- Create the best primary care network accessible to our entire community
- Provide a variety of practice management services to its practitioners that meet
or exceed national standards;
- Commit to mutual respect, loyalty and teamwork among patients, practitioners, and
all employees;
- Support UMC Health System and TTUHSC through referrals and education;
- Accomplish this mission in a fiscally responsible manner.
- Vision - The best place to work and the best place to receive
healthcare.
UMC Physician Network Services (PNS) is a physician practice management group formed
by UMC in 1996 to manage the hospital’s Community Health Centers and to develop
a broad base of primary care patients that would support the hospital and medical
school.
Since its inception, it has grown to
over 100 providers
representing all primary care specialties – family practice, family practice
with obstetrics, internal medicine, and pediatrics, complemented with mid-level
providers including both physician assistants and nurse practitioners. PNS has associations
with physicians specializing in podiatry, gastroenterology, pediatric surgery, bariatrics,
allergy and immunology, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatric development.
Our support staff consists of
more than
450 experienced health care
employees composed of nurses, ancillary services, and administrative professionals.
We have
approximately 45 practice sites located throughout
Lubbock and the surrounding area including community health centers, private physician
practices, and
urgent care clinics open seven days a week.
PNS operates health clinics at two Lubbock United Supermarkets. Combined, these
practices provide care to 385,000 patients annually.
PNS stands ready to meet the challenge of delivering quality health care in an ever-changing
health care environment and supports many of your physicians with management and
other services.
Paul A. Acreman serves as Senior Vice President of the UMC Health System and Chief
Executive Officer of UMC Physician Network Services. Paul received Bachelor of Science
and Master of Science degrees in Agriculture from Texas A&M University and holds
a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas of the Permian
Basin. He has earned certification from the American College of Medical Practice
Executives.
Paul joined the UMC Health System in 1997 as Chief Executive Officer of Physician
Network Services. Prior to coming to UMC, Paul performed as Director of Operations
and Director of Managed Care with Primary Medical Clinic of Odessa, Midland, Lubbock
and Houston. He has been involved in the healthcare industry since 1988.
Under his leadership, UMC PNS has been recognized six times by the Medical Group
Management Association for Superior Performance, twice by the Texas A&M University
Mayes College of Business as one of the Aggie 100 fastest growing Aggie owned or
operated businesses in the world and twice by Texas Monthly as one of the top 100
Best Companies to Work for in Texas.
Mr. Acreman is involved in a number of community and professional activities including
the United Way Development Committee, Lubbock Independent School District Foundation
for Excellence Board of Directors, South Plains Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Executive Board, UMC Foundation Underwriting Committee, the Medical Group Management
Association and numerous wildlife conservation organizations.
Mr. Acreman, CEO, was honored with the opportunity of sharing PNS’s success strategy
with Medical Group Management Association, Inc. (MGMA) Members across the nation.
Highlighted in the January 2009 edition of MGMA’s publication, Performance and Practices
of Successful Medical Groups, the Success Story featured PNS, highlighting the achievements
the organization has made since its inception in 1996. MGMA has long been the gold
standard for PNS and many other healthcare organizations nationwide which is why
PNS is honored to have been chosen to share their success strategies with others
in the healthcare industry.
Physician Network Services has grown tremendously under Mr. Acreman’s leadership;
staffing has grown over 600% and the number of providers has tripled. His unrelenting
mission is to make PNS the best place to work and the best place to receive health
care. Through his leadership, PNS continues to work towards accomplishing this goal.
Contact the CEO
Glen Frick serves as Chief Operating Officer of UMC Physician Network Services.
Glen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance degree and a Master
of Business Administration degree, both from Texas Tech University. He has earned
certification from the American College of Medical Practice Executives.
As COO of PNS, Glen consults, advises and assists the CEO in providing leadership
and direction in planning, directing and coordinating both patient and non-patient
care activities. Glen oversees the daily operations of PNS’s approximately
45 medical practices.
Glen started his career in Dallas, Texas working in tax consulting for a national
CPA firm. Glen then returned to the Hub City and joined Covenant Medical Group where
he worked for nine years holding several different positions including Director
of Finance, Director of the Emergency Department Physicians, Director of the Roswell
Clinic and Treasurer of the CMG Board of Directors.
Glen and his wife Kim have three children. Glen is involved in a number of community
and professional activities including Lubbock, Inc., Medical Group Management Association,
Healthcare Financial Management Association and American Medical Group Association.
Glen is a member of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lubbock’s class
of 2008. Glen serves as a Deacon at Melonie Park Church.
Chief Information Officer
Reyes Jimenez is Chief Information Officer (CIO) for UMC Physician Network Services.
As CIO, Reyes is PNS’s senior administrative leader responsible for information
systems development and solutions. He works with UMC Health System’s administrative
staff on issues of group informatics and patient care information including the
system’s complex electronic health records. Reyes is accountable for directing data
integrity and confidentiality of the medical practice’s patient care information
and identifying new developments in information systems technology. Reyes is responsible
for implementing and monitoring all activities that relate to PNS’s information
system, including functions such as physician practice billing, scheduling data
processing, network and system security.
Reyes joined PNS in 1999 working in the Central Business Office. He quickly exhibited
his talent for leadership and interest in information systems. Soon, he was promoted
to a leadership position and later assumed responsibility for PNS’s practice management
software upgrades and maintenance. In 2001, Reyes was promoted to Operations Manager
of the CBO and to Director of Management Information Systems in 2007. Reyes has
built a team to serve PNS’s growing need for information systems development, solutions
and maintenance and has been instrumental in keeping PNS on the leading edge in
healthcare technology.
Reyes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the University of Phoenix.
Reyes and his wife Angela, have two sons and a daughter.
Chief Financial Officer
Steven Maddux, CPA, is PNS’s Chief Financial Officer. Steven came to PNS from Tyler
Technologies, Inc., where he worked for nine years, most recently as Director of
Revenue Assurance. Prior to that, Steven worked for Ernst & Young in Dallas.
“Steven brings broad experience in all aspects of accounting and financial management,”
said Paul A. Acreman, UMC Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of PNS.
“His attention to detail will certainly help PNS continue its financial health and
benefit the care we provide our patients.”
As CFO, Steven will oversee the Accounting Department and Central Business Operations
as well as Corporate Compliance and Managed Care.
A Lubbock native, Steven holds a Master’s degree in Accounting Information Systems
from Texas Tech University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He and his wife,
Jill, have one daughter, Addison.
Chairman
In 1996, Dr. Vernon Farthing developed UMC Physician Network Services where he currently
serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. A vital member of UMC Health System,
Dr. Farthing serves as Vice President of Medical Staff Affairs, a position he has
held since his appointment in 1992. He is owner, and Chairman of the Board of Directors,
of Physician Network Association. Dr. Farthing has been a member of UMC Health System
Foundation Board since 2004.
Dr. Vernon Farthing received his undergraduate at McMurry College in Abilene, Texas
in 1981. He then came to Lubbock to attend medical school at Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) where he also completed his residency in Internal
Medicine in 1990. He served as Clinical Assistant Professor Instructor and Chief
Resident for the HSC Department of Internal Medicine 1990 - 1991. Dr. Farthing is
certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
.