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How Savvy Healthcare Consumerism Improves Your Bottom Line
Smart Healthcare Consumers Reap Financial Savings for Themselves and Employers

May 15, 2012 (Tampa, Fla.) - The experts at Med-Vision, LLC are called upon daily to provide health data analytics and health plan risk management for self-funded employers combatting rising healthcare costs. Although in this era of painfully high deductibles and widespread medical inflation, employers are increasingly investing in healthcare consumer education to lower overall health costs and to help employees reduce out-of-pocket expenses.

Self-care through a healthy lifestyle and preventative measures can be touted as the wisest investment. Physical and emotional wellbeing can help you avoid high-cost medical expenses associated with chronic conditions and diseases.

"Even if you are a model of good health, you'll need to be savvy in navigating your health plan to ensure you receive quality care," said Regina Novak, Med-Vision's senior health educator, and author of Med-Vision's School of Wellness article series.

Novak, who has a Masters' of Public Health degree, offers the following tips:

1) Understand your plan. Review services offered and be sure you're receiving the preventive care offered under paid premiums. Become well versed on your out-of-pocket obligations including co-pays, coinsurance, and annual deductibles to avoid surprises.
2) Discuss alternative options with your physician. Ask about generic drugs, request free samples, and discuss home-treatment options.
3) Don't waste time and money at the ER. When a doctor is not feasible or appropriate, consider a walk-in-clinic or urgent care center for non-emergencies.
4) Review healthcare bills. Inspect just as you would a restaurant bill. Billing mistakes do occur.
5) Shop around – you're the customer. Price variations run rampant in healthcare, and the highest price doesn't always mean the highest quality.

In addition to providing wellness and health education services, Med-Vision connects clients with other firms specializing in healthcare consumer support. Texas-based ACAP Health Consulting offers consumer advocacy services that help individuals make educated treatment decisions. The service's Health Pros have access to price transparency tools and data to compare the cost of services regionally, which helps patients understand options, choose doctors, review bills, and save money.

A 2012 report issued by Thomson Reuters estimated $36 billion could be saved annually if the 108 million Americans with employer-sponsored insurance did comparison pricing on common medical procedures.

About Med-Vision: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. In 2012, Med-Vision launched a proprietary healthcare data analysis tool, www.med-view.net, to help employers identify and mitigate health risks. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees. For more information, visit www.med-vision.com or call 813-205-1577.

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Wellness Focus Helps Employer Decrease Health Costs
Florida school district enhances health benefits for 8,000 employees while cutting costs.

April 3, 2012 (Tampa, Fla.) - Rather than passing rising health costs on to employees, Crowne Consulting Group and Med-Vision, LLC helped Pasco County schools discover an innovative approach to cut costs by enhancing healthcare for its more than 8,000 employees.

By coupling onsite health and wellness centers with customized wellness programs to engage employees, Pasco County schools reduced health costs 5 percent last year, saving more than $155,000 per month. The district also flattened its prescription drug costs in 2011, thus defying the average 9.2 percent national rise according to a Segal health plan cost trend survey.

"Med-Vision's health data analytics and wellness planning in combination with Crowne Consulting Group's management of our CareHere health centers have been very valuable," said Mary Tillman, Pasco schools' director of employee benefits.

For zero deductibles and no costs, employees have free access to primary medical, screenings, lab work, X-rays, EKG, occupational health, wellness programs, disease management, and generic prescriptions.

Crowne Consulting Group assisted Pasco schools in opening three worksite centers in January 2011, and the district is considering adding a fourth later this year. The Crowne Consulting Group is co-administrators of 24 health and wellness centers throughout Florida, helping Tennessee-based partners CareHere, LLC total 100 health centers nationwide.

In addition to operating during hours convenient for employees, the patient-centric medical services allow for 20 minutes with clinic physicians as opposed to the average seven minutes. The operators also ensure patient information is kept confidential, according to HIPAA laws, and administer the district's workers' compensation matters and drug testing.

