Ernie Tsoules —
Senior Vice President
Ernie Tsoules represents both hospitals and physician
groups/networks in a broad array of clinical integration,
accountable care organization, health information
technology and other physician alignment strategy and
transactions. With Ernie’s substantial experience in all
aspects of developing and implementing strategic
alliances between hospitals and physicians, he brings a
valuable perspective to his work with both client
organizations as well as Navvis Healthways consultants.
Ernie’s focus in the firm is on structuring and implementing traditional and innovative hospital-physician
alliances, including accountable care organizations, jointly owned medical groups, accountable clinical
management and specialty clinical integration arrangements, joint ventures for ambulatory surgery,
imaging and cancer centers, physician recruitment and retention arrangements, as well as developing
governance models and physician group compensation plans to address cost, quality and ancillary service
revenue issues while maintaining compliance with myriad regulatory requirements.
He holds a bachelor’s degree and a J.D. from Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. He is a
member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Medical Group Management Association.
Navvis Healthways™, a division of Healthways, is a management consultancy specializing in competitive market
strategy, leadership, high performance clinical enterprises, organizational design and performance, population
health and well-being improvement in the health services industry. The firm provides counsel and implementation
services to health systems, hospitals, physician groups and payers.