# Khanh Nguyen

> Khanh Nguyen is the CEO of Cozeva, the operating system for value-based care that manages over 25 million lives across 97,000+ providers. A PharmD from UCSF with 15+ years pioneering payer-provider collaboration, she led Cozeva to a reported $480M merger with Vatica Health in 2025, combining the #1-rated Best in KLAS risk adjustment platform with Cozeva's #1 quality platform - creating the most comprehensive value-based care enablement company in the U.S.

- **Role:** CEO at Cozeva (Applied Research Works, Inc.)
- **Organizations:** Cozeva, Applied Research Works, Inc., Integrated Healthcare Association, Vatica Health
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Pharmacy
- **Known for:** Led Cozeva to $480M merger with Vatica Health in 2025, combining the #1-rated Best in KLAS risk adjustment and quality platforms, Cozeva earned 2026 Best in KLAS for Risk Adjustment (score 91.2/100, highest in class), Keynote speaker at NCQA Health Innovation Summit 2024

## Career timeline

- **before 2022** — Served as Vice President of Pharmacy Services and Population Health at Hill Physicians Medical Group, launching a transformative care model aligned with the Quintuple Aim
- **before 2022** — Served on the Technical Payment Committee of the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) for many years
- **2022-10** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Applied Research Works (ARW), creator of Cozeva
- **2023** — Cozeva selected by IHA as analytics partner for California's Advanced Primary Care Initiative
- **2024** — Keynote speaker at NCQA Health Innovation Summit 2024 on digital quality; spoke at Women in Quality Reception
- **2024-12** — IHA Board of Directors approves Cozeva as exclusive analytics partner for all performance measurement programs beginning 2025
- **2025** — Panelist at NCQA Health Innovation Summit 2025: 'From Paper to Practice: The Digital Transformation of Quality Measures in Action'
- **2025-10-31** — Led Cozeva through $480M merger with Vatica Health, a Frazier Healthcare portfolio company
- **2026-02** — Cozeva earns 2026 Best in KLAS for Risk Adjustment with a score of 91.2/100

## Achievements

- Led Cozeva to $480M merger with Vatica Health in 2025, combining the #1-rated Best in KLAS risk adjustment and quality platforms
- Cozeva earned 2026 Best in KLAS for Risk Adjustment (score 91.2/100, highest in class)
- Keynote speaker at NCQA Health Innovation Summit 2024
- Board member of Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA)
- Secured IHA's exclusive analytics partnership for all AMP performance measurement programs beginning 2025
- Grew Cozeva to serve 25M+ lives, 97K+ providers across 70 provider organizations and 13 health plans
- Built and led high-performing teams delivering payer-provider collaborations and population health programs at Hill Physicians Medical Group

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Cozeva earns 2026 Best in KLAS for Risk Adjustment: POC and In-Home Health Assessments with highest-in-class score of 91.2/100
- **2025-11** — Cozeva merges with Vatica Health in a deal reported at approximately $480M, creating a combined value-based care enablement leader
- **2025-10** — Khanh Nguyen speaks as panelist at NCQA Health Innovation Summit 2025 on 'From Paper to Practice: The Digital Transformation of Quality Measures in Action'
- **2024-12** — IHA selects Cozeva as sole analytics partner for all IHA performance measurement programs beginning 2025

## Links

- Website: https://corp.cozeva.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/khanhgianguyen
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cozeva?lang=en
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/cozeva

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Last updated: 2026-05-16