100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2024

Allen was tapped in 2022 for the CEO spot at Salt Lake City-headquartered Intermountain Health, which provides care in six states with 34 hospitals, 400 clinics and a health plan. This year, he has pushed for a shift toward proactive care through the implementation of cutting-edge technologies such as ambient documentation — saving physicians an average of two hours a day — and artificial intelligence-assisted communication, which is showing a 48% reduction in response times. He has also rolled out strategies aimed at streamlining processes while improving patient care, leading to cost savings and efficiency boosts. A passionate firearm safety and behavioral health advocate, Allen supports Intermountain’s partnership with the National Football League aimed at reducing stigma against mental illness, its Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) program and its distributions of gun locks at no cost.