SEATTLE, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Opala, a leading healthcare data platform, designed to advance the exchange of provider and payer data to enable next generation patient care, has announced the appointment of Stacey Kinkead as its new Chief Product Officer (CPO). In her new role, Kinkead will be responsible for leading the development, product management, and design of the company's suite of solutions to drive seamless collaboration between payers and providers and optimize the patient experience.

Excellence, Innovation, Integrity & Inclusivity: Opala’s Values

We are pleased to share our company values; an updated reflection on what makes Opala unique and how we navigate our journey as a healthcare interoperability partner. These values will shape our interactions with each other and in the larger health care community.  

We are pleased to share that Opala was recognized as this year’s runner-up in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Inno Madness competition. The competition was designed to recognize some of the most promising startups in the Seattle area and brought together 16 startups to compete in a bracket-style tournament. Over the course of several weeks, readers determined the winners by selecting which of the startups they would rather invest in. 

In January, Opala held its first hack-a-thon. Over four days, twenty-two Opala employees broke into small teams to tackle issues such as identifying patient cohorts for chronic conditions, machine learning using FHIR resources

Opala was selected to participate in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Seattle Inno Madness competition, as one of 16 of the most promising tech companies in the Seattle area. The contest is based around one question

Health Plans are Struggling with Antiquated Data Systems

The healthcare industry is becoming an increasingly competitive marketplace for software solutions that advance data capabilities.