Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.

Guest Contributor:

Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.

President & Chief Executive Officer, The SCAN Foundation

Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D., FACP, currently serves as the President & Chief Executive Officer of The SCAN Foundation whose mission is to advance the development of a sustainable continuum of care for seniors. The SCAN Foundation is one of the largest foundations in the United States focused entirely on improving the quality of health and life for seniors.

Prior to heading The SCAN Foundation, Dr. Chernof served as the Director and Chief Medical Officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, after serving as the Department’s Senior Medical Director for Clinical Affairs and Affiliations since December 2004.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Chernof served as Regional Medical Director for California Health Programs at Health Net, California’s largest network-model managed care plan where he managed the Healthy Families program statewide and the managed care Medicaid program in Los Angeles County. Previously, Dr. Chernof worked as an academic general internist in the VA system as well as at Olive View UCLA Medical Center, serving as a UCLA faculty member.

Dr. Chernof completed his residency and served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine for the UCLA-San Fernando Valley Program. After residency, Dr. Chernof completed a Fellowship in Medical Education at the UCLA School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from UCLA and completed his undergraduate work at Harvard University.

Currently, Dr. Chernof is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at UCLA. Dr Chernof served as the founding Director of UCLA’s five-year combined MD/MBA Program. In 2002, the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA recognized Dr. Chernof with the Award for Excellence in Education for these innovative programs. He has had work published in a variety of journals including Medical Care, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

ACA Decision: Moving Ahead on Health Care Transformation

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Topics:

Health Reform

It is now time to focus on its robust and effective implementation so that we can all benefit from a care delivery system that puts people, families, and their care needs first.

Dignity-Driven Care as the Driver to Addressing Health Costs

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Topics:

Aging

Chronic Disease

The goal of a more effective and efficient system of care is straightforward—better care at lower costs. The path to that goal has proven far more elusive.

Resolving to Talk with Your Loved Ones About Aging with Dignity and Independence

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Topics:

Aging

Medicare

Although not an easy discussion, it is vital that we know the preferences and choices of loved ones (and they know ours) regarding the kind of support you and those you love expect long before a crisis occurs.

Hiding in Plain Sight: Seeing the Person Beyond the Patient

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Topics:

Chronic Disease

Medicare

High-quality, cost-effective health care delivery is all about targeting: the right care, by the right provider, at the right time, in the right place, and for the right cost. It sounds straightforward, almost easy. The challenge to getting it right is understanding the range of variables in a person’s life that drive health care use and costs.

Are We There Yet? A Look at the National Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Topics:

Aging

Chronic Disease

So many fundamental activities crucial to our daily lives can be measured with certainty and confidence, but not so in health care—and certainly not when it comes to aging and long-term services and supports.

Dignity as the Cornerstone to Better Care

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Topics:

Aging

Chronic Disease

Health Reform

The cornerstone of a more effective and efficient system of care is to engage people in making decisions about their life and health in a way that upholds their dignity, independence, and right to self determination. Unfortunately, when it comes to serving older Americans who face advanced illness, this concept is contrary to the way most health care is actually delivered.