Education
DrPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2006
MBA, University of Baltimore, 1987
BS, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1983
Overview
Dr. Bittle is an experienced health care executive and is board certified in healthcare management as a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. His healthcare management experience spans ambulatory services development, physician practice management and integration, hospital operations, and also includes developing managed care infrastructure and systems for the management of health care under global capitation. Dr. Bittle is experienced at developing successful teams and metrics-driven improvements.
Areas of teaching and research interests include change and change management in large health care systems, physician alignment and engagement strategies to improve system performance, population health management, and the development of community-oriented care delivery systems, especially in rural settings.
Dr. Bittle serves on the boards of the Maryland Rural Health Association, the Maryland Association of Health Care Executives, and Shepherd's Clinic, which provides quality, low-cost primary health care to those who are medically uninsured in Central Baltimore.