DENVER, Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita
HealthCare Partners (NYSE: DVA), one of the largest and most
innovative health care communities, announced today that it has
named Dinesh Kumar, M.D., senior
vice president of clinical transformation. In this role, Dr. Kumar
will leverage his passion for cost-effective, evidence-based care
to drive efforts that take the proven care management model of
HealthCare Partners across the country. He takes on this new
challenge after having been part of the HealthCare Partners family
for over 14 years.
"Dinesh's distinguished record at HealthCare Partners
exemplifies our commitment to physician leadership," said
Dennis Kogod, president of
HealthCare Partners. "While his presence in our California market has been valuable, this new
role in Denver will enable him to
bring HealthCare Partners' innovative managed care model to
additional markets and improve patient outcomes across the
nation."
Kumar's focus will be partnering with provider organizations to
assist in the development of population health management
capabilities. By leveraging its long history and experience,
HealthCare Partners' clinical transformation team brings best
demonstrated practices and tools to organizations making the
transition from fee-for-service to value-based contracting.
"HealthCare Partners' clinical transformation team is poised to
reap significant benefits from Dinesh's talent and experience,"
said Misha Palecek, HealthCare
Partners' chief transformation officer. "HealthCare Partners
physician leadership is paramount to the success we are striving
for in new markets, and Dinesh's addition only adds to our market
differentiation."
During his time at HealthCare Partners, Kumar has held many
roles including hospitalist, lead hospitalist, regional medical
director and most recently chief medical officer of the California
Market.
"Opportunities that align with your skills, passion, and
aspirations are rare. After having spent the last 14 years
developing and refining our care management model at all levels, I
am excited to join a talented team that will take our drive even
further to help transform healthcare in new markets," said
Kumar.
Kumar received his medical degree from the University of Madras
(India) and completed his
residency in internal medicine at Howard
University in Washington,
D.C. He went on to complete his fellowship in pulmonary and
critical care medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and completed
a two-year California Healthcare Foundation Leadership fellowship
at University of California –
San Francisco.
About DaVita HealthCare Partners
DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the parent company of
DaVita Kidney Care and HealthCare
Partners. DaVita Kidney Care is a
leading provider of kidney care in the
United States, delivering dialysis services to patients with
chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. As of
June 30, 2015, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,210 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 176,000 patients. The company also operated
96 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10 countries outside
the United States. HealthCare
Partners manages and operates medical groups and affiliated
physician networks in Arizona,
California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Florida and
Colorado in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of June 30, 2015
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 826,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
Contact Information
Media:
Betsy Hart
DaVita HealthCare Partners
ehart@healthcarepartners.com
303-876-7347
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