The Nevada Partnership for Value Driven Health Care is a multi-stakeholder community health care collaborative made up of public and private payers, purchasers, providers (institutional and individual) and the public. On September 3, 2008 the Nevada Partnership was designated a Chartered Value Exchange (CVE). The Partnership has been designated as a "Community Leader" by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which is the first step to becoming a Value Exchange as described by HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt in his Value Driven Healthcare Initiative.
| NPV Steering Committee Members |
| ORGANIZATION |
REPRESENTATIVE |
| Providers |
Catholic Healthcare West (CHW)
A non-profit system of 3 hospitals representing 13% of hospital beds in southern Nevada; and 1 hospital in northern Nevada, accounting for 31% of that market. |
Val Baciarelli,
President, St. Rose Dominican Hospital |
HCA Health Care System
A system of 3 HCA hospitals, controlling nearly 1/3rd of hospital beds in southern Nevada. |
Ann Lynch
Vice President, Government Affairs |
Healthcare Partners of Nevada
Represents the largest physician organization in Nevada. The organization includes a large group practice of Primary Care Physicians, as well as many affiliate physician clinics in primary care and specialty medical services. |
Robert Shreck, MD, MMM, FAAFP
Medical Director |
Universal Health System
A system of 5 UHS hospitals, controlling more than 1/3rd of hospital beds in southern Nevada and 1 hospital in northern Nevada. |
Edwin Homansky, MD,
Regional Medical Director |
University Medical Center (UMC)
Southern Nevada’s county owned hospital, and the state's only Level 1 Trauma center, and burn care facility. UMC also operates Quick Care Centers throughout southern Nevada for urgent and ongoing care. |
Kim Voss, RN,
Associate Administrator
Clinical Interventions and Quality Management |
| Nevada Hospital Association
A not-for-profit, statewide, professional association, representing the vast majority of Nevada's hospitals, and other health-related agencies and organizations throughout the state. |
Vickie Wright, RN, MSN, MBA
Nurse Executive |
| Nevada State Medical Association
State professional association representing Nevada physicians and medical students. Works closely with the county medical societies. |
Larry Matheis
Executive Director |
| Nevada Health Care Association
A non-profit organization of long term care facilities and associate members, together representing nearly 50 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, and sub- acute care providers that care for over 6,000 elderly and disabled individuals statewide and employ more than 8,000 Nevadans. |
Charles Perry
Executive Director |
| Health Plans |
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
A commercial health insurance plan with 65% market share of Nevada PPO enrollment. |
David Blackman
Nevada Statewide Director |
CIGNA HealthCare
Managed medical, pharmacy and dental care services, including integrated indemnity and group life and health insurance for employees, that are primarily offered through their employer. |
Stacie Rivers, MD
Lead Medical Director, National High Risk Maternity Program
Market Medical Director, Nevada |
Division of Health Care Financing Policy –
Nevada Medicaid
Works with CMS to assist in providing medical care to eligible individuals and families with low incomes and limited resources. |
Chuck Duarte
Administrator |
Hometown Health
A group of Northern Nevada's largest, health insurance companies, offering fully insured HMO and PPO plans and wide-ranging medical coverage. March 31, 2007 enrollment was 22,413. |
Al Herak
Director, Decision Support |
Public Employees Benefit Program
Provides health benefits to over 42,000 public employees and retirees, the vast majority of whom are enrolled in PEBP’s self-funded plan which offers statewide, national and international benefit coverage through preferred provider networks. |
Leslie Johnstone, CEBS
Executive Officer |
UnitedHealthcare
A commercial health insurance plan with 79% market share of HMO and 10% PPO enrollment. |
Alan Blumenthal, MD, MBA
Medical Director |
| Purchasers |
Health Innovations
A consulting firm providing expertise to health care purchasers, insurers, business coalitions, and providers on lowering health care costs and improving quality of care. |
Jerry Reeves, MD
President |
Health Services Coalition (HSC)
A non-profit business coalition in southern Nevada, including labor and management representing 21separate entities and approximately 350,000 individuals. The mission of HSC is to improve the quality of, and access to, affordable health care in the community. |
Joanne Steffen
Executive Director |
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union Health & Welfare Fund (HEREIU)
