Carrie Solomon Joins Vālenz® Health as Senior Vice President, Care Management
PHOENIX, Ariz. (April 12, 2024) — Vālenz® Health proudly announces that Carrie Solomon, MPH, has joined the executive leadership team as Senior Vice President, Care Management.
Most recently, Solomon was Senior Director of Clinical Strategy for Amwell, where she oversaw the clinical strategy and operations of 1.6 million virtual visits in primary care, urgent care, therapy, psychiatry, sleep, nutrition, and weight loss management. In addition, she led the team that drove the primary virtual offering for Elevance/Anthem members; implemented, powered and supplemented virtual health offerings for CVS Health and Optum; and recently went live with a nationwide digital weight loss management clinical solution.
“Carrie’s impeccable credentials are a perfect fit for leading our Care team in an increasingly complex, evolving and exciting future in case management, utilization management, disease management and member navigation,” said Chris Harber, Chief Operating Officer of Valenz. “She brings a level of clinical sophistication and deep understanding of outcome data reporting for members and clients that will be vital in fulfilling our mission of optimizing the cost, quality and utilization of healthcare.”
Solomon’s background includes serving in strategy and administrative roles at Boston Medical Center, where she assisted with the development and implementation of key initiatives to drive down Total Medical Expense while improving clinical outcomes and patient experience. She also acquired extensive health policy expertise, most notably regarding the Affordable Care Act, while working for several influential members of Congress on Capitol Hill.
Currently based in Boston, Solomon graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and received her master’s degree in health care management from Harvard School of Public Health.
“The tremendous dedication of Valenz to overcoming the challenges of our healthcare system and driving the best possible member experience makes me very excited about taking this strong care management foundation to the next level,” Solomon said. “I’m looking forward to further advancing our innovations in bending the cost curve and acting as a change agent in making healthcare more efficient, effective and member-friendly.”
About Vālenz® Health
Vālenz® Health is the platform to simplify healthcare – the destination for employers, payers, providers and members to reduce costs, improve quality, and elevate the healthcare experience. The Valenz mindset and culture of innovation combine to create a distinctly different approach to an inefficient, uninspired health system. With fully integrated solutions, Valenz engages early and often to execute across the entire patient journey – from care navigation and management to payment integrity, plan performance and provider verification. With a 99% client retention rate, we elevate expectations to a new level of efficiency, effectiveness and transparency where smarter, better, faster healthcare is possible. For more information, visit valenzhealth.com.