Talk:William Winkenwerder Jr.

1st edit request

I would like to make the following edits -- replace intro paragraph with the following 2 paragraphs:

William Winkenwerder, Jr. is a physician and prominent American health care industry leader. Currently, he is the Chairman and CEO of Winkenwerder Strategies, where he works with global private equity firms, such as Bain Capital, EQT, Carlyle Group and Partners Group, and healthcare companies such as CitiusTech and Confluent Health, to transform the trajectory of healthcare nationwide.

Previously, he served as CEO at Highmark Health, one of the country’s largest diversified health insurance companies, and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. He also has served in other executive positions within the health industry over a nearly four-decade healthcare career, including as founder of a health care strategy consulting firm focused on transformative change and innovative health care technologies, and as a senior executive with notable large payer and provider organizations.

Explanation: All info and citations are already in the article. This is a better summary. Brenda Bernstein (talk) 19:45, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

This would need a substantial re-write to become more neutral per WP:NPOV. The proposed section has a lot of vague statements including "prominent American health care industry leader" and "transform the trajectory of healthcare nationwide" (what does that mean?) Instead of "senior executive with notable large payer and provider organizations" this should clarify specifically which organizations he worked for. Spencer^T•C 16:47, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

2nd edit request

I would like to make the following request for edits -- Replace the Recognition & Media section with the following:

Professional Achievements, Recognition, and Media[edit]

Industry Leadership[edit]

Well-respected in the national healthcare industry, Winkenwerder is a regular contributor to Forbes and has published articles, interviews, and editorials in Health Affairs, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. He has contributed to national news and media outlets including CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, Fox Business, and CNBC.

Recognitions[edit]

Winkenwerder has been recognized for his professional achievements by:

●       The American Medical Association

●       The University of North Carolina School of Medicine

●       The Wharton School of Business

●       Davidson College

●       The United States Department of Defense

Explanation: updated information. Please use existing citations. Brenda Bernstein (talk) 19:53, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Not well-sourced and promotional. Opinions or WP:LOADED language need to be consistently presented in reliable reporting and attributed to their sources. For example, "Well-respected" is a judgement that violates WP:NPOV in its current form. Actualcpscm (talk) 11:02, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

3rd Edit Request

This entire section of "Involvement in enhanced interrogations program" is inaccurate and takes some of what Winkenwerder said out of context. For example, He never said or released a policy that specified scientific and medical personnel who are not directly responsible for a patient’s care may take part in interrogations. The New Yorker article is stating that there is a loophole, but this is not what Winkenwerder stated or meant and the media seem to have taken it out of context.

This sentence below is not about Winkenwerder and should be removed. It is about the policies and has no place on Winkenwerder's page: "In the context of the 'enhanced interrogations' torture program, the policy statement has been interpreted as allowing doctors to torture detainees who are not officially under their care.[14] "

In addition these sentences are not supported by the citations provided: "Winkenwerder was also involved in bringing additional psychologists to the program around the same time.[15] The role of these psychologists in designing and aiding the interrogations of detainees was subsequently strengthened.[16]"

The complete section is unnecessary, as it discusses controversies about certain policies, which have little relevance to Winkenwerder. Winkenwerder has stated that the policies were taken out of context and subsequently released more specific policies. As quoted in the Air Force article, he emphasized that "military health-care professionals must be guided by professional judgment and standards similar to those that would be applied to members of the U.S. armed forces, including duty to protect the physical and mental health of the detainee (and) will not participate in any activity that is not consistent with applicable law."

How medical or military personnel treated the detainees is beyond his control and not directly related to him. Thus, it should not be included on his page to adhere to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policies.

Instead I would propose to summarize this section to say:

"While serving at the department of defense, and in response to serious concerns about the role of medical personnel in detainee care and operations, he led efforts to put in a number of policies in place, including guidelines that specified that military medics were to adhere strictly to the highest principles of medical ethics and report inhumane treatment.[13]"

• DONE I have reviewed your request and agree. Edits made. Ddjanna (talk) 10:25, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

I reverted that; as I stated in the edit summary, this rework fundamentally misrepresents what the cited sources state. Wikipedia should represent reporting in reliable sources, not editor analysis. The interpretation of what Winkenwerder "meant" provided by the editor who suggested this rework is not particularly relevant; we report analysis done by others, not the WP:OR of any editors.

