Intermountain leaders founded Castell in May of 2019 to accelerate the adoption of value-based care models, which promote quality outcomes for patients and help drive down the cost of care. Over the past three years, Castell has grown to include more than 450 caregivers. The organization remains dedicated to creating alignment for hospital, physician, insurer, and patient, and to expanding its network of care to help more people stay healthy and spend less on healthcare.
Dr. JP Valin
Intermountain is now updating Castell’s executive-level leadership to continue to position Castell for success and better align work with clinical delivery networks across Intermountain. The Castell team historically reported up to Marti Lolli, president and CEO of Intermountain’s insurance organization, SelectHealth. The team will now report up through JP Valin, MD, Intermountain’s chief clinical officer.
“Given the importance of provider alignment and engagement in value-based care models, there’s a strategic fit in more closely connecting Castell with clinical work across the enterprise,” Dr. Valin says. “I’m excited to continue to build relationships with the Castell team and to facilitate connections across the clinical continuum of care. I want to thank Marti for her leadership and for her partnership in supporting a smooth transition for the Castell team.”
Additionally, Jay Zerwekh has been named as the president and CEO of Castell, after having served in the interim role since April 4.
Jay Zerwekh
“From Castell’s perspective, this formal alignment reflects the reality that Castell and the Medical Group have been collaborators and partners for years,” Jay says. “Population health work began in the Medical Group with a handful of staff supporting the population health efforts. As capabilities grew, the decision was made to create Castell in 2019 to focus and refine the work that began in the Medical Group and continues today as an ongoing, vital partnership.”
These changes are effective immediately.
Here are brief leader bios for Dr. Valin and Jay Zerwekh:
About JP Valin, MD
JP Valin, MD, is the chief clinical officer for Intermountain Healthcare. He first joined SCL Health as president of Medical Group and Provider Services in September 2016, and assumed the role of executive vice president and chief clinical officer in February 2018. He assumed his current role after Intermountain Healthcare and SCL Health merged in April. Before joining SCL Health, Dr. Valin spent 10 years in various leadership roles with Banner Health in Colorado. He practiced clinically for 15 years as both a full scope general internist and as a full-time hospitalist. He’s a graduate of Georgetown University and New York Medical College.
Dr. Valin holds a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the Health Management Academy/University of Providence. View Dr. Valin’s full bio.
About Jay Zerwekh
Jay has built a distinguished career in healthcare administration and leadership, having served as a healthcare executive in medical group, health plan, and hospital settings over the course of 20 years. This experience, coupled with 15 years spent consulting in health systems, hospitals, and medical groups across the country, has allowed him to understand how best to engage each type of organization involved in population health. Jay has a passion for population health work and the impact it has on the overall health and wellbeing of patients and communities served under the value-based care model. His interest in this work began during his graduate studies at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health.
Jay has a Master of Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts from Clark University.
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