Theodore Chien
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ted Chien is the President and CEO of Clinician Nexus. With more than 35 years of health care and consulting experience, he has a deep, 360-degree understanding of the industry and its stakeholders – providers, payers, employers and the government. This helps him advise health care leaders in the board room and the C-suite – where business and human capital strategies evolve and transform.
Ted personally consults with large health systems, academic medical centers and community hospitals so he can keep a pulse on today’s innovative strategies and performance metrics. He brings together resources to help design total rewards programs that drive value as well as achieve provider satisfaction, quality care, cost efficiency, and patient access and satisfaction.
Ted’s experience includes:
- Working with leadership to assist with operational issues and align performance and rewards for the entire health care workforce – including executives, physicians, advanced practice providers and other clinicians.
- Advising organizations going through complex M&As, facilitating discussions about creative business models and future strategies, and providing counsel on key leader retention, severance and transition.
- Helping organizations visualize and strategize population health initiatives by leveraging his work with the National Health Service in the UK and his deep industry knowledge.
- Listening to clients to advance his understanding of industry strategies, public policy and the changing health care market so he can better guide Clinician Nexus’ future services, research and innovations.
Prior to joining Clinician Nexus, Ted was senior vice president of corporate client relationships at UnitedHealth Group. He was directly involved with network contracting, product development, developing health data exchange strategies and selecting administrative technology solutions.
Ted was also previously the executive vice president of Ingenix (now OptumInsight), CEO of Ingenix Consulting and the global health care practice director for a global human resources consulting firm.
Ted supports Presbyterian Homes & Services as a board member, chair of its health care reform committee and member of the Long-Term Availability of Employee committee. He also is a board member and chair of the finance committee for The Proof Alliance.
Ted holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
