University of Maryland Medical System Health Plans
Amira Plaskett is a skilled Infection Preventionist at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, a position held since August 2023. Prior to this role, Amira gained extensive experience as a Medical Laboratory Technologist with the University of Maryland Medical System from April 2018 to August 2023 and as a traveling Medical Technologist with Aureus Medical Group from August 2017 to April 2018. Additional experience includes working as a Medical Laboratory Technologist and Laboratory Technician Assistant at Schneider Regional Medical Center from August 2015 to August 2017, and a Summer Intern at the Virgin Islands Cardiac Center in June 2010. Amira holds a Master of Public Health from The George Washington University, completed in 2019, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Howard University, earned in 2015.
University of Maryland Medical System Health Plans
University of Maryland Medical System Health Plans, Inc. (UMMSHP) was formed in 2015 when University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) acquired Riverside Health, Inc. Since 2013, Riverside Health has participated in Maryland’s HealthChoice Program as a Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO). In the first two years the health plan grew to over 25,000 members and served all but the three western Maryland counties. In 2016, UMMSHP launched University of Maryland Health Advantage (HMO/HMO-SNP Plan) on Riverside Health’s platform. Today, UMMSHP operates both University of Maryland Health Partners (formerly Riverside of Maryland) and University of Maryland Health Advantage (a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan). UMMSHP builds upon Riverside Health’s early successes in the managed care industry and continues bridging the gaps between providers and health insurance plans. The UMMS providers, facilities and health plans work together as Maryland’s Home Team for Health to create healthier communities.