Sisters of Charity Health System appoints Mercy Medical Center's Joseph Lapinski to Vice President, Managed Care Lapinski to oversee managed care contracting and contract compliance at SCHS facilities in Ohio and South Carolina
Cleveland, Ohio (April 1, 2010) - Joseph Lapinski, Mercy Medical Center's Vice President of Managed Care has been promoted to vice president of managed care for the Sisters of Charity Health System (SCHS).
With more than 25 years of experience in managed care contract design and administration, Lapinski will be responsible for leading the five-hospital System's efforts to negotiate, execute and administer managed cared agreements with third party payers for our hospitals and associated physicians.
Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, SCHS president and CEO, believes the experience and managed care contract expertise Lapinski brings to the position will provide needed knowledge and skill to enhance the day to day management and direction of the managed care contracts throughout the system.
"I feel confident that Joe's leadership, oversight and strategic efforts will help our hospitals cultivate relationships with third party payers that enable the SCHS to meet the present and future health care needs of our community. This is a critical area as we move forward with our strategic goals that support our mission to expand the provision of Catholic health care to the communities we serve," Karam says.
At Mercy Medical Center, Joe was instrumental in the development of the Hospital's department of managed care. He led the Hospital's initiative to expand Ohio Health Choice in Canton and support Mercy Medical Center‘s market share growth in the Canton market. He has been responsible for developing Mercy's Managed Care strategy and insuring contract compliance in support of Mercy's strategic plan.
Lapinski, who began his managed care career at Community Mutual Insurance Company in 1985, came to Mercy in 1995, where he has been responsible for a variety of responsibilities including billing, reimbursement monitoring and collections, and managed care contract administration.
A graduate of Youngstown State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Lapinski earned his Masters of Business Administration from Ashland University and was a Member of the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society. Lapinski served seven years as a Military Policeman with the Army National Guard reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant.
About the Sisters of Charity Health System The Sisters of Charity Health System was established in 1982 as the parent corporation for the sponsored ministries of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine in Ohio and South Carolina. The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine since its founding in 1851 continue their faith-based legacy of high-quality, compassionate care in partnership with its co-ministers who are the heart and hands of the ministry.
The Sisters of Charity Health System sponsors five Catholic hospitals: St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Providence Hospital and Providence Northeast in Columbia, South Carolina. In a joint venture with University Hospitals of Cleveland, the Sisters of Charity Health System also sponsors St. John West Shore Hospital in Westlake, Ohio. The organization also oversees three grant-making foundations located in Cleveland and Canton, Ohio, and Columbia, SC. Each foundation sponsors significant community initiatives and collaborations that address causes and consequences of poverty.
Other health and human services and education-related organizations within the Sisters of Charity Health System include Cleveland's Joseph's Home, a unique residential care center for homeless men, Canton's Early Childhood Resource Center for people working in childcare in all settings; and Healthy Learners, a South Carolina health care resource for children from low-income families. The Sisters of Charity Health System also provides residential eldercare services at Regina Health Center in Richfield, Ohio, and Light of Hearts Villa in Bedford, Ohio. Light of Hearts Villa is jointly sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati.
