BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Selects Med-Vantage's HealthSmart Software.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Med-Vantage([R]) Inc. -- a healthcare software solutions company offering innovative and distinctive solutions for consumer transparency, provider performance management, and quality improvement -- today announced that BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. has selected the HealthSmart Enhanced Provider Directory and Measures Exchange solutions to meet employers' needs to provide useful consumer information for their employees. In response to a greater customer demand for consumer transparency as a means for managing escalating healthcare costs, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has committed to take a leadership position in its health care community for establishing acceptable provider information in a meaningful way to help their members become more knowledgeable healthcare consumers. "We are in a unique position to use comprehensive patient care data as an objective basis to provide our customers more information about our provider network," said Laura Long, MD, VP of Clinical Quality and Health Management, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. "The real market differentiator will be how health plans engage their members and providers using this information for better outcomes." "We selected Med-Vantage as a partner due in a large part to their innovative engagement automation and Blues experience," continued Dr. Long. "We are excited to have BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina as a customer and look forward to working closely with them to establish uniformity and value in quality and cost transparency for the Blues family," said Peter Goldbach, MD CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Med-Vantage. BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
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