"Crowne Consulting Group and CareHere have been outstanding in setting up and operating our health centers," said Tillman. "They provided orientations for our employees, and they even offered a prize drawing incentive to encourage utilization."

Despite being able to access care through their current health plan, nearly half of the employee population visited the worksite centers within the first year. Employees totaled 26,000 medical visits, filled more than 15,000 prescriptions, and benefited from programs such as nutrition and smoking cessation in 2011.

Med-Vision, LLC, a health plan risk management and strategy firm, combed through the district's health claims to determine what disease management and wellness programs were needed.

"Med-Vision helped write our wellness strategic plan, and they're guiding our wellness committee in budgeting for doing the most good for employees through targeted health incentives," said Tillman.

Health programs for 2012 include an "Employee Report Card," which will allow employees to complete health risk assessments and track wellness program participation with the goal of earning cash rewards.

About Crowne Consulting Group, Inc: Crowne Consulting Group, Inc., founded in 1986, consults and provides administrative oversight services for onsite health and wellness centers to employers and is a related company with The Crowne Group, an employee benefits consulting firm, specializing in employer solutions and personal lines of insurance. Crowne's experts have a cumulative 100 years of experience in serving public sector employers such as school boards, city and county government, as well as private organizations. Solutions for consumer-driven plans include health reimbursement arrangements, self-funded plans, onsite health and wellness centers, as well as risk management and human resources consulting. Call 407-654-5414 or visit www.crowneinc.com for more information.

About Med-Vision, LLC: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees. Call 813-205-1577 or visit www.med-vision.com for more information.

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Employee Wellness Strategist Presents for World Health Congress
Connie Gee presents "Leading Strategic Change with Wellness" workshop.

March 29, 2012 (Tampa, Fla.) - Med-Vision, LLC's vice president, Connie Gee, presented a workshop on Leading Strategic Change with Wellness for more than 250 director-level employer groups and health plan sponsors at the World Congress' 4th Annual Health Plan Innovation Congress on March 21 in Orlando, Fla.

A dynamic presenter and organizational development trainer, Gee offered strategies on how employers can create a competitive advantage. She discussed how to achieve higher levels of performance of a wellness mission by understanding the "big picture" including the economic and organizational logic important to decision makers.

"Worksite wellness has been around for more than four decades -- yet employers still struggle with how to use it effectively to lower healthcare costs," said Gee. "Now more than ever is the time to learn how to leverage proven strategies to get control of expenses without sacrificing the care of your greatest assets."

Gee, whose primary functions at Med-Vision include analyzing health plan data and determining actionable solutions to save clients millions of dollars, discussed how employers can become the change agents who can surpass an organization's goals and objectives by making wellness work. Her insights included industry models, processes, health data analytics, and strategic advice on how to:

• Construct a strategic plan that will give you long term decision support
• Apply process improvement methodologies to get the results you want
• Move your organization from wellness events to positive outcome-based tactics

Gee's worksite programs have motivated thousands of people to make long-term lifestyle changes. She holds a MBA from the University of Tampa, was one of the first 90 certified Wellcoaches, has held multiple certifications in Wellness and HR Management, and has over 20 years of experience in developing employee health promotions for major hospitals, corporations, school districts, and county governments. Gee's speaking topics are available at: http://www.linktoexpert.com/conniegee.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

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Med-View Puts a Magnifying Glass on What's Driving Employer Health Costs
Med-Vision helps launch Med-View technology for better healthcare data analysis.
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March 1, 2012 (Tampa, Fla.) - Med-Vision, LLC has expanded its range of health data analytics services to include Med-View technology, a proprietary healthcare tool for investigating health claims and identifying cost drivers in employee benefits plans. This new reporting tool has been customized by healthcare and insurance industry experts to magnify an employer's view of health claims, biometric, and HRA data.

"The days of blindly trying to lower health costs are over; technology is taking over this industry to help employers detect health risks, spot billing inaccuracies, and reduce health costs today," said Dan Ross, president of Med-Vision and founder of Med-View. Much like a detective, Med-View sniffs out clues like care gaps and price gouging. Then it creates HIPAA compliant reports that pinpoint solutions for reversing cost trends.

