Lakewood, Colorado-based Vivo Infusion announced Stephan Rodgers as CEO. Rodgers has over 25 years of health care experience, including home care, insurance, consulting and employee benefits.
Before joining Vivo Infusion, Rodgers was CEO at AccentCare for over a decade. He was also formerly CEO of OptumHealth Collaborative Care, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) that owns, manages, and provides administrative and technology services to health care delivery systems.
Earlier in his career, he was a health care executive at General Electric, responsible for purchasing health care benefits.
Vivo Infusion provides cost-effective infusion care to patients in partnership with their physicians.
Accra names Frette as chief solutions officer, Chad Derner CFO
Accra has named LeAnn Frette as chief solutions officer. Frette transitions to her new role after serving as chief financial officer (CFO) for over a decade. The company has also appointed Chad Derner to succeed Frette as CFO.
“Over 18 years of service at Accra, LeAnne has guided our organization through tremendous growth and helped us maintain financial success despite constant disruption in the home care industry,” said Accra President and CEO John Dahm said in a statement. “Her expertise will be critical in clearing the future hurdles we face to best serve the thousands of Minnesotans who need care at home.”
Accra is a nonprofit organization providing individualized home care services to people with disabilities and older adults. Headquartered in Minnetonka and operating in all counties throughout Minnesota, Accra helps people who need care get self-directed assistance with activities of daily living.
As chief solutions officer, Frette will partner with leadership on all operational and strategic issues and provide recommendations based on financial analysis and projections, cost identification and allocation, and revenue/expense analysis.
“I am excited to dive into my new role as chief solutions officer and look forward to collaborating with Accra’s executive leadership team on strategies to build an ecosystem that better meets the needs of Minnesotans who require personalized care at home,” Frette said.
Frette started with Accra as a system analyst in 2006 and supported the company’s growth by building out its financial operating systems and practices. She was named CFO in 2014.
Taking on Frette’s former role as CFO, Chad Derner will manage Accra’s accounting and billing departments, oversee all financial activities and operations and provide strategic guidance to leadership. Derner joins Accra with 25 years of experience in finance and accounting, the last 16 of which have been in leadership.
“I am thrilled to welcome Chad Derner as Accra’s new CFO,” Frette said. “Having dedicated many years to this role, I understand the importance of having a leader with Chad’s extensive experience and strategic vision. I am confident that Chad’s broad health care experience will help Accra grow and thrive in our ever-changing industry.”
Derner will focus on identifying opportunities to optimize financial strategies across all of Accra’s business ventures. He will be critical in ensuring Accra fosters financial excellence and strategic growth.
“I am excited to join this dedicated team and contribute to Accra’s mission by ensuring financial excellence and strategic growth,” Derner said. “I look forward to leveraging my experience in financial management and technology-focused health care to support Accra and significantly impact our community.”
CaringBridge announces new board members
CaringBridge, a Bloomington, Minnesota-based health care platform supporting family caregivers, recently announced new members to its board of directors: Sandy Chung, American Academy of Pediatrics immediate past president, CEO of Trusted Doctors, Medical Director of the Virginia Mental Health Access Program; Kristy Lindquist, co-founder and partner at Chasm Partners and Steve Margolis, retired health plan executive, independent board member and current president of the Vitality Group.
The company also announced that retired health care executive Sarah Krevens was the board chair, and Linda Ireland, an independent board director, was the board vice chair.
Calvin Allen, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has joined as Treasurer, Finance & Development Committee chair.
Cris Ross, chief information officer at Mayo Clinic, is the new Impact Committee chair.
Adrian Slobin, chief growth officer at Huron Consulting, has joined as the Governance Committee chair.
Scott Spiker, board director and chairman at First Command Financial Services, is board chair Emeritus.
“I am thrilled to welcome our new members to the CaringBridge board,” CEO Tia Newcomer said in a statement. “Our board comprises seasoned professionals in health care with deeply personal connections to caregiving. I am truly excited about the future and what we will accomplish together. The board is essential in continuing our path of meaningful and transformational work to surround family caregivers with emotional, social and functional support as they care for a loved one on a health journey.”
nVoq welcomes Iddings as chief revenue officer
nVoq announced Dawn Iddings as its chief revenue officer. Iddings brings over 20 years of experience in health care, technology and electronic health records. Most recently, she served as senior vice president and managing director of post-acute care at Netsmart Technologies.
“Dawn is an incredible addition to our executive team,” President and Chief Operating Officer Debbi Gillotti said in a statement. “Her deep expertise in the in-home health care market, combined with her career-long commitment to creating technology solutions for our industry, will elevate our ability to service our agency customers and industry partners.”
nVoq Inc., headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, provides HIPAA-compliant, SaaS-based technology for the in-home health care industry.
“The in-home health care market is on the brink of a significant transformation, and AI is at the heart of it,” Iddings said in a statement. “nVoq has been developing and evolving this technology to meet the unique needs of clinicians for over a decade. Our solutions continue to redefine efficiency, quality and accuracy in clinical documentation, and I’m thrilled to be a part of this journey.”
One Senior Care expands executive leadership team
Erie, Pennsylvania-based One Senior Care announced the expansion of its leadership team.
As chief medical officer, Dr. Jerry Wilborn, a 25-year veteran in post-acute care, will work alongside the organization’s medical directors to drive clinical strategy and positive health outcomes.
