Paul Hovey

Vice President of Network Performance

Paul Hovey serves as Vice President of Network Performance at Innovista Health Solutions. Paul is responsible for all of Innovista’s market solutions and providing leadership and coaching to our market operators and physician partners.  Paul brings over 35 years of experience in managed care and healthcare operations. Paul joined Innovista at its inception and has held many leadership positions driving the company’s growth by establishing many of its market operations.

Prior to coming to Innovista, Paul began his career with Cigna of Texas and held positions in sales, provider relations, contracting and capitation management. He next joined Partners National Health Plan through its purchase by Aetna, where he managed provider contracting for the State of Florida, including responsibility for over 80 hospitals and the 8 major IPA and PPO networks across the state.

Paul next joined St. Francis Health System in South Carolina where he started Optimum Health Network PPO and Optimum Health Partners risk bearing PHO, and shortly thereafter formed a partnership with North American Medical Management (NAAM). At NAAM, Paul directed full risk capitation IPAs and PHOs as the Regional Vice President of the Southeastern Region. Paul’s other experience includes roles as the Executive Director for various local and regional PHOs in the South Carolina managed care markets.

Paul received his BS in Education from the State University of New York, Oneonta.