Dr. Amar A. Desai, MD, MPH, former president of HealthCare Partners in California, will now serve as president and chief executive officer of Optum California. Optum California is one of the largest integrated care delivery networks dedicated to providing high-quality care, outstanding patient and clinician experience, and a lower total cost of care in the diverse communities of Southern California. In his new role, Dr. Desai will be focused on building an integrated care delivery system and a scalable ambulatory model to serve the 1.3 million patients that span multiple physician groups including HealthCare Partners, Monarch HealthCare, North American Medical Management (NAMM) California, and AppleCare.

Impact Advisors announced that John Klare has joined its team to lead the firm's Performance Excellence service line, an extension of its management consulting services designed to help clients improve their operating and financial performance. Klare has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry with proven success at previous organizations where he has grown both service offerings and associates, creating high-performing practices.

Meg Olberding has been named as the first Director of Brand Messaging and PR for the Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW). In this role, she will lead efforts to help solidify CHPW’s community presence as a leader in providing access to health care for underserved populations.

Dr. Hallock will oversee management of clinical and administrative objectives, ensuring that SOC leads the industry in both innovation and care standards across all clinical specialties and to drive further adoption of telemedicine programs. With 20 years of experience, he is committed to building high performing patient-centric healthcare organizations.

Adam Seyb has joined West Monroe Partners’ Healthcare practice as a Director in Chicago. Seyb specializes in patient access and revenue cycle technology solutions for healthcare providers. He has 20 years of experience as a consultant and adviser to leading integrated delivery networks, academic medical centers, large health systems and physician groups across the country.

As CFO at Prime Therapeutics, David Schlett will oversee Prime’s corporate finance area, including pricing and underwriting, treasury and internal audit, real estate, financial planning and controller functions. Schlett is an experienced finance executive with more than 25 years of business and leadership experience. Schlett earned a MBA in Finance from Rutgers University.

Dr. Stephen L. Reintjes Sr., a nationally-recognized neurosurgeon, was named president and CEO of North Kansas City Hospital and its physician network subsidiary, Meritas Health. Over the last 30 years, Dr. Reintjes has held numerous executive leadership positions as a member of the hospital’s medical staff. He assumes the role in April 2020.

Laura Poltronieri, AIA, has joined HOK’s global Healthcare practice as a principal in Philadelphia. With more than 35 years of experience, Poltronieri provides inclusive, humane design for healthcare facilities, with special expertise in healing environments for children, infants and new mothers. She was formerly founding principal of Poltronieri Tang & Associates.