GNS Healthcare Names Leslie Hoyt Chief Operating Officer

WIRE)--GNS Healthcare (GNS), a leading precision medicine company that applies causal machine learning technology to massive and diverse data streams to better match drugs and other health interventions to individual patients, today announced the appointment of Leslie Hoyt as Chief Operating Officer. A veteran healthcare operations leader, Hoyt, who most recently served United Health Group (NYSE:UNH) as Senior Vice President at Optum Health, will help GNS scale its operations and strategically navigate its development during a time of tremendous growth for the company. "Leslie brings an enormous passion for improving the health of individuals and the overall quality of care," said Colin Hill, CEO and Co-founder of GNS. "Her experience will be an essential asset to GNS, as more of our existing customers, as well as new customers, turn to GNS for solutions to complex problems arising from the transition to value-based care. Health plans, providers and biopharmaceutical companies are seeking deeper and more timely knowledge regarding which patients are likely to progress with disease, and which interventions will result in better outcomes for those patients at a lower total cost of care."