The previous head of a questionable medical debt assortment operation has apparently moved on to a place on the American Dental Affiliation.
Till no less than July, Tim Steffl was president of the Middle for Shopper Restoration, a not-for-profit group that convinces hospitals to donate medical debt it then collects on utilizing a for-profit vendor, a apply that involved a number of business specialists.
The ADA introduced on Tuesday it had employed Steffl as president and CEO of its Enterprise Innovation Group, or ADABIG. He will probably be chargeable for making certain the group is worthwhile and meets strategic and monetary objectives. He’ll additionally create a technique for scaling ADA apply transitions, a service inside ADABIG that matches dentists with apply homeowners looking for associates or patrons.
“I am thrilled to be taking over this position with ADABIG and searching ahead to contributing to the group’s continued success,” Steffl mentioned in a information launch.
ADA’s launch didn’t point out Steffl’s most up-to-date position at CCR, the debt assortment operation. As an alternative, it mentioned he joined ADA from Dental Dental Plans Affiliation, the place he was vp of strategic growth and finance. Steffl’s LinkedIn web page doesn’t point out CCR; it says he left Delta Dental in January.
Kathleen O’Loughlin, ADA’s govt director, mentioned in a press release that Steffl was the perfect certified candidate for the place.
“His transient expertise on the Middle for Shopper Restoration was not thought of related to his potential success at ADA Enterprise Innovation Group,” she mentioned.
Earlier than Delta Dental, Steffl was president of Pivot Well being Advisors, the place he developed a commercialization technique for a big well being system. His longest profession stint was on the American Hospital Affiliation, the place he labored as chief working and growth officer and vp for AHA Options/Well being Discussion board. A resident of Naperville, Illinois, Steffl earned a Bachelor of Science diploma in enterprise administration from Ohio State College.
Steffl is preceded within the position of CEO of ADA’s Enterprise Innovation Group by William Robinson. Robinson’s whole compensation was $344,515 in 2019, the most recent yr for which the ADA’s tax info is offered.
CCR convinces hospitals to donate medical debt they’ve deemed uncollectible by promising to ship 20% of assortment proceeds to a charity of the hospital’s selection—usually its personal basis. To sweeten the deal, CCR’s leaders declare not-for-profit hospitals can report these proceeds as group advantages on their tax varieties, an assertion authorized specialists disputed.
Medical debt specialists Trendy Healthcare interviewed mentioned they had been involved that CCR’s exercise may additional stress sufferers have already been hounded by debt collectors and dissuade them from looking for future medical care. Hospitals have already run the debt they donate to CCR by their very own collections processes and deemed it uncollectible.
Steffl advised Trendy Healthcare in a June interview that when CCR helps folks fulfill their medical debt, they’re extra more likely to see a physician sooner or later. He additionally mentioned he was “very intrigued” by CCR when he was requested to guide the operation, which he mentioned is the primary of its sort in healthcare.
“Now we’re able to sort of bust out and inform folks what we’re doing and why we’re doing it and the way it is sensible for them and the way it helps their communities and the way it helps their sufferers,” Steffl mentioned in June.