Regarding the sentences that "are not supported by the citations provided":

The article in the ST states the following:

The American Psychological Association “clearly supports the role of psychologists in a way our behavioral-science consultants operate,” said Dr. William Winkenwerder, then the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, describing why the Pentagon relied more on psychologists than psychiatrists at the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. I would say that supports the claim made in the article text.

Regarding the second sentence, I've rewritten it to be more accurate. The timeline isn't completely clear, since not all quotes are attributed to a specific point in time, so it's true that it shouldn't be presented as it was. I think the way it is written now provides a more useful general overview and is sourced much better.

The section is in fact very relevant, as much of this reporting involved Winkenwerder. The relevance of the policies to Winkenwerder is that they are attributed to him in reliable sources and he is often mentioned alongside them. If you think there are any specific NPOV issues, please point them out so we can ensure the article represents reliable reporting accurately. Actualcpscm (talk) 11:08, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

I have made revisions by eliminating unsupported statements based on the provided citations. Please review my edit comments. If you have any concerns, let's discuss them. It is important to note that discussing a specific policy on the subject's page might not be relevant to their biography. Political viewpoints should generally be avoided in Biographies of living people unless they are the subject's own perspective. In this case, the sentence "In the context of the 'enhanced interrogations' torture program, the policy statement has been interpreted as allowing doctors to torture detainees who are not officially under their care," does not reflect the subject's viewpoint. Including it could potentially be misconstrued as their own stance. Ddjanna (talk) 18:20, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

4th Edit request

Please add to the end of intro He previously served as CEO of Highmark.[6][7] He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Winkenwerder Strategies and the Chairman of CitiusTech.[9][10]

REFERENCES: Copy/paste Brenda Bernstein (talk) 00:07, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

• COMMENT: @Brenda Bernstein Looks like you have not posted any references. Please revise your request.Ddjanna (talk) 10:27, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

  Sorry about that.

  Please add to the end of intro:

  He previously served as CEO of Highmark.[1][2] He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Winkenwerder Strategies and the Chairman of CitiusTech.[3][4]

  REFERENCES:

  1- https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/highmark-names-william-winkenwerder-new-ceo-0

  2- https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/the-pulse/2014/05/winkenwerder-out-at-highmark.html

  3- https://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9528934.htm

  4- http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171128005963/en/CitiusTech-Names-William-Winkenwerder-Jr.-MD-Chairman Brenda Bernstein (talk) 17:50, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

  DONE - the Press releases could not be used per policy, but I found an alternate source to support his CittiusTech position. Ddjanna (talk) 18:23, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

5th Edit Request

Please add EDUCATION section: Winkenwerder graduated from Davidson College with a BS in Pre-Med in 1976 and The University of North Carolina Medical School in 1981.[21][22] In 1986, he received his Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. Winkenwerder is board certified in internal medicine, and a fellow of The American College of Physicians.[1] REFERENCES: 1 - https://www.poandpo.com/who-is-promoted/highmark-william-winkenwerder-jr-new-president-and-ceo/

• DONE Ddjanna (talk) 18:32, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

6th Edit Request

Please add under education this part that was removed : He has received awards and recognition from each of these institutions, post graduation, for his outstanding professional achievements in health care finance and management throughout the private and public sectors

And also add this new section: Recognition

Winkenwerder has published articles, interviews, and editorials in Health Affairs,[1] New England Journal of Medicine,[2] Journal of the American Medical Association,[3] New York Times,[4] The Washington Post,[5] The Wall Street Journal,[6] and USA Today.[7] He has contributed to national news and media outlets including CNN,[8] ABC,[9] and Fox News.[10]

Winkenwerder has been recognized for his professional achievements by

- The American Medical Association [11]

- The University of North Carolina [12]

- The Wharton School of Business[13]

- Davidson College [14]

- The United States Department of Defense. [15]

REFERENCES:

1- https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.W5.353

2- ^ William L. Roper, M.D., William Winkenwerder, M.D., Glenn M. Hackbarth, J.D., and Henry Krakauer, M.D., Ph.D. (November :3, 1988). "Effectiveness in Health Care". The New England Journal of Medicine. 319 (18): 1197–1202. doi:10.1056/nejm198811033191805. PMID 3173456.

3- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/196807

4- https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/28/us/a-nation-challenged-fertility-isn-t-hurt-by-anthrax-shots.html

5- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/05/13/pentagon-faults-report-questioning-veterans-mental-health-care/308f481f-94cb-4f84-8f5d-89597790ef08/

6- https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107584344310419575

7- https://khn.org/morning-breakout/dr00020605/

8- http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/05/20/lariam/index.html

9- https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2893046&page=1

10- https://www.foxnews.com/story/lab-mix-up-blamed-in-anthrax-scare

11- ^ "Past Recipients of the Nathan Davis Awards". http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/awards/nathan-davis-awards-outstanding-government-service/past-recipients-nathan-davis-awards.page?

12- ^ "UNC Medical Alumni Affairs". http://www.med.unc.edu/alumni/files

13- doi:10.1056/NEJMp058145. ISSN 0028-4793.

https://www.whartonhealthcare.org/whcmaa_alumni_awards

14- ^ "Awards & Honors". http://www.davidson.edu/alumni/awards-and-honors

15- ^ "Federal Health Update" (PDF). http://www.federalhealthcarenews.com/newsletters/2006-12-22.pdf

• Comment: The first sentence and the last part "Winkenwerder has been recognized for his professional achievements by" do not have any citations. Please add and I can recheck again.Ddjanna (talk) 09:55, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
• Comment: Publications and Recognition sections added. University of North Carolina as the link from Archive does mention him. Ddjanna (talk) 09:55, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

7th Edit Request

Please add this under “Department of Defense:”

Winkenwerder was one of the officials who pursued a military anthrax vaccine immunization program and its potential expansion to include civilians.[1][2][3] While in office, Winkenwerder also documented the U.S. military smallpox vaccination program through a study.[4] Winkenwerder also organized a task force that worked on a plan to provide benefits for reserve and National Guard forces, which opened Tricare to non-mobilized reserve servicemen without employment or health insurance.[5] He implemented $45 million in Tricare contracts. In 2005, Winkenwerder testified before Congress on the subject of military mental health.[6] In 2007, he was also testified about conditions and renovations at the Walter Reed Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center.[7][8] During his tenure, the Walter Reed Medical Center, the Bethesda Naval Hospital, and several smaller military hospitals were consolidated into the National Naval Medical Center.[9] Winkenwerder launched AHLTA (Armed-forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application), which was the world’s largest electronic health record system at the time of its implementation, in order to transition the armed forces to using electronic health records.[10]

REFERENCES:

1- https://www.c-span.org/video/?170892-1/anthrax-vaccine-immunization-program

2- https://www.c-span.org/video/?179702-1/military-anthrax-vaccine

3- https://www.c-span.org/video/?194621-6/anthrax-vaccinations-us-troops

4- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/196807

5- https://www.stripes.com/news/military-update-dod-official-wary-of-healthcare-gains-for-some-reservists-1.13843

6- https://www.c-span.org/video/?187942-1/military-mental-health

7- https://www.c-span.org/video/?196745-1/conditions-walter-reed-medical-center

8- https://www.c-span.org/video/?196958-1/conditions-walter-reed-army-medical-center

9- https://web.archive.org/web/20110827103102/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/two-military-medical-icons-become-one/2011/08/26/gIQAlfxFhJ_story.html

10- https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/132690/global-health-records-system-goes-electronic/

DONE: I've proceeded with making these edits. I don't think the citation formatting holds much significance when submitting requests here. Any editor reviewing it should be able to handle it. This shouldn't have been the reason for the previous rejection, although there might be a policy that I'm not aware of, but there is also no policy against me proceeding with these edits, so I have gone ahead and posted these. I will also look at the other edit requests on this page that were declined for not providing references in correct format.Ddjanna (talk) 06:14, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Additional comment: please note that I could not add this sentence "He implemented $45 million in Tricare contracts." because it did not have any citations.Ddjanna (talk) 07:50, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

