PHOENIX, Ariz. (February 17, 2020) — The Board of Directors at Vālenz™ has appointed Amy Gasbarro as Chief Operating Officer. Since 2018, Gasbarro has served as President of Vālenz Care, the firm’s care management solution.
“I commend the Board for their decision to appoint Amy to this role,” said Rob Gelb, the firm’s new Chief Executive Officer, adding that Gasbarro’s leadership background spans two decades at companies focused on population health and cost management solutions for self-funded employers. “Her expertise, combined with her shared vision for the future of Valenz, make her an excellent choice to oversee operations for the next high-growth phase of our company.”
In addition to her leadership role at Valenz, Gasbarro is actively involved in committees that advocate for self-insured employers, including the Government Relations Committee for the Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) and the SIIA Political Action Committee. Such involvement ensures she has a seat at the table as a voice for self-funded groups, helping to steer public policy in support of favorable outcomes – namely, lower-cost, higher-quality healthcare.
Those outcomes are at the heart of everything they do at Valenz, says Gasbarro, where delivering on the company’s promise involves taking every opportunity to engage early and often for smarter, better, faster healthcare. As COO, Gasbarro is committed to supporting the Valenz team as the enterprise grows, and as its flagship platform – the industry’s first complete, end-to-end health administrative ecosystem – expands.
“Through the analytic and predictive power of the Valenz ecosystem, we are continuously broadening our ability to influence better health outcomes and reduce total cost of care,” said Gasbarro. “This is a very exciting time for Valenz, and I look forward to my new role in shaping a more prosperous future for our company, and more importantly, for our clients.”
About Valenz
Through a complete health administrative ecosystem, Valenz connects cost and quality data on a single-source, end-to-end analytics platform for smarter, better, faster healthcare. Valenz solutions integrate data from comprehensive care management services (Valenz Care), high-value provider networks (Valenz Access), claim flow management (Valenz Claim), and solutions for payment integrity, revenue cycle management and eligibility compliance (Valenz Assurance) into the ecosystem. For more information, visit www.valenzhealth.com. Valenz is backed by Great Point Partners.
About Great Point Partners
Great Point Partners (“GPP”), founded in 2003 and based in Greenwich, CT, is a leading healthcare investment firm, currently with approximately $1.8 billion of equity capital under management and 28 professionals, investing in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. Learn more at www.gppfunds.com.
As the innovators behind a new, data-driven ecosystem that reduces medical claim costs and promotes quality healthcare, Vālenz™ joins the World Health Organization in recognizing 2020 as the Year of the Nurse. Integral to Valenz’s services is its team of nurse case managers, who work closely with patients, providers, employers and payers to target the most appropriate levels of care before services are rendered, resulting in substantial savings for plans and members.
“Nurse case managers are essential to the Valenz promise of engaging early and often for smarter, better, faster healthcare,” said Amy Gasbarro, President of Vālenz Care, a triple-URAC accredited solution within the firm’s complete healthcare administrative ecosystem. “Their work improves quality and outcomes while also empowering our clients to move from reactive plan models to proactive population health management.”
For patients, nurse case managers are advocates for high-quality, lower-cost care – and many registered nurses on the Valenz team specialize in common and costly health conditions such as diabetes, cancer and pregnancy, among others. For self-insured employers and other professional stakeholders, nurse case managers help manage health administrative costs and quality by reducing expensive, unnecessary and/or preventable emergency room visits, hospitalizations, tests and other high-dollar claim events.
“Driven by actionable data — both individualized and aggregated — our Case Management solution ensures comprehensive care while minimizing out-of-pocket costs,” said Rob Gelb, Chief Revenue Officer of Valenz. “Our nurses serve as a central point of contact, guiding clients through treatment, so they can focus on what matters most — returning to good health.”
For all these reasons and more, says Gelb, Valenz is proud to celebrate the incredible impact of nursing excellence – this year and every year. For more information about Valenz Care, call (877) 601-2200.
About Valenz
Through a complete health administrative ecosystem, Valenz connects cost and quality data on a single-source, end-to-end analytics platform for smarter, better, faster healthcare. Serving self-insured employers, third-party claim administrators, brokers and benefit consultants, trust and labor organizations, stop-loss carriers, integrated healthcare delivery networks, and health/dental plan payers, Valenz solutions integrate data from comprehensive care management services (Valenz Care), high-value provider networks (Valenz Access), claim flow management (Valenz Claim) and solutions for payment integrity, revenue cycle management and eligibility compliance (Valenz Assurance) into the ecosystem. More information is available online at valenzhealth.com. Valenz is backed by Great Point Partners.
