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Columbus, OH Apr 14, 2014 – Quantum Health, Inc. today announced that it appointed James Cohill to the role of vice president of sales for the west region. Cohill, who brings more than 20 years of experience in employee benefits sales and marketing to Quantum Health, will lead all sales efforts and new revenue pursuits in the western United States.
“James’ work at UMR and his experience with self-funded medical programs will be incredibly helpful in his new role here at Quantum,” said James Stark, executive vice president of sales, Quantum Health. “James’ focus will be new revenue growth, strategic planning, consultative selling and interfacing with decision-makers in the healthcare landscape.”
Cohill will be responsible for building relationships with innovative employee benefits consultants, helping them retain and grow their books of business, as well as growing Quantum Health by identifying and managing potential business opportunities with larger self-funded employers. Cohill will also collaborate with strategic payer and technology partners to build customized solutions to meet the needs of clients.
“With the healthcare industry in a state of change, Quantum Health is in a unique position to benefit greatly from its coordinated care approach,” said Cohill. “The more I worked with the Quantum Health team, the more I came to realize I wanted to be a part of this nimble and innovative company. What Quantum Health is doing to help patients and employers overcome the confusion and costs of today’s healthcare environment will be critical for all self-funded employers in the West.”
Prior to joining Quantum Health, Cohill served as regional vice president for UnitedHealthcare’s UMR, in the western region. Over the course of his career, Cohill has also served in a sales capacity for Fiserv Health, as vice president of sales for Principal Financial Group and as regional sales director for Highmark Life and Casualty Group.
Cohill earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Drake University and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. Cohill is also committed to community involvement as an executive board member for the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation, where he also chairs the fundraising committee and the board development committee.

Columbus, OH Apr 7, 2014 – Quantum Health, Inc. today announced that it has appointed William Lahrmann to the role of vice president of client engagement. Lahrmann, who brings more than 27 years experience in health care, human resources and benefits sales, and consulting to Quantum Health, will fulfill a critical role on the company’s executive leadership team.
“Bill’s track record of success at Marsh and Mercer, along with his deep knowledge of health care benefits and client engagement expertise, is an ideal match for us,” said Kara Trott, founder and chief executive officer of Quantum Health. “Bill’s focus will be on elevating critical client and member experience capabilities as we experience accelerated rates of growth as a company. He will be a terrific partner to our sales and business operation teams.”
Lahrmann will be responsible for driving the company’s client engagement strategy and further elevating Quantum Health’s client-facing capabilities. His national sales expertise will allow him to even more closely align and accelerate the efforts of Quantum Health’s client executives and implementation teams to provide clients and their employees an unparalleled health care experience.
“I am both grateful and eager for this opportunity to take my career focus on employee benefits and apply it at Quantum Health with its coordinated care model,” said Lahrmann. “I believe I am arriving at the right place at the right time, with a tremendous amount of potential in front of us as a team.”
Prior to joining Quantum Health, Lahrmann served as the U.S. sales leader for employee benefits at Marsh. For more than a decade he also served in various regional and national sales leadership roles at Mercer (a Marsh & McLennan Company) specializing in employee benefits.
Mr. Lahrmann earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Miami University, and holds a Master of Science in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management from Loyola University of Chicago. He is an active contributor to the community through his board involvement with The March of Dimes Columbus, the Heinzerling Memorial Foundation and the STAG Foundation. He resides with his family in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Columbus, OH Jan 22, 2014 – Quantum Health today announced that it has secured investment support from GE Ventures, the venture capital arm of GE, Altaris Capital Partners, and a co-investment group comprised of Steven Shulman and Lawrence Leisure, as well as strategic advisor Harlan Levine, M.D. — all of whom have a history of success growing original concepts in healthcare. These collaborative partners will further expand Quantum’s innovative approach to help consumers navigate the healthcare system that results in better health outcomes at lower costs.
Quantum Health, an organization founded with the goal of reducing confusion and unnecessary costs in a complex healthcare system, has established a unique patient care coordination model for self-insured employers that has enabled clients to enjoy industry-leading satisfaction rates and claims savings. This is achieved by guiding patients and families through the challenging healthcare system and working together with physicians to ensure proper care while eliminating costly redundancies or delays in care. GE Ventures, Altaris, and the co-investor partners will provide additional expertise and help identify new market opportunities for Quantum as it continues to grow its presence in the evolving healthcare marketplace.
“Having GE Ventures, Altaris, and our co-investors join us is further recognition of our approach to more effectively navigate the healthcare system from the consumer and patient point of view,” said Kara Trott, Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Health. “There is tremendous potential in these relationships and we are eager to begin taking our proven model to market more broadly.”
“At GE we understand how important it is for companies to provide high quality and affordable healthcare to their employees,” said Sue Siegel, CEO, GE Ventures & healthymagination. “We’ve been impressed by Quantum Health’s successful approach to helping consumers navigate the healthcare system, allowing them to access the right care with the right provider at the right time.”
“GE Ventures looks to invest in companies that provide practical and innovative solutions. Quantum Health has created a proven and trusted solution to the often confusing healthcare system with their care coordination model,” said Risa Stack, General Manager, GE Ventures, Incubations. “We’ve chosen to partner with Quantum because we believe our two companies can have an even greater impact together within the world of healthcare.”
Quantum Health, a privately held company, secured the partnerships based on its desire for greater growth. “Rather than for funding purposes, this strategic partnership is about bringing intellectual and reputational capital to Quantum Health,” Trott said.
Collectively, the new partners have a track record of success in accelerating healthcare innovation in the marketplace.
“We see an entire class of employers who will embrace Quantum’s care coordination model as a critical business asset and important employee benefit,” said Steven Shulman, co-investor, Quantum Health. “As strategic partners, our role is to facilitate and introduce Quantum to these companies and accelerate adoption.”