The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded Healthcentric Advisors the contract to serve as the prime Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) contractor for the six New England states effective August 1, 2014.
Healthcentric Advisors has partnered with
Qualidigm as a subcontractor to provide QIN-QIO services under the New England Quality Innovation Network name. While responsible for the administration of the overall New England QIN-QIO contract, Healthcentric Advisors is focusing its efforts in the states of Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Qualidigm is serving as the lead organization for Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont.
The Healthcentric Advisors Board of Directors serves as the governing body for the New England Quality Innovation Network providing corporate oversight, direction and strategic leadership. It is a voluntary, community-based board of directors representing both the healthcare provider and Medicare Beneficiary/consumer communities.
Healthcentric Advisors – Board of Directors
|
| Member |
Position |
Voting
Member |
Affiliation |
Initial
Appointment |
Current
Term
Expiration |
| The Honorable Thomas J. Izzo |
Chair |
Y |
Consumer / Medicare Beneficiary |
4/1/2010 |
3/31/2019 |
| Stephen D. Zubiago, Esq. |
Vice Chair |
Y |
Nixon Peabody, LLP |
4/1/2011 |
3/31/2020 |
| Claire M. Iacobucci, CPA |
Treasurer |
Y |
Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. |
4/4/2009 |
3/31/2018 |
| Diana M. Franchitto |
Secretary |
Y |
Hope Health |
4/1/2010 |
3/31/2019 |
| H. John Keimig, MHA, FACHE |
President & CEO |
Y |
Healthcentric Advisors |
Ex Officio |
N/A |
| Robert S. Crausman, MD |
Member |
Y |
Private Practice Physician |
4/1/2012 |
3/31/2018 |
| Paul F. McKenney, MD |
Member |
Y |
Veterans Administration |
7/1/2016 |
6/30/2019 |
| Neal J. Galinko, MD |
Member |
Y |
United Healthcare |
2/17/2014 |
2/28/2017 |
| Stephen J. Kogut, Ph.D., MBA, R.Ph. |
Member |
Y |
University of Rhode Island |
2/17/2014 |
2/28/2017 |
| Matthew R. Trimble, CNHA |
Member |
Y |
Saint Elizabeth Community |
6/17/2015 |
6/30/2018 |
| Paula A. Parker |
Member |
Y |
Consumer/Medicare Beneficiary |
6/1/2017 |
5/31/2020 |
| Donna Huntley-Newby, PhD., RN |
Member |
Y |
Rhode Island College |
6/1/2017 |
5/31/2020 |
Notes About the Members
- The members of the Board of Directors serve voluntarily without compensation
- The members of the Board of Directors serve 3-year terms
- The members of the Board of Directors may serve a maximum of 6 years
- Up to 3 members of the Board of Directors at any single time may be exempted from the 6-year term limit but may not serve more than 9 consecutive years
