Health Care Management Program

Background

Dr. Scott Skinner has more than 25 years of experience in medical device management, with a career spanning frontline clinical support, health technology management (HTM) leadership, and national consulting. He began his healthcare career as a teen volunteer at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital and later gained clinical experience as an Emergency Medical Technician and rehab technician. After early leadership roles in medical equipment services, he joined Norton Healthcare in 2005, where he led enterprise-wide capital equipment acquisition and later directed the HTM program. His work included clinical alarm management, systemwide equipment replacement strategies, and implementation of innovative services that generated significant cost savings. Under his leadership, Norton’s HTM program became one of the most advanced in the United States, achieving ISO 13485 certification in 2022—the first in-house hospital HTM program nationally to do so.

Dr. Skinner earned a Bachelor of Business Administration summa cum laude from McKendree College, an MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Administration from the University of Louisville, and a PhD in Public Health Sciences (Health Management and Policy), also from the University of Louisville. His doctoral research examined hospital-based health technology assessment processes in the U.S. Board-certified in healthcare management by the American College of Healthcare Executives, Dr. Skinner is active in national professional organizations and serves on multiple nonprofit and civic boards, including SOS International and the Kentucky Science Center.

Education

• PhD, Public Health Sciences, Specialization in Health Management and Policy, University of Louisville
• MBA, Healthcare Administration, University of Louisville
• BBA, Marketing, McKendree College

Research/Scholarly Interests

• Health technology assessment
• Organizational theory
• Public health policy

Courses Taught

• Health Care Economics
• Health Services Organization Behavior and Design
• Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations

Professional Affiliations

• American College of Clinical Engineering
• American College of Healthcare Executives
• American College of Healthcare Executives Kentucky Chapter
• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

Selected Publications

• Skinner, S. (2024). Health Technology Assessment in U.S. Hospitals: A Qualitative Study. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, 58(4), 67-71. https://doi.org/10.2345/0899-8205-58.4.67
• Wang, B., Rui, T., Skinner, S., Ayers-Comegys, M., Gibson, J., & Williams, S. (2024). Medical Equipment Aging: Part III—An Aging Model for Maintenance and Replacement Plannings. Journal of Clinical Engineering, 49(4), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCE.0000000000000661
• Wang, B., Rui, T., Skinner, S., Ayers-Comegys, M., Gibson, J., & Williams, S. (2024). Medical Equipment Aging: Part II—Impact on Lifespan. Journal of Clinical Engineering, 49(3), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCE.0000000000000647
• Wang, B., Rui, T., Skinner, S., Ayers-Comegys, M., Gibson, J., & Williams, S. (2024). Medical Equipment Aging Part I—Impact on Maintenance. Journal of Clinical Engineering, 49(2), 52-64. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCE.0000000000000644
• Skinner, S. (2023). An evaluation of hospital-based health technology assessment processes in the United States (paper 4076) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Louisville]. Electronic Theses and Dissertations. https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/4076