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CareSource appoints vice president of decision support and informatics
DAYTON, Ohio, March 24, 2004 – CareSource, Ohio’s largest Medicaid managed health-care plan, has appointed Robert W. Gladden as its Vice President of Decision Support and Informatics.
In this newly created position, Gladden will work with senior managers to identify the information CareSource needs to give the best, most appropriate care to its members, and then supply that information by compiling data from provider claims and developing a series of computer tools to mine the data for information. To do this, he will oversee development of a new data warehouse at CareSource, along with a catalog of technical and statistical reports.
Gladden has 22 years of experience in all aspects of health care, including provider organizations, managed-care plans, management companies and consulting services. Before coming to CareSource, Gladden was Assistant Vice President of Finance and Accounting and Senior Director of Decision Support at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in Evanston, Ill.
“Bob has worked in all aspects of the health-care industry, including roles in management, information systems, analytics and finance,” said CareSource President and CEO Pamela Morris. “We think this gives him a unique perspective that will help him align the information technology and clinical care aspects of CareSource.”
Gladden has a bachelor’s degree from West Liberty State College in West Liberty, W.V., and a master’s degree from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He and his wife, Jorja, have five children.
About CareSource
Established in 1989, CareSource is a nonprofit group that serves Medicaid consumers in 13 Ohio counties -- Butler, Clark, Clermont, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Lorain, Montgomery, Pickaway, Stark, Summit and Warren. CareSource offers all services required by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, as well as extra benefits such as a 24-hour nurse hotline, a gift certificate program for pregnant members and transportation to doctors’ appointments.
CareSource is affiliated with CareSource Management Group, which offers a full spectrum of services for companies operating a managed health-care plan. Among CSMG’s services are health-plan administration, including claims processing and payment, case and medical management, provider relations, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance; 24- hour services including a member service center and nurse hotline; and financial consultation and turnaround.
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