APS Healthcare Appoints A. Paul Holdren as President, Commercial Programs.SILVER SPRING, Md. -- APS Healthcare, one of the country's leading specialty healthcare companies, announced today that it has appointed A. Paul Holdren to serve as President, Commercial Programs. In this role, Mr. Holdren will be responsible for the financial, operational and clinical performance of APS' commercial programs. APS' Commercial Programs Division provides health management, behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or , EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) A protocol that acts as a framework and transport for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start and end messages, but then carries any number of third-party messages between the client (supplicant) and access control and work-life programs to more than 900 employer and health plan customers. Mr. Holdren joins APS with more than twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of cross-functional managed care experience. Most recently, Mr. Holdren was Founder and President of Adeptys, Inc, a healthcare consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , where he led major engagements for Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania This mountainous area of Pennsylvania includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains and former anthracite coal mining cities and towns, including Carbondale, Scranton, Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Nanticoke and Hazleton. U.S. Presidents Harry Truman and George W. , Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Geisinger Health Plan and Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. of Pittsburgh. Prior to founding Adeptys, Mr. Holdren was Executive Vice President for HealthAmerica where he was responsible for Western Pennsylvania and Ohio operations. He has also served as President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of PrimeONE HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, and has held senior management positions at Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Geisinger Health Plan and United Healthcare. Mr. Holdren earned a Masters of Health Administration from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts, Communications and Political Science, from Concord College in West Virginia. Eileen Auen, APS' CEO, commented on the recent appointment of Mr. Holdren by stating: "Given the increased importance of integrated solutions, it is essential that APS provide our commercial customers with a single point of accountability that spans all of our health management and behavioral products. Paul's cross-functional perspective and rich set of experiences will be extremely beneficial to our customers and will help APS continue its success in the commercial marketplace." APS is a leading provider of specialty healthcare solutions that cover more than 20 million members in the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. APS offers customized, integrated healthcare solutions across three major healthcare product lines - health management services, behavioral health services, and quality improvement programs. APS operates under the belief that managing healthcare for the mind and body improves overall health and reduces total healthcare spending. For more information, contact Jay Krueger, Senior Vice President - Business Strategy at (800) 305-3720, ext. 5202 or visit our website at www.apshealthcare.com. |
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