GREENSBORO,
N.C., Jan. 19, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- UpStream Healthcare, a billion-dollar, full
risk health services organization, is pleased to announce the
appointment of former CMS leader and hospital CEO Valinda Rutledge as Chief Corporate Affairs
Officer effective February 15th,
2022. She was most recently the Executive Vice President,
Federal Affairs for APG where she headed all federal government
affairs activities in DC.
"As we move into a time of even greater demand
for innovation in healthcare, I am excited to be working at
UpStream and its unique model of value-driven primary care. I am
also incredibly excited to be working alongside a team of national
leaders led by Dr. Sanjay Doddamani,
CEO at UpStream, as we transform healthcare in America," said Ms.
Rutledge. "I have committed my career to this work and this role
allows me to work closer with patients and providers to make
these bold changes in the care delivery system"
Rutledge brings a wealth of experience to
UpStream Care. She previously worked as a founding member of the
leadership team (Senior Advisor and Group Director) at the Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation (CMMI) where she
helped build the Innovation Center from its startup phase and
managed the design and launch of several of the Center's
Alternative Payment models. Before joining the Center for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS), Ms. Rutledge was the Chief Executive
Officer of several regional/ multistate health systems within Bon
Secours and SSM Health.
"Valinda has a remarkable set of skills and
experience in government relations, regulatory requirements and
corporate governance that will support thousands of primary care
physicians nationwide," said chairman and founder, Fergus Hoban, the healthcare entrepreneur who
created UpStream in response to the poor coordination of care that
plagues American seniors.
She will support a team of seasoned executives
led by Dr. Sanjay Doddamani, a
cardiologist, and CEO of UpStream Healthcare. "Valinda will lend
UpStream's affiliated practices and physician groups a voice at the
table so they can realize the promise of value-based care as the
nation continues to face ever-rising costs in the delivery of care
for seniors," said Doddamani.
UpStream's unique model offers support to
practices of any size or historic experience who do not have
adequate resources or ability to bear the heavy financial risks
currently associated with value-based payment models. Participating
providers receive Guaranteed Advanced Payments for quality or
GAP-Q™ as financial incentives on a scheduled basis for their
quality performance, taking the guesswork out of an otherwise
unpredictable environment.
About UpStream Healthcare
UpStream Care
Company is a full risk managed services organization providing
physicians with the support and systems they need to improve
healthcare for seniors. To achieve this, UpStream embeds a powerful
support platform that facilitates physicians, pharmacists, and
nurses to work together in primary care practices to achieve better
outcomes and value.
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