Claire Tamo Joins The Permanente Federation as Chief Financial Officer

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Dec 04, 2014, 12:00 ET

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Claire Tamo has joined The Permanente Federation ("the Federation") as chief financial officer. In this role, Claire will oversee the financial operations of the Federation and its subsidiaries.

Prior to joining the Federation, Tamo served as senior vice president of Finance and Support Services for University HealthCare Alliance, the medical foundation created for Stanford Hospital and Clinics in 2010. Additionally, Tamo spent 15 years at Sutter Health in finance leadership roles for medical foundations, home health/hospice, corporate information technology and hospital affiliates. Earlier in her career, Tamo served as lead business consultant at Kaiser Permanente for the implementation of the national eligibility verification system.

Tamo holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from California State University, Fresno and is a member of the Health Care Financial Management Association and the Medical Group Management Association.

About The Permanente Federation
The Permanente Federation represents the national interests of the regional Permanente Medical Groups, which employ more than 17,000 physicians who care for approximately 9.5 million Kaiser Permanente members in eight states and the District of Columbia.

About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve approximately 9.5 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to kp.org/share.

For more information:
Kesinee Angkustsiri Yip, [email protected], 510-267-7484

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