Cognosante Awarded $149M VA Deal
Technology solutions provider Cognosante has won a contract to continue providing development and support services for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Community Care Referrals and Authorizations program. Worth an estimated $149 million, the award includes a 1-year base with two option years. Under the new task order, Cognosante will continue implementing VA’s Health Share Referral Manager.
Trowbridge Appoints Tom Hohman as CFO
Trowbridge LLC has announced the addition of Tom Hohman to its leadership team as chief financial officer. With 25 years of professional experience, Hohman will continue his leadership in managing finance and accounting operations. He most recently served as senior vice president and CFO at Cognosante, where he helped mature the firm’s infrastructure and integrated
Buchanan & Edwards Appoints Eric Olson as CEO, Carter Wood as CFO
Buchanan & Edwards’ board of directors has appointed former ECS Federal Senior Vice President Eric Olson as CEO, and former Cognosante Director of Financial Reporting Carter Wood as chief financial officer. Olson has more than 30 years of experience in technology-related consulting leadership roles. Prior to ECS Federal, he served as executive vice president of InfoReliance, supporting
NTT DATA Acquires Cognosante’s Consulting Division
In an effort to strengthen its industry expertise and geographical coverage, NTT DATA Services has acquired Cognosante Consulting, LLC, the state health care consulting practice under Cognosante. As part of NTT DATA, the consulting practice will focus on client IT strategy, project management, quality assurance and independent verification and validation services, according to the company. Specifically,
James Gordon Joins Cognosante as President
Government health IT solutions and service provider Cognosante has hired James Gordon as president, a new role for the company. Gordon joins Cognosante from Maximus Federal, where he served as division president and was tasked with the divestiture of the General Dynamics Information Technology portfolio acquired by Maximus Corp. Before Maximus, Gordon spent 11 years
Jennifer Bailey Appointed Chief People Officer at Cognosante
Health IT firm Cognosante has named Jennifer Bailey, a veteran HR professional in the government contracting space, its new chief people officer, the company announced. In her new role, Bailey will be responsible for all HR functions at the company, Cognosante said. “We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer to the team,” said Cognosante Founder and
EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Greater Washington Winners Announced, Attain’s Greg Baroni and Cognosante’s Michele Kang Among Winners
Last night, June 18, EY held its 2015 Greater Washington Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) awards gala. You could feel the anticipation hanging in the air at the always vibrant black-tie affair as the finalists waited to see who among them would be named this year’s winners. Among the many noteworthy finalists, last night’s winners included:
Eileen Cassidy Rivera Appointed Director of Communications and Marketing of New Editions Consulting
New Editions Consulting announced it has picked Eileen Cassidy Rivera as Director of Communications and Marketing. In her new role, Rivera is charged with venturing into the federal sector with a new business practice for New Editions, focusing on integrated marketing services, brand development and strategic communications opportunities in the Federal government.”I am very excited to join New
GUEST COLUMN: How to Take Your Marketing and Communications Strategy to New Heights in 2013 (For Practically Free*)
By: Eileen Rivera As a government services MarCom executive, it’s likely you’ve been in ‘2013 mode’ for a while. Over the past few months, you’ve submitted, fought for and defended budget requests to support your company’s marketing and communications activities this year. Throughout your budget planning process, you’ve been eyeing opportunities and new ways to
Cognosante Names Dennis A. Dworman Vice President & General Manager
Dennis A. Dworman has been named VP and General Manager of Cognosante’s Health Transformation Solutions business. Cognosante is leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations. “Dennis Dworman is widely known and respected as an innovative leader in Medicaid management and the future of health information technology,” stated Michele Kang, Cognosante CEO. “Dennis understands what
Demystifying Going Digital Roundtable Held by WashingtonExec MARCOM Committee
Last week WashingtonExec held its 6th Marketing and Communications Executive Dinner in Tysons Corner. Over 25 Marketing and Communications Executives from the federal contracting industry were in attendance. The dinner was sponsored by Bob Ragsdale, Vice President of Marketing at MicroPact. The company is a federal open architecture, on-premises and cloud based products company, specifically
Cognosante Names Eileen Cassidy Rivera Vice President of Marketing And Communications
Cognosante has named Eileen Cassidy Rivera Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Rivera will lead the company’s marketing, communications and branding programs. Rivera will report to CEO Michele Kang.“Eileen is a well-known communications and branding expert who will play an instrumental role in building Cognosante’s presence as a leader in healthcare transformation. She joins the
Cognosante Unveils New Patient Care Product At 2012 HIMSS Conference
At the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition, held in Las Vegas from February 20th to 24th, Cognosante, a leading healthcare IT provider, showcased its new transformation solution called eSante SmartStream. “We are truly connecting the dots with eSante™ SmartStream™, bringing the right information to the right place at the exact time it is needed,”
DC Heart Ball In One Week: Interview With Heart Attack Survior And Board Member Aaron Daniels
With the 2012 DC Heart Ball only a week away, American Heart Association (AHA) board member Aaron Daniels sat down with WashingtonExec for an exclusive interview. Daniels, a survivor himself of a heart attack, talked with WashingtonExec about his “grassroots” involvement with the American Heart Association (AHA) and plans for this year’s DC Heart Ball,
Cognosante Appoints John Calabro As Managing Director OF HIT Offerings
Recently, Cognosante announces the addition of John Calabro, most recently the Health Information Technology (HIT) Coordinator for the state of Oklahoma Health Information Exchange (HIE) Trust, as managing director of the company’s HIT offerings for state and federal clients. In this position, Calabro will lead the development of the next generation of modular Medicaid and
Todd Park Of HHS Speaks At WashingtonExec Breakfast: The Mindset Of A “Lean Startup”
Yesterday, WashingtonExec hosted a breakfast roundtable at The Tower Club with Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer and “entrepreneur in residence” of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Over 40 executives attended. The event’s gold sponsor was Cognosante, a leading healthcare solutions provider and silver sponsor was Salesforce.com, a leading provider of cloud
Cognosante Appoints Stephen Gantz As VP Of Health Reform
Cognosante has added Stephen Gantz as VP of Health Reform. In this role, Gantz provides solution architecture development, strategic planning, business development and sales support. Cognosante’s CEO Michele Kang said, “Gantz possesses deep subject-matter expertise in security and privacy, and is a thought leader and frequent author and industry event speaker on security and privacy,
Cognosante Awarded Contract With North Dakota Department of Human Services, Medical Services Division
Cognosante has been awarded a contract with the state of North Dakota Department of Human Services, Medical Services Division. Under this contract Cognosante will provide Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) services. Cognosante President Mark Shishida said, “Cognosante brings extensive qualifications and experience in claims management and the recovery audit process. We look forward to assisting
Joelle Pozza-Shreves Becomes VP Of Marketing And Communications At Cognosante
Last week, Joelle Pozza-Shreves was announced as the new Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Cognosante. Cognosante is a provider of information technology services to various state and federal agencies. Pozza-Shreves will lead Cognosante’s communications and marketing strategies while overseeing company events and social media. Michele Kang, Cognosante’s CEO said, “Pozza-Shreves will support our
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