Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin in Press Releases
St. Louis, MO – September 16, 2009 – The Center for Health Value Innovation, the nation’s premier information exchange for value-based design, announces the addition of six new members to its Board of Advisors and the appointment of Paul Grundy, M.D., director, Healthcare Transformation for IBM, and president of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, to its Board of Directors.
“This dynamic group of people will be a welcome injection of fresh thinking into our already vibrant mix of healthcare innovators at the Center,” says Cyndy Nayer, president and CEO of the Center. “As healthcare reform gets under way and there is increased focus upon creating financial value for all stakeholders in the healthcare system, the Center will continue to promote its game-changing initiatives.”
The Center elected six new members to its Board of Advisors:
• Cindy Johnson, Vice President of Human Resources, Group Health Cooperative
• Frank Johnson, Executive Director of Benefits, State of Maine
• Gregg Kamas, Director of Health Risk Management, IMA Financial Group, Inc.
• Jeff Kluever, Risk Manager, Journal Communications and Co-Founder of the SE Wisconsin Business Healthcare Group
• Mike Kushner, Risk Management Director, Polk County, Florida
• Bruce Sherman, MD, Consulting Medical Director, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Mike Taylor, M.D., Center chairman and medical director for Health Promotion at Caterpillar, Inc., adds, “As we approach a new era in our country’s healthcare system, the addition of these stellar thought-leaders to the Center’s team will enhance our efforts to serve communities and stakeholder organizations, improve individual health, and lower consumption of health resources and cost trends through the exchange of value-based design ideas and strategies.”
