VP Digital Care and Virtual Hospital

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a Vice President Digital Care and Virtual Hospital, CMIO, to architect a new model of medicine that dissolves hospital walls and extends high-acuity care into the home. You will oversee the AHN Virtual Hospital, own P&L, quality, and staffing for digital care lines across the enterprise.

You will drive strategic AI-enabled care delivery, scale RPM and remote consultations, and foster partnerships within Highmark Health and AHN.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with active PA medical license.
• 5 years executive leadership in a large, complex healthcare delivery system or IDN.
• 5 years designing, launching, and scaling virtual care programs.
• Understanding of AI landscape, cloud platforms, and interoperability standards.
• Proven track record taking a digital pilot to enterprise-wide standard of care.
• Board certification in Clinical Informatics (ABPM) preferred).

Responsibilities

• Hire decisions, coaching, and staff development; manage day-to-day operations and budgets.
• Lead Strategic Vision for Digital Care Delivery and virtualized hospital model.
• Oversee AHN Virtual Hospital P&L, quality, and staffing for digital service lines.
• Deploy and scale AI, RPM, and integrated device strategies to improve care delivery.
• Leverage data and AI insights to close care gaps and governance of algorithms.
• Foster partnerships across Highmark Health, AHN, and Helion for system integration.
• Maintain part-time clinical practice to stay connected with workflows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

AI/Tech Fluency

Operational Scale

Visionary & Pragmatic

Collaborative Influencer

Data-Driven

Education

MD or DO

Job description

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

The Vice President Digital Care and Virtual Hospital, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), is a pioneering executive responsible for architecting a new modality of medicine that dissolves the physical walls of the hospital. This role oversees the AHN Virtual Hospital as a complex operational entity, bridging the divide between acute care and the home to reimagine care delivery. Accountable for the P&L, quality, and staffing of virtual care units, the VP CMIO leverages emerging technologies to close care gaps and automate administrative burdens across the Highmark Health enterprise.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform management responsibilities to include, but not limited to: involved in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity. Plan, organize, staff, and manage the day-to-day operations of the team; develop and implement policies and programs as necessary; manage to assigned budgets. (20%)

• Lead Strategic Vision for Digital Care Delivery: Drive the architectural shift towards a virtualized hospital model, define the strategic roadmap for extending high-acuity care into the home, and serve as the executive architect for new modalities of medicine across the enterprise. (15%)

• Operate and Expand the AHN Virtual Hospital: Oversee the complex operational entity of the AHN Virtual Hospital, including its P&L accountability, quality metrics, and staffing for service lines such as digital nursing, virtual ICU, virtual sitting, and remote specialist consults. (15%)

• Deploy & Scale Advanced Digital Technologies: Lead the implementation, optimization, and scaling of cutting-edge digital health technologies, including Agentic AI, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solutions, and an integrated device strategy to enhance care delivery and automate administrative burdens. (15%)

• Advance Population Health & Data-Driven Insights: Leverage sophisticated data ecosystems and AI-driven insights to proactively close care gaps, manage chronic conditions, and inform patient identification for virtual care programs, while ensuring clinical governance of algorithms. (15%)

• Foster Strategic Partnerships and System Integration : Cultivate and manage critical peer relationships across Highmark Health, AHN, and Helion to ensure seamless integration of virtual care services, drive system-wide patient flow, and align technological capabilities with logistical needs. (10%)

• Maintain Active Clinical Practice: Engage in continued part-time clinical practice to maintain credibility with medical staff and ensure a firsthand understanding of clinical workflows, patient needs, and operational effectiveness of digital interventions. (10%)

• Other duties as assigned or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Medicine (MD or DO)

• 5 years of progressive executive leadership experience within a large, complex healthcare delivery system or integrated delivery network.

• 5 years of direct experience designing, launching, and scaling virtual care programs

• Demonstrated understanding of the current AI landscape, cloud platforms, and interoperability standards.

• Proven track record of taking a digital pilot and scaling it to an enterprise-wide standard of care.

• Active, unrestricted PA Medical License

Substitutions

• MD Required

Preferred

• Board Certification in Clinical Informatics (ABPM)

SKILLS:

• AI/Tech Fluency

• Operational Scale

• Visionary & Pragmatic

• Collaborative Influencer

• Data-Driven

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