Profiles of Excellence: Interview with Pat Holloway

Thursday, October 8, 2015 | MedAxiom

We had a chance recently to talk with Pat Holloway, a MedAxiom member and outstanding leader in the CV health care industry. Pat is Chief Operating Officer of Oklahoma Heart Hospital Physicians (OHHP), the state’s largest cardiovascular provider consisting of 65 employed physicians and 24 mid-level providers.  He has served as the group’s chief administrator for the past 14 years and has been integrally involved in the formation, development and operations of Oklahoma Heart Hospital (OHH), the physician group’s parent organization. He is a Certified Public Accountant. 

Pat will be part of a case study presentation at the Fall ’15 CV Transformation Conference discussing Contract Renegotiation and Outcomes.

What do you enjoy most about the work you do?

• Work with productive, highly intelligent people
• Lots of variety in daily activities and responsibilities
• Enjoy problem solving
• Minimal travel

If you could choose any job outside of health care, what would it be?

• Successful history professor, researcher and author

What are the biggest challenges facing cardiovascular health care today?

• Uncertain reimbursement models, threatened organizational profitability and physician income levels, and excessive regulation and government control

What is your favorite weekend/leisure activity?

• Reading and OKC Thunder basketball

Where do you hope to go on your next vacation and why?

• Northern France and Belgium to explore various WWI and WWII battlefields

What books are you currently reading or wanting to read?

• Currently reading Winston Churchill’s WWI series called The World Crisis

What was the last movie or live performance you saw?

• Last movie:  Age of Adaline
• Last live performance:  Linkin Park

What are you most looking forward to at the Fall’15 CV Transformation Conference?

• Seeing and visiting with colleagues from around the country