About John Delfs
Dr. John Delfs is a physician educator and health care leader with extensive experience in medical practice, managed care, medical education, health policy, and media communications. Board-certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, and neurology, his focus is the use of knowledge in cognitive neuroscience to empower health care providers and patient-consumers. Dr. Delfs was previously Chief of Geriatric Medicine at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston and served on the faculties of Medicine and Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. Previous positions include Corporate Associate Medical Director for Medicare Programs at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and President and CEO of Convergent Health Solutions. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Harbor General/UCLA and in Neurology at Harvard. He has served as a Fellow in Health Policy with the United States Senate and is a recipient of the AMA’s Dr. William Beaumont Award in Medicine.
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The Self-Efficacy Imperative
Self-efficacy provides a roadmap for tapping into the power of patients to engage in their own health care. Empowered patients, working in effective collaboration with their providers, can improve their own health outcomes and also become an important force in controlling health care costs. The first change needed is a cultural and attitudinal transformation. We are now transitioning toward payment systems that support effective care and improved outcomes. The opportunity is at our doorstep.
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