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The Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York is a not for profit corporation formed in 2005 to bring together employers, hospitals, physicians, insurers, and consumers in a collaborative forum to address regional health issues. The Collaborative is the result of a merger between two prior collaborations, the Health Care Planning Organization (HCPO) and the Health Care Collaborative of Central New York (HCCCNY), which had similar yet complementary missions to promote access to affordable, high quality health care in the Central New York region.
Six organizational members came together through the merger process to form HAC-CNY: Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus), the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), the Hospital Executive Council (HEC), the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), the Metropolitan Development Association of Central New York (MDA), and the Onondaga County Medical Society (Medical Society).
The Collaborative’s core operating principles are to build understanding among members of the community, encourage cooperation, trust and the setting aside of individual agendas, build consensus, develop action-oriented plans and projects, achieve measurable outcomes, seek win/win solutions, provide transparency, shared governance and decision-making and encourage the candid exchange of information in a safe environment.
The Collaborative is governed by a 27 person board that, as specified by its bylaws, represents a diverse segment of the business community including: ten businesses, three health insurers, six physicians, five hospitals, and three representatives at large. The Collaborative’s board president is Orrin MacMurray, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, C&S Companies.
The Collaborative is unique among other regional coalitions in several ways. First, it is the product of key community stakeholders, hospitals, physicians, insurers, and employers, coming together voluntarily to address common health care issues and concerns in the absence of any external incentives or pressures. Second, its board is comprised of the key stakeholders needed to build consensus on regional health issues. Finally, board members have been proactive in identifying, underwriting and implementing priority activities.
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Robert J. Hack, RHIO Director
Mr. Hack joined Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York as Director, Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) in March, 2010. The RHIO Director is responsible for implementing the policies of the board and the overall administration, general management, business affairs, and growth of the RHIO.
Prior to joining the Collaborative, Mr. Hack was Director of Information Technology & CIO for St. Lawrence County in Northern New York. In this role, Mr. Hack led the County’s IT Department and was a contributing member of the County’s IT Advisory Committee providing resources and insight on issues involving telecommunications and information technologies. He was also appointed a member of NY State’s CIO Council.
From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Hack served as a company officer and Chief Information Officer for both Oneida Ltd in Oneida, NY and Marietta Corporation in Cortland, NY. Prior to these roles, Mr. Hack held senior management positions in Supply Chain Management and Information Technology for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY and Carrier Corporation in Syracuse, NY.
Mr. Hack brings extensive experience in leadership and the implementation of complex information systems and technologies. He earned a B.A. in Computer Science and Mathematics from SUNY Potsdam and a M.S. in Management from Purdue University.
Contact details here.
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Officers
- President: Orrin B. MacMurray, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, C&S Companies
- Vice President: Thomas P. Quinn, President & CEO,
- Treasurer: Paul Casey, Regional Marketing Manager, The Maxon Company
- David B. Duggan, MD, MACP, Professor & Associate Dean, Clinical Initiatives, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Board of Directors
- Joseph Augustine, MD, CNY Family Care
- Paul Casey, Regional Marketing Manager, The Maxon Company
- Robert Didio, Director, Human Resources and Employee Benefits, Stickley Audi & Co.
- David G. Duerr, Executive Vice President, Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
- David B. Duggan, MD, MACP, Professor & Associate Dean, Clinical Initiatives, SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Ann Gilpin, RN, Chief Executive Officer, Oswego Health
- Bridget Hart, R.Ph., President & Chief Operating Officer, Kinney Drugs
- Eric W. Hunt, Vice President & CEO, Information Technology, Welch Allyn
- Paul J. Kronenberg, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Crouse Hospital
- J. Kemper Matt, President, Dupli Graphics
- John McCabe, MD, Interim Chief Executive Officer, University Hospital
- Anne Messenger, President, Messenger Associates, Inc.
- Paul Muoio, President, Benefit Specialists of NY
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David Oliker, President & CEO, MVP Health Care
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David T. Page, MD, President, FamilyCare Medical Group, PC
- Theodore M. Pasinski, President, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
- Norman Poltensen, Publisher, Central New York Business Journal
- Thomas P. Quinn, President & Chief Executive Officer,
- James R. Reed, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Richard D. Semeran, MD, Private Practitioner
- Eric Spina, PhD, Vice Chancellor & Provost, Syracuse University
- James Tifft, MD, FACP, Vice President, Associated Gastroenterologists of CNY
- Arthur Vercillo, MD, President, Central New York Region, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Jeffrey M. Way, Vice President Supply Chain Management, National Grid
- Robert W. Weisenthal, MD, CNY Eye Care
Advisors
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The mission of the Health Advancement Collaborative is to bring together employers, hospitals, physicians, insurers, and consumers to address ways to advance high quality health care, access and safety in Central New York while decreasing or maintaining costs.
Our current priorities are to:
- Develop a community-wide electronic clinical information exchange focused initially on improving quality and efficiency around medication management and radiology and laboratory services.
- Identify options for optimizing the capacity of our health system through medical technology review and promotion of best practice standards.
The Collaborative is committed to fostering positive change in health care for the Central New York community.
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