8th Edit Request

Please revise and add this section: Later career[edit] In 2004, Winkenwerder received the Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater, the Wharton School of Business, for his work with the Department of Defense.[1] In 2005, he went on to receive the Dr. Nathan Davis Award from the American Medical Association.[2] In 2007, Winkenwerder was hired as a senior adviser by Deloitte., Winkenwerder has served as chairman of The Winkenwerder Company.[3]In 2009, Johns Hopkins Medicine retained The Winkenwerder Company to help develop advanced health care services for government agencies.[4] In 2010, Winkenwerder was appointed to the board of directors for Athenahealth.[5] From 2012 to 2014, he served as CEO of Highmark. During his tenure, Highmark established the Allegheny Health Network after acquiring several hospitals in Western Pennsylvania, including Saint Vincent Hospital.[6][7][8] In May 2014, Winkenwerder was removed from the position. In late 2014, Winkenwerder established the private equity firm Winkenwerder Strategies.[9] Since 2014, Winkenwerder has served as chairman of The Winkenwerder Company. He also sits on the board of directors of The Bob Woodruff Foundation. He is also a board member at Confluent Health,[10] Accreon,[11] and Cureatr, where he served as vice chairman of the board.[12] Since 2015, Winkenwerder has served as the board director of CitiusTech Inc, becoming its Chairman in 2017. He acted as an advisor to candidates in the US national elections of 2008 and 2012.

REFERENCES:

1- https://www.whartonhealthcare.org/whcmaa_alumni_awards

2- https://www.poandpo.com/who-is-promoted/highmark-william-winkenwerder-jr-new-president-and-ceo/

3- ^ "Highmark names William Winkenwerder as new CEO". Healthcare Finance News. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2023-02-27. https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/highmark-names-william-winkenwerder-new-ceo-0

4- https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/06/08/daily6.html

5- https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20100111/MODERNPHYSICIAN/301109983/william-winkenwerder-joins-board-of-athenahealth

6- https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20100111/MODERNPHYSICIAN/301109983/william-winkenwerder-joins-board-of-athenahealth

7- https://archive.triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/highmark-ceo-winkenwerder-out-after-less-than-2-years/

8- https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/22794569/highmark-and-saint-vincent-finalize-affiliation

9- https://archive.triblive.com/news/former-highmark-ceo-made-nearly-10-million-in-2014-tax-records-show/

10- https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2019/11/26/confluent-health-names-new-director-after-change.html

11- https://www.finsmes.com/2015/04/accreon-receives-5-5m-investment-from-mansa-capital-management.html

12- http://web.archive.org/web/20210728192332/https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170127/NEWS/170129918/manhattan-health-tech-startup-picks-former-insurance-exec-as-new-ceo

Reply 30-JUN-2023

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• Your edit request could not be reviewed because the provided references are not formatted correctly. The citation style predominantly used by the William Winkenwerder article is Citation Style 1 (CS1). The citation style used in the edit request consists of bare URL's. Any requested edit of yours which may be implemented will need to resemble the current style already in use in the article – in this case, CS1. (See WP:CITEVAR.) In the extended section below titled Citation style, I have illustrated two examples: one showing how the edit request was submitted, and another showing how requests should be submitted in the future:

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Kindly resubmit the edit request below at your earliest convenience, taking care to ensure that it makes use of CS1. Please also note that all posts on the talk page including edit requests must be signed by the editor making the request. Regards,  Spintendo  21:10, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Notes

References

NOTE: I have gone ahead and posted all these edits as the references were easy to figure out for me. I will update the status to done.Ddjanna (talk)

9th Edit Request

Please add these publications under a new section called "Select Publications." I don't believe that you need any citations.

Winkenwerder, W. (1985). Ethical dilemmas for house staff physicians: the care of critically ill and dying patients. JAMA, 254(24), 3454-3457. Roper, W. L., Winkenwerder, W., Hackbarth, G. M., & Krakauer, H. (1988). Effectiveness in health care. New England Journal of Medicine, 319(18), 1197-1202. Winkenwerder, W., & Ball, J. R. (1988). Transformation of American health care. New England Journal of Medicine, 318(5), 317-319. Winkenwerder, W., Kessler, A. R., & Stolec, R. M. (1989). Federal spending for illness caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. New England Journal of Medicine, 320(24), 1598-1603. Grabenstein, J. D., & Winkenwerder Jr, W. (2003). US military smallpox vaccination program experience. JAMA, 289(24), 3278-3282.

Much Appreciated. Brenda Bernstein (talk) 19:34, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Reply 3-OCT-2023

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Regards,  Spintendo  18:57, 3 October 2023 (UTC)