CorSolutions Acquires Health and Productivity Corporation of America; Ron Loeppke Joins Health Intelligence and Solutions Company as Senior Vice President.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 CorSolutions Inc., the nation's leading provider of complete health intelligence and solutions, has announced the acquisition of Health and Productivity Corporation of America (HPCA HPCA High-Performance Computer Architecture HPCA Health Practitioners Competence Assurance (bill, New Zealand) HPCA Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association HPCA Hippocalcin HPCA Hospice & Palliative Care Associates ), an industry innovator in health and productivity care management services. The acquisition expands CorSolutions capabilities in integrated health management for the employer and health plan markets. HPCA provides a continuum of care management services integrating health management, disease management, complex care management, disability management, workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. management and case management services. Recognized for its ground-breaking healthcare delivery model to align incentives among patients, providers and employers, HPCA has utilized this model to yield higher healthcare quality while lowering medical costs and increasing health-related productivity for Fortune 500 companies. Joining the CorSolutions management team is Ronald Loeppke, MD, president and chief executive officer of HPCA. Dr. Loeppke becomes a senior vice president with CorSolutions. He is currently chairman of the American College American College is the name of:
Prior to founding HPCA, Dr. Loeppke was the chief medical officer of PhyCor, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare company with over 25,000 affiliated physicians and $1.3 billion in annual revenue. He also founded and was president of Corporate Health and Medical Programs, Inc., which contracted with over 2000 employers for consulting medical director, occupational health and preventive medicine preventive medicine, branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices. Until recently preventive medicine was largely the domain of the U.S. services. He has served as the Chairman of the Department of Occupational Health and Preventive Medicine at the Greeley Medical Clinic, a large multi-specialty physician group practice, as well as on the medical staff of the Occupational Medicine section at National Jewish Hospital Jewish Hospital can refer to:
HPCA chief operating office James Reynolds James Reynolds may refer to several people:
An integration of logic programming into Lisp. ["A Modifiable Representation System", M. Genesereth et al, HPP 80-22, CS Dept Stanford U 1980]. ), an 11 state network of over 650 providers that supplied evidence based medicine second opinions for work related injuries. Dr. Reynolds is Board Certified board certified, adj the status of a dental specialist such as an orthodontist who has become a board diplomate by successfully completing the certification program of the recognized certification board in that area of practice. in Internal Medicine and has over 20 years of experience in workers' compensation and rehabilitation services. "Controlling the economic impact and managing medical and related productivity healthcare costs requires a truly integrated service approach," said Richard Vance, CorSolutions president and chief executive officer. "Ron, Jim and HPCA bring a wealth of experience and a unique understanding of the healthcare services integration needed to support employers and health plans who strive to meet the needs of their employees and members." About CorSolutions CorSolutions, Inc., is a leading complete health intelligence and solutions company that measurably improves lives. An industry pioneer, CorSolutions became the first privately held disease management company to earn full accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance National Committee for Quality Assurance Medical practice A private, not-for-profit organization which has become the leading accreditor of managed care plans; in site visits, NCQA reviewers evaluate a managed care plan in terms of quality management, physicians' (NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there ) and maintains the longest tenure of delivering proven healthcare outcomes. CorSolutions provides a full complement of disease management programs from prevention and wellness to long-term chronic care for more than 30 common chronic conditions for over 300,000 program participants to date. By incorporating intelligence-based methodology that integrates data analysis, risk assessment, and advanced predictive modeling, CorSolutions provides its customers with a complete understanding of current and potential healthcare expenditures and offers customized solutions that help to manage the risk of those expenditures. Using the exclusive MULTIFIT(SM) approach of physician-directed, nurse-mediated, patient-empowered care, CorSolutions consistently delivers healthcare solutions that demonstrate both clinical improvements and significant cost-savings for its customers. For more information, visit www.corsolutions.com. |
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