
Before joining HSG’s consulting team in November, 2013, Dr. Terrence R. McWilliams, a Family Physician, spent a decade as the Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Newport Hospital, an acute care community hospital in Rhode Island. During his tenure as CMO, he supervised the Medical Staff Services Office; was responsible for quality of care/patient safety/risk management, clinical information systems, medical staff services, physician recruitment and clinical service line development. He was intimately involved in numerous system-wide initiatives, including creating system-wide Medical Staff Bylaws, spearheading various clinical IT projects, and contributing to broad-based performance improvement efforts.
A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine graduate, he retired from the US Navy after a career spanning more than 20 years working as a family physician and clinical administrator in a variety of practice environments, including leading multi-specialty clinical operations and physician-hospital alignment. Dr. McWilliams completed a Master of Science in Jurisprudence (MSJ) focused on Hospital and Health Law from Seton Hall University School of Law in August 2015.
Thought Leadership

April 6, 2020
Why Are We Reluctant to Embrace APPs?
Utilizing APPs to meet healthcare demand while realizing increased profitability and provider productivity seems to be a win-win proposition. So why are we reluctant to embrace the concept?

March 4, 2020
Incorporating APPs Into Patient Care Delivery
Developing and implementing an APP incorporation strategy is cumbersome, even though they are inevitably a part of clinical care delivery models.

January 20, 2020
Physician Compensation Models
Selecting the best physician compensation model for your organization is truly a journey, with progressive gains and beneficial outcomes.

January 3, 2020
Physician Compensation Models: Non-Productivity Incentives
Promoting a team-based culture will lead employed networks to pursue non-productivity incentives within the physician compensation model.

December 17, 2019
Common Problems With EMR Optimization In Employed Provider Networks
HSG can help you identify and address root causes of current EMR platform complaints and functionality issues, rather than simply building a new platform.

November 22, 2019
Physician Leadership Within Employed Physician Networks
Investing in developing and involving physician leadership at all levels and aspects of the organization will reap broad benefits for your organization.