as a Home Hospitalist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he holds dual appointments in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Division of Global Health Equity. He is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Faculty member at Ariadne Labs.

Dr. Tahir received his undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was a Lt. Tyler Brown Scholar. Prior to joining medical school, he was a post-baccalaureate fellow at the National Institutes of Health. Tahir completed his residency training in Internal Medicine – Global Health and Disaster Relief from the University of Miami.

Patrick McGill, MD, MBA, FAAFP, EVP, Chief Transformation Officer, Community Health Network

Dr. Patrick McGill is a board-certified family medicine physician and healthcare executive. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Community Health Network in Indianapolis, leading information technology strategy, analytics, digital transformation population health and value-based care initiatives.

Dr. McGill earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his family medicine residency at Ball Memorial Hospital. He also holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Data Analytics from the University of Southern Indiana and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration.

With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. McGill has held various leadership roles at CHNw focused on optimizing clinical workflows, implementing team-based care models and driving quality improvement. He is a frequent speaker on topics such as data analytics, clinical transformation, virtual care and value-based payment models.

Dr. McGill is actively involved with several professional organizations and serves on multiple boards, including the Indiana Health Information Exchange and SIHO Insurance Services. His accomplishments include being recognized as an inspiring Chief Transformation Officer by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2022 and 2023.

Scott Harrison, DO, MBA, Regional Chief Medical Officer, Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Dr. Scott Harrison graduated from the University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed residency training at East Tennessee State University. He is board-certified in internal medicine and earned a Master of Business Administration from Auburn University. He has extensive clinical and leadership experience in Hospital Medicine and Emergency Medicine and leads a Rural Home Hospital program in southeast Kentucky. Dr. Harrison serves as Regional Chief Medical Officer for Appalachian Regional Healthcare in the Kentucky River Region.

Jody Goodling, PharmD/MBA, Director of Continuing Care Services, WellSpan Health

Jody Goodling is the Director of Continuing Care Services at WellSpan Health, York, PA, where she provides operational leadership for several post-acute areas, including remote patient monitoring, Hospital at Home, advanced illness management, liaison work with our area’s post-acute facilities, hospice, and home health.   She is a graduate of Rutger’s University, College of Pharmacy, Piscataway, NJ, and started at WellSpan upon graduation in various outpatient pharmacy roles.   She also holds a Master of Business Administration with a finance focus from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.