MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NovuHealth, the healthcare industry’s leading consumer engagement company, today announced it has appointed Eileen Cianciolo to the newly created position of Chief Product Officer. With more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Cianciolo brings expertise in product management, data analytics and operations to her new role. Cianciolo will also be a member of NovuHealth’s executive leadership team.
According to NovuHealth CEO Tom Wicka, the addition of Cianciolo is key in helping the company complete its evolution to a product-driven organization. “We’ve already developed the industry's most effective engagement platform, along with a suite of products that help health plans address critical needs in quality improvement, member satisfaction and risk adjustment. And our future potential is tremendous,” Wicka said. “We now are seeking to accelerate product development capabilities based on client feedback and market research, we are delighted to welcome someone with Eileen’s experience and expertise to lead our product and leadership teams.”
In her role as Chief Product Officer, Cianciolo will be responsible for every aspect of product management, from conceptualization to development to launch to delivery and post-launch performance. She will lead an extensive team of product managers, product analysts, and consumer engagement and experience strategists, and will report directly to Wicka.
“Eileen is uniquely qualified to lead NovuHealth’s product organization, given her background in healthcare, data and product management,” Wicka added. “She has spent her entire career helping organizations use data and new products to solve critical healthcare challenges. Her deep knowledge and considerable talent will benefit not only NovuHealth, but our clients as well.”
“NovuHealth is highly regarded in the healthcare industry as a leader in partnering with health plans to create healthy connections with consumers,” said Cianciolo. “I’m thrilled to be joining NovuHealth in a pivotal role that will contribute to the continued growth and success of the company.”
Cianciolo joins NovuHealth from SCIO Health Analytics, where she was also Chief Product Officer. At SCIO she spent more than two years in charge of corporate-wide strategy, product portfolio and lifecycle, analytics team, clinical team and professional services P&L. During her tenure, Cianciolo helped build SCIO's product portfolio to include payment integrity, care optimization, risk adjustment and life sciences. She also established a company-wide product roadmap process and software development lifecycle to help streamline processes.
Before SCIO, Cianciolo was CEO of her own firm, CNC-OLO Consulting, where she provided consulting services to healthcare firms developing and implementing product strategy and product lifecycle processes. Before that she spent more than three years at Medimedia, where she joined as Vice President of Analytics and Reporting and eventually rose to Chief Product Officer. Prior to Medimedia, Cianciolo held numerous high-level positions throughout the healthcare industry, including Director of New Product Development at Anvita Health (now Humana) and Vice President of Product Management at Alere (now Optum Health)/ParadigmHealth. Earlier in her career Cianciolo worked as a senior consultant at The PCI Group, and as a Program Development Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
About NovuHealth
NovuHealth is the leading healthcare consumer engagement company, offering reward and incentive programs that improve consumer health and plan performance. The company leverages its deep industry and regulatory expertise and applies proven loyalty and data science strategies to motivate high-value consumer behaviors. Headquartered in Minneapolis, NovuHealth works with more than 35 health plans serving more than 15 million consumers across all 50 states. To learn more, visit us at novu.com.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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