CANTON, MA – January 9, 2025 – In its ongoing efforts to be a trailblazer in the healthcare cost containment field, The Phia Group has promoted John Blaney to Executive Vice President of Transformation and Recovery Services. In his new role, Mr. Blaney will spearhead all recovery functions, including subrogation, overpayment, and other cost containment opportunities. Mr. Blaney will leverage his decades of experience serving as an executive in the healthcare field toward streamlining operations as well as automating department-wide processes, all of which will help optimize services offered to Phia’s clients. The Phia Group’s successful growth initiatives and major investments in technology have enabled us to identify more recovery opportunities and deliver higher recoveries to our clients than any other recovery vendor in the market.
“In the short time that John has been at Phia, he has automated more processes and identified more opportunities for driving forward innovation than we previously had,” remarked Phia CEO Adam V. Russo. “He is a true partner in Phia’s mission to lower the overall cost of healthcare.”
“Whereas many companies claim to be making meaningful improvements to the healthcare system, Phia has been invested in this pursuit for 25 years and continues to do so with its innovative products and services,” said Blaney. “It is an honor to be a part of this great organization and to contribute to its continued growth and success.”
Before joining Phia in March 2024, John served as HealthComp’s Vice President Transformation and Automation. In reporting to the CEO of HealthComp, John was instrumental in driving forward process and automation enhancements. Prior to HealthComp, John served as the President of Strategy & Transformation for Equian, a post that eventually segued into Director of Payment Integrity when the company was rebranded as Optum.
A true visionary who found his niche developing claims processing software for healthcare, John was previously the president and founder of Advanced System Applications, Inc., a healthcare application software company, and Primax Recoveries, Inc., a healthcare subrogation and payment integrity company. In serving as the president of the latter company, John implemented transformative strategies that are still being utilized by some of the country’s most renowned recovery firms.
To learn more about The Phia Group and how it empowers plans, please contact Garrick Hunt by email at [email protected] or by phone at 781-535-5644.
About The Phia Group: The Phia Group, LLC, headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, is an experienced provider of health care cost containment techniques offering comprehensive claims recovery, plan document and consulting services designed to control health care costs and protect plan assets. By providing industry leading consultation, plan drafting, subrogation and other cost containment solutions, The Phia Group is truly Empowering Plans.