Laura Jacobs is managing principal at GE Healthcare Partners and has been with the firm since 1990. She has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of integrated delivery system development, payer strategy, population health management, healthcare strategic and financial planning, transactions, and governance/management systems. She is a noted speaker and industry resource on the impact of healthcare trends, most notably the requirements for success in value-based payment models, clinical integration, and creating successful integrated delivery systems.Laura has assisted organizations throughout the country with strategic and financial planning, performance improvement, merger facilitation, and affiliation strategies.

She has led the development and implementation of clinical integration and accountable care initiatives. She has led the strategic, financial, and operational redesign of health systems, including transforming the framework for decision-making and care delivery. She has led the organizational and compensation redesign for provider organizations to achieve greater integration and aligned incentives.

She has assisted academic medical centers and large multi-state health systems with implementing clinical integration strategies and transitioning to value-based models. She is a frequent speaker regarding current trends in healthcare, payer strategies, risk-based payment models, consumer expectations, clinical integration, governance, and optimizing performance