Valerie Choniuk, MPA-HCA, CPXP

CEO

United States23 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 85+ Net Promoter Scores driving patient loyalty
  • 90th percentile CAHPS performance setting new benchmarks
  • Translating patient experience into measurable outcomes
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare Executive specializing in patient experience and operational excellence.

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Skills

Core Skills

Customer ExperienceOperational Excellence

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsBusiness Case PreparationBusiness TransformationCAHPSCMS StarsChange ManagementCoachingCoaching StaffComplaint ManagementCreative Problem SolvingCross Functional Team BuildingCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer AdvocacyCustomer Journey MappingCustomer Satisfaction

About

Nationally recognized healthcare executive and human experience leader with 20+ years transforming patient, physician, and workforce experience across hospitals, health systems, long-term care, medical groups, and value-based care organizations, including agilon health’s provider networks, Optum Tri-State, and CenterLight Health System in NYC. I blend human-centered design, behavioral science, and organizational psychology to deliver enterprise-level change in experience strategy, digital transformation, and workforce engagement. By translating the Voice of the Patient into actionable strategies, I consistently drive quality, loyalty, and financial performance. World-Class Proven Enterprise Results: ✅ 85+ Net Promoter Scores → building patient loyalty across multi-state networks ✅ 90th percentile ACO and MSSP CAHPS performance → setting new CMS benchmark standards for value-based care ✅ 4.5–5 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage CAHPS and HOS → unlocking millions in incentive revenue ✅ Improvement in medication adherence & preventive screenings → translating experience into measurable clinical and financial results ✅ Expanded access to care through digital, operational, and equity-focused patient engagement initiatives → reducing barriers and improving patient activation ✅ 3,000+ provider networks aligned → strengthening satisfaction, retention, and risk-based performance outcomes As a Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP) and founding member of The Patient Experience Community and Healthcare Reinvention Collaborative, I am a trusted C-suite partner who builds cultures of compassion, advocacy, and equity. My purpose: to reimagine healthcare delivery through human experience innovation, transforming care quality, provider alignment, and enterprise outcomes, one meaningful connection at a time.

Experience

23 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Agilon health

National Director, Patient & Member Experience

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · United States

  • agilon health is on a mission to be the trusted, long-term partner of community-based physicians enabling them to reimagine the patient experience and lead the transformation of care delivery for more than 100 communities across the country. We lead the nation in creating the healthcare system WE NEED – one built on the value of care, NOT the volume of fees.
  • I lead enterprise-wide CMS CAHPS, HOS performance and Value Based Care efforts for Global and Professional Direct Contracting and Medicare Advantage lines of business.
  • I collaborate with platform leadership, state market executives, national and regional health plan payers, 3000+ community-based primary care physicians and advanced practice professionals in 32+ independent medical groups to focus on our Total Care Model: People, process and technology to improve patient care experience and overall health and well-being for 700,000+ at risk patients.
  • It is my life's purpose to inspire, empower and partner with leaders to be incubators of patient experience innovation to create a halo effect to elevate market presence, reputation and drive overall patient recommendations and brand loyalty.
  • Together, we curate and integrate sustainable patient experience improvement initiatives and campaigns that emphasize the important role comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated primary care plays in improving perceptions of care experience, patient outcomes, lowering costs, and achieving health equity across our nation.
Working with PhysiciansOperational ExcellenceSocial InfluenceCustomer ExperienceCAHPSPerformance Reporting+9

The px community

Founding Member and Strategic Advisor

Aug 2021Sep 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Global · Remote

Compassion clinic

Chief Experience Officer

Apr 2020Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Global

  • Compassion Clinic is a psychologically safe space for healthcare professionals to decompress, replenish, and heal together through giving and receiving compassion. Compassion is the antidote of burnout and the very virtue that refills the cup of the giver, the receiver, and even the observer of the compassionate exchange.
  • Mission: to empower our healthcare workforce with actionable compassion tools to promote the wellbeing of patients and providers.
  • Vision: to raise awareness about human suffering and alleviate it with compassion globally.

Optum

Director, Patient, Customer, Provider Experience

Apr 2016Apr 2022 · 6 yrs · Tri-state Area · On-site

  • Optum Tri-State
  • FKA: CareMount Medical Group / Riverside Medical / ProHealth
Operational ExcellenceCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness TransformationCustomer ExperienceCAHPSPerformance Reporting+6

Centerlight health system

Senior Manager, Patient and Member Experience

Sep 2015Apr 2016 · 7 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area · On-site

Compass one healthcare

Systems Manager, Patient Experience

Apr 2013Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Tri-state Area · On-site

Brinker international

Corporate Training Manager, Customer Service Experience

Jan 2003Jan 2013 · 10 yrs · Tri-State Area

Education

Marist College School of Management

Master of Public Administration — Health/Health Care Administration/Management

University at Albany

Bachelor of Arts - BA — Dual Major: Speech Communication & Rhetoric and Journalism

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