EK HEALTH

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EK Health Services, Inc. announced the hiring of Stephen L. Kline as Legal Counsel and Peter A. Koch as Medical Network Provider Consultant.

“We are pleased to have Steve and Pete on the EK Health executive team”

Stephen Kline has extensive experience in workers’ compensation law and oversees EK Health’s contracts, litigation prevention and risk management. He is responsible for keeping the EK Health staff current on workers’ compensation laws and regulations nationwide.

Formerly with Armstrong Law Firm of San Jose, Kline has 25 years’ experience as a fulltime attorney, focusing on workers' compensation defense litigation for the past nine years. He served on San Jose Workers' Compensation Bench Bar Committee and is vice president of South Bay Industrial Claims Association.

Kline earned a law degree at Pepperdine University School of Law following a bachelor’s degree from Illinois’ Shimer College. He received a Conflict Resolution Training Certificate from California State University Humboldt.

Peter Koch is responsible for building EK Health's Medical Provider Networks (MPN) for Workers' Compensation. With extensive managed care contracting experience, Koch will help EK Health expand its service lines by establishing a footprint in California for developing and implementing MPNs for key employers.

His 20-year experience leading network development and operations teams for healthcare enterprises includes developing custom physician and hospital networks for national employers.

Koch was regional vice president of network development for Viant Health Payment Solutions, Lake Forest, CA, where he had responsibility for the Western and South Central United States. He was an executive with Multiplan, Inc., Irvine, CA, where he developed PPO networks throughout the Western United States.

Koch earned an MBA from University of Phoenix, receiving his BA degree in health science from California State University. He is a member of the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations.

"We are pleased to have Steve and Pete on the EK Health executive team," said Oliver Ostlander, vice president of operations and business development for EK Health. "Their expertise complements our growth and strategic direction towards expanding our workers' compensation managed care services."

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, CA, EK Health Services is a national workers' compensation managed care company specializing in case management, utilization, peer and bill review services to insurance companies, employers, for-profits and public entities, including California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund.

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