MAP Health Management Announces New VP of Provider Network Development
July 25, 2018MAP Health Management appoints new VP to assist in growing its treatment provider partnerships
July 25, 2018, Austin, TX - MAP Health Management announced today the recent hiring of Ms. Brandi Ernst as Vice President of Provider Network Development. Brandi is based in Pennsylvania and is responsible for growing MAP’s payer-driven partnerships with addiction treatment providers and other organizations primarily in the northeastern region of the United States. MAP has made significant progress contracting with health insurance plans throughout the country to deliver its tech-enabled and scalable peer recovery support services and outcomes tracking for individuals and families seeking long-term recovery from addiction.
With 18 years of experience as a leader in behavioral healthcare, Brandi has worked in many facets of the healthcare including sales, sales team management, and creating dynamic marketing/brand strategies that engage clients in order to provide the best treatment options – while maintaining integrity - in a challenging industry.
Brandi will leverage her extensive experience and relationships in the addiction treatment space to facilitate long-term strategic partnerships with both addiction treatment facilities and hospital systems to provide post-discharge peer recovery support to patients after they leave the acute provider’s care. Through delivery of peer recovery support services, MAP also collects and structures clinical treatment outcomes data which is being utilized by health insurance plans to inform value-based care and other alternative payment models in the addiction treatment field.
“MAP is thrilled to welcome Brandi to the team. Brandi’s leadership, expertise and relationships in the field will be instrumental in ensuring peer recovery support services are available to those who need it.” Said Jared Smith, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at MAP.
About MAP Health Management, LLC.
From its inception in 2011, MAP’s mission has been to improve outcomes for the millions of people annually diagnosed and treated for the chronic disease of addiction, formally referred to as Substance Use Disorder. MAP delivers a much-needed long-term support model by deploying a suite of proprietary solutions including tech-enabled peer recovery support services, an adaptive engagement framework, outcomes reporting, and predictive analytics – all designed to improve health outcomes for individuals and reduce preventable healthcare cost. For more information, visit https://thisismap.com.
