People Of Note

Dr. Rusty Holman will launch 1821Health before the end of this quarter.

According to a release, 1821Health will offer both virtual and live resources for health care organizations. After exiting his role as chief medical officer for LifePoint Health in 2019, Holman began building 1821Health.

Holman is the past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine, a founder of the SHM Leadership Academies, a Master in Hospital Medicine, a Nashville Health Care Council Fellow and was voted a Top 50 Physician Executive for Modern Healthcare. At LifePoint Health, he created a national quality program recognized by the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award.  

His work has involved academic, nonprofit, venture capital, private equity and publicly traded entities.

“In health care, current leadership development programs are exclusive for the few who have titles and rank, and the programs are available only in limited situations like conferences and management retreats,” Holman said in the release. “We need a radical new strategy of investing in all our people, not just the ‘leaders.’ We need to develop leadership abilities at all levels of organizations so that front line workers are more valued, promising up-and-comers are supported, new managers are prepared, and experienced leaders acquire new capabilities.”