John P. Carter

John P. Carter is a nationally recognized healthcare executive and strategic advisor known for helping organizations lead through disruption and transformation. As Brand Ambassador for The Pinnacle Family of Companies, John serves as a trusted voice across the healthcare industry, sharing insights through national speaking engagements, executive forums, and thought leadership focused on the future of care delivery. He also partners with hospitals, health systems, physician networks, and private equity-backed enterprises to accelerate strategic alignment, operational excellence, and the transition to value-based care.

With nearly two decades of healthcare experience and fourteen years of military service as an Army artillery and strategy officer, John brings a disciplined, yet adaptive leadership style rooted in mission clarity, decentralized execution, and cross-functional team alignment. His leadership philosophy, shaped in complex adaptive environments, empowers healthcare organizations to execute transformation with purpose and resilience.

John’s operational background includes leading network operations for one of North Texas’s largest Independent Physician Associations, where he oversaw payor contracting, physician engagement, performance improvement, and value-based care programs for 650+ physicians across 250+ practices. His expertise spans strategy, operations, clinical integration, provider alignment, growth strategies, and organizational leadership development.

John holds a Healthcare MBA and an MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American College of Health Data Management and is certified in Healthcare Informatics Leadership. With a unique blend of military precision, cross-sector insight, and informatics-driven strategy, John helps healthcare leaders move from complexity to clarity, bridging strategic vision with operational reality to achieve sustainable transformation.

Presentations:

• “Coordinated Value: Conversations on Value-Based Enterprises & Tomorrow’s Care Models,” Perspectives with Pinnacle Podcast, August 2025
• “Transition of Care: How to do it right to avoid unnecessary ED and Readmits,” Texas Association of ACOs (TXAACOs) Spring Conference, March 2025
• “Drivers of New Models of Care, Southern Atlantic Healthcare Alliance (SAHA) Alliance Day, March 2025
  
• “Building the Value-Based Enterprise: Transforming Healthcare Delivery for Optimal Outcomes,” American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 2025
• “The Evolving Landscape of Value-Based Care Analytics,” Healthcare Data and Analytics Association (HDAA) DFW Chapter, January 2025
• “The Future of ACOs and Value-Based Care,” Nelson Mullins Value-Based Care Summit, November 2024
• “The Evolution of Value-Based Care: Past, Present, and Future,” I Don’t Care Podcast with Dr. Kevin Stevenson, September 2024
• “How Did We Get Here? The Evolution of Value-Based Care: Past, Present, and Future,” The Rise Value-Based Care Summit, June 2024
• “The Value of Developing and Implementing Alternative Care Models,” ACHE Multi-Chapter Healthcare Forum, May 2024
• “The Value of Networking, Connections, & Relationships,” ACHE of North Texas, May 2024
• “The Great Resignation: Shortages and Best Practices”, ACHE of North Texas, February 2022
• “How Independent Physicians Can Win in Value-Based Care,” Value-Based Healthcare Congress, November 2021

Professional Designations & Affiliations:

• Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives
• Fellow, American College of Health Data Management
• Certification, Healthcare Informatics Leadership
• Member, Networking Committee, North Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives
• Ambassador, North Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives