Elevating outcomes by improving the care experience
Value-based healthcare is all about transforming care delivery to ensure better patient outcomes, focusing on a holistic, patient-centered approach. Holista empowers providers, patients and employers with the tools to embrace innovation and experience all the benefits of value-based care.
Defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word “holistic” relates to wholes or complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts. By bringing together two healthcare industry innovators — American Therapy Administrators and SKYGEN — Holista was formed to fill voids in the healthcare system, using expertise in value-based care delivery and creative provider reimbursement arrangements.
Super EOBs, simplification of patient OOP expenses
State-of-the-art IT solutions
Third-party administrator offering plans for self-funded employers
A benefits solution company
Benefit consultant group that educates organizations to get the most out of their benefits
Craig Kasten leads SKYGEN in creating next-generation technology-enabled solutions that power the business of healthcare through the digital age. Through his visionary leadership, SKYGEN leads the market with transformational technology and service offerings that reinvent healthcare benefits.
Mr. Kasten is an accomplished leader whose career in the managed healthcare industry spans 30 years. He is the founder and co-founder of several organizations which have evolved to become part of SKYGEN’s suite of world-class solutions. He also co-founded Doral Dental USA and grew the company to a market-dominant position before its sale to DentaQuest Ventures. Mr. Kasten continues to provide vision, strategic direction and creative support for functional design innovations to the Enterprise System, SKYGEN’s proprietary software platform.
Prior to launching his entrepreneurial career, Mr. Kasten served concurrently as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CareNetwork, Inc., a publicly traded regional health plan later acquired by Humana. Mr. Kasten holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Marquette University and a MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Wisconsin.
Mr. Kasten was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2003. In 2005, he was named a Distinguished Alumnus by the Marquette University School of Business Administration.
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President and co-founder, David Dingley oversees all aspects of Holista, LLC. Holista, an affiliate of SKYGEN, offers comprehensive solutions in the Value-Based and Therapy Benefits Management areas of managed care. Mr. Dingley works with the team responsible for value-based administration and strategic consulting, as well as commercial and government therapy management programs.
Mr. Dingley has led Holista’s expansion into new markets and service lines, and launched several successful new products in the benefit management industry. Prior to joining SKYGEN, Mr. Dingley spent six years as Executive Director of Prudential Healthcare’s managed care plans in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mr. Dingley holds a MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Business, and is a graduate of Wabash College.
Kate Grohall has over 17 years of healthcare experience across both the payer and provider sides of the industry. She has held several key positions demonstrating her expertise in the bridging clinical delivery and reimbursement aspects of healthcare. Kate holds a Master’s of Science in Organizational Leadership and Quality and has been a speaker at national and state healthcare quality conferences to share her experience in grassroots application of healthcare value delivery and partnership for healthcare payment reform programs.
Kate is known for her balanced approach to healthcare reform. She asserts that healthcare is an “ecosystem” meant to be balanced across all stakeholders by engaging them respectively on cost intelligence, quality clinical outcomes and patient/provider care experience measures of performance. In an ecosystem there is a demonstrated respect for cause and effect, inputs and outputs, vulnerabilities and strengths. Her approach also emphasizes relationship-building through advocacy and education. Kate has a passion for translating the concepts of value-based healthcare to the front lines where the impact is demonstrated daily to patients, providers, staff, employers and the community.
As Vice President of Value-based Solutions with Holista, Kate is responsible for oversight, development and implementation of Value-Based HealthCare strategies, services and products. Prior to Holista, Kate served as Value-Based Healthcare Product Executive for SKYGEN USA. Additionally, Kate held the position of Vice President of Employer Direct Services for Aurora Health Care’s North Region.
Matt has 30 years of leadership experience, and has spent the last 20 years in several lead roles focused on improving the delivery of care and supporting sensible, innovative cost structures focused on driving value to employers. Prior to joining Holista, Matt led commercial direct-to-employer strategies for Primary Care, Wellness and occupational medicine/workers compensation at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, a top decile academic integrated health system. Prior to that, Matt led strategic client solutions at QuadMed, a national leader in employer sponsored onsite workplace clinics and was the private exchange sales leader for Mercer, a global leader in benefits consulting and strategy.
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