About Great Point Partners
Great Point Partners (“GPP”), founded in 2003 and based in Greenwich, CT, is a leading healthcare investment firm, currently with approximately $1.8 billion of equity capital under management and 28 professionals, investing in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. GPP is currently making new private equity investments from GPP III. Great Point manages capital in private (GPP I, $156 million and GPP II, $215 million of committed capital, and GPP III which has $306 million in committed capital) and public (BioMedical Value Fund family, approximately $1.1 billion) equity funds. Great Point Partners has provided growth equity, growth recapitalization, and management buyout financing to more than 100 growing healthcare companies. The private equity funds invest across all sectors of the healthcare industry, with particular emphasis on biopharmaceutical services and supplies, outsourcing and alternate site care, pharmaceutical infrastructure and information technology-enabled businesses. The firm pursues a proactive and proprietary approach to sourcing investments and tuck-in acquisitions for its portfolio companies. Visit Great Point at www.gppfunds.com.
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (January 9, 2020) – Vālenz™is pleased to announce that it has become a Diamond member company of the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA). Diamond membership signifiesthe highest level of support for SIIA and demonstrates a company’s leadership position within the self-insurance/captive insurance marketplace.
“We are proud and honored to support SIIA in its mission, and our recent decision to become a Diamond member reflects the strength of our commitment – and theirs – to serving the needs of the self-insured community,” said Valenz Chief Revenue Officer Rob Gelb. “Our involvement with SIIA over the years has been integral to our ability to develop innovative solutions that reduce medical claim costs and promote quality healthcare. Diamond member status is one of many ways we are giving back to an organization that has given so much to us, and to the self-insured community we serve daily.”
Through a complete health administrative ecosystem that connects cost and quality data on a single-source, end-to-end analytics platform, Valenz helps self-insured employers achieve smarter, better, faster healthcare at significant cost savings. By integrating data from its core services – which comprise care management, high-value provider networks, claim workflow management, payment integrity, revenue cycle management and eligibility compliance – Valenz delivers solutions that reduce total cost of care while improving health outcomes for America’s workforce.
The continued growth in the number of SIIA Diamond members reflects recognition by leading-industry companies of the importance to provide robust support to the trade association that is best positioned to protect and promote their business interests. This support has enabled SIIA to further improve and expand its membership service capabilities. Learn more at siia.org.
About Valenz
Through a complete health administrative ecosystem, Valenz connects cost and quality data on a single-source, end-to-end analytics platform for smarter, better, faster healthcare. Serving self-insured employers, third-party claim administrators, brokers and benefit consultants, trust and labor organizations, stop-loss carriers, integrated healthcare delivery networks, and health/dental plan payers, Valenz solutions integrate data from comprehensive care management services (Valenz Care), high-value provider networks (Valenz Access), claim flow management (Valenz Claim) and solutions for payment integrity, revenue cycle management and eligibility compliance (Valenz Assurance) into the ecosystem. Valenz is backed by Great Point Partners. To learn more about Valenz, visit www.valenzhealth.com
About Great Point Partners
Great Point Partners (“GPP”), founded in 2003 and based in Greenwich, CT, is a leading healthcare investment firm, currently with approximately $1.8 billion of equity capital under management and 28 professionals, investing in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. GPP is currently making new private equity investments from GPP III. Great Point manages capital in private (GPP I, $156 million and GPP II, $215 million of committed capital, and GPP III which has $306 million in committed capital) and public (BioMedical Value Fund family, approximately $1.1 billion) equity funds. Great Point Partners has provided growth equity, growth recapitalization, and management buyout financing to more than 100 growing healthcare companies. The private equity funds invest across all sectors of the healthcare industry, with particular emphasis on biopharmaceutical services and supplies, outsourcing and alternate site care, pharmaceutical infrastructure and information technology-enabled businesses. The firm pursues a proactive and proprietary approach to sourcing investments and tuck-in acquisitions for its portfolio companies. Learn more at www.gppfunds.com.
https://www.valenzhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SIIA-Logo-600x432-1.png432600Maris Panjadahttps://www.valenzhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/valenz-logo-1-23-3.pngMaris Panjada2020-01-09 18:30:142020-02-04 18:35:47Vālenz Becomes SIIA Diamond Member
Vālenz Appoints Amy Gasbarro as Chief Operating Officer
/in Announcements, Featured/by Holly LawtonPHOENIX, Ariz. (February 17, 2020) — The Board of Directors at Vālenz™ has appointed Amy Gasbarro as Chief Operating Officer. Since 2018, Gasbarro has served as President of Vālenz Care, the firm’s care management solution.
