TAMPA, Fla., June 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Avalon Healthcare
Solutions, the leader in technology-enabled laboratory benefit
management, today announced the appointment of two senior
executives. Barry Davis joins the
organization as the Chief Growth Officer, and Shantha Diaz is the company's new Chief
Operating Officer.
"We are thrilled to welcome Barry and Shantha to the Avalon
team. They are exceptional leaders with outstanding track records
serving health care payers and their members and providers," said
Dr. Bill Kerr, Avalon's chief
executive officer. "Barry and Shantha are joining us at a most
exciting time in our company's evolution as we experience
significant growth and increasing adoption of our industry-leading
approach to managing higher quality and more efficient lab
testing."
Davis is responsible for growing Avalon's revenues and services
through the company's national business development strategy. Most
recently, Davis was the Senior Vice President, Health Plan Segment
at OptumRx, a business of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), where he
led a cross-functional team managing a multi-billion dollar
business serving over 25 health plan clients. Prior to OptumRx,
Davis was a member of Catamaran Corp.'s executive team. Davis also
spent nearly 20 years in various sales and operational roles at
Medco Health Solutions, now a part of Express Scripts.
As Chief Operating Officer, Diaz is leading the ongoing creation
and management of critical technology and operational capabilities
for Avalon's lab management solutions. Prior to Avalon, Diaz served
as Chief Operating Officer of Neighborhood Health Plan of
Rhode Island, overseeing a
doubling of the plan's membership and revenues. Previously, Diaz
was Staff Vice President of Medical Business Solutions at Anthem
(NYSE: ANTM). Diaz also has over 20 years' experience in
information technology roles, including as Manager of Application
Development at Humana.
About Avalon Healthcare Solutions
Headquartered in
Tampa, Fla., Avalon is a
comprehensive laboratory benefit manager using clinical science and
information technology to help physicians, consumers, and payers
administer the cost effective use of thousands of diagnostic
laboratory tests. Avalon leverages evidence-based medical science
to develop and deploy lab policies and proprietary software through
our national network of providers in the dynamic, complex lab
environment. For more information about Avalon, visit
www.avalonhcs.com.
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