Karina Anderson of Pittsford has accepted the role of director of practice management for UR Medicine Thompson Health effective Dec. 4.
Anderson holds a bachelor’s in business administration from Colorado Mountain College and a master’s in leadership in health care systems from the University of Rochester. She first joined UR Medicine 10 years ago, serving as manager of OB-GYN, the perinatal center, the nursery and OB education for Highland Hospital in Rochester.
In 2017, Anderson came to Thompson as its patient access manager. Most recently, she has served as a per diem IT analyst in Thompson’s consolidated business office while working as the full-time operations manager for Highland Hospital’s Highland Family Medicine.
In her new role with Thompson, she will oversee 13 primary care practices spread out over a three-county area. She will assist the health system with continuing to grow its primary care base, which currently encompasses approximately 62,000 patients and is the largest primary care network in the Finger Lakes. In 2024, Thompson primary care practices will be transitioning to a new electronic health record system, with Anderson at the helm.
“During her time with Thompson, Karina has played a key role in several monumental initiatives benefiting both our patients and our associates,” said Thompson Health Executive Vice President and COO Kurt M. Koczent. “She brings a wealth of experience to her new role and we are confident she will provide the leadership our practices require in order to continue to meet the needs of the communities we serve.”