“I commend the Board for their decision to appoint Amy to this role,” said Rob Gelb, the firm’s new Chief Executive Officer, adding that Gasbarro’s leadership background spans two decades at companies focused on population health and cost management solutions for self-funded employers. “Her expertise, combined with her shared vision for the future of Valenz, make her an excellent choice to oversee operations for the next high-growth phase of our company.”
In addition to her leadership role at Valenz, Gasbarro is actively involved in committees that advocate for self-insured employers, including the Government Relations Committee for the Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) and the SIIA Political Action Committee. Such involvement ensures she has a seat at the table as a voice for self-funded groups, helping to steer public policy in support of favorable outcomes – namely, lower-cost, higher-quality healthcare.
Those outcomes are at the heart of everything they do at Valenz, says Gasbarro, where delivering on the company’s promise involves taking every opportunity to engage early and often for smarter, better, faster healthcare. As COO, Gasbarro is committed to supporting the Valenz team as the enterprise grows, and as its flagship platform – the industry’s first complete, end-to-end health administrative ecosystem – expands.
“Through the analytic and predictive power of the Valenz ecosystem, we are continuously broadening our ability to influence better health outcomes and reduce total cost of care,” said Gasbarro. “This is a very exciting time for Valenz, and I look forward to my new role in shaping a more prosperous future for our company, and more importantly, for our clients.”
About Valenz
Through a complete health administrative ecosystem, Valenz connects cost and quality data on a single-source, end-to-end analytics platform for smarter, better, faster healthcare. Valenz solutions integrate data from comprehensive care management services (Valenz Care), high-value provider networks (Valenz Access), claim flow management (Valenz Claim), and solutions for payment integrity, revenue cycle management and eligibility compliance (Valenz Assurance) into the ecosystem. For more information, visit www.valenzhealth.com. Valenz is backed by Great Point Partners.
About Great Point Partners
Great Point Partners (“GPP”), founded in 2003 and based in Greenwich, CT, is a leading healthcare investment firm, currently with approximately $1.8 billion of equity capital under management and 28 professionals, investing in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. Learn more at www.gppfunds.com.
2020 Year of the Nurse: Vālenz Celebrates the Impact of Nursing Excellence
/in Featured, Valenz Care/by Maris PanjadaAs the innovators behind a new, data-driven ecosystem that reduces medical claim costs and promotes quality healthcare, Vālenz™ joins the World Health Organization in recognizing 2020 as the Year of the Nurse. Integral to Valenz’s services is its team of nurse case managers, who work closely with patients, providers, employers and payers to target the most appropriate levels of care before services are rendered, resulting in substantial savings for plans and members.
“Nurse case managers are essential to the Valenz promise of engaging early and often for smarter, better, faster healthcare,” said Amy Gasbarro, President of Vālenz Care, a triple-URAC accredited solution within the firm’s complete healthcare administrative ecosystem. “Their work improves quality and outcomes while also empowering our clients to move from reactive plan models to proactive population health management.”
For patients, nurse case managers are advocates for high-quality, lower-cost care – and many registered nurses on the Valenz team specialize in common and costly health conditions such as diabetes, cancer and pregnancy, among others. For self-insured employers and other professional stakeholders, nurse case managers help manage health administrative costs and quality by reducing expensive, unnecessary and/or preventable emergency room visits, hospitalizations, tests and other high-dollar claim events.
“Driven by actionable data — both individualized and aggregated — our Case Management solution ensures comprehensive care while minimizing out-of-pocket costs,” said Rob Gelb, Chief Revenue Officer of Valenz. “Our nurses serve as a central point of contact, guiding clients through treatment, so they can focus on what matters most — returning to good health.”
For all these reasons and more, says Gelb, Valenz is proud to celebrate the incredible impact of nursing excellence – this year and every year. For more information about Valenz Care, call (877) 601-2200.
