MSD Announces Strategic Talent Acquisition of Nupura Kolwalkar-Rana as Senior Vice President Digital Technologies

STOUGHTON, Mass., December 11, 2017 (Newswire.com) - MSD, a leading single-source solutions provider in the post-acute care market, delivering technology products, biomedical equipment services and high-quality ISO-certified product distribution services to the Home Infusion Therapy, Home Medical Equipment and Oncology Markets, announces Nupura Kolwalkar-Rana, Senior Vice President of Digital Technologies, has been added to the Executive Team.

Ms. Kolwalkar-Rana has extensive leadership in developing technologies that lead to positive health outcomes. She was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Mana Health where she led customers in streamlining data access, interoperability and brought innovation to their portfolio of healthcare companies. Her approach to operational effectiveness through people and technology was never more evident in the positive business metrics at both Sharecare Inc. as SVP, Integration Strategy and as CTO at Healthport  LLC before joining Mana Health. Nupura started her career at NextGen Healthcare Information Systems as the head of Product Development.

I am honored to have the opportunity to leverage my skills and experience in business and technology to help MSD develop products that deliver financial results and great customer experiences. It is an incredible organization with welcoming leadership and a supportive culture. I am looking forward to helping MSD grow and more importantly, delivering optimal patient health.

Nupura Kolwalkar-Rana

"We are always looking to the future and what it means to add expertise and leadership in critical elements of our strategy. Technology is clearly a primary element of how we add value all along the post-acute care continuum," said Tom Burke, Chief Executive Officer. "I’m really excited to have Nupura as part of the team. Her expertise in healthcare along with her sharp focus, drive, education and experience positions her perfectly to quickly enable results.”

Ms. Kolwalkar-Rana said, "I am honored to have the opportunity to leverage my skills and experience in business and technology to help MSD develop products that deliver financial results and great customer experiences. It is an incredible organization with welcoming leadership and a supportive culture. I am looking forward to helping MSD grow and more importantly, delivering optimal patient health."

ABOUT MSD:
MSD’s mission is to make healthcare work better for our patients, families, communities and one another. MSD and its portfolio brands, First Choice Medical Supply and Attentus Medical Sales Inc., deliver business process outsourcing solutions in the form of supply chain, medical device management and technology solutions VerbalCare and OneTrack, which enable post-acute care healthcare providers to strengthen their businesses and to focus on the best possible outcomes for their patients. The MSD customer-centric focus and commitment to quality shapes its entire suite of offerings including an automated First Touch Resolution customer service, white glove delivery programs and ISO process certifications. MSD’s portfolio of services includes formulary development, online ordering, equipment management and tracking, patient direct delivery programs and an accredited ambulatory pump program serving the oncology marketplace. MSD is an authorized distributor for most of the healthcare industry’s leading group purchasing organizations and is also ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 134585:2003 certified. To learn more about MSD visit www.msdonline.com.

Source: MSD, Medical Specialties Distributors