Gunnar Nelson Director of Health Plan Analysis
Christopher Passauer Director of Data Services
Lisa Spann Director of Provider Value Management


Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson is director of Health Plan Analysis at Patient Choice. He has more than 20 years of experience with health insurance data modeling in the Minnesota market.

Before joining Patient Choice, Mr. Nelson worked for Definity Health, a pioneer of consumer-driven health care that is now part of UnitedHealth Group. While at Definity Health, he created the “Hospital Buyer’s Guide,” the first nationwide facility cost transparency tool for consumers. Prior to Definity Health, Mr. Nelson worked at PreferredOne, a Minnesota-based PPO, TPA and HMO for 11 years, serving in various management roles. He had responsibilities in the areas of provider analysis, price transparency and fee schedule development including the development of the provider payment architecture for a repricing software. Prior to that, he handled provider data analysis for Metropolitan Health Plan and Physicians Health Plan.

Mr. Nelson holds a bachelor of science degree in Economics from the University of Minnesota.



Christopher Passauer
Christopher Passauer is director of Data Services at Patient Choice. He has worked in the area of data services for more than 16 years, with more than ten years in the managed care industry.

Prior to joining Patient Choice, Mr. Passauer served as director of Database Management at PreferredOne. There he managed medical, dental and workers compensation databases for various HMO, TPA, and PPO products. Prior to that he served in several data analysts positions at Express Scripts, Inc.-ValueRx, a pharmaceutical benefit management company. While at Express Scripts, Mr. Passauer served as senior network analyst. He also held various analyst positions at Diversified Pharmaceutical Services. Before entering the health care industry he served eight years in the United States Navy.



Lisa Spann
Lisa Spann is director of Provider Value Management at Patient Choice. She has more than 15 years of experience working in health care within the Minnesota marketplace.

Before joining Patient Choice in 2007, Ms. Spann worked for Fairview Physician Associates (FPA), an integrated network with over 1,000 physicians, as the director of Analysis and Network Management. While at FPA, she was involved in contracting, care management, clinical quality initiatives and customer satisfaction. Prior to FPA, Ms. Spann held various positions at Fairview Health Services, which included experience in areas of clinic operations, quality and data analysis.

Ms. Spann holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.




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