Christopher Coloian Joins Health Dialog as Senior Vice President of Health Services

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Dialog Services Corporation today announced that Christopher Coloian has joined the company in the new role of Senior Vice President, Health Services. In this role, he will be responsible for initiatives spanning international business and government affairs. Coloian, who joins Health Dialog from CIGNA Healthcare, brings more than 20 years of business and product development experience in healthcare to his new position.

“Chris is an accomplished operational and business leader, and brings deep industry experience to our senior leadership team,” said Patrick Flynn, Chief Executive Officer, Health Dialog. “We look forward to his leadership as we pursue significant growth opportunities.”

Coloian’s tenure at CIGNA Healthcare spanned seven years, having most recently served as Vice President of Health Advocacy, providing strategic, product, and marketing direction for the company’s portfolio of medical management programs. Prior to CIGNA, he led Matria Healthcare’s launch into the disease management market as Vice President of Corporate Development, and has held operating positions at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and consulting positions with Cladek & Associates and Deloitte & Touche.

Coloian currently serves on the board of directors for DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance (DMAA) and as Chair of DMAA’s Government Affairs Committee.

About Health Dialog:

Health Dialog is a leading provider of care management services and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bupa, a global provider of healthcare services. Health Dialog helps physician groups, health plans, government agencies, and self-insured employers improve healthcare quality while reducing overall costs. The firm’s health support activities include analytic and predictive modeling services, telephonic and online Health Coaching for conditions ranging from wellness to chronic to case management, healthy lifestyle initiatives, and a wide variety of other types of support for individuals, payers, and physicians. The goal of the various support activities is to help individuals develop more effective relationships with their physicians. For more information about Health Dialog, please visit their website www.healthdialog.com.