Matrix Medical announces new hire

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 11. 2012—Matrix Medical Network has announced that Charles Kanach will serve as the company’s senior vice president (SVP) of industry relations. He will report to Matrix Medical Network CEO Randy Dobbs and work out of the company’s Scottsdale, Ariz., headquarters.

“When I talk to our clients, I am thrilled with their compliments about and satisfaction with the quality of our risk adjustment and revenue management solutions,” said Dobbs. “But it is equally important that they appreciate how we can assist them in improving member care. Thanks to Chuck’s significant healthcare industry experience, we will grow our capability to create and provide new offerings that help our clients provide their members with high-quality services and a stronger care continuum.”

During his more than 25 years of health care industry experience, Mr. Kanach has served in leadership positions in a number of health care-focused companies. He has led a Medicare Advantage health plan, managed several health care businesses that provided services to national and regional plans, and has coordinated clinical operations for plans that use nurse practitioners to provide services in nursing facilities.

Most recently Kanach served as the SVP and executive director of Bravo Health, which was recently acquired by HealthSpring and CIGNA. He was responsible for the plan’s Mid-Atlantic Region financial and operational performance and also led the company’s national work with Institutional Special Needs Plans.

Matrix Medical Network provides in-person prospective medical assessment services that help medical plan clients manage costs and provide high-quality medical care. Having pioneered the use of a national network of highly trained employee Nurse Practitioners to conduct medical assessments in plan member homes or nursing facilities, Matrix is dedicated to improving the health and lives of senior Americans, helping clients efficiently, accurately and securely collect plan member information and establishing new standards in health care quality, efficiency and effectiveness. For more information visit www.matrixhealth.net.