Stephen Potts has been appointed director of quality operations for the Community Quality Alliance, a clinically integrated network (CIN) affiliated with Northwest Health.
Potts previously served as chief operating officer for Visiting Angels of NWA.
“Stephen is a multifaceted leader with wide-ranging experiences that are already providing value to our organization and those we serve,” said Executive Director Bruce Shepard. “Our patients and providers will benefit from his creativity and strategic thinking as well as his business and health experience.”
Potts’ education includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Arkansas and a Master of Business Administration from University of Phoenix. In addition to being a registered nurse, he is also a licensed respiratory therapist.
Northwest Health founded the Community Quality Alliance, one of the state’s first clinically integrated networks (CIN), in 2016. In 2018, the organization launched a Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Community Health Alliance of the Ozarks.