About Concert

Concert is a healthcare technology company enabling cost-effective access to diagnostics and therapeutics by harmonizing evidence, care, and payment.

Concert (formerly NextGxDx) was founded in 2010 to bring transparency, efficiency, and value to the complex genetic testing market. Since then, the company has grown to offer the definitive payment accuracy platform for precision health services, including genetic testing, infectious disease, and other diagnostics.  

Today, Concert combines proprietary data on the U.S. clinical laboratory testing market, market-leading clinical and coding expertise, and advanced technology to support test ordering, resulting, coding, coverage, claim editing, and payment integrity. 

Health plans, health systems, laboratories, and an extensive network of partner organizations trust Concert to provide the content, technology, and integration capabilities to deliver precision health data integration and payment accuracy directly into the systems of record, ultimately enabling consumers cost-effective access to the latest in precision care. 

Our History

2024

Launched the expanded Diagnostic Benefit Program.

2023

Reached the milestone of serving health plans representing 30 million members.

2021

Released the Concert GTU for use in the market.

Implemented preferred laboratory program for a health plan customer.

2021

Achieved patent for delivering machine-readable medical policy structured for automated clinical decision support and real-time payment accuracy. 

2020

Announced first real-time pre-pay claim editing partnership.

2019

Launched the Genetics Benefit Program, an end-to-end genetic testing management solution that delivers integrated medical policy, payment policy, and claim editing capabilities for reliable management of genetic testing.

2019

Announced the Concert Coding Engine, which provides the coding standards for transparent, consistent coding of genetic tests.

2017

Rebranded as Concert. Founded the Genetic Health Information Network Summit.

2016

Added first health plan customer, delivering a patented method to decipher claims to support payment integrity, medical policy, and provider network teams. 

Earned HITRUST CSF certification.

2013

Delivered the first interoperable genetic test order management platform to hospital and laboratory customers.

2012

Curated the definitive registry of genetic tests, which today contains more than 175,000 genetic testing products, organized by a unique multi-level taxonomy and identified by the most comprehensive genetic test identification system, the Concert GTU®. 

2010

Founded as NextGxDx to bring transparency, efficiency, and value to the rapidly growing genetic testing space.

Our Mission

At Concert, we are on a mission to make precision health smart, simple, effective, and affordable.

Rapid advancements in science and technology have the potential to transform human health. However, the complexity of the U.S. healthcare system makes it difficult to manage the pace of change effectively.

Concert exists to provide the digital infrastructure to remove unnecessary friction, delay, uncertainty, and cost from the system, enabling health consumers access to cost-effective, evidence-based precision diagnostics and therapeutics.

Meet Our Team

Concert employs an outstanding team of clinicians, researchers, data scientists, and software engineers.

Leadership Team
Board of Directors
Clinical Advisory Board

The Leadership Team

Rob Metcalf

Rob Metcalf

CEO

Blake Blackshear

Blake Blackshear

Product

Chris Dowdy

Chris Dowdy

Finance

Gillian Hooker, PhD, ScM, CGC

Gillian Hooker, PhD, ScM, CGC

Clinical

Dan Kauke

Dan Kauke

Operations

Nick Tazik

Nick Tazik

Marketing

Board Members

Jim D. Kever

Chairman

Mark Harris, PhD, MBA

Founder

Phil Hertik

Director

Chase Perry

Director

Rob Metcalf

Rob Metcalf

CEO

Curt Thorne

Director

Clinical Advisory Board

Beth Harris, MD

Thomas Holland, MD, MSc-GH

Girish Putcha, MD, PhD

Michele Schoonmaker, PhD

Rob Metcalf

Rob Metcalf

CEO

Blake Blackshear

Blake Blackshear

Product

Chris Dowdy

Chris Dowdy

Finance

Gillian Hooker, PhD, ScM, CGC

Gillian Hooker, PhD, ScM, CGC

Clinical

Dan Kauke

Dan Kauke

Operations

Nick Tazik

Nick Tazik

Marketing

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