Siva Namasivayam is the CEO of Cohere Health, a clinical intelligence company that aligns physicians and health plans on evidence-based care paths for the patient's entire care journey. Prior to co-founding Cohere, Siva was a founding partner of SCIO Health Analytics which served over fifty Fortune 500 healthcare organizations. Siva has more than 20 years of experience in utilizing technology and data to improve healthcare processes. He holds a master’s in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.
It’s time to stop thinking about prior authorizations as a transaction. Rather, PA is the start of a care episode that should be a smooth, well-coordinated journey for patients, their providers and their health plan.