Physicians Care Network

History
Physicians' Care Network

1993 - Paul Rusinski conceived the idea of starting an IPA
1993 - Idea presented to Alachua County Medical Society; concept was presented locally and was well received; Bob Casey was the first physician to sign up, followed by 200 other Alachua county (Region # 3) physicians
1995 - First network access contract with PPO
1996 - First risk contract with HMO; contract with Phycorp for third party administrator services
2000 - Phycorp contract terminated by FIPA; Med3000 contract executed
2001 - FIPA # 3 10,000 covered lives; annual revenue of $7.2 million
2001 - InfoSource online resource for insurance verification, claims status and referral processing available to members.
2002 - IPA contract with ILS to make group purchasing rates available to members.
2002 - IPA contract with ClientTell to make patient appointment reminder service available to members.
2002 - Physicians' Care Network maintains two HMO contracts, covering over 20,000 lives.
2003 - IPA contracts with single payor PPO.
2004 - IPA contracts with multipayor PPO.

Board of Directors
Physicians' Care Network

Robert Ashley, MD	Family Practice	Gainesville
Thomas Benton, MD, Associate Medical Director	Pediatrics	Gainesville
Joseph Cauthen, MD	Neurosurgery	Gainesville
William Doyle, MD	Anesthesiology	Gainesville
Christopher Grainger, MD	Family Practice	Ocala
Joseph Hildner, MD - President	Family Practice	Belleview
Selden Longley, MD	Rhumatology	Gainesville
Clark McCoy, MD, Associate Medical Director	Family Practice	Gainesville
Robert Panzer, DO	Family Practice	Ocala
Henry Richter, MD	General Practice
Faith Sarfarazi, MD	Ophthalmology	Ocala
Elizabeth Sanders, DO, Associate Medical Director	Family Practice	Gainesville
Orene Schoenfeld, MD	Gynecology	Gainesville
Clarence Uy, MD	Internal Medicine	Chiefland

Administration
Physicians' Care Network

Kimberly Kauffman, MHS Executive Director	Sarah Larsen Administrative Assistant
Pat Hubrig, Vice President Medical Services	Debra Faulkner, Vice President Claims and Eligibility
Sharon Creech, Manager Credentialing Verification Office

Physicians' Care Network

History