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On our sixth episode of The Front Door Newsletter, Architect Health Co-founder & CEO, Sohum Shah interviews health plan executive and physician, Dr. Darren Wethers. Darren Wethers, MD, CPE, is Chief Medical Officer of Atrio Health Plans. He oversees the plan's utilization management, care management and pharmacy services and is the clinical liaison to the provider community. Prior to joining Atrio, Dr. Wethers served as Vice President, Clinical Operations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona for 3 years and was the chief medical officer for BCBS Arizona Medicare Advantage plan for the preceding 4 years; he entered the payer space in 2011 as a Medical Director at Coventry Health Care and Aetna.
Dr. Wethers practiced internal medicine in the Midwest for more than 20 years, focused on HIV/AIDS and chemical dependency care; it was during this time that he became interested in administrative medicine as a career path. He earned his B.S in Biology at Morehouse College, Doctor of Medicine degree at Northwestern University in 1988, and completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Emory University. Dr. Wethers is board certified in internal medicine.
Architect Health's The Front Door Newsletter interviews healthcare executives, founders, and experts on healthcare innovation, digital health, and preventative care. The goal is to identify pain points in these spaces and paint visions on how to address them, inspiring decision makers at traditional healthcare orgs.
Architect Health is a digital health aggregator, navigator, and vendor manager that makes it easy for health plans and their members to access virtual-first care solutions. Architect optimizes health plan RFP processes in a consolidated and comprehensive platform, reducing admin burden and costs. This helps health plans realize digital health cost savings opportunities - up to a 7x ROI. Architect's Digital Health Quality Index has vetted and scored thousands of telehealth solutions on efficacy, company reliability, and health equity. Co-founders Sohum Shah and Sidd Hariharan have deep expertise working with health plans and have built care management programs and aligned technology for Humana and BlueCross BlueShield. Architect Health is backed by Drive Capital, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), Cherrystone Angel Group, Plug and Play Ventures, Service Provider Capital, and strategic advisors.
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By Hosted by Sohum Shah, Co-founder & CEO of Architect HealthOn our sixth episode of The Front Door Newsletter, Architect Health Co-founder & CEO, Sohum Shah interviews health plan executive and physician, Dr. Darren Wethers. Darren Wethers, MD, CPE, is Chief Medical Officer of Atrio Health Plans. He oversees the plan's utilization management, care management and pharmacy services and is the clinical liaison to the provider community. Prior to joining Atrio, Dr. Wethers served as Vice President, Clinical Operations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona for 3 years and was the chief medical officer for BCBS Arizona Medicare Advantage plan for the preceding 4 years; he entered the payer space in 2011 as a Medical Director at Coventry Health Care and Aetna.
Dr. Wethers practiced internal medicine in the Midwest for more than 20 years, focused on HIV/AIDS and chemical dependency care; it was during this time that he became interested in administrative medicine as a career path. He earned his B.S in Biology at Morehouse College, Doctor of Medicine degree at Northwestern University in 1988, and completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Emory University. Dr. Wethers is board certified in internal medicine.
Architect Health's The Front Door Newsletter interviews healthcare executives, founders, and experts on healthcare innovation, digital health, and preventative care. The goal is to identify pain points in these spaces and paint visions on how to address them, inspiring decision makers at traditional healthcare orgs.
Architect Health is a digital health aggregator, navigator, and vendor manager that makes it easy for health plans and their members to access virtual-first care solutions. Architect optimizes health plan RFP processes in a consolidated and comprehensive platform, reducing admin burden and costs. This helps health plans realize digital health cost savings opportunities - up to a 7x ROI. Architect's Digital Health Quality Index has vetted and scored thousands of telehealth solutions on efficacy, company reliability, and health equity. Co-founders Sohum Shah and Sidd Hariharan have deep expertise working with health plans and have built care management programs and aligned technology for Humana and BlueCross BlueShield. Architect Health is backed by Drive Capital, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), Cherrystone Angel Group, Plug and Play Ventures, Service Provider Capital, and strategic advisors.