A multi-employer Taft-Hartley Fund helping to meet the health care needs of participants working in the hospitality industry. Maintained by collective bargaining agreements between UNITE HERE and certain employers, the H.E.R.E.I.U. Welfare Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of an equal number of union and employer trustees. |
Bobbette Bond, MPH
Government and Community Affairs Manager |
Medical Scientific Resources of Nevada
Consulting to organizations that provide health insurance, management or health care services. |
Kenneth Osgood, MD, MPH
President |
Nevada Business Coalition for Health Improvement
A business coalition whose mission is to measurably improve health and wellness and reduce the burden of disease within its membership through education, research and program development in the areas of health education, wellness prevention, condition management and healthcare delivery. |
Jerry Reeves, MD
Medical Director |
Nevada Health Care Coalition (NHCC)
A business coalition in northern Nevada, representing 19 employers with 40,000 lives. |
Michael Ginder
Executive Director |
Self-insured Employers
Provides consulting services to self-insured employers. |
Jim Hippler
Consultant |
| Consumer Advocates |
AARP Nevada
A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over, providing information and resources, advocacy on legislative, consumer, and legal issues; assisting members to serve their communities; and offering a wide range of services for 330,000 Nevada AARP members. |
Carlos Brandenburg, MD
AARP Member
Carla Sloan
State Director |
Adult Diabetes Education and Management Support Group (ADEMS)
Serves as a community resource for individuals with diabetes by providing updated information, offering support groups, and coordinating with all other diabetes organizations in the state to educate the public. |
Mylan Hawkins |
Nevada Diabetes Association
Mission is to improve the lives of children and adults affected by diabetes through prevention, education and service. |
Mylan Hawkins
Executive Director |
Nevada Division for Aging Services
The Division for Aging Services' mission is to develop, coordinate and deliver a comprehensive support service system in order for Nevada's senior citizens to lead independent, meaningful and dignified lives. |
Jeannie Pearce
Executive Director, SHIP |
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
The Medicare assistance program for beneficiaries, primarily staffed by volunteers and known as a trusted source for unbiased information about Medicare and related insurances. SHIP volunteers provide public education, Part D Prescription Drug assistance and enrollment, attend community events, and offer Medicare counseling services. |
Jeannie Pearce
Executive Director |
| Public |
Governor's Task Force
A task force was established by Governor Gibbons to look at various aspects of health care delivery in the state. The Task Force was asked to review the need for care of the medically indigent, health information technology work force and funding issues in the state. This public/private partnership reports directly to the Governor regarding its findings and recommendations. |
Rudy Manthei, MD, FOCOO
Chairman |
Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD)
One of the largest local public health organizations in the United States. With a work force of close to 600 employees, SNHD delivers essential pubic health services to close to 2 million residents, and 250,000 daily visitors to Las Vegas. |
Larry Sands, DO, MPH
Chief Health Officer |
University of Nevada School of Medicine Office of Rural Health
Provides technical assistance and support for organizations seeking financial assistance for rural health, including rural access to emergency devices, hospital improvement grants, and rural flexibility program. |
John Packham, PhD
Director, Nevada FLEX Program
President-Elect, NV Public Health Association |
| Data Organizations |
Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition (SNMIC)
The SNMIC’s mission is to have a collective voice to improve access and the delivery of quality health care in Southern Nevada by fostering strategic alliances in the healthcare community, collaborating on human resource issues, and by being a proactive force for legislative improvements. The SNMIC’s Regional Health Information Task Force is coordinating with the NPV. |
Bob Cooper
SNMIC Co-Founder & Coordinator |
UNLV – Center for Health Information Analysis
A research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas which serves the community by making specific hospital data available to the public and private sectors. |
Joseph Greenway
Director |
| QIO |
HealthInsight
A non-profit 501(c) organization and federally-designated Quality Improvement Organization for Nevada and Utah. |
Marc H. Bennett
President and Chief Executive Officer |
