WEST HARTFORD, Conn., July 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SCIO Health Analytics^® announced that it completed its sale to EXLService Holdings. Inc. EXLS, a leading operations management and analytics company.  SCIO's growth over the last 10 years has been driven by its proven leadership in strategy and innovation around the use of big data and analytics to help payers, providers, and life sciences organizations improve revenue, quality, and operations while solving some of healthcare's greatest challenges.  

"From its founding, SCIO has been dedicated to driving positive change by helping our clients effectively manage critical issues such as the transition to value-based care," said Siva Namasivayam, co-founder and chief executive officer, SCIO. "We are excited to combine our analytics capabilities and deep healthcare expertise with those of EXL, who is already a world-class global services provider and recognized leader in healthcare analytics."

Pointing to SCIO's track record Krishna Kottapalli, chief growth officer and co-founder said, "From our founding in 2007 to today, SCIO has experienced substantial year-over-year growth across the payer, provider, and life sciences segments. We have done this by keeping a laser focus on what is important to our clients – delivering insights and tangible outcomes through a flexible engagement model that helps them succeed in a dynamic environment. Going forward, we will continue to focus on the client experience and look to create even deeper relationships with our clients."

"SCIO was one of the first organizations to create a healthcare analytics delivery center in Chennai, India," said Karthik Krishnaswami, president, India Operations and co-founder of SCIO. "We have been able to build a talent pool with deep healthcare domain, analytics, and technology skills, which has always been a key strategic advantage. We are excited to join the EXL family and for the opportunity for our employees to further build on this expertise for the benefit of our clients and their own careers." 

SCIO's significant early investors include Sequoia India, Health Enterprise Partners and Saama Capital.  TripleTree, LLC served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to SCIO in the transaction.

About SCIO^®  

SCIO Health Analytics, an EXL company, is a leading health analytics solution and services company. It serves over 100 healthcare organizations representing over 130 million covered lives across the continuum including providers, health plans, PBMs, employers, health services and global life sciences companies.

SCIO provides predictive analytics and insights as a service to transform data into actionable insights, helping healthcare organizations identify opportunities and prescribe actions to drive operational performance and address the healthcare waste epidemic while improving care quality. SCIO is dedicated to helping our clients achieve optimal outcomes and decrease the total cost of care. For more information visit: www.sciohealthanalytics.com

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