Jim Rickards, MD, MBA

Dr. Jim Rickards, MD, MBA, is a board-certified physician who believes our health results from what happens in both the clinic and the community. As most of our lives are spent outside the hospital or doctor’s office, he feels this is where we need to focus our efforts on improving health and lowering healthcare costs. Dr. Rickards spent the early part of his career in a dark room as a radiologist, talking to himself while interpreting medical imaging studies such as CAT scans and MRIs. Over the course of his career, he looked for ways to move beyond helping individual patients to improve the health of populations and communities. As a result, he helped start a community-governed health care plan, the Yamhill CCO, in which providers and patients govern the use and development of healthcare resources. Dr. Rickards has also helped develop and guide health policy and legislation at the state level during his time as the Chief Medical Officer for the Oregon Health Authority. Currently, Dr. Rickards is working to integrate value-based payment models and population health strategies for the Medicare population with P3 Health Partners.