Shivali Desai
About Shivali Desai
Shivali Desai is a Senior Director of Clinical Transformation at Cohere Health, with a background in healthcare operations and strategy. She has held various leadership roles in organizations such as UnitedHealthcare and Memorial Hermann Health System, where she achieved significant improvements in operational efficiency and revenue generation.
Current Role at Cohere Health
Shivali Desai serves as the Senior Director of Clinical Transformation at Cohere Health, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she focuses on improving clinical processes and enhancing patient care through innovative strategies. Her leadership is aimed at transforming healthcare delivery and ensuring that clinical practices align with organizational goals.
Previous Experience at UnitedHealthcare
Prior to her current role, Shivali Desai worked at UnitedHealthcare as the Senior Director of Program Design and Strategy from 2021 to 2023. During her tenure, she implemented strategies that contributed to value creation within the organization. Her work involved designing programs that improved operational efficiency and patient outcomes.
Background in Healthcare Operations
Shivali Desai has a robust background in healthcare operations, having worked at Memorial Hermann Health System as a Business Operations Analyst from 2015 to 2017 and as an Infection Preventionist from 2014 to 2015. She also held the position of Director of Program Strategy and Operations at HealthHelp from 2017 to 2021, where she focused on strategic initiatives that enhanced operational performance.
Education and Expertise
Shivali Desai holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Detroit Mercy and a Master of Science in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan-Flint. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her work in clinical transformation and healthcare strategy.
Achievements in Clinical Transformation
Throughout her career, Shivali Desai has achieved significant milestones in clinical transformation. Notably, she led the design of an oncology care coordination program that set a benchmark in the payer space. Additionally, she streamlined neurosurgery prior authorization processes, resulting in full reimbursement within six months and a 70% reduction in pre-admission related operating room cancellations.