KIKI C. NOCELLA, PhD, MHA
President and CEO
Prior to
incorporating Believe Health, LLC, Dr. Nocella was the Vice Provost of Health
Affairs for the University of California, Riverside. During that
time, she was responsible for developing the vision, strategy, and business
plan for what will be more than a 100 million dollar operation at full build
out. Dr. Nocella worked with a variety
of faculty, consultants, and community groups to develop a business plan and
vision that ultimately was approved by the Regents of UC in July 2008. Additionally,
Dr. Nocella has written and managed multi-million dollar grants, as Principal Investigator
for each of the AHRQ HIT grants that built the East Kern County Integrated
Technology Association. Dr. Nocella has
turned around rural hospitals that were near bankruptcy, and has built and run
a sixty physician primary care academic practice group. Dr. Nocella holds
more than 17 years of quality improvement and HIT experience.
JAMI J. YOUNG, MPA
Vice President
Ms. Young brings tangible experience in designing, building, and
implementing Health IT infrastructure for communities and provider
practices. She worked side by side with
Dr. Nocella to acquire AHRQ HIT grants that built an operational regional
health information organization. Her
recent post as an Assistant Hospital Administrator for a Critical Access
Hospital provides applicable and current knowledge faced by safety net
providers. Adopting a collaborative
approach, Ms. Young aims to partner with communities and providers to enhance
their organizational mission.
KIM J. HOROWITZ, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer
Dr. Horowitz has practiced medicine for over 25 years as a Board
Certified Family Practitioner. Dr.
Horowitz is the physician champion for Health IT in his region, undergoing EHR
implementation at his own practice. Dr.
Horowitz possesses first-hand knowledge regarding HIT implementation and is an
advocate for provider adoption. Dr.
Horowitz provides the critical piece of “provider-to-provider” communication
for realistic outcomes.