News & Updates

Nancy T. Maulick, MHS, PA-C

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Nancy is the Associate Medical Director of Quality and is responsible for Achieving Clinical Excellence® incentive program and population health management. She works on recruitment of APCs and helping to orient them to the Valley Preferred organization, Nancy is also in charge of assisting APCs in improving their knowledge. A big part of her role centers on quality metrics, which has been a key area in her responsibilities as Practice Lead at the Moselem Springs LVPG office.

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Michael Makela

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Co-leads the Maintenance of Certification and Quality Improvement Project programs. He also leads the operational component of Program Development and QA, working with Populytics and Valley Preferred technical/clinical resources to enhance and develop systems used for the ACE program, and for customer facing applications.

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Wayne T. Stephens

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Wayne is dedicated to building relationships with physicians and providers, and works closely with marketing to maintain an effective communication strategy. In addition, he coordinates activities related to ACE for Valley Preferred physicians and their practices, and supports educational events.

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John J. Stoeckle, MD, CHQS

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John J. Stoeckle, MD, CHQS, is Associate Medical Director of Population Health for Valley Preferred and the Department of Family Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). He co-leads the Valley Preferred Maintenance of Certification Quality Improvement Program. He serves on the Achieving Clinical Excellence® (ACE) Planning Committee

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Mark Lobitz, DO, CMD

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Mark J. Lobitz, DO, CMD, is an Associate Medical Director of Valley Preferred for the Hazleton region of Pennsylvania and a member of the medical staff at LVH – Hazleton. He acts as a liaison to bring pertinent updates and educational opportunities to the Valley Preferred member physicians in Luzerne County, as well as represent their view points in strategic decision-making as a whole.

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Kevin A. McNeill, MD

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Kevin A. McNeill, MD, is an Associate Medical Director with Valley Preferred, and a medical staff member at LVH-Cedar Crest. He practices at LVPG Family Medicine Hamburg, is a faculty member of the LVPG Family Medicine Residency program, and an assistant clinical professor of the USF Morsani School of Medicine.

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Jonathan Goldner, DO

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An internal medicine specialist with Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, Dr. Goldner received a Bachelor of Arts from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, and his medical degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Goldner is board certified in internal medicine, critical care medicine, and geriatric medicine.

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John D. Nuschke, Jr., MD, FACP

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John D. Nuschke, Jr., MD, FACP, is an Associate Medical Director of the Lehigh Valley Physician Hospital Organization, Inc./Valley Preferred and has been serving in LVPHO leadership positions since its inception. He is responsible for assisting primary care physicians with the transformation of medical care.

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Glenn S. Kratzer, MD

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Glenn Kratzer, MD, is an Associate Medical Director of the Lehigh Valley Physician Hospital Organization, Inc./Valley Preferred providing oversight to Quality Improvement and Physician Outreach initiatives.

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Jonathan Burke, DO, CHCQM

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Jonathan Burke, DO, CHCQM, is a Board Certified Family Physician and Medical Director, Clinical Services for Populytics. As Medical Director, he is responsible for the oversight of the clinical direction of medical services including care management and health promotion and wellness. Dr. Burke is also an Associate Medical Director with the Lehigh Valley Physician Hospital Organization, Inc./Valley Preferred.

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