Joane Goodroe, RN, BSN, MBA, is credited with helping to change the landscape of the health care industry by developing innovative solutions that allow hospitals and physicians to align economic goals to reduce costs and improve quality.

Joane’s groundbreaking work in bundled payments and episodes of care payments with CMS and private payors began in 1990’s and led to her developing the first gainsharing model that was approved by the United States Office of Inspector General (OIG). This landmark decision in 2001 followed by thirteen additional opinions from the OIG was instrumental in demonstrating the need for new laws to allow hospitals and physicians to implement care models that encouraged lower costs while increasing the quality of care for patients. Her testimony at a Congressional hearing on gainsharing was critical to the concepts of hospital-physician economic alignment seen in the new legislation.

Joane is a sought-after speaker and subject-matter expert and has published and guest-authored numerous articles on topics related to strategic innovation, hospital-physician economic alignment, clinical patient care, product line development, bundled payment models and episodes of care.

Previous companies include Goodroe Healthcare Solutions and Goodroe Administrative Services (specialized in bundled payment and episode of care administration) that were both acquired in 2005. In addition, Joane held administrative roles at Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.  She received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the Medical College of Georgia and a master’s degree in business administration from Mercer University.