Cindy Garvin
About Cindy Garvin
Cindy Garvin is the Population Health Practice Lead at Change Healthcare and a Senior Manager at Optum, with extensive experience in healthcare administration and social work.
Current Positions
Cindy Garvin currently serves as the Population Health Practice Lead at Change Healthcare, a position she has held since 2013 in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Additionally, she works as a Senior Manager at Optum, where she began her tenure in 2023 in Pennsylvania, United States.
Previous Employment
Cindy Garvin has held several significant roles throughout her career. From 2009 to 2013, she worked as a Senior Project Manager in Professional Services at The TriZetto Corporation in Englewood, CO. Prior to that, she was a Project Manager at EXL Healthcare from 2005 to 2009. From 2000 to 2005, she served as Director of the Credentialing Department at Coventry Health Care, dba HealthAmerica of PA in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Additional roles include Manager of Care and Case Management at Highmark (1998-2000), Director of Social Work & Case Management at St. Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA (1990-1998), and Clinical Social Worker/Supervisor at West Penn Allegheny Health System (1982-1990).
Education and Certifications
Cindy Garvin holds an MSW in Social Work Administration & Health Care from the University of Pittsburgh, earned in 1981, and a BASW in Social Work from Penn State University, obtained in 1979. She is certified in Case Management (CCM), Quality (CPHQ), and Project Management (CPM). Additionally, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, ACSW).
Expertise in Healthcare Administration
With over 15 years of national consulting experience, Cindy Garvin specializes in healthcare administration, specifically focusing on executive clinical and quality leadership. Her expertise includes business process optimization of health plan operations and the design, implementation, and administration of integrated care coordination programs for Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial payer and provider organizations.