MIAMI, June 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent Living Systems LLC ("ILS"), a national leader in providing innovative long-term care, care management, post discharge and nutrition services to the elderly, dual eligible and special needs populations, today announced the expansion of its organization with four executive appointments in the areas of company informatics, corporate strategy and sales. The new appointments include VP of Corporate Development, Chief Information Officer, VP of Sales & Marketing, and VP of Long Term Care Northeast/Mid Atlantic Market Operations.
Nestor Plana, President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Living Systems, said, "Our organization continues to grow as a leader in long-term managed care, with expanded focus on providing nutritional and community care services for the elderly, chronically ill and dual-eligible populations. The expertise and knowledge of these new hires align with ILS' objectives of driving growth in our established lines of business while expanding operations to new areas and geographies."
The new members of the ILS management team are:
Carl Taylor, VP Corporate Development
Mr. Taylor brings leadership in healthcare innovations and strategy, with a focus on managed long-term care, patient centric healthcare, e-health and disaster response. He is a Founding Partner of Fraser Institute for Health Research, NJ, which provides research guidance to local insurers and medical groups.
Mark Bates, Chief Information Officer
Mr. Bates brings over 25 years of experience in healthcare operations, most recently as the Executive VP and Chief Information Officer at healthcare services firm Trover Solutions, KY. Prior, he also led a 400+ person team at company Humana, Inc., KY, as Director of Information Systems Development.
John Siegel, VP of Sales & Marketing
Mr. Siegel brings robust experience in home-based long-term care solutions to his position at ILS, where he will oversee the sales force as the company enters new regions. Previously, he served as SVP of Sales at Univita Health, Inc., FL.
Mariela Fermin, VP of Long Term Care Northeast/Mid Atlantic Market Operations
Ms. Fermin has vast experience in the development and integration of streamlined Medicare and long-term care programs. Most recently she served as Chief Operating Officer of AMERIGROUP Community Care health insurance provider, NY.
ILS' unique care model integrates healthcare management, nutritional and long-term care services in collaboration with managed care organizations, private insurers, and state and local government entities. Currently, it provides services nationwide for over two million covered lives. The Company utilizes sophisticated care analytics and logistics software and a team of highly-trained nutritionists, nurses, caregivers and other health professionals to coordinate care between health plans, hospitals, physicians and patients. For more information, please visit http://www.ilshealth.com/.
About Independent Living Systems
Independent Living Systems ("ILS") provides an integrated suite of care management solutions that combats the fragmentation of health care today. While coordinating health plan and state benefits, ILS completes the customer support network utilizing home and community based services to bridge gaps. Its information technology backbone allows for solutions to integrate into existing customer business workflows and technology infrastructures. Real time delivery of data allows its business partners the ability to rapidly perform strategic analysis, targeted oversight and implement new interventions as their health care models change.
Founded in 2001, ILS has expanded its geographical footprint and provides services nationwide in 43 states. ILS combines sophisticated care analytics, including self-reported and clinical data, to generate care plans, which teams of highly-trained nutritionists, nurses, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals administer. ILS' goal of optimizing health for individuals who are elderly, frail, have chronic medical conditions or other special needs is ideally positioned as a national solution for rebalancing health care costs.