Innovu Forms Advisory Council of Healthcare, Insurance and Business Executives

PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Innovu, which empowers employers and their business advisors by integrating silos of employee benefits data to make informed decisions about their benefits portfolio, announced the formation of its Advisory Council. The group brings together highly respected provider, payer and employer experts who will further develop Innovu's strategy and future solutions and services.

"We've assembled a team of highly knowledgeable business and healthcare executives to provide fresh perspective on data insight, customer needs and future market direction," said Patrick Stewart, Innovu CEO. "We want to ensure that our products and services deliver the right data and analytic insights necessary for employers and their benefit advisors to make informed decisions that control benefit costs, positively impact the efficacy of healthcare programs and improve the care for employees and their families."

The Innovu Advisory Council is chaired by Ned Laubacher, an expert in health analytics and innovative models of care. The Advisory Council's objectives are to:

• Participate in working sessions with the Innovu management team to further develop the company strategy and respective solutions by identifying market gaps and opportunities.
• Provide insight into changing industry trends and healthcare strategies.
• Provide external analysis and recurring validation of business scenarios that are essential in achieving Innovu's business goals. 
• Provide experiential knowledge into the design, function and integration of Innovu solutions and services.

"Each member of the Advisory Council believes in Innovu's vision. We are each committed to providing input that shapes the company's short and long term client engagement, solution and service strategies," said Laubacher.

Members of the Council include:

• The Honorable Robert J, Cindrich, JD – Schnader Attorneys at Law
• Terry Dunlap – Principal, Sweetwater LLC, and Former Executive Vice President of ATI Flat Rolled Products Groups and Presient of ATI Allegheny Ludlum 
• John Frissora – Vice President, Hubbard-Bert, Inc.
• Thomas McClure, MD – Medical Director, Premium Solutions at Cigna Healthcare
• Dan O'Malley– Former Senior Vice President and Market President for Pennsylvania and West Virginia Markets at Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• Neil Quinn – Vice President and Director, Innovation and Strategic Risk Management at Oswald Companies

About Innovu
Innovu, LLC empowers employers and their benefit advisors to solve complex problems associated with optimizing quality, cost and efficacy of healthcare and benefit programs. Our cloud-based Innovu Horizon solutions allow us to integrate and analyze data from previously disparate sources – medical claims, wellness, workers' comp, disability and retirement – to reveal a true picture of the benefits landscape. With Innovu, CEOs and CFOs are armed with powerful scorecards and balance sheets they can use to make informed, data driven decisions about benefit offerings that best meet their employees' needs. 

For more information, visit www.innovu.com or Twitter at @innovutech.  

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