New health management appointment at PatientPing
Health technology company PatientPing, which connects providers to co-ordinate patient care, has announced that it has named former Division Head of Population Health at Epic Systems Corp., Sagnik Bhattacharya, as its Head of Payer and Provider Initiatives. The company said that Sagnik will leverage his years of healthcare technology product development experience to build and launch new initiatives within PatientPing. He will join the company’s leadership team to spearhead projects that leverage and expand the company’s regional provider communities to improve quality of care and reduce costs.
In his previous role, Sagnik led the creation of Epic’s provider- and payer-facing population health platform, Healthy Planet; prior to this, he led Epic’s ambulatory HER. In addition, he was responsible for technology focused on data analytics, case management, customer relationship management, physician and employer engagement, and health plan administration.
“Our country has an important opportunity to build infrastructure that facilitates co-ordination across care settings,” said PatientPing Co-Founder and CEO Jay Desai. “PatientPing is organically bringing interoperability nationally through clean, focused and intuitive applications that make it easier for all providers to deliver co-ordinated care. Sagnik's deep experience in clinical workflows, value-based care initiatives, and payer operations will help us lead the industry in creating new solutions that enable providers to deliver high quality, team-based care. In addition to being an incisive, forward-thinking innovator, Sagnik also happens to be a humble and kind person with whom I'm thrilled to work.”
“Effective population health management requires timely, reliable and relevant patient data to be seamlessly shared across care teams,” said Sagnik. “I am excited to lead the development of new solutions at the intersection of payers and providers to optimise clinical outcomes and improve financial performance and the patient experience. I am passionate about leveraging technology to improve the provider experience. The opportunity to build PatientPing's network to enhance communication and cut down on workflow friction is something I look forward to.”