Kiio’s mission has always been to be the easiest, most effective way for clients and members to overcome the physical, emotional, and financial burden of MSK pain.

Meet the Kiio Team

Leadership Team

Lydia Zeller

President & CEO
Lydia has a track record of driving high-value and meaningful results for both Kiio clients and Kiio investment partners.
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Afsana Akhter

Chief Growth Officer
Over 15 years successfully commercializing digital healthcare solutions and collaborating with health plans, employers, and PBMs.
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Chad Lindley

Chief Operating Officer
Rock solid operational leader managing product development, systems administration, intellectual property, and information security.
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Alex Kramer

VP of Product
A digital health expert with experience in both vendor product development and client health plan product adoption.
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Advisory Board

Dr. Tim Bartholow

Chief Medical Officer & VP, WEA Trust
Dr. Tim Bartholow is a passionate and visionary physician leader who is a fierce advocate for members and patients.
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Neal Sofian

Former Director of Member Engagement, Premera
Nationally recognized for almost 40 years of innovation in population-based and corporate health management, engagement, and organizational change.
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Dr. Chris Stout

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
A licensed clinical psychologist, having a diverse background in various domains. He is the Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives.
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Dr. Patrick Grabowski

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at UW - Lacrosse
Marquette University graduate with a Master of Physical Therapy degree, and a PhD in neuromotor control from the Kinesiology Department at UW-Madison.
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We are the trusted partner of top companies, labor unions, and health plans like you who care deeply to help their employees/members feel relief from back, neck, knee, and hip pain. Kiio was founded with a mission to transform musculoskeletal (MSK) care. And we have!
80%
reduction in pain
62%
reduction in medical spend
84%
reduction in opioid utilization
90%
reduction in ER/Urgent Care visits
We are humbly proud of these results – and personally driven by Kiio's impact on individual members and clients. We are the only digital MSK solution with multiple longitudinal claims-based studies in real client populations validating clinically significant reduction in pain, improvement in function, and effective savings. We are dedicated to delivering measurable value to our members and clients.
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Work with Us!

We are a close-knit team of energetic, motivated, and intelligent individuals focused on improving the lives of those with musculoskeletal pain through evidence-based, consumer-centric solutions.

We have several current openings at Kiio. Join our fast-growing team that is shaping the future of musculoskeletal digital care. To apply, please send a letter of interest and resume to us at  careers@kiio.com.

Client Strategy Director

Kiio is seeking a collaborative, consultative, and results-driven individual to work with our clients to ensure successful delivery of our digital MSK programs.
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Sales Leadership - Health Plans

Do you have experience working with Health Plans to help them achieve their financial and member health and engagement goals? Kiio needs you if you’re highly motivated.
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Business Development Representative

Love using your people-skills, energy, and insights to generate potential clients? Enjoy partnering with your teammates to grow the business? Check out our BDR opportunity.
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Information Security Analyst

Kiio is seeking an experienced information security analyst to work in our growing Security team.
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DevOps Engineer

Are you a tech savvy individual who wants to make a difference in people’s lives? Kiio is interested in hearing from you.
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We are the trusted partner of top companies, labor unions, and health plans like you who care deeply to help their employees/members feel relief from back, neck, knee, and hip pain. Kiio was founded with a mission to transform musculoskeletal (MSK) care. And we have!
80%
reduction in pain
62%
reduction in medical spend
84%
reduction in opioid utilization
90%
reduction in ER/Urgent Care visits
We are humbly proud of these results – and personally driven by Kiio's impact on individual members and clients. We are the only digital MSK solution with multiple longitudinal claims-based studies in real client populations validating clinically significant reduction in pain, improvement in function, and effective savings. We are dedicated to delivering measurable value to our members and clients.

What We Offer

Kiio offers a unique and exciting way to get involved in digital healthcare. Our MSK solutions are used by thousands of people across the country and have a measurable, positive impact on people’s lives. Are you motivated by challenging work that has a major impact on health and well-being? Do you like working with new technologies in a start-up environment that has a proven product and sales pipeline? If so, Kiio might be your new work “home.”

As expected, Kiio offers competitive benefits and compensation to talented, creative, collaborative people. We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and offer some perks you’d like to find at a cool startup, like remote work, PTO, flexibility, and close knit teams.

