Humana Names CAC-Florida Medical Centers CEO Mark Kent as Regional President

Humana, Inc. announced that CAC-Florida Medical Centers CEO Mark Kent's position has been expanded to Regional President with oversight of all Humana-owned, Florida-based primary care practices, including CAC, MetCare and Continucare.

In a release, Humana said that under Kent's leadership, CAC has grown to 19 full-service, multi-specialty medical centers, expanding its South Florida presence into Broward County, opening two new centers in Tampa and increasing its Orlando footprint to three centers.

Kent reports to Louisville-based Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD, who was named Humana's Health Services Segment Vice President and President of Integrated Care Delivery on Jan. 6.

Prior to assuming his role at CAC in November 2011, Kent spent nearly seven years with Humana in South Florida and at the company's corporate headquarters in Louisville, Ky., in various strategic, operational and business development roles.

"In just a few short years, Mark has made a significant contribution to improving and growing our CAC-Florida Medical Centers," said Dr. Ryu. "We're confident he will be a great asset in his expanded role as Humana continues our focus on integrated health and improving the well-being of the patients who visit our medical centers."

Kent began his career with Humana in Miami in 2004. He was responsible for operational management, strategic planning, clinic startups, and sales and marketing coordination for Humana's 51 affiliated provider centers in South Florida. His experience included designing, planning and implementing one of the first fully electronic medical record systems in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties at the time.

Kent later moved to Humana's corporate headquarters where he held several strategic roles, leading multiple work teams in operational and process improvements for the company's Senior Products operations.

In 2009, Kent was promoted to Humana market operations leader for Ohio and, prior to his time leading CAC, served as Market Vice President of the Ohio and Indiana Senior Products segment for Humana'sEast Central Region.

Humana, headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is a health care company that offers a range of insurance products and health and wellness services that incorporate an integrated approach to lifelong well-being.

CAC-Florida Medical Centers, a subsidiary of Humana, operates 19 full-service, multi-specialty medical centers in South and Central Florida.

More information:

www.humana.com

www.cacmedicalcenters.com

www.metcare.com

www.continucare.com

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