Dennis Butts is the Chief Strategy Officer and Network Development Officer for Henry Ford Health.
A nationally recognized expert in healthcare network design, innovative care delivery, and payment models, Butts provides executive counsel and strategic leadership for the health system’s enterprise-level strategy. He collaborates with physicians and operational leaders across the organization to deliver on the synergistic promise of an integrated delivery system inclusive of acute, ambulatory, post-acute, network, and health plan assets.
Excelling in clinical integration and physician alignment strategies, Butts served as an Integration Leader for Henry Ford Health’s proposed joint venture with Ascension Michigan, advising Henry Ford Health executive leadership and working in conjunction with the Executive Steering Committee to develop critical paths for Day 1 readiness, physician integration strategies, and post-integration growth planning.
Butts earned a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management and certification in Health System Management, both from Case Western Reserve University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from the University of Akron. His thought leadership is featured in numerous publications, including Becker’s Hospital Review, Fierce Healthcare, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.