Max Diamond, M.D.
Hi, I’m Max.

Care moves
forward.
Together.

Physician. Healthcare executive. Always curious.
I connect clinical experience with fresh thinking about how we deliver better care.

Explore my perspectives Meet Max
CARE, IN MOTION
A physician’s perspectivePeople first.
Progress follows.
Healthcare leadership
Senior Medical DirectorRegal Medical Group · Since 2015
Board certified
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Board certified + Fellowship
Health Care Quality & ManagementABQAURP
On my mind

The questions
worth exploring.

All perspectives
Clinical team collaborating in a bright hospital corridor
Managed care2 min read

The discharge plan has to work at home

A completed discharge is only the beginning of a successful transition.

Read the perspective
Utilization2 min read

Prior authorization: clarity is part of access

What the 2026 process requirements mean for clinical teams and patients.

Hospice2 min read

Hospice documentation should tell the patient’s story

An individualized narrative connects the clinical findings to the prognosis.

Reimbursement2 min read

Transitional care management: make the follow-up count

Timing, clinical work, and documentation all matter after discharge.

The person behind the perspective

Clinical judgment.
A wider view.

My work connects the needs of individual patients with the decisions healthcare organizations make every day.

From hospital medicine and skilled nursing to managed care and hospice, I focus on the practical details that make care better: a clear conversation, a thoughtful decision, a smoother transition home.

For me, leadership means helping good people do meaningful work together.

2015–now

Senior Medical Director

Regal Medical Group

Hospital care, skilled nursing, and utilization management across a broad physician network.

Previously

Chief Medical Officer

North American Health Care

Approximately nine years of medical leadership across 35 facilities in four states.

Across
the work

Quality, access, and patient choice

Clinical leadership that brings the patient’s goals into the operational conversation.

Board certified

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Board certified

Health Care Quality & Management

American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians

Fellowship

Health Care Quality & Management

ABQAURP

Physician speaking with an older patient and family member
Where it all comes together

A better system starts with a human conversation.

The right care is shaped by clinical evidence, a patient’s priorities, and a team that listens. That connection runs through my work in managed care, care transitions, and serious illness.

Hospice & patient choice ↗Utilization & quality ↗