When Dr. William Henning became Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) Chief Medical Officer in July 2007, he brought over 20 years of clinical and administrative experience with him.

He oversees Medical Services, which includes Utilization, Care Management, Wellness, Quality Management and Pharmacy.

Since joining IEHP as Medical Director in September 2004, Dr. Henning has introduced a number of groundbreaking projects, such as the home evaluation model for the Medicare Special Needs Program, wherein IEHP Medicare Members receive an in-home health evaluation. He also has played a key role in establishing local pain management clinics that help Members cope with chronic pain.

He has been instrumental in expanding the highly successful web-based IEHP Pay for Performance Program (P4P), a physicians and medical group incentive program first launched in 1997 to improve clinical care performance.

Aside from collaborating on programs for asthma and chronic disease, Dr. Henning fights for rights of children with disabilities and campaigns against cultural and ethnic disparity.

Prior to his work at IEHP, Dr. Henning, served 15 years as Director and practicing physician of a prominent San Diego primary care group. From 1994-1995, he served as Chief of Staff and subsequently as a member of his local hospital governing board.

Dr. Henning earned his medical degree from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California. He completed a one-year internship at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach before embarking on a two-year residency at Phoenix General Hospital in Arizona. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Irvine, and has completed the Dale Carnegie Leadership Program.

His affinity for education has led to over 17 years of teaching experience, including 11 years as Assistant Professor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Since 2002, he has been an attending and teaching physician in the Family Practice Residency Program at Riverside County Regional Medical Center. In addition, he has been a supervising physician for Preventative Medicine Residents at Loma Linda University since 2004.

Dr. Henning is also an active member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, and both the San Bernardino County Medical Society and Riverside County Medical Associations.