Physician Health Partners
Heather Piernik has a diverse work experience in the healthcare industry. Heather is currently serving as the Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of Care Coordination at Physician Health Partners since 2023. Previously, they held roles such as the Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Care Management Programs and Compliance at the same company from 2019 to 2023. Before joining Physician Health Partners, Heather worked at Anthem, Inc. as the Director of Behavioral Health from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Operations Officer and Director of Utilization Management at Behavioral Healthcare Inc. (BHI) from 2015 to 2018. Heather's earlier roles include Manager of Adult Outpatient Services and Director of Quality Improvement/Utilization Management at Community Reach Center from 2006 to 2014, as well as Director of Social Work at Centennial Peaks Hospital from 2004 to 2006.
Heather Piernik completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Education with a focus on Mathematics and Sociology at the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1999. Later on, they pursued further education and obtained a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Denver from 2001 to 2003.
Physician Health Partners
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Denver based Physician Health Partners (PHP) is an integrated team of physicians and healthcare professionals committed to supporting effective patient care throughout the healthcare continuum. Founded in 1996 as a management services organization, PHP believes physicians and other providers have the capability and responsibility to drive high quality, cost-effective healthcare for patients. PHP collaborates with more than 300 primary care providers in the Denver metro area who share the goal of providing the right care, at the right time and in the right setting. Because we were formed and are still led by physicians, we strive to support and enhance the primary care physician’s role in coordinating care for patients. We provide innovative tools and programs to help drive quality outcomes and more cost-effective healthcare to their patients. PHP is involved in several Accountable Care Organization (ACO) structures that serve more than 240,000 patients in the Denver area. Physician Health Partners is involved in the following initiatives: Aetna Commercial ACO Anthem Enhanced Personal Health Care Program ACO Cigna Accountable Care ACO Colorado Community Health Alliance (Colorado Medicaid) Colorado HealthOp ACO Colorado Pediatric Collaborative Independent Practice Associations – Colorado Pediatric Partners, Primary Physician Partners, South Metro Primary Care Medicare Shared Savings Program (Medicare) UnitedHealthcare Commercial ACO UnitedHealthcare AARP Medicare Complete (Medicare Advantage)