Name: Mark Flakne
Previous title: Chief financial officer, Optum Health
New title: Chief financial officer, Included Health
Included, which offers virtual and in-person primary, urgent and mental healthcare, named Flakne as the company’s finance chief Thursday.
He joins Included from Optum Health, the healthcare delivery arm of UnitedHealth Group’s health services unit. He held multiple strategic finance positions at Optum, where he worked for more than 11 years, according to his LinkedIn.
Flakne previously worked at water treatment and chemical company Ecolab and consultancy PwC. He’ll bring experience in business development and strategy, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as managing capital and regulatory concerns, Included said a press release.
Included was formed by the merger of care navigation platform Grand Rounds Health and virtual care company Doctor On Demand. The combined firm then acquired Included Health, a navigation company focused on the LGBTQ community.
The company rebranded as Included, a name change that aimed to stress that the provider offers a range of services and navigation products under the same roof, executives told Healthcare Dive in 2021.
This spring, Included announced a virtual-first specialty care clinic that aims to connect patients with specialist appointments in under seven days. The company also expanded its in-person care delivery footprint through a partnership with urgent care network Solv Health last year.
