Kat Kovalchik McDavitt is a President, Founding Partner at Innsena based in Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States, North America. Kat is president and founding partner of Innsena, a growth consultancy supporting organizations operating in the healthcare technology sector with a focus on Medicaid and public health. She is the head of the consultancy's market access and public affairs practice and an award-winning leader in data acquisition strategy and the negotiation of data use agreements, including the exchange and use of sensitive information. Her personal passion is reducing maternal morbidity through connected health technology, with a special focus on mothers and babies affected by opioid use disorder. She has brokered numerous data sharing agreements between unlikely partners across the United States. For these efforts, she was most recently awarded the prestigious Leadership Excellence Award from the Civitas Networks for Health community and recognized by HIMSS as a 2024 Changemaker in Health finalist for women in health IT. Kat is also the founder and CEO of the Zorya Foundation, a 501c3 public charity. Zorya Foundation provides cash grants—primarily for childcare—for women working in the healthcare industry. As an advocate for women in the workplace, Kat started the Zorya Foundation to bridge the gap for women as they work toward their own definition of professional success. She is also the host of the Health Tech Talk Show, a weekly live internet show she runs with her professional BFF and co-host Lisa Bari. Kat continues to give back to the community with a focus on women in health technology by serving as an advisor to Springboard Enterprises, a women-led 501c3 not for profit organization with the mission to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial companies led by women. She is also an advisor to numerous women-led companies, including CurieDx, and is an investor in EmpiricaLab, a woman- and Latina-led start-up working to address the healthcare workforce shortage. She is a member of both Chief and Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation. Previously, Kat served as chief of external affairs and chief marketing officer for Collective Medical, the largest network for care coordination in the United States. She led the company’s government and public affairs, market access, marketing, advocacy and public relations functions. Collective Medical was acquired by PointClickCare in late 2020. Prior, Kat spent more than seven years with Dodge Communications, now known as MERGE Atlanta, where she served as vice president leading the consultancy’s strategic services division.
Current Position: President, Founding Partner
Company: Innsena
Location: Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States, North America
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Network: Extensive professional connections