LCDR John Tempesco

Navy | Medical Service Corps Officer

Dates of Service: Apr 1974 - Oct 1995

RETIRED

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Commissioning Source: Direct Commission, Apr 1982

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Bio

After retiring from the Navy, I worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC for 13 years in different capacities and subsidiaries. The subsidiary was sold and I took a job in Nashville for 5 years at a start-up associated with Vanderbilt. I worked for a start-up in Silicon Valley for 2 years before returning to BCBS back in Columbia until now-Palmetto GBA. I was ordained a Catholic deacon in 2016.

Military Experiences

Jun 1992 - Oct 1995

Medical Service Corps Officer

NHC Portsmouth, NAVMED East, BUMED, Shore Commands | Portsmouth, VA

Worked in the Managed Care Office of Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA as the liaison between the CO and the original Tricare Office for the Tidewater area. Worked on both internal and external partnership programs, developing the first Healthcare Finder office, implementing a true Tri-service collaborative healthcare delivery system. Finished up my last year as the OIC of Building One, the oldest continuously running hospital in the United States. Retired.

Jun 1989 - Jun 1992

Medical Service Corps Officer

NHC Charleston, NAVMED East, BUMED, Shore Commands | Charleston, SC

Was assigned to the Managed Care Office for administrate the Catchment Area Management Demonstration Project for the Charleston Catchment Area. Work with Capt Taylor Cook MD to develop the first triple option healthcare plan for the military (PPO, HMO, and standard) and worked with Congress to implement Tricare for Life benefits. Testified before congress on the benefits of managed care within the military.

Apr 1988 - Jun 1989

Medical Service Corps Officer

NH Beaufort, NAVMED East, BUMED, Shore Commands | Beaufort, SC

Administrative Resident rotating through the various departments of the hospital, created some of the first Internal Partnership Agreements with local physicians for bring them into the hospital to perform medical care for military beneficiaries. Also rotated through local civilian healthcare resources in the Beaufort area while completing my thesis for the Army/Baylor Program in Healthcare Administration.

May 1985 - May 1987

Medical Service Corps Officer

Regional Medical Command NE | Great Lakes, IL

CIO of the Northeast Region responsible for Naval Hospitals Great Lakes, Philadelphia, Gorton, Newport and the various medical and dental clinics throughout the Northeast.

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