The NOVO Team

Aaron Bleier

Director of Finance

Aaron is the Director of Finance at the Orthopedic & Sports Institute (OSI) and NOVO Health. Aaron was instrumental in the development of cost-saving innovations, most notably surgical price bundles. His background includes 8 years of experience with Plexus, an electronics manufacturing company where he held various finance rolls with the company.

Tony Engedal

VP of Strategic Accounts

Tony is VP of Strategic Accounts at NOVO Health. His primary focus is to build partnerships that add value and reduce an employer’s total healthcare costs to create a competitive advantage. Tony’s background includes leading turnaround projects, prioritizing sales initiatives, and developing revenue-generating business strategies that have fueled sales volumes, solidified growth plans, and built top-talented teams of contributors.

Scott Hutchinson

Content Writer

Scott is content writer for NOVO Health and the Orthopedic & Sports Institute (OSI). He works with the leadership and marketing teams of each entity to provide language consistency and accuracy in printed/digital materials. He is also the editor of NOVO Live.

Paul Johnson

Director of Strategic Accounts

As NOVO Health Director of Strategic Accounts, Paul educates and helps self-insured clients identify ways to reduce their medical spend. He counsels self-insured clients on a wide variety of topics including consumerism, spend, cost containment, and quality metrics. He has extensive executive leadership experience in the areas of Technology, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Sales.

Teri Jones

Care Coordinator

Teri is NOVO Health’s Care Coordinator. She navigates the journey for all employee patients whose employers have a Direct Contract relationship with NOVO Health. As liaison and advocate, Teri’s job is to review options, answer questions, and assist in appointment scheduling to ensure each patient has an exceptional experience.

Curt Kubiak

CEO

Curt is co-founder and CEO of NOVO Health. NOVO Health unites independent single specialty providers and connects them with self-insured companies to deliver industry-leading pricing, outcomes, service, and patient experience. He is also CEO of the Orthopedic & Sports Institute (OSI), one of the groups under the NOVO umbrella.

Angela Rust

Chief Legal Officer

Angela is Chief Legal Officer and Strategy Implementation at NOVO Health. She prepares and maintains the contracts through which NOVO providers coordinate and deliver services to employers and other payers, providing legal and regulatory analysis to assure the program’s compliance with Stark Law, state and federal anti-kickback statutes, and HIPAA. Angela also works closely with other members of NOVO’s leadership team to identify and implement strategic projects.

Patti Schaetz

VP of Provider Relations

Prior to assuming her role as NOVO Health’s VP of Provider Relations, Patti served as regional manager for a monoline Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier and later in a dual role as OSI’s Director of Workers’ Compensation and Director of Strategic Accounts. Patti is responsible for assessing opportunities to recruit new providers to ensure company growth. She also manages relationships with existing providers.

Dana Vander Velden

Marketing/Graphic Design

Dana facilitates projects in Marketing for OSI and NOVO Health. She created the branding imagery and guidelines for NOVO. Her proficiency in a wide range of media and software allows her to develop new design concepts, graphics, and layouts that present a unified vision of the NOVO brand to the public. She holds the same role and responsibilities with the Orthopedic & Sports Institute (OSI).

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