Non Emergency Medical Transportation Accreditation Commission (NEMTAC) Proudly Announces New Board Member

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Aug. 21, 2018 - PRLog -- The Non Emergency Medical Transportation Accreditation Commission (NEMTAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas Allen M.D., M.M.M to our Board of Directors.

Dr. Allen is a board-certified internist with a masters from Tulane, who has held numerous regional and national administrative leadership positions for over 23 years after transitioning from his clinical work as a hospitalist. His career spans contracted and employed medical groups, health plans, large public and private entities owning medical groups, as well as CMO of a pharmacy benefit management company (now Optum RX).

Past employers include Optum's medical group as national chief medical officer (now one of the largest medical groups in the US), HealthCare Partners, CareMore IPA and health plan, Molina and now Heritage Provider Network, where he runs the NextGen ACO and develops company-wide medical management strategies.

"We welcome Dr. Allen to our dedicated and talented board," said Melissa Jankowski, Executive Director of NEMTAC. "We look forward to his contributions in fostering NEMTAC's critical mission to support the non emergency medical transportation (NEMT) industry.

"I am honored to serve on the NEMTAC Board of Directors. NEMTAC is transforming the medical transportation industry through its implementation of national standards, accreditation and certification programs," said Doug Allen M.D., M.M.M.

About NEMTAC – The Non Emergency Medical Transportation Accreditation Commission (NEMTAC) was established as a nonprofit organization to enhance and promote the quality of care in America's medical transportation system. NEMTAC standards represent industry best practices designed to ensure consistently high-quality customer care, safe vehicle operations and ethical business practices. In addition to accreditation, NEMTAC provides advanced education and training certificate programs to individuals seeking a career in the medical transportation industry. For more information visit www.nemtac.org.

About the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Industry – The NEMT industry provides a critical non-ambulance transportation link between patients and their medical care needs, including appointments with physicians and other services, such as dialysis, diagnostic tests or wound care. 17,000+ companies in the NEMT industry provide millions of transports annually for patients, typically for pre-scheduled services.  However, its estimated that missed care appointments due to a lack of transportation cost the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars per year. The medical transportation industry is rapidly expanding to meet this need.