St. Louis-based Ascension named Thomas Graf, MD, president of Ascension Medical Group, effective April 15.
Five takeaways:
1. Dr. Graf, a family medicine physician, most recently served as vice president of healthcare transformation and CMO at Newark-based Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
2. He has been involved with CMS' Physician Group Practice Demonstration project.
3. He also has previous experience at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, where he worked on the health system's Proven Care and ProvenHealth Navigator programs.
4. Dr. Graf is a founding board member of the National Association of ACOs.
5. In his new role, Dr. Graf will oversee the organizational redesign of Ascension Medical Group, Ascension Care Management and managed care services now known as Provider and Network Services.