ATLANTA, Feb. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LogistiCare,
the largest non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) manager in
the country, has expanded its executive team, hiring three senior
officers including Jim McGean, who
joins as Chief Operating Officer.
LogistiCare continued an impressive growth trend with a 25
percent increase through Q3 of 2015 fueled by new state and managed
care organization contracts and increased membership. The
company works directly with state agencies and health plans in 39
states and the District of
Columbia to manage Medicaid and Medicare NEMT programs that
provide patients with reliable access to healthcare. In 2015, the
company managed more than 65 million rides for nearly 24 million
members.
Joining McGean as additions to the management team are Chief
Information Officer Ed Ringer and
Vice President of Managed Care Sales Caroline Smyth. Both McGean and Ringer will
report to CEO Herman Schwarz.
"The momentum of our state and managed care business underscores
the value, quality and flexibility of the transportation services
we manage," Schwarz said. "With Jim, Ed, and Caroline on board, we
will enhance our industry-leading ability to deliver reliable
transportation services to a growing population including the most
fragile patients."
As COO, McGean will manage daily operations, work to maintain
and improve efficiencies, guide nationwide customer service
operations, and support our relationships with members, clients,
healthcare facilities and transportation providers. He brings
more than 25 years of expertise including his most recent role as
president of Verizon Wireless' southern region, where he managed a
$15 billion operation with 16,000
employees serving 20 million customers and more than 10,000 service
locations. He earned a bachelor's degree from Emory University and an MBA from Georgia State University.
Ringer is an accomplished IT executive with nearly four decades
of customer-focused technology experience. Before joining
LogistiCare as CIO, he held leadership positions with Innotrac, an
e-commerce fulfillment company, and Metadigm, an IT security firm.
For LogistiCare, he will lead IT strategy and technical teams,
oversee systems integration and ensure LogistiCare is using proven
technology solutions to enhance efficiency and manage costs. Ringer
is a graduate of University of
Colorado.
Smyth brings more than 20 years of executive sales experience in
healthcare information technology, working with Philips, McKesson,
Cerner, Premier and companies across Europe, Asia
and Australia to secure over 100
million in contracts. Originally from Ireland, she started her career as a
registered nurse (RN) before transitioning to clinical information
systems management and business development. She studied
critical care nursing at the University of Greenwich in
London and completed nursing
education at Southern Area College of Nursing in Northern Ireland prior to earning a Masters of
Business Administration and Masters of Health Administration from
Georgia State University.
"As Medicaid and Medicare Advantage populations become more
familiar with the NEMT benefit and increased utilization trends
continue, government officials and health plans seek greater
efficiencies in their NEMT programs," Schwarz continued. "This
service tailored to specific healthcare populations means Jim, Ed
and Caroline will be instrumental in evolving our solutions to
address unique needs. Their additions are indicative of continued
investments in our proprietary logistics platform, electronic data
interchanges, telecommunications systems, mobile technology
and optimization tools to lead the industry in effective and
efficient service.
About LogistiCare
LogistiCare, a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ: PRSC), is
the nation's largest manager of non-emergency medical
transportation programs for state governments and managed care
organizations. Its range of services includes call center
management, networking credentialing, vendor payment management and
non-emergency medical transport management, which maintains a 99
percent complaint-free service rate.
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