Laura M. Clapper, M.D., Joins OneRecovery as Chief Medical Officer

Distinguished Medical Director to Provide Clinical Leadership and Innovation to Support Further Expansion into National Health Plans, Employers, Providers and Additional Behavioral and Medical Conditions

SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OneRecovery™, Inc., a leader in online social networking, peer support communities and behavioral modification programs, announced today that Laura M. Clapper, M.D., has joined the company as its chief medical officer to lead clinical strategy.

“Her expertise in scaling clinical processes with the largest integrated and behavioral health plans is already providing results. Her passion for helping people heal is contagious.”

Dr. Clapper is responsible for clinical integrity of all programs, which includes leveraging evidence-based principles to optimize patients’ behavioral change across OneRecovery’s patent-pending online and mobile platforms. In addition, she will work closely with medical and behavioral health leadership at the company’s growing number of health plan and employer clients. As a member of OneRecovery’s executive management team, Dr. Clapper will leverage the company’s demonstrated clinical results and cost savings into additional behavioral and medical conditions.

“Dr. Clapper is a tremendous asset to OneRecovery and brings the right combination of experience, knowledge and energy to our company,” said David Metzler, CEO of OneRecovery. “Her expertise in scaling clinical processes with the largest integrated and behavioral health plans is already providing results. Her passion for helping people heal is contagious.”

Dr. Clapper brings over two decades of experience in managed care, disease management, strategic planning and clinical innovation to her role as CMO. Most recently she served as the corporate medical director for Sharp Community Medical Group for Clinical Effectiveness and Innovation, where she successfully enhanced medical group performance across all products and instituted several innovative programs, including integration of population management with the care management program.

Previously, Dr. Clapper was a senior medical director at Aetna, providing strategic clinical support for the west region’s sales team and large self-insured national account employer groups. In addition, she also served as the senior medical director for Health Net’s Southern California region where she developed care and disease management programs including medical integration with behavioral health.

Dr. Clapper's clinical practice experience includes solo pediatrics, staff model and IPA medical groups, including Scripps Health and as a Navy physician. Her experience includes comprehensive care management, condition management, wellness programs and provider-based health services for employers, hospitals, medical groups, IPAs, MSOs and managed care.

Dr. Clapper received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. She completed her residency in pediatrics at the National Naval Center in Bethesda, Maryland. In addition, she was selected as a CORO Foundation Fellow in public and community affairs in San Francisco and completed her master’s in public policy analysis in health economics from Claremont Graduate University. She is active with the American Academy of Pediatrics and currently serves on the clinical faculty at the UC San Diego medical school. Dr. Clapper is board certified in pediatrics and is a certified physician executive by the ACPE.

About OneRecovery, Inc.

OneRecovery develops social networking solutions and behavioral change programs that drive member engagement to improve health outcomes and reduce the cost of care. Our web and mobile-based Social Solutioning^® program influences positive behavior to improve health and deliver measurable value through a patented combination of social-networking technology, evidence-based clinical principals and engaging game mechanics. For additional information visit www.onerecovery.com.

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