NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aegis Health Group’s board of directors today named Pearson Talbert president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Talbert had been serving as the company’s president since April 1, 2011.
In this broader role Talbert will continue to provide oversight for the company with an increased focus on new growth opportunities and strategic partnerships. Aegis is the nation’s leading provider of business development strategies for hospitals.
Under Talbert’s leadership Aegis has expanded its portfolio to include enhanced use of technology such as a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, mobile communication and social media offerings, and a redesigned consumer and physician contact management solution as well as additional products like health coaching that allow hospitals to build market share within their communities.
“In his role as president, Pearson has combined a remarkable energy and knowledge of the marketplace with tremendous vision and passion,” said Roland Wussow, Aegis’ chairman of the board. “As the business environment becomes increasingly more competitive and the healthcare industry even more complex, we are confident that this combination of qualities will contribute greatly to Aegis’ continued growth and development.”
Talbert, 40, first joined Aegis in 2009 as chief development officer. Under his direction the company has experienced record-setting growth and in 2010 introduced new technologies and solutions that help hospitals build their employer and population health management outreach programs while enhancing their relationships with the local physician community.
For more than 20 years, Aegis Health Group has helped hundreds of hospitals build market share and grow revenue with focused and proven business development solutions. These solutions include employer-directed and population health-management strategies, which identify and intelligently manage the health risks of local consumers within the communities they serve while driving them to relevant hospital services. Complementing this Aegis’ Physician Relationship Management strategy fosters stronger and mutually beneficial relationships between hospitals and their medical staff as well as the broader physician community. Further information about Aegis is available at www.aegisgroup.com or on their blog at www.aegishi4.com.