Paradigm Management Services, the nation’s leading provider of catastrophic and complex medical management services, today announced that Carol A. Novoa, CPDM, has joined the company as the Vice President of Account Services. In her role, Carol will lead the client service division in delivering exceptional client account management, developing and implementing growth strategies, and contributing [...]

As a result of the development of a new long-range plan for 15-year-old Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, the firm’s senior management team has announced a series of strategic moves that have focused the Roseville-based company on its core competencies.
CEO George “Mac” McCleary detailed the plan, highlighting the divesture of an insurance brokerage operation and other [...]

BWise, a global leader for governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software solutions and Tauw Group, engineers and consultants specializing in the improvement and management of the natural environment, built-up environment and infrastructure, announced today their partnership to bring joint services to the market. By joining forces, Tauw Group and BWise can help organizations realize better [...]

MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health care management solutions, today announced that it has been selected to deliver its Alineo ™ 2.0 collaborative health care management platform to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (BCBSKC). The two parties have agreed to begin implementation in June. The arrangement reinforces MEDecision’s position as [...]

Regional Health in Rapid City, S.D., and its employees will save more than $500,000 during the next three years on insurance premiums as a result of purchasing products through the employee benefit sponsored insurance arrangements with Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Premier healthcare alliance.
The healthcare system, which serves [...]

Health Dialog Services Corporation announced that Christopher Coloian has joined the company in the new role of Senior Vice President, Health Services. In this role, he will be responsible for initiatives spanning international business and government affairs. Coloian, who joins Health Dialog from CIGNA Healthcare, brings more than 20 years of business and product [...]

Healthplace America is pleased to introduce Surgery Benefit Management to the healthcare industry. Healthplace America’s flagship product, the Healthplace Benefit(TM), is the first and only comprehensive Surgery Benefit Management solution that delivers cost savings to employer health plans while enhancing employee benefits with quality and savings for surgery.
Surgery accounts for $700 billion of today’s $2.3 [...]

Humana Veterans Healthcare Services (HVHS) announces the appointment of former U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General, Gale Pollock (MG,Ret.) to its Advisory Board. General Pollock will join the HVHS Advisory Board for their meeting in Louisville, KY this December. The HVHS Advisory Board was formed to provide guidance and insight into the changing needs of the [...]

BPO Management Services Inc.a full-service business process outsourcing company focused on serving middle-market enterprises, today announced financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2008, the period ended September 30, 2008.
Operational Highlights
* BPOMS experienced significant acceleration of its Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) segment, including $5 million in annualized new business wins year-to-date [...]

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. released the following statement today in response to the Department of Defense’s release of the TRICARE contract awards:
“Health Net Federal Services is disappointed not to be selected by TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) for the Managed Care Support Contractor in the TRICARE North [...]