Blue Cross of California Receives a 2000 CMRI Recognition Award for Quality Health Care.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000 Blue Cross of California, an operating subsidiary of WellPoint Health Networks Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WLP WLP WebLogic Portal (Bea Systems) WLP Wafer Level Packaging WLP Women's Learning Partnership (Bethesda, MD) WLP Workplace Learning & Performance WLP World Library Partnership, Inc. ), was recently honored by California Medical Review, Inc. with a 2000 CMRI CMRI Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (Roman Catholic religious order) CMRI California Medical Review Incorporated CMRI Command Maintenance Readiness Inspection Recognition Award. CMRI, the Medicare health care quality improvement organization for California, recognizes California hospitals, health plans and medical groups that have successfully implemented measures to improve the quality of health care. "Improving the quality of health care is an ongoing commitment of CMRI," said Jo Ellen Ross, president and chief executive officer of CMRI. "Blue Cross of California shares this commitment and has voluntarily worked with CMRI to seek out new ways to improve its quality of care. We are delighted to present their staff with this much deserved award." "Blue Cross is honored by CMRI's recognition of our commitment to improving the quality of health care for our Medicare members," said Richard Smith, staff vice president, medical director, WellPoint Health Networks. "This honor was earned through the coordination and hard work of many individuals, and we look forward to continuing these collaborative efforts with CMRI which greatly benefits our organization." Based in San Francisco, CMRI is the federally funded Medicare quality improvement organization for California. CMRI's staff of physicians, nurses, and experts in health communication and data analysis work with consumers, providers and beneficiaries to implement programs that impact the quality of care received by California's 3.9 million Medicare beneficiaries. Blue Cross of California, with 5.4 million medical members in the state, is the California operating subsidiary of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., one of the nation's largest publicly traded health care companies. WellPoint serves the health care needs of more than 7.7 million medical and more than 38 million specialty members nationally. WellPoint offers a broad spectrum of quality network-based health products including open access PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there , POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale and hybrid products, HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, and specialty products. Specialty products include pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. , dental, utilization management, vision, mental health, life and disability insurance, long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, COBRA administration, and Medicare supplements. |
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