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Dr. Zismer comes to the University of
Minnesota, School of Public Health and the
ISP program with a 25-year history on the
provider side of health care delivery. Most
recently he served on the Senior Leadership
Team of Essentia Health; a multi state
health system headquartered in Duluth,
Minnesota. The largest component of Essentia
Health is SMDC, an integrated health system
with $800 million in annual operating
revenues. SMDC is an integrated health
system with nearly 400 employed physicians
across most clinical specialties. Essentia
Health also includes operating assets,
integrated delivery models and physician
partnerships in North Dakota, Montana and
Wisconsin. It owns an interest in a
multi-state long-term care delivery system
as well. Dr. Zismer assisted in the
formation of Essentia while serving as
Managing Principal of Dorsey Health
Strategies, Dorsey and Whitney, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
In addition to his operations experience,
Dr. Zismer has led a sizable number of
large-scale health systems and medical
practice integrations as well as
specialty-focused hospital/physician
partnerships and joint venture formations.
He is a regular lecturer for the American
College of Health Care Executives, Child
Health Corporation and Voluntary Hospitals
of America. He has served as visiting
faculty for the Physician Leadership
College, St. Thomas University. He maintains
consulting and advisory relationships with
Essentia Health as well as with several
other large U.S. Health Systems. He has a
special interest in executive and physician
leadership education and development.
Dr. Zismer's health systems research
interests focus principally on the operating
economics and value creation of integrated
health systems. Dr. Zismer can be reached at
the University of Minnesota, 612-625-5148 or
through the ISP office at 612-625-1555. His
e-mail address is
zisme006@umn.edu.
Selected Publications
Reece L., Richard; Innovation-Driven
Health Care, 34 Key Concepts for
Transformation. Zismer, D.K., entries
p.p. 121,122,126-132, 139
Zismer, D.K., “Market Pressures On
Community Health Systems And Physicians To
Consolidate And Integrate,” Perspective,
Essentia Health Consulting, January 2007
Zismer, D.K., “Integration As An Answer
To The Challenges Of The Legacy U.S.
Not-For-Profit Community Health Systems,”
Perspective, Essentia Health
Consulting, September 2006
Zismer, D.K., Person, P., “Integrated
Specialty Care: Pursuing a Convergent Path
With Medical Staff,” Healthcare
Executive, American College of
Healthcare Executives, Volume 21, Number 4,
July/August 2006
Zismer, D.K., “Big Box Ambulatory Health
Centers As Destination Strategies,”
Perspective, Essentia Health
Consulting, March 2006
Zismer, D.K., “If You’re Going To Pursue
Physician Integration Strategies,”
Perspective, Essentia Health
Consulting, October 2005
Zismer, D.K., “Why Will the Future of
Not-For-Profit Health Care Delivery in the
U.S. See More, Not Less, Integration of
Hospital and Physician Interests? The “TOP
TEN,” Discovery, Dorsey Health
Strategies LLC, Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
November/December 2004
Zismer, D.K., “Capital Regeneration: The
Most Pressing Challenge for U.S.
Not-for-Profit Health Systems and Trustees,”
Discovery, Dorsey Health Strategies
LLC, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, September/October
2004
Zismer, D.K., “What Happens Next with
Cardiovascular Services Strategies?”
Discovery, Dorsey Health Strategies
LLC, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, July/August 2004
Zismer, D.K., “Facilities as Strategy,”
Minnesota Physician, June 2004
Zismer, D.K., Hamel, M., “Facilities Are
Becoming More Important,” Healthcare
Real Estate Insights,” Wolf Marketing &
Media LLC, May 2004
Zismer, D.K., “Why is it Difficult for
Hospital Trustees to See the Physician’s
Point of View,” Part three of a series on
trustee/CEO collaboration, Discovery,
Dorsey Health Strategies LLC, Dorsey &
Whitney LLP, March/April 2004
Zismer, D.K., “Understanding the ‘Quality
of the Numbers’: What Trustees Should Ask
About the Financial Condition of
Not-for-Profit Community Hospitals,” Part
two of a series on trustee/CEO
collaboration, Discovery, Dorsey
Health Strategies LLC, Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
January 2004
Larson, L., an interview including Daniel
K. Zismer, “Addressing the Niche Provider
Rift: Cooperate or Compete?” Trustee,
January 2004
Professional Experience
2007 to Present Associate Professor,
Division of Health Policy and Management,
and Director, ISP Off-site Executive
Management and Leadership Programs,
University of Minnesota
2006 to 2007 Executive Vice President
Essentia Health and President, Essentia
Health Services
2004-2006 Executive Vice President
Essentia Health and Chief Administrative
Officer, SMDC
2001-2004: Managing Director, Dorsey
Health Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1999-2001: Senior Executive,
Cardiovascular Services; Limited
1997-1999: Principal and National
Practice Leader for health systems
consulting, Towers Perrin, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
1986-1997: Co-founder, Director and CEO
of Partners Consulting Group, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
1982-1985: Assistant Executive Director,
Health Services Research Center, Park
Nicollet Medical Foundation, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Honors
Rho Chi National Honor Society Identified
by Minnesota Physician as one of Minnesota’s
100 “Most Influential Health Care Leaders”;
August 1993 1982-1989
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate
School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Campus, Program in Social and Administrative
Pharmacy
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