“Over the last few years, it’s become increasingly clear that seniors want to age in their homes. One Senior Care is making this a reality for the older adults we serve in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and soon, Ohio,” Wilborn said in a press release.
The newly appointed chief operating officer, Craig Worland, brings a professional background in leading growing health organizations, having previously served in Southeast Primary Care Partners and Tanner Health System.
“I’m honored to join One Senior Care, which has great potential to expand this truly integrated and participant-centered program to serve more older adults and communities across the country,” Worland said in a press release.
As chief quality and compliance officer, Laura Lyons will enhance the company’s quality and compliance programs, according to the release.
“As we look toward the future, we look forward to building upon our reputation in quality care and continuing to ensure that older adults can live healthy, happy and independent lives in their own homes and communities,” Lyons said.
Element Care appoints Thompson new CEO
Element Care announced the appointment of Douglas Thompson as chief executive officer (CEO). Doug brings experience in health care leadership, financial management and community engagement to the company.
“In seeking a new CEO, it was essential to the board of directors to select a candidate that not only has the leadership and technical skills necessary to manage such a complex organization but also someone committed to providing high-quality health care to low-income seniors,” President of the Board of Directors, John Feehan said in a statement. “We are extremely excited to have Doug join the Element Care team and look forward to working with him to bring high-quality, wrap-around medical services to many more seniors in need.”
Element Care, based in Lynn, Massachusetts, provides managed care for senior care options (SCO) under a contract with Commonwealth Care Alliance. The company serves over 1,000 Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) participants and 2,000 SCO members across 60 North Shore, Merrimack Valley and Greater Boston communities.
“I’ve worked with diverse populations throughout my career and am passionate about developing innovative programs to serve patients with complex health needs,” Thompson said. “I am excited about the mission and high quality of health care that is the foundation of Element Care. I look forward to building on the success of this organization and leading its next chapter as the population of aging seniors continues to grow.”
Thompson was previously the CEO and founder of Perfect Health Inc., where he developed a comprehensive primary care clinical model as a risk-bearing provider organization focused on serving seniors with complex health care needs at home. He was also the former chief financial officer of the Massachusetts state Medicaid program and three Medicaid managed care organizations.
Avenues Home Care welcomes Hendrix as senior care coordinator
Avenues Home Care announced Grant Hendrix as senior care coordinator for northwest Georgia and southeast Tennessee. Hendrix will help families and veterans living in Dalton, Chattanooga and surrounding areas engage with home care services to meet their needs.
“At Avenues Home Care, we are committed to offering those we serve professional, compassionate and flexible home care solutions,” CEO Doug Markham said in a press release. “With our years of experience and industry knowledge, we empower our local teams to foster meaningful connections within the community. Grant’s extensive experience, education, and the Avenues’ vision and support give him the essential insights and resources to ensure we meet our clients’ distinct needs.”
Dalton, Georgia-based Avenues Home Care is the parent company of community-centric home care agencies spanning multiple communities across the South. The company provides in-home senior care, activities of daily living, medication assistance, meal preparation, companionship, transportation, light housekeeping and more.
“Avenues’ motto, ‘your journey, our care,’ is something I will strive to remember every time I visit families and their loved ones,” Hendrix said. “My passion is to connect people to exceptional home care services that will help improve their quality of life. With their excellent reputation and resources, Avenues Home Care has given me a great opportunity to help families in the areas we serve.”
In his new role, Hendrix will analyze the market, visit communities and meet with clients in their homes.
Integrated Home Care Services Inc. welcomes Ajani Nimmagadda as CMO
Integrated Home Care Services Inc. (IHCS) announced that Dr. Ajani Nimmagadda has been named the organization’s new chief medical officer. Nimmagadda will assume clinical and medical management leadership across the organization.
“Dr. Nimmagadda’s leadership in driving clinical outcomes, quality of care and health care affordability will be instrumental in helping us continue to fulfill our mission and support our continued growth,” CEO Christopher Bradbury said in a statement. “Her proven track record of achieving better outcomes for patients, providers, and health plans and her expertise across the health care ecosystem will further accelerate our innovation and value-based care solutions.”
Integrated Home Care Services is a home care benefit manager that enables and accelerates value-based home care for health plans and risk-based provider organizations. Headquartered in Miramar, Florida, the company services millions of patients across many states and Puerto Rico.
“I am honored to join IHCS as chief medical officer,” Dr. Nimmagadda said. “I look forward to leveraging my experience in successful health care operations and improved operational efficiency while optimizing clinical outcomes. IHCS’s approach is reinventing home care benefit management, replacing fragmented approaches with an integrated, insights-based, coordinated model that improves clinical outcomes and patient experience and reduces health care costs. Improving care in the home has always been a passion of mine, and I look forward to unlocking the full potential of care in the home with our team members, providers, caregivers and health plan partners.”
Dr. Nimmagadda has nearly three decades of experience in health care, both as a practicing internal medicine and infectious diseases physician and as a health care executive.
Most recently, she served in various leadership roles at Cigna Healthcare, overseeing comprehensive medical and pharmacy utilization management programs and specialty drug clinical programs, including gene therapies.
Companies featured in this article:
Accra, Avenues Home Care, CaringBridge, Element Care, Integrated Home Care Services, nVoq, One Senior Care, Vivo Infusion
