YoloCares names new palliative-care director

Special to The Enterprise

YoloCares named Lisa Adams the new director of palliative care and patient access, an exciting development for YoloCares’ second longest-running employee. Adams has been a friendly face at YoloCares for 21 years, starting as a part-time medical records filing clerk in 1998. In the early 2000s, Adams’s role increased to full-time as she took on more administrative tasks, helping with the volunteer and bereavement departments along with her work in medical records.

Adams was also a parttime student studying behavioral sciences and health information technology. In 2019 she graduated with a double major and was promoted to manager of patient access.

When asked what motivated her to apply for the

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position, Adams says, “It was an excellent opportunity for growth and I wanted to continue to grow with the agency.” Her history with YoloCares sets her up for success in her new title as she’s had her hand in nearly every nonclinical department at one point in time. “After 21 years of watching the

Adams wants to focus on sustainability by expanding billing and payor contracting which would allow for the expansion of palliative care services to a wider community.

Annie Oberholtzer of Davis earned a spot on the dean’s list at Missouri State University. Each semester, students at Missouri State who attain academic excellence are agency evolve, adapt, and grow, I feel like I’m ready to take an active role in leading YoloCares.”

When it comes to working with a team, Adams prefers to work in the trenches alongside her employees. She sees herself as a hands-on manager so that she can understand how to be most helpful to her team.

As for the future of the palliative care program, named to the dean’s list.

For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale). Oberholtzer was among more than 5,000 students named to the fall 2022 dean’s list.

Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive university system with a mission in public affairs. Its purpose is to develop fully educated people with a focus on ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. For information, visit www. missouristate.edu. yourquizmaster.com.

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Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman