Ohio Aging Services Network

What Ohio Aging Services Network does

Ohio Aging Services Network (OASN) is a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit network organization founded in 2014 to enable collective managed care contracting for the state's nonprofit post-acute and long-term care providers. The network was created as a partnership between LeadingAge Ohio and skilled nursing facility operators, and currently serves approximately 20 named member facilities — including operators such as Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, National Church Residences, Eliza Jennings, Maple Knoll Communities, Judson Inc, United Church Homes, and Wexner Heritage Village. OASN's core function is to aggregate these independent providers so they can negotiate rates, contract language, and value-based payment arrangements with managed care plans as a single entity rather than individually.

The organization's core products are organized around five service lines: (1) Managed Care Contracting Services that negotiate payor relationships on behalf of members; (2) a Quality Performance Program that tracks performance across 24 quality measures for benchmarking and Star Ratings improvement; (3) Credentialing Services delivered through a partnership with Strategic Health Care; (4) value-based contract opportunities tied to quality and utilization metrics such as hospital readmissions; and (5) an Interactive Provider Map that helps payors and discharge planners locate qualified OASN facilities statewide. Members also receive access to a network version of the Inovalon healthcare analytics platform at negotiated pricing, which underpins quality measurement and payment component tracking.

OASN's business model is built on annual membership dues (a subscription/recurring revenue stream) combined with managed services revenue from collective contracting. The organization operates with a lean 11–50 person staff, with management effectively outsourced to Strategic Health Care — where Carolyn Roten, Arlene Jaroscak, and Grant Swemba hold Partner and Senior Vice President roles. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Geographic scope is limited to the state of Ohio, and the customer base is restricted to nonprofit post-acute and long-term care providers, with no disclosed expansion into other states, for-profit operators, or adjacent verticals. The organization reported no app, no API, and no AI/ML capabilities of its own, and is reliant on Inovalon as its primary technology platform.

Name

Ohio Aging Services Network

Legal name

Ohio Aging Services Network

Website

https://www.ohioagingservicesnetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ohio Aging Services Network (OASN) is a Columbus-based nonprofit network that enables roughly 20 Ohio skilled nursing and senior care providers to collectively negotiate managed care contracts, share quality benchmarking across 24 measures, and access credentialing support through its partnership with Strategic Health Care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Care Network Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) (HLAFAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Managed care contracting
• Post-acute care network
• Quality benchmarking
• Credentialing services
• Value-based contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: OASN members pay annual dues that fund network operations, managed care team services, credentialing support, quality programs, and access to Inovalon platform at negotiated pricing.
2. Collective Contracting Services: The network negotiates contracts on behalf of members with managed care plans, leveraging collective size to optimize contract provisions, rates, and value-based payment arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ohio Aging Services Network (OASN) is a managed care network that enables Ohio nonprofit post-acute and long-term care providers to collectively negotiate contracts with managed care plans, benchmark quality performance across 24 measures, obtain credentialing support, and access the Inovalon analytics platform at negotiated pricing. Members pay annual dues and receive value-based contract opportunities, peer collaboration, and best-practice sharing in exchange for participation in the unified network.

Product overview

Ohio Aging Services Network (OASN) is a Managed Care network exclusively dedicated to Ohio post-acute, long-term care providers. The organization operates as a unified network platform combining multiple services: Managed Care Contracting Services for collective payor negotiations, a Quality Performance Program tracking 24 quality measures for benchmarking and Star Ratings improvement, Credentialing Services through Strategic Health Care partnership, and an Interactive Provider Map for facility referrals. OASN membership includes access to Inovalon at negotiated pricing and enables value-based contract opportunities tied to quality incentives. Members benefit from educational resources, peer collaboration, best practices sharing, and network advocacy. The core value proposition is that providers can work with payors as a collective network rather than individually, leveraging size and quality to optimize contract provisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OASN Network Membership A managed care network enabling Ohio nonprofit post-acute and long-term care providers to collaborate, negotiate contracts with health plans collectively, and share best practices to improve performance and outcomes for seniors.
• Managed Care Contracting Services Network-level contract negotiation with managed care plans, enabling members to secure favorable rates, contract language, and alternative payment arrangements collectively rather than individually.
• Quality Performance Program A quality measurement and benchmarking program that tracks performance across twenty-four quality measures, enabling members to benchmark, measure, and improve overall quality performance and Star Ratings.
• Credentialing Services Credentialing staff support through partnership with Strategic Health Care that collects and disperses plan-level notifications regarding member facilities, reducing administrative burden.
• Interactive Provider Map An interactive map enabling providers to locate and access qualified OASN member facilities across Ohio through a single contact point.
• Inovalon Platform Access Network version of the Inovalon healthcare analytics platform available to members at negotiated pricing as part of OASN membership dues, used for quality and payment component tracking.
• Value-Based Contract Opportunities Value-based contracting and payment incentives tied to quality and utilization metrics, including reduced hospital readmissions, enabling ROI enhancement for member facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Track performance across 24 quality measures for benchmarking and Star Ratings improvement
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LeadingAge OhiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOASN was created through partnership between LeadingAge Ohio and post-acute, long-term care providers. LeadingAge Ohio is a state association representing senior care providers, and OASN serves as a specialized network for their members.
• Strategic Health CarecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOASN contracts with Strategic Health Care for Network Management Services including securing competitive contracts and creating strong payor relationships, credentialing services, and a robust quality program. Team members (Carolyn Roten, Arlene Jaroscak, Grant Swemba) are Partners/Vice Presidents at Strategic Health Care.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• LeadingAge: National association for nonprofit aging services providers; OASN was created as a partnership of LeadingAge Ohio and is effectively a service-network spin-out of the LeadingAge model. Highly comparable mission and member-driven structure, but operates nationally and as an advocacy/association rather than as a managed care contracting network.
• American Health Care Association: National trade association representing skilled nursing and post-acute providers. Comparable in that it aggregates SNF voices for advocacy and payor relationships, though it operates federally and does not run state-level managed care contracting networks like OASN.
• naviHealth (Optum): Post-acute care management company owned by UnitedHealth/Optum that negotiates and manages post-acute networks for Medicare Advantage plans. Comparable as an aggregator of post-acute providers for managed care contracting, but operates from the payer side at national scale.
• CareCentrix: Manages post-acute and home-based care networks for health plans and offers value-based arrangements similar to those OASN facilitates. Comparable in facilitating value-based post-acute contracting, but works for payers nationally rather than as a provider-side network.
• PointClickCare: Leading electronic health record and care coordination platform for skilled nursing facilities and senior living. Comparable because many of OASN's members run on PointClickCare, which competes with OASN's quality benchmarking and Inovalon-based data capabilities.
• ProMedica: Integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, with significant skilled nursing, senior living, and post-acute operations. Comparable as a large Ohio-based nonprofit operator that could either join OASN or act as a competing internal network for managed care contracting.

Others

• Strategic Health Care: Healthcare consulting and network management firm that serves as OASN's contracted management partner for managed care contracting, credentialing, and quality programs. Closely intertwined with OASN's operations and effectively an extension of OASN's team.

Emerging players

• WellSky: Healthcare technology platform serving post-acute, hospice, and home health providers with analytics, interoperability, and value-based care tools. Comparable to the data/analytics layer OASN provides via Inovalon, but broader in scope and used by many of the same SNF customers.
• MatrixCare (ResMed): Electronic health record and care coordination platform for skilled nursing, senior living, and home health, owned by ResMed. Comparable to the data/analytics infrastructure OASN provides, particularly around quality measures and value-based care workflows.

Direct peers

• National Church Residences: Large Ohio-based nonprofit provider of senior housing, skilled nursing, and post-acute services and a current OASN member. Comparable because it both operates SNFs and has the scale to pursue its own managed care arrangements, making it simultaneously a customer and a potential alternative-network peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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