Kenneth Schaecher, MD, FACP, CPC
Medical Director
SelectHealth

As Medical Director at SelectHealth, Dr. Schaecher manages the new technologies assessment process as well as development and implementation of new medical policies. He is also the regional medical director for Idaho. Dr. Schaecher’s responsibilities also include serving as a director over the Coding and Medical Review Department. He also assists with benefit design and fee schedule development. Further, he works closely with SelectHealth’s pharmacy services team to develop new benefits, determine coverage policies and manage formularies.

 

Prior to joining SelectHealth, Dr. Schaecher was Chief of Staff at Pioneer Valley Hospital and President of Granger Medical Clinic, the largest independent multispecialty clinic in the Salt Lake Valley. He is past President of the Salt Lake County Medical Society and is the current Chairman of the State of Utah Physician Licensing Board. He is also one of two commissioners representing Utah for the Interstate Medical Licensing Compact Commission. Dr. Schaecher is also a former adjunct associate professor of medicine at the University of Utah. He is an active member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy serving on numerous committees since 2004.

 

Dr. Schaecher received his medical degree from the University of South Dakota and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Utah. He received his bachelor of science in biology from South Dakota State University, and his master of science in medicine from the University of South Dakota. In July 2006, he was elected fellow of the American College of Physicians, and in 2011, he received his most recent certification as a certified professional coder from the American Academy of Professional Coders. He is board certified in internal medicine, and was appointed by the governor of the State of Utah to the State of Utah Physicians and Surgeons Licensing Board in 2010, and the Utah State Controlled Substance Advisory Committee in 2013.