AMFM Healthcare, Cognoa Name CEOs; CleanSlate Centers Announces New CMO

CleanSlate finds CMO Dr. Claudie Jimenez has been promoted to chief medical officer at outpatient medication-assisted treatment (MAT) provider CleanSlate Centers. Jimenez will now oversee CleanSlate’s medical initiatives, including all behavioral health programs. She is tasked with leading the integration of behavioral health counselors and medical providers to drive holistic treatment. CleanSlate was founded in […]

Substance Use Disorder Provider CleanSlate Names Chris Bove CEO

Substance use disorder-focused provider CleanSlate Centers has named Chris Bove its next CEO. Bove previously served as the chief operating officer at D4C Dental Brands. He has worked in mental health before, however. Bove’s experience includes a stint as chief operating officer of Correct Care Solutions, now Wellpath, which provides medical, mental and behavioral health […]

CleanSlate Centers to Pay $4.5 Million to Settle Billing Fraud Allegations

CleanSlate Centers, which operates addiction treatment clinics across a number of states, has agreed to pay $4.5 million to Massachusetts’ Medicaid and Medicare programs over allegations it submitted fraudulent claims and performed unnecessary patient services beginning in the early 2010s. The Massachusetts’ Attorney General’s (AG) Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) negotiated the settlement […]

Massachusetts Attorney General Sues CleanSlate Centers

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is suing CleanSlate Centers for allegedly defrauding the state Medicaid program out of millions of dollars. Meanwhile, the national addiction treatment center chain says the allegations are meritless. The lawsuit asserts that CleanSlate submitted millions of dollars worth of false claims for unnecessary urine drug tests to MassHealth. On top of […]

In the Pipeline: CleanSlate, SaVida’s New Clinics; UHS’ Oregon Hospital Proposal

Opened CleanSlate Centers opens new Wisconsin location CleanSlate Centers, a Nashville-based provider of outpatient alcohol and opioid addiction treatment services, has opened a new location in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, bringing its number of facilities in the state up to 13. Overall, CleanSlate operates facilities in 11 states, nine of which are east of the Mississippi River. […]