Education & Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Richard Priore is an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Tulane University's Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He teaches master’s and doctoral-level courses in healthcare financial management and managerial economics.
Rich’s leadership experience spans over 30 years across the investor-owned, not-forprofit, and public healthcare sectors. He has served as COO and CEO for several investorowned hospitals and as a managing director and hospital turnaround expert for a national consulting group. His senior executive leadership roles have included service within academic health systems, specialty hospitals, clinical service lines, and large multispecialty physician group practices.
A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and board-certified in healthcare management, Rich is deeply committed to advancing healthcare leadership development.
He is a U.S. Army veteran, with tours of duty in Europe, East Asia, and Washington, D.C., where he served at the White House under two administrations. Rich is a nationally registered emergency medical technician (NREMT) and a volunteer first responder with the National Ski Patrol.
Dr. Richard Priore at forefront of transformation as the health industry continues to change
Public Health Discovery Series: Making the Business Case for Public Health: Aligning the Mission with Resources.
Research Areas
- Impact of leadership development in healthcare organizations
- Physician-hospital alignment
- Making the business case for quality
Honors & Awards
- 2024 Tulane University Innovation Institute (TUII) Innovation Grant
- 2023 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Exemplary Service Award
- 2021 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Regent Award for Senior-Level Healthcare Executive
- 2019 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Distinguished Service Award
- 2016 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Service Award
Publications
Brinsfield CT, Priore RJ, & Wehbi NK. (2024). Physician-hospital alignment: a definition and framework grounded in physicians’ perception. Health Care Management Review, 49(1):1-11. Priore RJ & Beauvais BM. (2022). Making the business case for quality: getting to “yes.” Physician Leadership Journal, November/December, 9(6):62-65. The fourth installment in a four-article series.
Priore RJ & Beauvais BM. (2022). Making the business case for quality: linking quality and cost. Physician Leadership Journal, September/October, 9(5):62-65. The third installment in a four-article series.
Priore RJ & Beauvais BM. (2022). Making the business case for quality: monetizing quality. Physician Leadership Journal, July/August, 9(4):57-59. The second installment in a fourarticle series.
Priore RJ & Beauvais, BM. (2022). Making the business case for quality. Physician Leadership Journal, May/June, 9(3):60-62. The first installment in a four-article series.
Priore RJ & Bernstein M. (2022). The importance of physician alignment. Healthcare Executive, Jan/Feb.
Priore RJ. (2021). Changing times point to new directions in clinical service line leadership. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 37(3): 41-48.
Priore RJ. (2020). Improving Financial and Operations Performance: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide. Springer Publisher: New York. ISBN: 9780826144638.
Courses
HPAM 6550 Dynamics of Payment Systems, Policy, and Function
HPAM 7460 Managerial Economics for Public Health Leaders
SPHL 8010 Budget and Financial Management
