IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) today announced that Gary S. Call, M.D. has joined HMS as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), a new position. In his role, Dr. Call will apply his deep expertise in medical practice, health plan operations, and clinical analytics to further enhance HMS’s payment integrity services for commercial, state, and Federal customers. He joins the HMS leadership team from his most recent position as corporate vice president of clinical programs for Molina Healthcare.
“We welcome Dr. Call to the HMS team, and in particular to the important work we are doing to broaden and expand the value we deliver to our healthcare customers across the nation,” said Bill Lucia, CEO of HMS. “His extensive experience in clinical operations and medical analytics will play a key role in further improving the quality, accuracy, and efficiency of our processes, as well as the value of our clinical offerings to the healthcare market.”
Dr. Call brings more than 25 years of experience in medicine and clinical operations to the new CMO role, including 18 years in a variety of leadership roles at Molina Healthcare. He maintained an active medical practice for more than 15 years while also serving as a volunteer faculty member at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Call is a licensed physician and board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
“I am very excited to join an organization that is among the most accomplished and respected leaders in the healthcare cost containment industry,” Dr. Call said. “I look forward to contributing to the data and clinical analytics that bring value to HMS customers every day.”
About HMS Holdings Corp.
HMS Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides coordination of benefits and payment integrity services for payers. The Company serves Medicaid programs in 45 states and the District of Columbia; commercial health plans, including Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and group and individual health lines of business; federal government health agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the Veterans Health Administration; government and private employers; child support agencies; and other healthcare payers and sponsors. As a result of the Company’s services, our customers recover billions of dollars every year and save billions more through the prevention of erroneous payments.
