Scott Clanin, director of culinary & nutrition services at McKee Medical Center
Richard Haro/The Coloradoan

Medical center food service manager flexible in changing healthcare landscape

Manager's challenge is balancing between volume-based, fee-for-service model and the emerging model of value-based, population health management

By Healthcare Facilities Today


Scott Clanin is the senior manager culinary and nutrition services at McKee Medical Center, a 132-bed, acute-care hospital in Loveland, Colo. In a Q&A on the Coloradoan website, he talks about navigating the changing healthcare landscape.

Q: What are the biggest challenges you or your industry face?

A: Navigating the ever changing world of health care and balancing between our current volume-based, fee-for-service model and the emerging model of value-based, population health management while being fiscally responsible and, at the same time, producing outstanding quality outcomes.

Q: What advice do you have for someone else thinking about a career in your field?

A: Change is constant in the health care industry; prospective employees must possess flexibility and adaptability to navigate these changes and thrive in such a work environment.

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December 6, 2013


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