AMERIGROUP Corporation's Rick Fredrickson Appointed to NJ State-Wide Board for Easter Seals.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers EDISON, N.J.--(BW HealthWire)--May 11, 2001 Rick Fredrickson, vice president of special needs for AMERIGROUP New Jersey, Inc., has been named to serve on the state-wide board for Easter Seals Easter Seals is an international charitable organization devoted to providing opportunities for children with physical disabilities. See
Appointed to a three-year term, Fredrickson will assist with policy development, help monitor organizational performance Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). Specialists in many fields are concerned with organizational performance including strategic planners, operations, , and assume an advocacy role for the organization. "I am very proud to be given the opportunity to help an organization dedicated to 13,000 New Jersey residents with special needs," said Fredrickson. "I look forward to working with the other board members to help ensure the well-being of this special group of New Jersey citizens." A resident of Parlin, N.J., Fredrickson has more than 20 years of professional experience in health care operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. , with a focus on addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities. He is currently responsible for the implementation and ongoing development of AMERIGROUP's New Jersey Care 2000+ Special Needs (persons with disabilities) initiative. Previously, he served as enrollment and provider relations manager for the ElderCare eld·er·care n. Social and medical programs and facilities intended for the care and maintenance of the aged. division at United Healthcare of Florida. Easter Seals is dedicated to helping children and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full individual potential and future independence. A leader in managed health care services for the public sector, AMERIGROUP (www.amerigroupcorp.com) is one of the largest private companies providing health care coverage exclusively to lower income families and persons with disabilities. The company operates in four states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and serves approximately 395,000 Medicaid Medicaid, national health insurance program in the United States for low-income persons; established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. and CHIP recipients nationally of which more than 75% are children. |
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