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UKIAH, Calif. – Brandon Parker has been appointed vice president of finance for Ukiah Valley Medical Center and Howard Memorial Hospital (HMH), according to Buck McDonald, senior Vice president of finance and chief financial officer for the Northern California Network.
Parker has been chief financial officer at Ukiah Valley Medical Center (UVMC) since May of 2011. Prior to that Parker held the role of director of finance and controller at UVMC.
“We welcome Brandon to our team at Howard Memorial Hospital,” said Rick Bockmann, chief executive officer at Howard Memorial Hospital. “His collaborative management style and demonstrated success at financial management will be critical to our two Mendocino County hospitals as we continue to work in a challenging health care environment.”
Parker has enhanced financial education for directors at UVMC with the implementation of a financial counselor program.
Under his leadership, UVMC has improved revenue cycle indicators and awareness, utilization review and staffing protocols that provide a positive impact to the financial health of the organization.
Parker has directed UVMC to nine months of positive bottom line performance, the best since 2003.
“We look forward to Brandon’s leadership in this expanded role,” said McDonald. “We will work together to continue to be good stewards of our financial resources.”
Parker has worked in finance with Ukiah Valley Medical Center since 2009. Before arriving at UVMC, he worked at UVMC’s sister facility, Glendale Adventist Medical Center.
Parker is a CPA and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Parker received his bachelor’s in business administration and accounting from Pacific Union College in Angwin and his master’s in business administration from La Sierra University in Riverside.
Parker and his wife, Heidi, have two sons, Adam and Sam.
Parker’s new role will be effective Nov. 12. He will work from both the Ukiah and Willits campuses.
Northern California Network is part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system serving communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the final rule implementing the part of the health care law that delivers higher payments to primary care physicians serving Medicaid beneficiaries.
The new rule raises rates to ensure doctors are paid the same for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients and does not raise costs for states.
“The health care law will help physicians serve millions of Americans across the country,” Secretary Sebelius said. “By improving payments for primary care services, we are helping Medicaid patients get the care they need to stay healthy and treat small health problems before they become big ones.”
The final rule implements the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that Medicaid pay physicians practicing in family medicine, general internal medicine, pediatric medicine, and related subspecialists at Medicare levels in Calendar Years 2013 and 2014.
This payment increase goes into effect in January of 2013.
In addition to payment improvements, the health care law includes numerous initiatives designed to bolster primary care and strengthen the primary care workforce, including an expansion of medical residency positions for primary care physicians, new investments in physician assistant and nurse practitioner training, and an unprecedented expansion of the National Health Service Corps, which provides scholarships and loan repayments to primary care providers who practice in underserved areas.
For more information about the final rule visit http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp .
To view a copy of the final rule visit www.ofr.gov/inspection.aspx .
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