Bruce Wilkinson

Chief Executive Officer

Founder, Bruce Wilkinson, knows the ins and outs of physician connectivity, with a focus on electronic prescribing. He leverages technology and processes to solve business problems. Since 2002, he’s been active in electronic prescribing/physician connectivity within the healthcare industry. Bruce has extensive industry experience with Accenture, Express Scripts, ZixCorp (PocketScript), and CVSHealth (Caremark). He continues to lead in the development of healthcare standards through NCPDP and was previously active on number of boards within Surescripts. He has led or been a significant contributor for NCPDP Formulary & Benefit standards, RxFill Status, Electronic Prior Authorization, e-Prescribing Vendor Certification Requirements, e-Prescribing Reporting, Co-pay standards and Real-Time Prescription Benefit. He has also become involved in HL7’s DaVinci project for interoperability.

David Bradsher

Chief Technology Officer

With a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, David has over 15 years of experience in information technology providing a range of services within the realm of the healthcare industry. These services include developing systems using the F&B standard as well as HL7 to support clinical operations, managing large Storage Area Networks (SANs) and maintaining enterprise backup environments. In supporting EMR implementations utilizing EPIC, David provided design and implementation services to support large virtualization initiatives as well as significant datacenter infrastructure upgrades. David’s wide range of hands-on experience enables him to understand how systems work as an integrated whole while maintaining the ability to focus on the intricacies of each moving part.

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Nivedita Kohli

Chief Pharmacy Officer

Nivedita Kohli, RPh MPBA,  is an experienced healthcare professional with 20+ years in a managed care setting.  She provided senior level leadership internally at Independent Health and within the community to develop programs which addressed public health crisis’ such as the opioid epidemic.  Nivedita is clinically driven and committed to creating sustainable high-quality healthcare through pharmacy and medical data analysis, pharmacy business strategy, and innovative program design.  Nivedita possesses a fundamental understanding of all facets within the managed care industry & demonstrates consistency in providing actionable plans for accelerated improvements.  Nivedita is an active member of AMCP since 2001 and volunteers on the Digital Therapeutics and Northwest Affiliates subcommittees.  Nivedita completed her Pharmacy degree at Northeastern University and her Master of Pharmacy Business Administration with a focus on Specialty Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business.

 Joshua Follis

Lead UX/UI Designer

Follis has two BS degrees from The University of Advancing Technology one in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and another in Technology Product Design (TPD). He also has a MS degree from Kent State University in Information Architecture & Knowledge Management with a Specialization in User Experience Design (UXD). Follis' education has allowed him to gather a wide range of skills including User Experience Design, User Interface Design which he applies to Benmedica's designs.

DJ Gallagher

Strategic Analyst

Over the past 8 years, DJ has worked within several disciplines in the health care sector including employer consulting, legislative assistance, sales, account management, strategic business growth, and analytics.  Prior to Benmedica, DJ co-founded Gallagher Healthcare Solutions, a health brokerage and provider consulting firm.  During his time with the company, he served as Vice President in charge of innovation, strategic planning, and overall company growth.  DJ acquired his BA degree from the University of Missouri in Political Science with a focus on health care policy and implementation.

Ned Hanson

Pharmacist

Ned has worked in retail pharmacy, health plan, and pharmacy benefit industries. Most recently, he was the Senior Director at Envolve Pharmacy Solutions for almost 25 years, helping administer member's pharmacy benefits. He has worked in many areas but focused his last years managing pharmacy benefits and formularies for all lines of business including commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid plans as Senior Director, Formulary and Benefit Management. Managing formularies naturally required a focus on e-prescribing and he was responsible for ensuring member's formulary and benefit information was kept consistent across all platforms, including monthly updates across EHR systems. An active member of NCPDP for over 20 years he focused his meeting time on e-prescribing, claims processing and the NCPDP billing unit standard.

Liz Shea Wilbanks

Pharmacist

Liz Shea Wilbanks has been involved in all aspects of e-prescribing, including Formulary & Benefit, electronic Prior Authorization, and Real Time Benefit check for over 15 years. Her experience includes working as a senior advisor in Product Development for CVS Caremark's Physician Connectivity area and also as Pharmacist-in-Charge of a retail pharmacy. She has been an active member of NCPDP (National Council for Prescription Drug Programs) since 2006 and served as a representative on Surescripts’ advisory board to support e-prescribing. Liz holds a BS degree in Pharmacy.

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Donald McNees

Advisor

Don has over 30 years of experience leading senior management teams from all sectors of the healthcare industry in the discovery and capture of sustainable strategic and competitive advantage. This includes many years as a management consultant with Price Waterhouse, Ernst & Young and at the head of his own firm, Claymore Consulting. In addition, Don has held senior strategy positions with large health systems, health plans and international vendors of healthcare products and services.

Bryan Odegard

Advisor

Bryan Odegard designs and transforms strategies into high-value products and services through innovative thought, comprehensive planning, and relentless execution. He has 20+ years in healthcare and deep experience with payers and PBMs. Bryan dedicates his time advising on product strategy and management, mergers and acquisitions, pharmacy, population health and data analytics. He has successfully delivered results in leadership roles for organizations to include Anthem, HealthPartners, Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan, Blue Cross Idaho, CareMore, Prime Therapeutics, Accredo Health, Elixir Solutions, WellDyneRx, Express Scripts and CVS Health. Bryan holds an MBA in Venture Management from the University of St. Thomas and a BA in Investment Finance from Metropolitan State University.