
Education & Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Richard Priore is a professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (SBPS) 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. His teaching and scholarship focus on strengthening leadership capacity through effective financial management, with a notable interest in advancing health equity in underserved communities.
Dr. Priore brings more than 30 years of leadership experience across the investor-owned, nonprofit, and public healthcare sectors. He has served as COO and CEO of several hospitals, as well as a managing director and turnaround expert for a national healthcare consulting firm. His executive roles span academic health systems, specialty hospitals, clinical service lines, and large multispecialty physician group practices.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and holds board certification in healthcare management. A U.S. Army veteran, Dr. Priore served in Europe, East Asia, and Washington, D.C., including a White House assignment under two administrations. He is also a nationally registered emergency medical technician and an active volunteer with the National Ski Patrol.
Research Areas
- Financial decision-making in public health institutions
- Impact of leadership development in healthcare organizations
- Making the business case for quality
- Physician-hospital alignment
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 7460 Managerial Economics for Public Health Leaders
HPAM 6500 Introduction to Healthcare Financial Management