The most effective method for the provision of healthcare requires a collaborative philosophy.

 

Crescent was formed in 1999 by a group of providers, representing both physicians and hospitals, who were driven by the belief that the most effective method for the provision of healthcare is a collaborative philosophy involving not only the traditional health providers - but also the patient, the employer and the community. 

These providers share the belief that the way to add value for our customers is to utilize physician members as the leaders of regional, community-based chronic disease management, supported not only in the providers' offices and hospitals of the region, but through employee education, employer-sponsored wellness events, and regional and national bench marking.
 

Our Staff:

Bob Peterson, MD, MPH, Chairman, Board of Trustees Extension 118
Co-Founder of Crescent PPO
15 years in medical practice (OB/GYN) - 6 years in managed care
Chief of Staff - Haywood Regional Medical Center
Chairman - Haywood/Buncombe Health Network
Chairman - Western Carolina Business Physician Hospital Organization
BS - Mars Hill College
MPH and MD - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Jane Boatwright Wood, Chief Operating Officer Extension 119
12 years of healthcare experience
- benefit design/human resources
- facility operations
- practice management
- PHO administration (Executive Director/5 years)
- physician recruitment
2 years Human Resource/Benefit Administration in manufacturing facility
Joined Crescent in February 2001 after serving on Board of Trustees since inception
BS - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MBA - Western Carolina University

Myrna Harvey, Director of Marketing Extension 109
23 years marketing and sales experience
12 years in  management/operations
- sales in manufacturing
- marketing/management/product development/
  managed care contracting - psychiatric hospitals
- marketing/operations/product development - PPO

Pat Hensley, Messenger Model Coordinator/Customer Service Extension 120
23 years healthcare experience
- administrative support hospital and physician
- business office operations
- insurance and managed care
- database analysis and reporting
- customer service support for provider and employer groups

Sandra Price , Administrative Assistant/Customer Service Extension 118
18 years manufacturing and customer service experience
3 years managed care experience
-accounting
-administrative support
-customer service
-repricing
 

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Crescent Preferred Provider Organization, Inc.
Post Office Box 968
Canton, North Carolina 28716

Phone: 828-648-7858
Fax: 828-648-9625
Toll Free: 800-707-7726
E-mail: information@crescentppo.com

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