BETHESDA, Md., March 15, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — Community health specialist Peggy Chin-Evans joins Arededo Community Health Center, the nation's largest network of independent primary care practices. Appointed Vice President of Performance.
Mr. Evans, who has a doctorate in social psychology, brings to Areded great success in operating within a value-based care model, as well as a deep understanding of community health centers, also known as federally qualified health centers.
“We are very excited to welcome Peggy to Aledad,” said Ahmed Haq, Chief Performance Officer at Aledad. “Peggy's extensive experience in quality improvement and health data interoperability will enable us to expand our services to our community health center partners, ensuring they continue to thrive in the value-based healthcare ecosystem. It will be like this.”
Aledade has a proven track record of successfully partnering with community health centers on value-based health care payment models, including Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial insurance. In 2022, 99% of Aredede Community Health Center members will earn collective savings through these programs that will help improve health equity, expand patient services, and hire additional staff. I did. Aledade partners with nearly 200 community health centers, and each center's average revenue is close to his $380,000.
Approximately 60% of Aledade's partner clinics are located in medically underserved areas. These areas are defined by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration as areas where the population lacks personal health care services.
Mr. Evans joins Aledade from OneHealthPort, a Seattle-based healthcare data interoperability company. At the company, he served as CEO and led efforts to streamline healthcare delivery and reduce administrative burdens impacting healthcare providers, health plans, and other entities.
Prior to this role, Evans served as chief operating officer at International Community Health Services, a Seattle-area community health center with roots in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. She led her more than 600 staff to achieve success with the Center's value-based care and quality programs, and recently led the organization to being named the top medical group in Washington state for Medicaid spending. We also made infrastructure improvements.
Evans also served as Chief Transformation Officer at NeighborCare Health, a large community health center based in Seattle, where he led strategic efforts to improve care for more than 75,000 patients and was a member of the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization. has led national quality improvement efforts.
“I am excited to be a part of Aledade, an organization dedicated to supporting independent primary care practices with values-based care,” said Evans. “Aledade's focus on community health centers has particular impact on promoting health equity and quality care for vulnerable patients.”
CONTACT: Hiran Ratnayake Aledade (302) 299-3562 hratnayake@aledade.com