If any of the above roles are intriguing, please drop us a note with your resume to careers@kiio.com.
Each year, 1 in every 2 people experience MSK pain, creating significant physical and emotional burden. MSK issues cost more than cancer, diabetes, or heart disease and represent one-sixth of all spending in the US health care market. Self-funded employers experience 1.5x times the burden due to lost productivity, missed workdays, disability costs, and workers’ comp costs.
PRoven Financial Savings

Employers save money with Kiio.

62% lower medical and pharmacy spend, validated with client claims data 3-5x ROI in Year 1

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Press

Kiio in the News

WEA Trust’s Partnership with Kiio Demonstrates Improved Outcomes and Reduced Costs for Public Sector Employees

Kiio Program Dramatically Cut Medical Spending; Reduced Utilization of Emergency and Urgent Care, Unnecessary Treatments and Diagnostics; and Decreased Fills for Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions

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Kiio Expands Its Digital MSK Solution to Become a Full-Body Solution

Members can now use Kiio’s on-demand, virtual musculoskeletal care to take charge and find relief from back, neck, knee and hip pain.

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Kiio Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification

Kiio stays on the frontline of industry standards to ensure your data is safe and secure.

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Kiio study highlights how an exercise therapy app can help employers and payers reduce costs associated with low back and other joint pain

Among the large, claims-based study’s findings was a dramatic 62% lower medical spend, 89% lower opioid use, and 51% lower use of antidepressants for Kiio participants.

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WPS and Kiio team up to tackle pain

WPS offers Kiio’s digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care to employees and employer groups to reduce pain and its associated costs

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CCHP Partners with Kiio to Support Medicaid and Marketplace Members During COVID-19 with an Evidence-Based Pain Management Solution

To do more to serve its Medicaid and Marketplace health plan members during COVID, Children’s Community Health Plan (CCHP) partnered with Kiio to expand outreach efforts, tripled enrollment in its digital musculoskeletal (MSK) program, and had significant impact on improving member health while minimizing the need for emergency room and other in-facility visits.

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Wisconsin Health News Features Kiio CEO

Sean Kirby of Wisconsin Health News featured Kiio CEO Lydia Zeller in a recent article that covers topics ranging from the rise of digital health in a post-Covid19 world, to efforts to achieve gender parity in healthcare. For the full story, visit Wisconsin Health News and consider subscribing to their insights on regional healthcare trends.

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Mobile app developed by a Madison startup shows promise in treating lower back pain and lowering health care costs

A mobile application developed by a small startup company in Madison has shown strong results in treating one of the most common and costly medical conditions: lower back pain.

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Using Digital Therapeutics for Back Pain

Kiio is a digital therapeutics company focused on changing the paradigm for musculoskeletal care. Evidence-based, personalized and consumer-centric, Kiio for Low Back Pain significantly reduces pain, opioid use, and medical costs, leading to improved quality of life for the individual and decreased costs for the health plan and employer. Kiio’s app-based program helps people to get back to their regular activities by combining evidence-based medicine, artificial intelligence, and interactive digital coaching to deliver appropriate care on your mobile device.

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Kiio and Quartz Health Solutions’ Low Back Pain Study Demonstrates the Success of Digital Therapeutic in Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes

Today, Kiio and Quartz Health Solutions unveiled the results of a one-year study to evaluate the impact of Kiio’s digital program on the challenges presented by low back pain. Quartz offered Kiio, customized and white-labeled to Quartz as MobileBack℠, to plan members with a history of low back pain and living near Madison, Wisconsin.

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Pilot of Kiio’s digital back pain therapy reports improved outcomes

Plan members who took to the platform reduced their medical expenses and filled fewer prescriptions, while outcomes remained similar or become worse for those who did not engage.

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How This Startup Is Helping Improve Physical Therapy Outcomes

Often times when patients are going through physical therapy, they are simply given pieces of paper with a list of activities to do at home. Fortunately, Madison, Wisconsin-based Kiio has improved this process by developing a technology platform that changes the way care is provided to patients. Kiio says that it empowers healthcare payers and providers to improve outcomes, reduce costs and increase revenue.

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