Argus Health Adds Chief Medical Officer To Lead Company Into New Era Of Population Health Management

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Argus Health, a DST company providing pharmacy and health management solutions to key healthcare organizations, today announced that Rahul D. Singal, MD has joined the company as its Chief Medical Officer.

In his newly-created position, Dr. Singal will work with Argus senior management and health plan leaders on the design, development, and marketing of analytics-driven programs that empower consumers and providers to make better healthcare decisions.

Kansas City-based Argus is at the forefront of health care information management services with its healthcare quality management tool, one of the industry's first platforms with predictive modeling capabilities. Dr. Singal, with more than 17 years of experience in the clinical, operational, and financial aspects of health care, is expected to focus the company's efforts toward delivering an integrated clinical program portfolio.

"Our goal is to help healthcare payers and providers better identify decisions, understand trade-offs, and improve collaboration," says Marc Palmer, President of Argus. "It's a transformational undertaking, and I can't imagine a healthcare executive better equipped to lead the way clinically than Dr. Singal in this mission."

Prior to joining Argus, Dr. Singal was co-founder, President, and CEO for WorldDoc Inc., a provider of member portals, integrated health risk assessments, and consumer engagement for payers and purchasers of care. Previously, he served as Vice President and Medical Director for Southwest Medical Associates, a multi-specialty medical group.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Dr. Singal earned his medical degree at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in Internal Medicine. While at Stanford, he spent three years as a scientist in an HIV vaccine laboratory. Dr. Singal has been published in the AIDS Research and Human Retrovirus and the Journal of Managed Care.

Argus, with ongoing support from DST's Applied Analytics Group, is uniquely positioned to convert industry change into additional opportunities for improvement in patient care and business health.

"Employing basic analytics is not enough to keep up anymore," says Jonathan Boehm, President and CEO of DST's Healthcare segment. "I'm confident that Rahul and Marc's Argus team have all the complementary tools they need for us to transform healthcare and help companies implement a more sophisticated form of analytics and actionable insights."

About Argus Health SystemsArgus Health Systems, Inc. is the nation's preeminent provider of pharmacy and health management solutions. A wholly-owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc., Argus offers modular to full-service solutions focused on lowering plan cost and improving patient and provider quality measures. With headquarters in Kansas City, MO, Argus serves a wide range of clients and key healthcare organizations, including managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

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