Dr. Paul Hain is the founder and principal at MHM Consulting Group. MHM focuses on strategic advice for all entities in the health care system. Specifically, MHM leverages expertise in payer relations, large employer health plans, and fractional Chief Medical Officer work for smaller companies looking to grow.
Prior to forming MHM Consulting Group, Dr. Hain was the Chief Clinical Officer for Alo Solutions, the parent company of the AvanceCare Primary Care Group in North Carolina. From 2020 to 2022, Dr. Hain was the Chief Medical Officer for GoHealth, a Medicare Advantage focused company. For the 6 years before that, Dr. Hain worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) where he was the Chief Medical Officer and Market President. Prior to BCBSTX, Dr. Hain was Vice President and Medical Director of Population Health and Network Development at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Before moving to Dallas, Dr. Hain was the Associate Chief of Staff and Medical Director for Quality at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, where he was the founder of the Pediatric Hospitalist Program.
Academically, Dr. Hain has published in multiple journals and lectured nationally concerning the varied topics of quality improvement, risk management, readmissions, patient throughput, the use of the APR-DRG system, and dashboard use in hospital medicine. Dr. Hain received his MD from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, and he completed his pediatrics residency at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Prior to that, Dr. Hain received his BS in Engineering from Rice University and subsequently worked as a corrosion engineer in Alaska.