About Us

Empowering Healthcare Innovation: Where Expertise Meets Interoperability

Our Story

Shaping the Future of Healthcare Interoperability

Mettle Solutions had started its journey with the vision to tackle one of the healthcare industry’s most persistent challenges: interoperability. Our leadership, core teams, partners, and collaborators brought together their diverse expertise in strategy, technology, and program delivery to address the critical need for seamless data exchange within the healthcare sector.

With a focus on integrity, innovation, and a commitment to making a meaningful impact, Mettle Solutions has quickly risen as a leader in healthcare interoperability. Our commitment to continuous improvement, inclusiveness, and collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem ensures that our solutions are not only technologically advanced but also user-centric and compliant with industry standards.

Mettle Solutions is a testament to the power of shared vision and expertise in driving technological advancement. Through our pioneering products like PayEx and Simintero, we are transforming healthcare operations, leading to a more connected, efficient, and patient-centered healthcare system. As we move forward, we continue to innovate, integrate, and elevate the standards of healthcare IT, paving the way for a better future for providers, payers, and patients alike. Join us on this transformative journey as we strive to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare industry.

Our Team

Bringing Experience and Expertise Together!

Kishore A. Metla | President & CEO

Kishore has 20+ years of extensive experience in Health Information Technology and systems, especially focused on federal programs. Kishore has solid leadership and management skills with strong technical background, subject matter expertise emphasizing in Standards and Interoperability. Kishore is a strategist, visionary, and expert in delivering value-add solutions to customers with innovative products, policies, procedures, and processes that improve efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs.

Melanie Combs-Dyer | Director of Innovation

Melanie is a seasoned executive with 30+ years of service to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). She has worked to promote interoperability between clinicians, health care payers, and patients. Melanie led the Medicare Fee-For-Service medical review program and has deep experience developing large-scale national solutions to allow providers to electronically submit medical record documentation to Medicare.

Joan Foley | Sr. Growth & Business Development Strategist

Joan has more than 30 years of experience in executive-level management of operations and business strategies for small businesses, government contractors, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations. Joan is a trusted leader for Organizational Strategy, Business Development, Customer/ Partner Liaison, Capture, Proposals, Accounting, Contracts, Compliance, and Delivery Performance.

Deepthi Reddy | Program Delivery

Deepthi is a solutions-driven IT leader with over 20 years of proven success in delivering complex programs across various industries. She excels in managing large cross-functional teams spanning multiple programs and initiatives. Deepthi has extensive management experience and brings the perfect combination of technical expertise and business knowledge. She has a keen focus on delivery excellence and total customer satisfaction.

Sreekanth Puram | Technology and Product Development

Sreekanth is an experienced leader of software engineering teams with over 20 years’ experience in software engineering. Sreekanth is an active participant in the HL7 community and has worked intensively for the past several years to explore the interoperable implementation of FHIR Standards to multiple production platforms.

Capabilities

Mettle Solutions is a leading Health Information Technology (HIT) solutions and consulting services provider, specializing in interoperability standards and specifications, including HL7 FHIR standards. We excel in rapidly transitioning from pilot phases to enterprise-scale production environments, ensuring seamless integration across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our solutions have played a pivotal role in supporting CMS-led initiatives, advancing nationwide interoperability to streamline data exchange and enhance regulatory compliance. Through our collaborations with CMS, we have driven prior authorization automation, medical documentation exchange, and payer-provider operational workflows, reducing administrative burden while strengthening program integrity and improper payment reduction strategies.

Alongside our federal partnerships, Mettle Solutions has successfully developed and deployed private-sector HIT solutions, catering to healthcare payers, providers, and technology partners. Our secure cloud-based and custom-built solutions address critical industry challenges, enabling seamless integration, enhanced compliance, and improved healthcare outcomes through innovative quality measures.

Our dedicated Innovation and R&D mission ensures we stay at the forefront of emerging technologies, delivering scalable, secure, and cost-effective HIT solutions that meet both public and private sector needs. By bridging the gap between government-driven interoperability goals and commercial product advancements, we empower stakeholders to achieve true healthcare interoperability at scale.

Our niche areas of expertise include

Healthcare IT Interoperability Standards and Specifications around HL7, WEDI, IHE, FHIR, ONC Reference Implementations, Integration Solutions from an malgamation of open-source software tools Electronic Exchange of Structured Documentation, Medicare Rule Compliance and Medical Reviews Subject Matter Expertise on Program Integrity, Reducing Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse Healthcare Quality through Clinical Quality Measures Development, Calculation Engine, and Reporting

Our readily available platform with several innovative products include

A composition of time-tested open-source tools enabling fast-paced delivery of software solutions Designed to favor software agility allowing seamless integration of cutting-edge technologies, Set as a low-code framework assisting faster and cost-effective solutions to business needs.