Visionary executive known for leading disruptive healthcare strategy and value through a tech-enabled, people-centric lens
Get Well, the leader in digital patient engagement, announced Laura Semlies has joined Get Well’s executive leadership team as its first Chief Transformation Officer. She will oversee strategy, business development and new market initiatives, as well as marketing and communications.
“At Get Well, we had a front row seat working with Laura when she was driving digital transformation at Northwell,” said Michael O’Neil, Founder and CEO of Get Well. “Her deep domain expertise understanding the needs of health systems, combined with her passion for tech-enabled transformations that enhance both the patient and human experience, is a powerful fit for Get Well as we expand to serve the patient journey across all care settings.”
As a former client and Advisory Board member, Semlies is no stranger to Get Well. “I couldn’t be happier to join the Get Well family, and with their focus on mission, legacy of innovation, strong outcomes, recent acquisition by SAI Group, and shared conviction to completely redefine what it feels like to be a patient or a provider of care empowered fully by the best of technology, the possibilities are truly unlimited,” said Semlies. “I am excited by what we will create with our clients and partners. This is an incredible opportunity to deliver on the promise of care anywhere, and our personalized solutions will continue to help patients get well, but also to live well and to care well.”
Semlies joins Get Well from McKinsey & Company where she was a Partner in their healthcare practice serving clients at the intersection of operations and technology and helped shape the Firm’s perspectives on the health system of the future and digitally-enabled transformation. Prior to McKinsey, Semlies spent over a decade at Northwell Health as a Vice President leading strategic transformation programs, including Digital Patient Experience. She grew up at PwC in the provider practice with a focus on revenue cycle management, operations, and health information technology.
Semlies brings a unique perspective to Get Well steeped in health system strategy, value delivery, and service. “Get Well has made an amazing addition to their team,” said Michelle Cusack, Chief Financial Officer of Northwell health. “Laura will bring a much needed lens with ambitious aspirations for tech-enabled patient journeys balanced by a deep understanding of how health systems think about value and drive change.”
Semlies holds a Master of Public Health from Boston University and a BS in Biology from Bucknell University.
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