NAACOS Announces 2019 Board of DirectorsWashington – The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) announced its 2019 Board of Directors as the organization grows in prominence and ACOs become an increasingly critical part of changing how health care is paid for and delivered. The Board of Directors helps set NAACOS’ advocacy and member services for the more than 330 ACO members. The 2019 Board consists of 10 seats for single ACOs, five seats for organizations with multiple ACOs, one private payer ACO seat, and the CEO, Clif Gaus. An election was held in the fall for the open seats with the following results: Single-ACO Representatives (three-year term):
Multi-ACO Representatives (three-year term):
Commercial ACO Representative (three-year term):
Continuing board members include: Rob Fields, Mount Sinai Health System; Kimberly Kauffman, Summit Medical Group – Tennessee; Thomas Kloos, Atlantic ACO and Optimus Healthcare Partners; Jen Moore, MaineHealth ACO; Tony Reed, Geisinger Health System; Michael Rossi, Lehigh Valley Health Network; Devdutta Sangvai, Duke Connected Care; Debbie Welle-Powell, Essentia Health; and Clif Gaus, NAACOS President and CEO. For a complete list of the NAACOS Board of Directors as well as biographies for board members, please visit www.naacos.com/board.htm. ACOs are a market-based solution to help lower the cost of healthcare spending, where groups of doctors, hospitals and other providers take responsibility for the total cost and quality of care for their patients. ACOs are incentivized to lower costs by spending less than pre-determined targets and hitting quality measures, earning the right to share generated savings. |