Wednesday, December 13, 2017
 
Your Health Insurance Plan Company News Quick Read-
Who's making news today?  Here is HCBD-Who'sIT!
 
 
Executive Index
by Company
Mr. Brian O'Neill
Advantasure, Inc. | Emergent Holdings
CEO (Performance Clinical Systems)
Robert Murphy
Advantasure, Inc. | Emergent Holdings
Former Vice President - Marketing (Performance Clinical Systems)
Chris Johnson MPH, MD
Advantasure, Inc. | Emergent Holdings
Co-founder and Chief Scientist (Performance Clinical Systems)
Mr. Erich Sternberg
AlwaysCare Benefits, Inc., a Starmount Life Insurance company
Starmount President
Dr. Joseph Fox
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Medical Director
Amy McHugh
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
Director of Media Relations
Ms. Karen Mastrianni
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
Senior Director of Product Development and Management
Karen Schulte
Carelon (formerly CareMore Health Plan)
Former Chief Operating Officer
Christopher Crow M.D.
Catalyst Health Network
President
Mr. Eric Bossard
Commonwealth Insurance Advantage
President
Mr. Adam Berg
Commonwealth Insurance Advantage
Vice President of Operations & Strategy
Ms. Danielle Barrera
Health Dialog, part of the Rite Aid family of healthcare companies
Chief Operating Officer
Carlene Anteau MS, RN
HealthEC
Former Vice President of Marketing
Sanjay Seth MD
HealthEC
Chief Medical Officer
Ms. Kathleen Conlon
Independence Blue Cross | Independence Health Group
Public Relations Specialist
Shannon Phillips MD, MPH
Intermountain Health
Chief Patient Experience Officer
De-Kun Li MD, PhD
Kaiser Permanente
Reproductive and Perinatal Epdemiologist
Mr. Geoffrey (Geoff) J. Bartsh
Medica Health Plans
Vice President - Public Policy and Government Relations
Mark Schafer MD
MemorialCare Health System
Chief Executive Officer
Cheryl Calandrino MBA, MHA
MemorialCare Health System
Former Executive Director - Marketing & Communications
Ms. Margaret (Peggy) E. O'Kane
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
President
Valerie Grey
New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC)
Executive Director
Mr. Brett Rosen
OneDigital Health and Benefits
Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions
Mr. Philip Ruggieri
OneDigital Health and Benefits
Managing Principal
Mr. Patrick Ryan
Press Ganey Associates, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Michael (Mike) Simonds
Unum
CEO of Unum US
Ms. Kylanne Green
URAC
Retired President and CEO
 
Company News Headlines
     
HIP News and Announcements      
Anthem: ‘What’s up with Opioids?’ Online Toolkit Encourages Dialogue, Community Action to Combat Opioid Misuse and Addiction
“We know opioid addition doesn’t discriminate, and all our communities are at risk. Bringing communities together to address prevention is a vital part of the conversation and helps support the larger public health strategy to address opioid addiction. This free online resource is another way parents, local churches, service organizations and others in our community can become better informed and help raise awareness on this important issue facing so many," said Dr. Joseph Fox , medical director for Anthem

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Members Get Paid to Shop
"We're excited to offer SmartShopper to our self-insured accounts and members beginning 1/1/18. We've bundled SmartShopper together with our Find a Doctor & Estimate Costs tools to enable a comprehensive shopping and consumer engagement experience Ms. Karen Mastrianni , Senior Director of Product Development and Management, BCBSMA

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CareMore Health Expands its Provider Collaboration Network through MemorialCare Agreement
“We look forward to this expanded relationship with MemorialCare that will give our patients access to an elite hospital system in their area. This collaboration will further align two organizations that share a commitment to providing exceptional integrated care to patients," said Karen Schulte , Chief Operating Officer for Carelon

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HealthPartners: Team-based care improves care for kidney disease, reduces costs by $1.2 million
“This is a great example of how we can change the way care is delivered so that it provides better value. Better care not only improves the quality of life for patients, it also lowers the cost of care," said Vanessa Kuhn , MD, Department Chair for Nephrology at Park Nicollet

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Independence Blue Cross helps consumers sign-up before the December 15 deadline
With Open Enrollment for individual consumers ending this week, Independence , the region’s leading insurance provider, is out in the community helping people sign-up for individual health insurance plans before the December 15 deadline.

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Medica Adds Children’s Mercy to Network for Select by Medica Plan in Kansas
“We are delighted to add Children's Mercy Hospital to our Select by Medica network. Children's Mercy, which consistently is ranked among the leading children's hospitals in the nation, represents the quality innovative care our members expect and deserve," said Mr. Geoffrey J. Bartsh , Medica vice president for individual and family business

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New Kaiser Permanente Study Provides Evidence of Health Risks Linked to Electromagnetic Field Exposure
“Few studies have been able to accurately measure exposure to magnetic field non-ionizing radiation. In addition, due to the current lack of research on this subject, we don’t know the biological threshold beyond which problems may develop, and we also don’t yet understand the possible mechanisms for increased risks," said Dr. De-Kun Li MD, PhD , principal investigator of the study and a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California

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Unum Dental available in all U.S. regions
“The market response to Unum Dental and Unum Vision has exceeded our expectations in 2017. Dental insurance is an important coverage we know employees need and want, and expanding dental plans into every region of the country helps us provide more value to brokers and employers," said Mr. Michael Simonds , US President and CEO, Unum

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OneDigital Health and Benefits Acquires The Ruggieri Consulting Group, LLC
“We are very proud that Mr. Philip Ruggieri and his team have chosen to align with OneDigital as they are the right partner to develop our presence in New York City. The combination of the Ruggieri team’s deep consulting expertise with OneDigital’s suite of employee benefits tools and resources is a powerful combination that will benefit their existing client base and employer’s looking for new solutions to today’s employee benefits challenges," said Mr. Brett Rosen , Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, OneDigital

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NAVIGATION - Other Sections in Today's HCBD-Who'sIT! Daily:
 
HIP Care Management and Well-Being Announcements
Solutions News and Announcements
HIP Wonk Watch

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Performance Clinical Systems Releases Maestro for Intelligent, Automated Routing and Load Balancing of Tasks Across Multi-Disciplinary Teams
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Intermountain Healthcare to Partner with Press Ganey to Innovate Patient Care
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Solutions News and Announcements    back to index
New York eHealth Collaborative Selects HealthEC to Provide MIPS Reporting through its Qualified Clinical Data Registry Services
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Commonwealth Insurance Advantage Expands Healthcare Footprint
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HIP Wonk Watch    back to index
Health Dialog Achieves 15 Consecutive Years of NCQA Accreditation for Disease Management Programs
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Catalyst Health Network Earns URAC Accreditation in Clinical Integration
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