Natalie A. Cummins joins Bridgehead International’s Associate Network

Bridgehead International is pleased to announce an affiliation with Natalie A. Cummins, of DHC Consulting. Through this affiliation, Bridgehead’s scope of services will be expanded to directly offer payer expertise in the area of personalized medicine, including marketplace assessments, product coverage determinations and reimbursement strategy. In addition, the affiliation strengthens Bridgehead’s existing expertise in the diagnostic market access space, based on Ms. Cummins’ experience at Quest Diagnostics, working with converging technologies, and conducting strategic planning for diagnostic companies.

Natalie is a partner at DHC Consulting, directly responsible for the healthcare and life sciences division, providing consulting services focused on strategic planning, business development, formulating strategic growth plans and optimizing revenue potential. Natalie has nearly 20 years experience working with payers, diagnostic companies and healthcare delivery organizations. She has extensive diagnostics experience in strategic product evaluation, prioritization and implementation.

Prior to consulting, Natalie was responsible for international marketing and communications at Synarc, a pharmaceutical services organization, specializing in medical imaging, patient recruitment and biochemical markers. Natalie’s experience also includes working for Quest Diagnostics, with direct responsibility for health plan and payer marketing. Natalie earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Administration from Ithaca College and a Masters of Public Administration focused on Health Policy Analysis from New York University. This era of personalized medicine is complicated and dynamic. The affiliation between Bridgehead and Natalie Cummins will bring diagnostic companies, pharmaceutical companies, and payers a combined personalized medicine perspective focused on capturing the value of innovation from multiple stakeholder perspectives.