DENVER, May 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) today announced Paul Lim, M.D., will serve as a national medical
director supporting HealthCare Partners' national clinical
initiatives, including medical management, care transitions and
utilization management.
"HealthCare Partners is very pleased to have Dr. Paul Lim back on our team," said Tyler Jung, M.D., chief medical officer at
HealthCare Partners. "He brings a wealth of knowledge and broad
clinical and administrative management expertise to carry out our
clinical initiatives nationally."
Most recently, Dr. Lim served as chief medical officer at
Prospect Medical Group where he oversaw medical management,
performance programs and the pharmacy departments for its
independent physician associations (IPAs). Previously, he was
senior medical director at Regal Medical Group from August 2008 to December
2012. He also held several senior leadership roles including
senior vice president of clinical operations at Carelevel
Management Medical Group from February
2003 to May 2008.
"It's exciting to be back at HealthCare Partners where it all
began for me," said Dr. Lim. "I'm honored to join the Office of the
Chief Medical Officer during this time of great transformation in
healthcare."
Dr. Lim was first employed by HealthCare Partners from
July 1994 to February 2003 practicing as a primary care
physician and lead physician.
He received his bachelor's degree in biochemistry and cellular
biology from University of California, San
Diego and his doctor of medicine from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He
completed his internal medicine residency at Huntington Memorial
Hospital.
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 March 31, 2015,
DaVita Kidney Care operated or
provided administrative services at 2,197 outpatient dialysis
centers located in the United
States serving approximately 174,000 patients. The company
also operated 93 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 March 31, 2015
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 830,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
DaVita and DaVita HealthCare Partners are trademarks or
registered trademarks of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
Contact Information
Media:
David Tauchen
(303) 876-2802
David.Tauchen@DaVita.com
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