Our Board of Directors has been in the process of searching for a new CEO to replace David O’Toole when he retires from CIHI at the end of June after a decade of dedicated service. Today, CIHI’s Board chair announced that Dr. Anderson Chuck will be the organization’s new president and CEO.
Dr. Chuck has more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale initiatives that leverage data to develop actionable strategies and improve health systems. Most recently, he served as chief health economist at Alberta Health Services (AHS), where he worked closely with the Ministry of Health, health delivery leaders, clinicians and other system stakeholders in shaping the strategy for health system transformation, sustainability, financial performance and value. He also led the introduction of value-based decision-making to guide AHS’s resource allocation priorities.
Dr. Chuck has a Master of Public Health and a Doctor of Philosophy from the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. A champion of evidence-informed decision-making and value-based health care, he has spent his career partnering with stakeholders and building coalitions to create real and measurable benefits in population health, patient health outcomes, patient experience, value and system sustainability. He is a firm believer that the future of health care and the key to achieving a sustainable, high-quality health system is not a race to the bottom in costs but a race to the top in value.
Dr. Chuck will start at CIHI on July 2, 2024, and work out of the Ottawa office.
About CIHI
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing essential health information to all Canadians. CIHI works closely with federal, provincial and territorial partners and stakeholders throughout Canada to gather, package and disseminate information to inform policy, management, care and research, leading to better and more equitable health outcomes for all Canadians.
Health information has become one of society’s most valuable public goods. For 30 years, CIHI has set the pace on data privacy, security, accessibility and innovation to improve Canada’s health systems.
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