Zillion Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Vice President of Sales, Managed Markets

Healthcare industry veteran Joel Sangerman to lead payer partnerships for enhanced patient engagement

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Jun 02, 2016, 10:37 ET

NORWALK, Conn., and BOSTON, June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillion Group, Inc. today announced the appointment of healthcare strategist Joel Sangerman as Vice President of Sales, Managed Markets. In this role, Sangerman will lead partnerships with payers for enhanced patient engagement and intervention.

An industry veteran, Sangerman has 25 years of experience working with healthcare payers. Prior to joining Zillion, Sangerman served as Vice President of Market Development at Walgreens and Director of Payer Relations at Johnson & Johnson. Sangerman also holds a fellowship with the Washington, D.C.-based Advisory Board Company.

"With Joel's knowledge of the payer space, commitment to improving the healthcare delivery experience and innovative vision around achieving better patient outcomes, he's the perfect choice to help guide Zillion's next stage of growth and forge partnerships with the nation's largest insurers," said William Fallon, Chief Revenue Officer at Zillion.

Zillion recently announced the broad availability of its digital health technology platform, which specializes in live video consultation. The company's technology platform powers both Apollo Endosurgery's ORBERA® Coach virtual aftercare support program and UnitedHealth Group's Real Appeal interactive, personalized health initiative. Sangerman will be responsible for further developing partnerships with payers that enable patients to take control of their health through continuous motivation and engagement.

"Successful patient outcomes require significant engagement that goes well beyond traditional requirements of a visit to the physician's office, and Zillion is leading the charge in helping transform care delivery," said Sangerman. "I'm thrilled to be part of a team that is enabling patients to achieve better outcomes, at a lower cost."

About Zillion Group
Zillion's highly configurable, cloud platform offers a broad suite of applications and functionality used to deliver a range of consumer engagement programs. The company is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, with offices in Boston. For more information, visit www.zillion.com or follow us on Twitter at @Zillion_Inc.

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