Jay Schechtman M.D., MBA — Chief Medical Officer at The Health First Group

Dr. Jay Schechtman, MD, MBA has been Chief Medical Officer at HealthFirst Inc., since 1999 and served as its Senior Vice President. Dr. Schechtman has worked for numerous MSO clients to assure that claims are adjudicated according to client medical policies as well as assuring maximum HEDIS performance. He served for managed care organizations in both commercial lines of business and government programs. Dr. Schechtman has significant market experience in medical cost reduction through medical management, ancillary and network initiatives. Prior to working in managed care, Dr. Schechtman worked as a full time Academic Physician. Major accomplishments include HEDIS turn-around, provider profiling initiatives and member and provider incentive programs. Dr. Schechtman is involved at the onset of all RFP's to assure that client's payment, authorization and quality needs are addressed through implementation. Dr. Schechtman serves as an Assistant clinical professor of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Schechtman is board-certified in Rehabilitation Medicine and was Chief Resident at Mount Sinai in New York. Dr. Schechtman obtained a MD degree from Mount Sinai and an MBA from the combined healthcare program of Mount Sinai and Baruch College.