Quest Analytics Appointment of Chris Lance as Chief Product Officer

Chris Lance brings over 20 years of experience leading product and technology teams. He has a strong track record of building scalable platforms that deliver value for healthcare payers and providers. He joins Quest Analytics after serving as Chief Product Officer at Edifecs, where he helped shift the company to a cloud-based SaaS model, and at Avalon Healthcare Solutions. Earlier in his career, he held senior product roles at Evolent Health and Change Healthcare.

Chris Lance holds an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Danyell and their five senior rescue dogs.

"The pace of change in healthcare technology has never been greater, and health plans are under real pressure to integrate disparate workflows and technology systems for faster, better-aligned decision making," said Steve Levin, Chief Executive Officer, Quest Analytics. "Our clients need a partner who can help them take network management to that next level with confidence. Chris brings unique cross-domain payer technology experience and proven innovation skills, and we see the road ahead as a shared journey with our client community."

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"What excites me most about Quest Analytics is the importance of the problems they solve and the trust their clients place in the insights their products deliver," said Chris Lance, CPO, Quest Analytics. "Provider network management frames access to care, quality of that care, and member satisfaction for millions of Americans. I'm looking forward to partnering with our clients to build the network management systems that meet tomorrow's healthcare demands."

About Quest Analytics

Founded in 2003, Quest Analytics provides provider network design and management solutions used by more than 400 clients, including major U.S. health plans, health systems, state regulators and CMS. Its platform helps manage and monitor over 7,000 provider networks, processing more than 150 billion provider records each month. It also supports hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals in updating their data, and helps improve access to care for a large share of the US population.

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