Founder & CEO, Harmonic Health

Harmonic Health offers multidisciplinary care management for neurodegenerative disease patients, partnering with healthcare providers and risk-based organizations.

Jim brings a proven track record identifying and leading innovative, financially sound health care opportunities from startup to maturity. He has a diverse background and experience with physician groups, hospital organizations, ancillary healthcare providers (surgery centers, skilled nursing, home health, physical therapy, etc.) and managed care organizations working across commercial, Medicare and Medicaid programs in companies ranging from large private providers, not-for-profits, public fortune 500 and startups.

Over the past 10 years, Jim has led two of the largest specialist value-based care programs in the US. The first as the SVP of Business Development at Signature Medical Group, identifying, developing then overseeing their BPCI Convener operations which encompassed $1.3 billion in annual Medicare costs across the largest orthopedic bundled payment in the US (26 states, 50+ providers, 3,500+ physicians and 45,000+ annual episodes) and their Maternity Care Home. The second as Founder and CEO of Fusion5, a BPCI Advanced Convener which encompassed $2.5 billion in annual Medicare costs across 41 states with 120+ providers, 6,500+ physicians and 90,000+ annual episodes. In addition to Medicare, Fusion5 managed 2,000 to 3,000 annual commercial bundles and worked with Anthem, AON and other large payers in value-based care. In both companies, Jim oversaw the effort to develop and build proprietary technology platforms in data (analytics and management) and clinical solutions (care management, patient engagement and clinical decision-making tools). He designed the organizational and operational structures and oversaw all aspects of each business. In addition to working in value-based care with specialists, Jim has deep experience in population health models, developing ACOs, Medicare Advantage, CINs and DCE.

His companies consistently delivered high quality care by reducing medical cost of 20-30%+ on variable spend, reduced adverse outcomes (30 day readmit, infections, post-surgical complications from UTI, DVT, etc.) by 30%-70%, and achieved patient reported outcomes and satisfaction scores of 97% or better. Physicians involved in these VBC programs generated between 150% to 300% above their standard fee-for-service contracts.

Jim has raised over $80 million in multiple startups and new business developments by building and delivering financially successful companies to investors and shareholders. He achieved this by pushing each company to profitability within less than 15 months of operations, positive cash flow in less than two years, delivering up to 70% EBITDA, and generating valuations of 10x to 12x multiples.

Prior to leading Fusion5 and Signature, Jim has worked as an executive in a variety of areas of health care such as Medicare Advantage, special needs plans, concierge medical models, medical tourism, surgery centers, diagnostics and international medical centers. He has also worked with CMMI as a reviewer and chaired panels on grant and program reviews and currently serves as a board member at BridgePointMD, MI-Logix, and HealthCorum and as a strategic advisor at ECRI.