FRISCO, Texas – January 13, 2014 – ZeOmega, Inc., the premier provider of software solutions for population healthcare management, today announced that Steve Lerch, a senior industry executive, has joined the ZeOmega team as senior vice president and chief financial officer for the company. In this new position, he will serve as the executive leader for finance, sales, marketing and human resources.<br /><br />Lerch joins ZeOmega from MedeAnalytics, where he was senior vice president and general manager for the company’s Provider Solutions Business Unit. He had served initially as chief financial officer for MedeAnalytics.<br /><br />“Steve brings an extensive financial and operational management background to ZeOmega that, coupled with his technology and healthcare experience, will help drive key areas of growth in the organization,” says Nandini Rangaswamy, executive vice president for ZeOmega. “We are extremely excited about his strategic experience in working with healthcare providers as we continue to make significant inroads into provider-based population healthcare management.”<br /><br />“ZeOmega’s growth opportunities are impressive, as is the company’s innovation in providing the ACO market with tools required for success through care coordination plans and patient engagement,” says Lerch. “ZeOmega has built a strong strategic foundation of building value for all stakeholders across the care continuum, both payers and providers alike. I feel privileged to be part of such an innovative and game-changing organization, and to have the opportunity to contribute to ZeOmega’s ongoing success.”<br /><br />Lerch began his career in public accounting and was a business assurance partner with Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to joining MedeAnalytics, he worked with three publicly-held  companies, serving as chief revenue officer for Inuvo, the EVP, CFO and COO for Workstream, and the EVP, CFO, and COO for Rewards Network. Lerch holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.<br /><br />About ZeOmega<br />ZeOmega’s powerful population health management platform delivers high-value, strategic solutions enabling payers and care-delivery organizations to improve individual health and provider performance. With deep domain expertise and a comprehensive understanding of complex population health challenges, ZeOmega serves as a “true-north” partner for clients—offering flexible deployment and delivery models that leverage an innovative platform designed to integrate workflow, analytics, content and communication capabilities. By consistently meeting customer expectations and project benchmarks, ZeOmega has earned a sterling reputation in the industry for responsiveness and reliability. For more information, visit www.zeomega.com or call 214-618-9880. Follow ZeOmega on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.