Charles “Chuck” Divita III
Photograph: Courtesy of Teladoc
Digital care firm Teladoc Well being’s Board of Administrators has appointed Charles “Chuck” Divita III as its new CEO, efficient instantly. Davita has additionally joined the Board as of at this time.
Divita joins Teladoc Well being from GuideWell, a well being options group that features Florida Blue, the place he served as government vice chairman, industrial markets.
In that capability, he was liable for $23 billion in income and had accountability for Florida Blue’s particular person client, insured group and enormous/nationwide account self-funded companies, in addition to for the oversight of assorted supporting features.
Previous to his position as EVP for industrial markets, Divita additionally served as GuideWell’s chief monetary officer for a number of years.
WHAT’S THE IMPACT?
Previous to becoming a member of GuideWell, Divita was the chief monetary officer of FPIC Insurance coverage Group, a publicly traded P&C insurer primarily centered on the medical skilled legal responsibility sector.
He has beforehand served on the boards of Prime Therapeutics, Availity and Vim, amongst others. He has additionally served on the boards of the Ronald-McDonald Home of Jacksonville and Educate for America, and led the primary Coast Coronary heart Ball marketing campaign.
Divita is a Licensed Public Accountant and a member of the Florida Institute of Licensed Public Accountants.
“We’re assured now we have chosen an revolutionary and visionary chief able to delivering progress at scale, worth for our purchasers and constructive relationships with all our companions and colleagues,” mentioned David B. Snow, Jr., chairman of the Teladoc Well being Board of Administrators. “His mixture of enormous healthcare firm and public firm expertise make him an incredible asset to Teladoc Well being. We’d additionally prefer to sincerely thank Mala Murthy for her contributions as appearing CEO.”
THE LARGER TREND
Nationwide telehealth utilization elevated by 6.3% in November 2023, rising from 4.8% to five.1% of medical declare strains in comparison with October 2023, in accordance with a February report from FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.
An October 2023 study indicated that telehealth is successfully assembly the essential demand for pediatric psychological well being companies, which means that industrial well being insurers ought to leverage telehealth to deal with the scarcity of psychological well being suppliers for younger individuals.
Jeff Lagasse is editor of Healthcare Finance Information.
E mail: jlagasse@himss.org
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