George Mayzell, MD, is the founder and president of Empowered Healthcare, which specializes in population health, care management redesign, clinical variation and clinical integration. He also served as the past chief clinical officer of Vizient Southeast.

Prior to that he was the senior vice president/CMO and chief clinical integration officer for AMITA Health, an integrated health system serving communities in western and northwestern suburban Chicago.

Previously, Dr. Mayzell served as CEO of Health Choice and senior vice president of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tenn. He also served as senior medical director of managed care for University of Florida and Shands Hospital. He spent more than 10 years with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, working as regional medical director for care and quality and corporate managing medical director for pharmacy and care. Additionally, he has more than 10 years of practice experience.

Dr. Mayzell is a board-certified internist and geriatrician. He received his doctor of medicine from Rutgers University and his master of business administration degree from Jacksonville University.

Dr. Mayzell serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminar:

• Service Line Planning: Developing a Consumer-Based Approach to Providing Quality Care