It has been such an honor and a privilege to serve as Chairperson of the Alliance for the past 7 years. The Alliance has made significant strides in transforming healthcare delivery in our community. I am proud to have been part of this evolutionary process. Our quality scores have improved in our contracted plans while simultaneously reducing the spend to deliver care by over 30 million dollars. Furthermore we have distributed back to the providers an attractive performance distribution for the work performed in each of our years of operation.

Effective last month, I have resigned as Chairperson of the Alliance in order to pursue a new and exciting role as Chief Medical Officer for MWHP Medicare Advantage program. I hope to continue our pursuit of achieving Population Health management in this new position and strive to provide the most attractive MA program possible for our Medicare population.

With Dr. Pat McManus assuming the position of Chairperson, I know we all feel confident the Alliance will continue to prosper, and his leadership will ensure the Alliance adheres to its mission. I encourage all members to work towards making this a successful organization. Healthcare reimbursement is evolving almost as rapidly as the technology to deliver healthcare. Continued success for the Alliance is now more than ever dependent upon high levels of engagement from our membership.

Once again, I would like to thank all of you for giving me such a wonderful opportunity to improve the way we care for patients in our community. It is, after all, why we entered the profession.

Tom Janus, DO