NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Prime today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Pranil Vadgama as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President, effective immediately. Vadgama was hired to lead Health Prime as it enters a new phase of growth, focused on customer management and continued technology innovation to lessen the administrative and financial burden on physicians.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on the financial wellness of hospitals, surgery centers and physician groups across the country,” says Vadgama. “During this challenging time, Health Prime is in the unique position to drive transformational change to ensure that physicians are paid properly. And, by lessening the administrative burden, physicians can focus efforts on what matters most, patients. I am honored to lead this charge.”

According to the Board of Directors, Vadgama's expertise in managing multiple large-scale initiatives, from strategic planning through execution, and his global leadership in driving productivity make him the ideal choice for this role. Vadgama's experience building a strong work culture and proven success in developing high performance teams at scale will be essential to support the company’s rapid growth while maintaining the exceptional level of service that Health Prime’s customers have become accustomed to.

Under Vadgama’s leadership, Health Prime will continue to advance its technology and service offerings, including the company’s flagship revenue cycle management and analysis platform, Datalytics. Datalytics lets physicians monitor the health of their medical practice by providing transparency into the medical billing collections process. The ability to identify areas that need improvement allows practices to make adjustments to ensure maximum reimbursement is received.

Prior to joining Health Prime, Vadgama held the position of Executive Vice President for Global Corporate Scaling at R1 RCM in India, where he led operations, technology infrastructure, procurement, and process improvement across the company. He has more than 25 years of diverse experience in international management. Vadgama's involvement across multiple industries, operations and geographies was key for his appointment with Health Prime.

Health Prime operates globally with a presence in the U.S., India, and Costa Rica. The company takes a holistic approach to Revenue Cycle Management and Practice Optimization, combining expert services and analytical technology. Health Prime makes managing a practice significantly easier, improving the well-being of physicians, patients, and health care practices.

To learn more about Health Prime, visit https://www.hpiinc.com/

About Health Prime

Founded in 2004, Health Prime is a practice optimization company that serves as a strategic partner for value-based care organizations in today's modern consumer health care marketplace. Created by physicians for physicians, Health Prime's transformative technology solutions and services optimize everyday medical practices, improve profitability, increase patient and provider satisfaction, and manage value-based care.