Donna Shalala, Former HHS Secretary, to Speak at Florida CHOICE Awards in Orlando, August 23.TAMPA -- The Annual Event Honors Outstanding Physicians Who Treat Patients Under the Florida Workers' Comp System Donna E. Shalala, former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS (HHS HHS Department of Health and Human Services. ), will be the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Florida CHOICE Awards for 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. in Orlando on August 23. Shalala, who is currently president of the University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U , will give the keynote address at the awards ceremony recognizing outstanding physicians who treat Florida workers' compensation patients. More than 600 industry professionals, including insurance carriers, physicians, claims professionals, governmental entities, and other self-insured employers are expected to attend. CHOICE Medical Management Services, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is presenting the program in conjunction with the 60th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Award winners, to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. at the event, are physicians who demonstrate their ability to deliver high quality care, promote return-to-work and achieve a high rate of patient satisfaction. Sponsors of the 2005 Florida CHOICE Awards include Florida Underwriter Magazine, Network Synergy Inc., One Call Medical Inc., Unisource Administrators Inc., and ZoneCare USA. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, June 24 at http://www.FloridaChoiceAwards.com or 888-823-5377. Shalala served as HHS Secretary from 1993-2000 under President Clinton. She is recognized for revitalizing the National Institutes of Health and directing a major management and policy reform of Medicare. At the end of her tenure as HHS Secretary, The Washington Post described her as "one of the most successful government managers of modern times." Shalala is noted for expanding Head Start and AIDS research and for seeking universal immunizations for children and reforming welfare. She became president of the University of Miami in 2001. CHOICE is a full-service, fully integrated workers' compensation care management organization and a certified Florida Workers' Compensation Managed Care Arrangement (MCA MCA in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. ). Based in Tampa, Florida, CHOICE serves insurance carriers, third-party administrators, governmental entities, and other self-insured employers in 30 states. For more information, visit http://www.choicemedmgt.com or contact Yvonne Halvaei, Marketing Manager at yhalvaei@choicemedmgt.com or 813-282-9801. |
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