Alumni/ae Spotlight

Ed Lovern (MHA '92)

If you didn't get to read the cover story from Modern Healthcare's January 29, 2001 issue - and even if you did - take a look. The author, Ed Lovern, is an alumnus of the Department of Health Administration, MHA Class of 1992. His position as a reporter for Modern Healthcare may not be typical of many MHA alumni/ae, but Ed feels it is the perfect opportunity for him to be in the healthcare industry at a broad level and utilize his love and talent for journalism.

Before joining Modern Healthcare, Ed was with Borgess Health Alliance, Kalamazoo, Michigan, for approximately nine years. He completed his residency with Borgess in 1991-1992, which was followed by a one-year fellowship. His first official position was in strategic planning with Borgess' internal consulting unit. Ed was then promoted to Vice President for Public Relations and Community Benefit Planning and then to Executive Director for Integration Services. The next natural step with Borgess was a promotion to hospital administrator, but Ed decided to take a different path, and in the summer of 2000, made the change.

From Modern Healthcare's Chicago office, Ed has covered issues related to quality, outcomes, and human resources (please visit links below for samples of Ed's writing). In the near future, he and his family will move to Washington, DC where he will cover Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal healthcare issues. Ed will also be responsible for covering healthcare happenings in Virginia and Maryland.

Ed is very pleased with his career choice. Working for Modern Healthcare has allowed him to stay in health care, but also do what he enjoys the most - writing. As a reporter, he can talk to anyone in the country about health care topics and then know that health care executives across the nation are reading his articles and responding. His position has also given him multiple opportunities to run into colleagues and alumni/ae and faculty of the Department. According to Ed, these connections have been most beneficial.

Congratulations to Ed, and we look forward to seeing you on the front page again in the near future!
Selected articles:
New kids on the block
Reaping healthy profits
The PPO accreditation contest