A dynamic and forward-thinking executive dedicated to driving value through data, analytics and AI innovation within the healthcare industry. I'm the Practice Lead and Service Line Manager for the Data, AI, and Analytics (AIA) Healthcare team for North America at Cognizant. With over 20 years in the payer and provider markets, I've spent my career working with my clients to leverage technology and data to improve patient care, personalize experiences, and reduce manual labor burdens. I specialize in growing new business and client relationships, kickstarting transformational initiatives, and delivering the highest value to my clients. Some of my specialty technical knowledge areas include data modernization, generative AI, analytics, reporting, conversational AI, AI document ingestion, digital experience, and RPA. Some of my specialty business knowledge areas include revenue cycle, contact centers, care management, payment integrity, enrollment, and reimbursement policy. My greatest pride is in my talent to recognize and grow talent - identifying and harnessing human strengths to create bulletproof teams of high performers who achieve exceptional results.I look forward to every day at work when I can find new ways to make my clients successful, change the healthcare landscape for the better, build and launch new programs, services, solutions, and business models and achieve results that make my client and their leaders thrilled.Specialty Subject Areas: Provider and Payer Data, Artificial Intelligence, GenAI, Strategy and Operations, Revenue Cycle, Patient Financial Services, Billing and Claims Management, Patient Access, Coding, Performance Improvement and Process Redesign, Technical Enablement, Enterprise Systems Implementations, Customer Call Center, RPA, Cognitive Intelligence, Care Management, Provider Credentialing, HIT, Advanced Analytics, Functional and Data Testing, Change Management