ITASCA, IL (January 14, 2021) – Discovery Health Partners today announced that Sameer K. Mishra has joined the company as Chief Information Officer. Leveraging his significant health payer technology experience, Mishra will lead Discovery’s dedicated IT staff and evolve the company’s technology platform.
“Our technology is an essential ingredient to the solutions we provide our healthcare payer clients, so we must innovate in order to continue delivering profound value for our clients. Sameer has a strong track record of doing just that in this industry,” said Discovery CEO Jason Brown.
“I am thrilled to join the Discovery team and bring my technology leadership to the company,” said Mishra. “My background and depth with health payer operations and knowledge of enabling technology to solve complex business problems is a perfect complement to Discovery and their dedication to helping customers overcome today’s most complex payment integrity challenges.”
Prior to joining Discovery, Mishra served as CIO for Myers and Stauffer LC, a consulting services firm that works exclusively with government health programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. Prior to that role, Mishra served as CIO with Equian. He also previously worked with Accenture, Xerox Corp., and ACS, among others.
About Discovery Health Partners
Discovery Health Partners’ mission is to deliver unique, actionable analytic insights and technology-powered solutions to help healthcare payers improve payment integrity, increase revenue optimization, and maximize efficiencies. Serving more than 80 health plans across the U.S., including nine of the 10 largest U.S. health plans, Discovery has been recognized consistently for its growth and innovation—earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 list seven years in a row, the Crain’s Fast 50 four times, and a prestigious FutureEdge 50 Award from IDG for innovations in machine learning. For more information on Discovery Health Partners, go to www.DiscoveryHealthPartners.com.
