CitiusTech acquires FluidEdge Consulting appointing Eric Schultz as its President

CitiusTech has completed the acquisition of FluidEdge Consulting (FluidEdge), a national healthcare management consulting company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. FluidEdge is now a wholly owned subsidiary of CitiusTech.

Dr. Bill Winkenwerder, Chairman of CitiusTech, comments, “FluidEdge has excellent healthcare consulting capabilities with deep expertise across payer, provider and life science markets. The acquisition of FluidEdge will enable CitiusTech to develop deeper and more meaningful engagements with healthcare customers, and play a stronger role in driving business performance.”

CitiusTech also announced the appointment of Eric Schultz as the Executive Vice President of CitiusTech and President of FluidEdge Consulting. Prior to joining CitiusTech, Schultz was President and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. for eight years. Under his leadership, Harvard Pilgrim was consistently ranked among America’s highest-rated health plans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Previously, Schultz was President and CEO of Fallon Community Health Plan for ten years. He also held executive positions with CIGNA Healthcare and Prudential Healthcare.

Rizwan Koita, CEO of CitiusTech, says, “I am excited to welcome Eric Schultz to CitiusTech and FluidEdge. Eric is a healthcare industry veteran and has successfully driven value-based care initiatives at Harvard Pilgrim and other organizations for over 25 years. His vision and experience in driving meaningful healthcare transformation will help FluidEdge better serve clients and scale its business.”

According to Eric Schultz, “I am thrilled to be a part of CitiusTech and lead FluidEdge; two companies that have a proven ability to develop and execute pragmatic and innovative business and technology solutions. With our combined and deep experience across multiple health care segments, we have a unique ability to take a holistic perspective of the rapidly changing healthcare and technology landscape and help our clients achieve their strategic objectives.”

In addition to his new role, Schultz serves on the board of the Kenneth Schwartz Center, and previously served as Chair of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) and the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP).