BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edifecs, Inc., a global health information technology solutions company, announced today that Sunny Singh will transition to the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Venkat Kavarthapu will become Chief Executive Officer.
“It's the right time to transition Venkat to the role of CEO. He is the perfect leader to take the helm at Edifecs as we expand our product delivery capabilities to include cloud-focused SaaS services and solutions," said Sunny Singh, founder of Edifecs. "Venkat is both pragmatic and deeply passionate with an exacting standard of excellence, and an unparalleled understanding of the healthcare industry. He has proven himself to be an outstanding leader, and I have full confidence in his abilities to manage the next chapter of our growth while supporting our associates as CEO of Edifecs."
Kavarthapu brings a wealth of expertise to this role, having served in a number of senior leadership capacities at Edifecs over the past 12 years. He has been an integral leader for the company and has been working closely with Singh for months to prepare for the transition.
"Edifecs has a thoughtful strategy and vision and is well-positioned to maintain its leadership position providing solutions to Health Plans," said Kavarthapu. "I'm excited to take on this responsibility supported by a proven, high-performing leadership team, and I look forward to building on Edifecs' strong momentum to accelerate the company's growth."
Singh founded Edifecs in 1996 and has been CEO since, growing the company to over 600 employees and more than 350 customers worldwide. Singh was also instrumental in securing a significant growth investment from TA Associates and Francisco Partners in 2020.
“Sunny built Edifecs from the ground up with his extraordinary persistence, vision and leadership and as Edifecs' chairman, he will continue to provide his passion and guidance," said Ashutosh Agrawal, a managing director at TA Associates and an Edifecs board member. "With unanimous support from the Board, Venkat is clearly the perfect leader for Edifecs," added Ezra Perlman, co-president of Francisco Partners and an Edifecs board member.
Edifecs is a leading healthcare technology company with the mission to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce costs and accelerate innovation. Today, many large health systems depend on Edifecs solutions to exchange a significant portion of healthcare transactions with payers across the U.S. Edifecs technology touches more than two hundred million lives and the company is widely recognized as one of the most steadfast companies in healthcare IT.
About Edifecs
Edifecs is a premier technology company in the US Healthcare market with solutions focused on interoperability, workflows, value-based care payments and analytics. With innovative technology and solutions, Edifecs helps its customers by optimizing the secure exchange and processing of administrative and clinical data, reducing the cost of meeting various regulations, and automating workflows involved in multiple core processes within the healthcare ecosystem. Edifecs is a frontrunner in bringing new technology for B2B data exchange in healthcare streamlining business processes from "card to care," and reducing the industry burden associated with data provisioning at the points of enrollment, care, payment, and reporting. With the advent of FHIR and new regulatory guidance from HHS, Edifecs has emerged as a leader in easing the effort associated with achieving compliance with new federal rules and in making the healthcare consumer the primary stakeholder. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Mohali, India, an engineering center in Moldova, and has more than 600 employees.
