Karen Peachey PhD
About Karen Peachey PhD
Karen Peachey, PhD, serves as the Director of Strategic Accounts at Cohere Health, where she focuses on driving innovation and strategic growth. With extensive experience in managing strategic accounts in utilization management and prior authorization, she has held various leadership roles in health informatics and population health management across several organizations.
Work at Cohere Health
Karen Peachey serves as the Director of Strategic Accounts at Cohere Health since 2023. In this role, she focuses on driving innovation and strategic growth to enhance client portfolios. Her responsibilities include managing relationships with key stakeholders and C-level executives, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic objectives. Peachey leverages her extensive experience in utilization management and prior authorization to deliver value to clients.
Previous Experience in Strategic Accounts
Before joining Cohere Health, Karen Peachey worked at DataLink Software as the Senior Director of National Strategic Accounts in Health from 2020 to 2023. In this position, she managed strategic accounts and contributed to the company's growth in the health sector. Her prior roles also include Clinical Director at BT Global Health International Market Development from 2013 to 2015, where she focused on market development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Education and Expertise
Karen Peachey holds a PhD in Medicine from The University of Queensland, where she studied Clinical Risk Management and Pharmacoepidemiology of the Elderly. She also achieved a Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics from Griffith University in 2015. Her educational background complements her expertise in population health management, value-based care, and clinical experience in pharmaceuticals and disease management.
Background in Health Management
Karen Peachey has extensive experience in managing strategic accounts within the utilization management and prior authorization arenas. Her career includes roles at Greenway Health as a Population Health Product Manager and at IBM as a Healthcare Executive in Transformation Sales. Throughout her career, she has built long-term relationships with executives and stakeholders, focusing on resource management and team development.
Achievements in Team Building and Innovation
Throughout her career, Karen Peachey has demonstrated a proven track record in resource management, including team building and coaching for career and personal growth. She emphasizes driving innovation and strategic growth in her roles, particularly at Cohere Health, where she aims to enhance client portfolios and improve service delivery.