ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Privia Health, LLC, a leading physician practice management and population health technology company, announced today that Dr. Andrew Aronson, MD, FACEP has joined the organization as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Aronson is a nationally known expert who brings over 20 years of healthcare experience focused on delivery system integration, managed care, and population health.
Dr. Aronson most recently led clinical programs for Cigna-HealthSpring and Bravo Health, focused on improving quality and reducing costs for populations enrolled under Medicare Advantage. He served as senior medical director and President of Bravo Health’s innovative Advanced Care Centers, and a board member of the HealthSpring's Livingwell Centers. Working with teams of primary care physicians, Dr. Aronson designed and operated intensive chronic care management clinics, urgent care centers, and integrated hospitalist programs that gained national recognition.
“I joined Privia because I was interested in helping independent physicians succeed in this shifting healthcare environment, working with them to align with payers, and get rewarded for improving quality and delivering value. I’m very excited to partner with our likeminded physicians and executives at Privia to advance programs that truly improve the delivery of care for patients,” said Dr. Aronson.
Dr. Aronson is a graduate of MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine and the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Residency Program, sponsored by Brigham & Women's and Massachusetts General Hospitals. He is board certified in emergency medicine and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Aronson is also a clinical assistant professor and attending physician at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
In his new role, Dr. Aronson will collaborate closely with the physicians of Privia Medical Group, one of the fastest growing multispecialty medical groups in the country. In partnership with leading health plans and national payers, Privia Medical Group doctors focus on improving both the quality and value of care, using sophisticated technology, a team-based approach, and unique population health management programs.
Privia Health’s CEO and Founder, Jeff Butler stated, “There are only a few physician executives in the country who have truly proven success in bending the cost curve and managing patients under value-based arrangements. We’re excited that Andrew chose to join us in our quest to build one of the nation’s most sophisticated, high-performance medical groups. The fact that he is a genuinely good guy is also not lost on us, or the physicians in our group.”
Doctors interested in learning more about Privia Medical Group and its national accountable care organization, Privia Quality Network, can send an email to physicians@priviahealth.com. Patients interested in joining a Privia Medical Group practice can visit www.priviamedicalgroup.com to find a Privia doctor and book an appointment.
About Privia Health
Privia Health is a unique physician practice management and population health technology company that partners with top doctors to keep people healthy, prevent disease, and better manage care in-between office visits. Through its high-performance physician group, accountable care organization (ACO), and population health management programs, Privia works in close partnership with forward-thinking health plans and national payers to improve health outcomes and deliver high value care. Privia’s sophisticated cloud-based technology platform, combined with an innovative approach to physician-driven wellness and care management, is transforming the healthcare delivery system and creating a healthier patient population.
About Privia Medical Group
Privia Medical Group, a national, high-performance medical practice, combines technology, team-based care, and unique wellness programs to help leading doctors better manage the health of their populations. Privia Medical Group is a multispecialty practice, with a large number of primary care physicians and medical specialists that manage high cost chronic disease. The medical group enjoys close partnerships with many leading national payers, with reimbursement programs that reward its doctors for improving outcomes and delivering high value care.
About Privia Quality Network
Privia Quality Network, a national clinically integrated network and ACO, is emerging as one of the leading independent physician networks in the country. Privia Quality Network brings together independent physician practices to focus on sharing data, improving care coordination, and collaborating on initiatives to improve outcomes and deliver high value care. Doctors practicing in Privia Quality Network get access to innovative reimbursement programs that are only available to large, sophisticated physician networks that have the technologies and resources needed to manage population health.
