MDpanel welcomes California Medical Legal Specialists and California Medical Evaluators into one of the nation's most innovative medical legal opinion networks.

MDpanel欢迎加州医学法律专家和加州医学评估人员成为全国最具创新性的医学法律意见网络之一。

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aquiline Capital Partners LLC ('Aquiline'), a private investment firm based in New York and London, today announced the formation of MDpanel, a new platform dedicated to the efficient delivery of medical opinions as part of the workers' compensation insurance claims process..

2023年10月10日，洛杉矶/PRNewswire/-Aquiline Capital Partners LLC（'Aquiline'）是一家总部设在纽约和伦敦的私人投资公司，今天宣布成立MDpanel，这是一个致力于高效提供作为工人赔偿保险索赔程序一部分的医疗意见。。

Jason Erdell has been appointed CEO of MDpanel. Erdell has a long track record of building companies that serve physicians and healthcare providers including the Broadlane Group, MedAssets (now FinThrive and Vizient), Change Healthcare (now Optum), and Press Ganey. Most recently, he served as CEO of Aspirion, a specialty revenue cycle management service provider and Aquiline portfolio company, where he oversaw the company's 30% year-over-year organic revenue growth and five tuck-in acquisitions over four years..

Jason Erdell被任命为MDpanel的首席执行官。Erdell在为医生和医疗保健提供者提供服务的建筑公司方面有着悠久的历史，包括Broadlane集团，MedAssets（现为FinThrive和Vizient），Change healthcare（现为Optum）和Press Ganey。最近，他担任专业收入周期管理服务提供商Aspirion和Aquiline投资组合公司Aspirion的首席执行官，负责监督该公司30%多年的有机收入增长以及四年内五次收购。。

Following the launch of MDpanel, California Medical Legal Specialists, LLC ('CMLS') and California Medical Evaluators Holdings, LLC ('CME'), two leading providers of support services for physicians performing qualified medical evaluations (QMEs) for workers' compensation claims, have also joined the platform.

随着MDpanel，California Medical Legal Specialists，LLC（'CMLS'）和California Medical Evaluators Holdings，LLC（'CME'）的推出，两位主要的医生为工人提供合格医疗评估（QMEs）的支持服务提供者'赔偿索赔，也加入了该平台。

With the additions of CMLS and CME, MDpanel serves 250+ evaluation sites and has supported over a million evaluations across a variety of specialties including orthopedics, psychiatry, pain management, chiropractic and internal medicine..

随着CML和CME的增加，MDpanel为250多个评估站点提供服务，并支持各种专业的100多万次评估，包括骨科，精神病学，疼痛管理，脊医和内科。。

'Our vision is for MDpanel to be the partner of choice for physicians, carriers, attorneys and injured workers by connecting those in need of medical opinions with highly qualified and well-regarded medical professionals in the U.S.,' said Benedict Baerst, Partner at Aquiline. 'Bringing together two complementary businesses in CMLS and CME will enable MDpanel to partner with more physicians across a wider range of specialties to address the full spectrum of workers' compensation claims.

“我们的愿景是MDpanel成为医生，承运人，律师和受伤工人的首选合作伙伴，将需要医疗意见的人员与美国高素质和备受好评的医疗专业人员联系起来，”Aquiline的合作伙伴Benedict Baerst说将CML和CME中的两个互补业务汇集在一起​​，将使MDpanel能够与更广泛专业的更多医生合作，以解决所有工人赔偿要求。

We look forward to working with Jason and his team as MDpanel embarks on a new chapter of growth.'.

随着MDpanel开创增长的新篇章，我们期待与Jason及其团队合作。

'I'm looking forward to building MDpanel into the platform through which world-class medical opinions reach those in need,' said Jason Erdell, CEO of MDpanel. 'Both CME and CMLS offer unparalleled support for physicians and best-in-class solutions that streamline the complex QME process for all stakeholders.

MDpanel首席执行官Jason Erdell说：“我期待将MDpanel构建到一个平台上，通过这个平台，世界一流的医学意见可以接触到需要的人。”CME和CML都为医生和一流的解决方案提供了无与伦比的支持，为所有利益相关者简化了复杂的QME流程。

Under one brand, MDpanel's value proposition will be even stronger. Through other investments and with Aquiline's support, we will expand our physician network, geographic reach, and service offerings and supplement our platform with robust technology in this traditionally services-based industry.'  .

在一个品牌下，MDpanel的价值主张将更加强大。通过其他投资和Aquiline的支持，我们将扩展我们的医生网络，地理范围和服务产品，并在这个传统的基于服务的行业中以强大的技术补充我们的平台  .

Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor and Ropes & Gray LLP served as legal advisor for Aquiline. Audax Private Debt provided debt financing for the transactions.

Houlihan Lokey担任财务顾问，Ropes＆Gray LLP担任Aquiline的法律顾问。澳大利亚私人债务为交易提供债务融资。

Bailey & Company served as financial advisor to CMLS and CME.

Bailey＆Company担任CML和CME的财务顾问。

About MDpanel

关于MDpanel

MDpanel is one of the preeminent providers of expert medical opinions in the U.S., serving physicians across a range of specialties. MDpanel is committed to being the partner of choice for physicians, carriers, attorneys and injured workers by connecting those in need of medical opinions with the most qualified and highly regarded medical professionals.

MDpanel是美国卓越的专家医学意见提供者之一，为各种专业的医生提供服务。MDpanel致力于通过将需要医疗意见的人员与最合格和最受尊敬的医疗专业人员联系起来，成为医生，承运人，律师和受伤工人的首选合作伙伴。

For more information about MDpanel, please visit mdpanel.com..

有关MDpanel的更多信息，请访问MDpanel.com。。

About Aquiline Capital Partners LLC

关于Aquiline Capital Partners LLC

Aquiline Capital Partners LLC is a private investment firm based in New York and London investing in companies across financial services and technology, healthcare and business services. The firm has $9.9 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2023. For more information about Aquiline, please visit www.aquiline.com..

Aquiline Capital Partners LLC是一家总部设在纽约和伦敦的私人投资公司，投资于金融服务和技术，医疗保健和商业服务公司。截至2023年6月30日，该公司的管理资产为99亿美元。有关Aquiline的更多信息，请访问www.Aquiline.com。。

ContactAndrew ChironnaProsek Partners for MDpanel[email protected] (646) 818-9047

联系Andrew ChironnaProsek Partners for MDpanel〔email protected〕（646）818-9047

SOURCE MDpanel

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