(Reston,
Va., Nov. 4, 2021) – HealthEdge executive and co-founder of Altruista Health, Ashish Kachru, has been named the 2021 “Best Tech
Manager” for the Washington, DC, region by the 7th Annual Timmy
Awards. The Timmy Awards recognize tech executives and visionaries who “personify
leadership, innovation and positive influence, going beyond the required duties
of a manager to empower their teams in a changing world.”
Kachru has led the
evolution of Altruista Health from a start-up to an industry-leading
organization that was acquired late in 2020 by HealthEdge Software of
Burlington, Massachusetts. Kachru steered the company through the worldwide
pandemic with strong leadership of the company’s global workforce. The culture
Kachru has created for Altruista since its founding in 2007 has also been noted
by the Timmy Awards, which named the company a “Best Place to Work” for tech professionals in 2020.
This year Timmy Award judges
looked for Best Tech Managers who “promote career growth, ensure a great team culture,
inspire performance, and successfully lead their teams through unexpected
territory, all while ensuring the highest quality product and/or service.”
“Those of us who know and
work with Ashish personally are not surprised by this recognition,” said Steve
Krupa, HealthEdge Chief Executive Officer. “His leadership skills,
entrepreneurial drive, technical excellence and vision have drawn the
admiration of those who work with and for him, as well as wider respect in the industry.”
Kachru was
named one of the Top 10 Emerging Healthcare Industry Leaders by Managed
Healthcare magazine in 2018, and was a previous winner of the EY Entrepreneur
Of The Year® Award in the health category for the Mid-Atlantic region. He
has been named a Top Tech CEO twice by the Northern Virginia Technology Council,
which also recognized Altruista as one of the leading companies in the region.
Ashish is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and regularly authors
columns for Forbes online.
The Timmy
Awards are celebrated in 14 cities across the United States and Canada, with an
emphasis on regional communities and best places to work.
About
HealthEdge
HealthEdge® offers the health insurance
industry’s leading next-gen solution suite providing automation and seamless
connectivity between all parts of a payer’s administrative and clinical
systems. HealthEdge provides modern, disruptive healthcare IT solutions that
health insurers use to leverage new business models, improve outcomes, drastically
reduce administrative costs, and connect everyone in the healthcare delivery
cycle. Its next-generation enterprise solution suite is built on modern,
patented technology and is delivered to customers via the HealthEdge Cloud or
onsite deployment. In 2020, funds managed by Blackstone became the majority
owner. HealthEdge and its portfolio of mission-critical technology assets for
payers, including Source® and GuidingCare®, are collectively driving a digital transformation in
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