April 25, 2023 – Mona Clark, AVP, Ambulatory Quality, Lifepoint Health, is a nurse by trade with 25 years of experience who has practiced in both the acute and non-acute settings. Her role at Lifepoint is focused on leading strategic initiatives and quality for the organization’s Physician Services team. Prior to March 2020, the primary focus of her position was on quality as it relates to value-based contracts, and her supply chain involvement was related to point of care testing in our practices.
However, when the pandemic hit, it was quickly identified that Lifepoint needed someone to lead its practices through all the supply chain issues they were experiencing at that time.
“The task was handed to me, and it was my first in-depth experience with supply chain management,” Clark said. “Although the supply chain aspect of my role has transitioned out of crisis mode today, it has evolved into a more stable focus on compliance, standardization and optimization, and I have continued taking on the responsibility ever since.”
Speaking to The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, Clark discusses the benefits of having a dedicated non-acute supply chain team, planning for the unpredictable, and increasing diversity spend.
Read more in the latest issue of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting.