Center for Health Transformation
| Company type | For-profit think tank |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare consulting |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Newt Gingrich |
| Fate | Acquired by WellStar Health System (2012); inactive as of 2018 |
| Successor | WellStar Health System |
Key people | Reynold Jennings (President and CEO of WellStar Health System, redefined mission in 2012) |
| Parent | WellStar Health System (from 2012) |
Center for Health Transformation (CHT) functioned as a member-driven and partner-oriented professional service organization aimed at addressing challenges related to quality, cost, access, and healthcare delivery within the regulatory environment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It served as a collaborative learning network, working alongside academic partners such as Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University to create actionable healthcare strategies.
History
In 2012, Reynold Jennings, then president and CEO of WellStar Health System, redefined CHT’s mission to leverage the combined expertise from various healthcare organizations in confronting significant industry obstacles. Jennings highlighted that meaningful healthcare transformation depends on diverse, independent viewpoints evaluating case studies beyond traditional clinical boundaries.
The reorganized CHT embraced a multifaceted methodology to clinical challenges, focusing on producing scalable and reproducible solutions for its membership. By fostering open collaboration, member systems were able to pinpoint best practices suitable for adoption across affiliated hospitals, with the objective of improving care standards while managing expenses.
On November 14, 2012, WellStar Health System acquired the trademark, trade name, and online presence of CHT. Established initially in 2003 by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, CHT operated as a for-profit think tank dedicated to facilitating a bipartisan alliance between public and private sector leaders committed to developing an intelligent health system that enhances patient outcomes and controls costs. As of January 2018, CHT remains inactive.