MAXIMUS Acquires Top Medical 'External Review' Firm.MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1999-- MAXIMUS, Inc. (NYSE-MMS) has acquired Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or based Center For Health Dispute Resolution (CHDR CHDR Center for Health Dispute Resolution CHDR Clinical Data Repository/Health Data Repository CHDR Center for Hearing and Deafness Research (Cincinnati, OH) CHDR Community Health Data Repository ) for undisclosed terms. Since l988, CHDR has been the sole national provider of external review for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in HMOs, and has also won external review contracts in several states. In a growing number of health plans, consumers or physicians can request external reviews if they are dissatisfied with the health plan's coverage or treatment decisions. This is often referred to as the appeals process. A right to external review now exists in most government sponsored health programs and has been recently enacted by 30 States. Next week the U.S. Congress is expected to debate "patient protection" legislation, which includes a patient's right to external review. "CHDR is the dominant provider of "outsourced" external reviews in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . MAXIMUS views this as a growing market and a natural one for the company. CHDR gives us the best vehicle to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. this emerging government mandate," said David V. Mastran, 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. , and "it fits perfectly in our Managed Care Division." David Richardson, President of CHDR and a national expert in health care dispute resolution, will continue in this role for the new MAXIMUS subsidiary. "In addition to a shared vision of service, MAXIMUS brings CHDR resources needed to keep pace with the anticipated surge in demand for external review. From technology expertise to a national network of state clients, MAXIMUS gives CDHR CDHR Committee for the Defence of Human Rights the tools needed for us to grow," stated David Richardson. CHDR is a 35-employee company with offices in Pittsford (Rochester metropolitan area) and Buffalo, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . CHDR directly employs health attorneys and health practitioners as appeal specialists and also has developed a panel of expert consulting physicians in all specialty practice areas. MAXIMUS is one of America's largest government services companies devoted to providing state and local governments with program management and consulting services. The company has over 3,200 employees located in more than 110 offices across the United States. |
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