Dr. John Hitt joins MCG Health, Inc. in the newly created position of Vice President of Outcomes Management.

He is responsible for the overall strategic direction and oversight of the Outcomes Management Program, including clinical care pathways, disease management programs, utilization and outcomes management and medical risk management.

"The creation of this position demonstrates our increased emphasis on improving our costs, quality and patient satisfaction," said Dr. Ralph Caruana, the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at MCG Health, Inc. "Given Dr. Hitt’s background, our programs should gain significant momentum in a short period of time."

Dr. Hitt comes to MCG Health, Inc. from VHA in Colorado, where he served in various supply chain management, performance improvement and clinical affairs positions. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Systems Development and Medical Staff Services, Director of Subspecialty Clinics, Director of Urgent Care and Emergency Room Staff Physician at Fairview Health Systems in Minnesota.

He attended the University of Minnesota, where he completed an MBA degree, his Fellowship in Infectious Disease and his Residency in Internal Medicine. He completed a Research Fellowship in Geriatrics at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at MCG. Dr. Hitt is board-certified in Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine.

MCG Health System is composed of three separate organizations -- MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the members of the MCG Physicians Practice Group Foundation. The physicians of MCG Health System are community physicians, faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia, or employees of the MCG Physicians Practice Group Foundation, not employees of MCG Health, Inc. MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Medical Center, MCG Children’s Medical Center, the MCG Sports Medicine Center, MCG Ambulatory Care Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by providing an environment for faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the MCG Physicians Practice Group Foundation and community physicians to deliver the highest level of primary and specialty health care. For more information, please visit www.MCGHealth.org.