About Valenz
Through a complete health administrative ecosystem, Valenz connects cost and quality data on a single-source, end-to-end analytics platform for smarter, better, faster healthcare. Serving self-insured employers, third-party claim administrators, brokers and benefit consultants, trust and labor organizations, stop-loss carriers, integrated healthcare delivery networks, and health/dental plan payers, Valenz solutions integrate data from comprehensive care management services (Valenz Care), high-value provider networks (Valenz Access), claim flow management (Valenz Claim) and solutions for payment integrity, revenue cycle management and eligibility compliance (Valenz Assurance) into the ecosystem. More information is available online at valenzhealth.com. Valenz is backed by Great Point Partners.
About Great Point Partners
Great Point Partners (“GPP”), founded in 2003 and based in Greenwich, CT, is a leading healthcare investment firm, currently with approximately $1.8 billion of equity capital under management and 28 professionals, investing in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. GPP is currently making new private equity investments from GPP III. Great Point manages capital in private (GPP I, $156 million and GPP II, $215 million of committed capital, and GPP III which has $306 million in committed capital) and public (BioMedical Value Fund family, approximately $1.1 billion) equity funds. Great Point Partners has provided growth equity, growth recapitalization, and management buyout financing to more than 100 growing healthcare companies. The private equity funds invest across all sectors of the healthcare industry, with particular emphasis on biopharmaceutical services and supplies, outsourcing and alternate site care, pharmaceutical infrastructure and information technology-enabled businesses. The firm pursues a proactive and proprietary approach to sourcing investments and tuck-in acquisitions for its portfolio companies. Visit Great Point at www.gppfunds.com.
Vālenz Becomes SIIA Diamond Member
/in Announcements, Featured/by Maris PanjadaPHOENIX, Ariz. (January 9, 2020) – Vālenz™ is pleased to announce that it has become a Diamond member company of the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA). Diamond membership signifies the highest level of support for SIIA and demonstrates a company’s leadership position within the self-insurance/captive insurance marketplace.
“We are proud and honored to support SIIA in its mission, and our recent decision to become a Diamond member reflects the strength of our commitment – and theirs – to serving the needs of the self-insured community,” said Valenz Chief Revenue Officer Rob Gelb. “Our involvement with SIIA over the years has been integral to our ability to develop innovative solutions that reduce medical claim costs and promote quality healthcare. Diamond member status is one of many ways we are giving back to an organization that has given so much to us, and to the self-insured community we serve daily.”
Through a complete health administrative ecosystem that connects cost and quality data on a single-source, end-to-end analytics platform, Valenz helps self-insured employers achieve smarter, better, faster healthcare at significant cost savings. By integrating data from its core services – which comprise care management, high-value provider networks, claim workflow management, payment integrity, revenue cycle management and eligibility compliance – Valenz delivers solutions that reduce total cost of care while improving health outcomes for America’s workforce.
The continued growth in the number of SIIA Diamond members reflects recognition by leading-industry companies of the importance to provide robust support to the trade association that is best positioned to protect and promote their business interests. This support has enabled SIIA to further improve and expand its membership service capabilities. Learn more at siia.org.
About Valenz
Through a complete health administrative ecosystem, Valenz connects cost and quality data on a single-source, end-to-end analytics platform for smarter, better, faster healthcare. Serving self-insured employers, third-party claim administrators, brokers and benefit consultants, trust and labor organizations, stop-loss carriers, integrated healthcare delivery networks, and health/dental plan payers, Valenz solutions integrate data from comprehensive care management services (Valenz Care), high-value provider networks (Valenz Access), claim flow management (Valenz Claim) and solutions for payment integrity, revenue cycle management and eligibility compliance (Valenz Assurance) into the ecosystem. Valenz is backed by Great Point Partners. To learn more about Valenz, visit www.valenzhealth.com
About Great Point Partners
Great Point Partners (“GPP”), founded in 2003 and based in Greenwich, CT, is a leading healthcare investment firm, currently with approximately $1.8 billion of equity capital under management and 28 professionals, investing in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. GPP is currently making new private equity investments from GPP III. Great Point manages capital in private (GPP I, $156 million and GPP II, $215 million of committed capital, and GPP III which has $306 million in committed capital) and public (BioMedical Value Fund family, approximately $1.1 billion) equity funds. Great Point Partners has provided growth equity, growth recapitalization, and management buyout financing to more than 100 growing healthcare companies. The private equity funds invest across all sectors of the healthcare industry, with particular emphasis on biopharmaceutical services and supplies, outsourcing and alternate site care, pharmaceutical infrastructure and information technology-enabled businesses. The firm pursues a proactive and proprietary approach to sourcing investments and tuck-in acquisitions for its portfolio companies. Learn more at www.gppfunds.com.