Healthcare Industry Veteran Named New CEO of Avisena
Joseph P. Radigan to Usher in New Era of Growth, Innovation & Expansion
MIAMI, Florida, July 12, 2011 — Avisena, one of the nation’s leading providers of revenue cycle management software and services for physician practices, today announced that Joseph P. Radigan, has joined Avisena as chief executive officer. Radigan will serve Avisena’s growing universe of provider clients, lead their strategic expansion into new markets, and direct the development of new product and services.
Radigan brings more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare services and healthcare technology sectors. He served as COO of the international healthcare claims and cost containment firm, Hygeia Corporation and helped transform much-admired organizations, such as Beech Street Corporation, John Alden Life Insurance Company, Equicor (Equitable/HCA), HealthcareUSA, and CIGNA Corporation. Radigan has also applied his educational background (B.S., Public Administration - Health Services) and consulting talents to several health assistance organizations, including International SOS Assistance and GlobalCare.
“I have a passion about the use of technology to help people change their lives,” stated Radigan. “I am honored to be joining Avisena as CEO at this exciting time. This is a great, young company already steeped with accomplishment, highly innovative products and services, extremely skilled and dedicated employees, and a solid reputation for client service. I am eager to lead Avisena and build on this momentum to grow our business by helping our clients be even more successful.”
“We are delighted to welcome Joe Radigan as a director and CEO,” said Tim Langloss, Avisena board member and co-founder of WFD Ventures. “He is the right leader for Avisena — a thoughtful, client-focused executive with deep industry expertise and a proven track record of building innovative healthcare service companies. His understanding of how providers, payers, and patients interact and his ideas on how to make these interactions easier will make a big impact on our customers and our product offering.”
Under Radigan’s leadership, Avisena intends to build upon its best-in-class billing and collections results and high client satisfaction. Supporting successes and efforts to deliver a broader range of solutions for Avisena clients are already underway:
- Avisena operational metrics are at record levels in both quality and effectiveness;
- Avisena has expanded its analytical capabilities to empower their Practice Consultants to uncover even more hidden savings and revenue;
- Avisena recently closed on $2.5 million of additional debt facility to support its growth and expansion;
- Avisena is ahead of the industry and even its internal plan to ensure a seamless ICD-10 transition;
- Avisena will soon integrate a world class patient portal to its system to support the growing patient financial responsibility of its client partners.
About Avisena:
Avisena is a revenue-cycle management company that provides fully-integrated software and comprehensive support services to help physician practices increase collections, reduce costs, and improve operating efficiency. Based in Miami, the Company delivers on-demand insight into practice productivity and results that optimize workflow and improve financial performance. For more information, call 877-889-4117 or visit www.avisena.com.