Veteran Healthcare Leader Cathy Fackovec Joins Cohere Health to Advance Clinical Operations

Fackovec’s appointment as EVP and GM of Clinical Operations reinforces Cohere Health’s commitment to clinically led innovation as it expands technology-enabled collaboration

BOSTON (January 8, 2026) - Cohere Health®, the leader in clinical intelligence solutions for health plans, today announced the appointment of Cathy Fackovec as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Clinical Operations. With more than 30 years of clinical leadership and healthcare operations experience, Fackovec will lead the execution and scaling of Cohere Health’s clinical operations and service operations teams. 

‍In this role, Fackovec will focus on strengthening Cohere Health’s clinical operating model–ensuring clinical expertise, operational rigor, and technology are aligned to support effective payer-provider collaboration and timely access to appropriate, high-quality care. Fackovec’s work is enabled by Cohere Health’s deep bench of expert clinicians, a 220-member team that includes more than 70 MDs across high-impact specialties like musculoskeletal care, cardiology, radiology, sleep medicine, and more–areas that together represent about 60% of U.S. healthcare spend.

‍“Cathy is a seasoned clinical and operational leader with proven expertise in building and scaling robust healthcare organizations,” said Siva Namasivayam, CEO of Cohere Health. “Her leadership will be instrumental as we expand our clinical capabilities and help clients navigate an increasingly complex healthcare ecosystem. What truly differentiates Cohere Health is our team of clinician experts, who help build and continuously improve our AI-powered platform every day–working alongside our health plan partners and their providers to improve member care and outcomes.”

Fackovec brings experience spanning health plans, provider organizations, and post-acute care. Prior to joining Cohere Health, she held executive leadership roles at naviHealth (acquired by Optum in 2020) and Tomorrow Health–including Senior Vice President of Utilization Management and Clinical Operations, and Market President–where she led multi-state clinical teams and drove measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, and care outcomes. Earlier in her career, Fackovec began in direct patient care and healthcare operations at Allegheny Health Network, which continues to shape her patient-centric, data-driven approach to leadership.

“I am excited to join Cohere Health at a pivotal moment for the industry,” said Fackovec. “As health plans and providers increasingly adopt automation and AI to support healthcare decision-making and operations, strong clinical leadership is essential. Cohere Health’s commitment to transparent, evidence-based decision-making and meaningful collaboration across the ecosystem strongly aligns with my passion for improving access and outcomes through smart, scalable operations.”

This appointment underscores Cohere Health’s continued investment in a clinically led operating model to drive impact for its health plan clients. The company’s clinical teams play a central role in ensuring alignment with the latest evidence-based guidelines, collaboration with medical societies, and that expert clinical insight is embedded across its technology and AI-driven workflows.

About Cohere Health
Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its AI auto approves up to 90 percent of requests for millions of health plan members. The company has been recognized on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers, and as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024.