Associate Professor
TCU School of Medicine
Fort Worth, Texas
Dr. Ken Hopper, MD, MBA, ACC, DFAPA over the course of his 30-year career has sought out and developed methods to proactively improve health and wellbeing.
Dr. Hopper’s population health roles have spanned more than 25 years of healthcare evolution. His roles have included National Medical Director of Integrated Care at Anthem’s Government Business Division, and Chief Medical Officer/VP of Clinical Innovation at Humana’s Behavioral Division. On the national stage, he led or co-led early models of integrated telephonic care management and medical provider-specific psychotropic use education.
At Anthem’s Government Business Division, his team refined targeted field-based case management “on the streets” to help the most vulnerable engage in health. Fort Worth’s “Pathway to Housing” initiative involving Amerigroup (an Anthem company) was sought out and promoted due to the community-based multi-party braided funding basis. He also led the transformation of multiple primary care clinics to the Collaborative Care model of Integrated medical/behavioral care. All projects promoted and led by Dr. Hopper in this national role created value through efficiencies AND improved health outcomes. Professional work now through Hopper Health Strategies, LLC, emphasizes targeted methods for collaborative, team-based care, high-fidelity clinical pathways and targeted advisories, the creation of powerful clinical/operational collaboration, and the leveraging of unique community partnerships.
As an Associate Professor at the TCU School of Medicine in Fort Worth, Dr. Hopper is one of the first associates and influencers of a Physician Development Coach program designed to promote physician leadership, impact, and empathy in a rapidly changing medical context.
Dr. Hopper is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He attended and graduated Baylor University (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), The University of Texas Medical Branch, and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Hopper also has an MBA from a combined program with The University of Texas at Dallas and Southwestern Medical School (Gamma Beta Sigma International Honor Society).
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
