Activate Healthcare Appoints Dr. Robert Mandel President of the Northeast Region
Seasoned industry executive appointed to lead organization's expansion strategy
HINGHAM, Mass., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Activate Healthcare, a national healthcare firm dedicated to improving the delivery of proactive and preventive primary care, announced today Robert Mandel, MD, MBA, has been appointed President of the Northeast Region. Effective immediately, Dr. Mandel will assume this newly created position and lead the organization's operations in this important healthcare marketplace.
"We are delighted to have Robert join Activate Healthcare at this important time in our growth," said Debra Geihsler, Principal and Co-founder of Activate Healthcare. "He brings deep leadership expertise and a host of varied experience across the healthcare industry to his new role. We are confident that Robert will help us expand our mission to help patients and their families to take charge and manage their own healthcare."
Most recently, Dr. Mandel served as President and CEO of Health Dialog, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rite Aid and a leading provider of care management, health care analytics, decision support, and health coaching. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of Health Care Services for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee where he was accountable for all medical spend for the Commercial and Established Market Business Unit, which included 2.5 million members.
Dr. Mandel also spent more than nine years with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts where he served in a number of roles, including Vice President of Health Care Services, Vice President of e-Health, Vice President of the Provider Enrollment and Services Division, Vice President of Health Care Services Administration and Medical Information, and Senior Medical Director of Provider Partnerships. He was a member of the initial leadership team of Health Central, a start-up, provider-sponsored HMO in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and held three different vice-president roles and served as Chief Medical Officer. In addition, Dr. Mandel worked for Pinnacle Health System, also in Harrisburg. His clinical experience is in the field of ophthalmology.
"It is an honor to join Activate Healthcare and expand the work of the organization in the Northeast," said Mandel. "Today's healthcare industry requires new thinking and pragmatic solutions to make a difference. Activate Healthcare's approach is transforming the market with a model that delivers higher levels of patient engagement and lower costs, and provides employers with the benefit of dedicated care."
About Activate Healthcare
Activate Healthcare engages patients to take charge of their own health by delivering proactive, preventive primary care at or near an employer's location. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the company was formed in 2009 by Debra Geihsler and Peter Dunn. The goal of Activate Healthcare is to transform health care by delivering primary care that engages the patient, supports a culture of health, guides the health care continuum to lower costs, integrates data to help proactively manage patient outcomes, and enables employers of all sizes to benefit from dedicated care. The company currently serves approximately 40 to 50 employers through 20 clinics, with three more opening this summer. For more information about Activate Healthcare, please visit www.activatehealthcare.com.
SOURCE Activate Healthcare
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