Medical, pharmacy, HRA, biometric, and eligibility data is translated into concise, easy-to-read reports that pave the way for better care management and improving quality of care. By investigating health claims information, Med-View helps employers, consultants, and medical care managers to:

• Measure vendor and provider performance
• Detect care management and wellness opportunities
• View and audit claims processing and eligibility
• Identify high-risk members and pinpoint care gaps
• Evaluate the cost-savings of generic drug options
• Watch for cost drivers and proactively combat risks

"Self-funded employers are especially appreciating the clear view and are gaining a rapid understanding of medical practice patterns, utilization, and quality control issues," added Ross.

About Med-View (www.med-view.net):
Med-View magnifies health claims, biometric and HRA data to help employers drastically cut health-related costs. Med-View is a leading-edge, proprietary healthcare tool used for analyzing health claims, detecting risks, and identifying cost drivers. The data mining process provides strategic direction for employers to more effectively target health promotion, wellness, and disease management programs. Visit www.med-view.net.

About Med-Vision: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees. Watch a WFLA-NBC news segment featuring Med-Vision (www.med-vision.com).

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Expert Helps School Districts Lead Strategic Change in Wellness
Connie Gee featured presenter at Statewide Wellness Coordinator's Conference.

Jan. 13, 2012 (Tampa, Fla.) - Med-Vision, LLC's vice president, Connie Gee, was a featured presenter on January 13 at a Statewide Wellness Coordinator's Association Conference.

Gee presented a workshop on "Leading Strategic Change in Wellness." The conference was hosted by Med-Vision's client Osceola School District and attendance included wellness coordinators from School Districts across the state. Gee discussed how to achieve higher levels of performance of a wellness mission by understanding the "big picture" including the economic and organizational logic important to decision makers.

About Med-Vision: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

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Employee Wellness Expert Teaches Strategies for Higher Performance
Connie Gee featured presenter at the Bay Area Wellness Coordinator's Expo

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Dec. 13, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) - Med-Vision, LLC's vice president, Connie Gee, was a featured presenter at the Bay Area Wellness Coordinators 2nd Annual Bay Area Meeting and Expo last Tuesday at All Children's Hospital.

A dynamic presenter and organizational development trainer, Gee incorporates the latest innovations into her wellness seminars and presentations. Her keynote topic was "Leading Strategic Change in Wellness," during which she discussed how to achieve higher levels of performance of a wellness mission by understanding the "big picture" including the economic and organizational logic important to decision makers.

Gee, whose primary functions at Med-Vision include analyzing health plan data and determining actionable solutions for employee wellness, discussed how to use industry models, policies, processes, and data to make a wellness program an accepted organizational business strategy.

"It's imperative to remember that healthy employees translates into greater workforce productivity, increased morale, lower turnover rates, decreased absenteeism, and reduced costs for employers," said Gee, who was featured in a WFLA-NBC news segment highlighting how Med-Vision helped a client save over $11 million in healthcare costs.

An innovator in the wellness industry, Gee has launched effective worksite programs that have motivated thousands of people to make long-term lifestyle changes. Earlier this year, the Florida Chamber Foundation selected Gee to serve on its Six Pillars Caucus System, for which she is working with other state leaders to craft the first-ever, state-wide, strategic plan for Quality of Life & Quality of Places.

Gee holds a MBA from the University of Tampa, was one of the first 90 certified Wellcoaches, has held multiple certifications in Wellness and Human Resource Management, and has over 20 years of professional experience in developing employee health promotions for major hospitals and corporations. A list of Gee's speaking topics is available at: http://www.linktoexpert.com/conniegee.

About Med-Vision: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

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How Employers Can Gain Contol of Healthcare Costs Through Data Analytics
Dan Ross of Med-Vision tours the U.S. offering
risk management strategies for reducing health costs.
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Nov. 10, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) - Med-Vision, LLC, a health plan and risk management strategy firm serving self-funded employers, announces that founder and president Dan Ross will be the featured presenter at a Southwest Michigan Association of Health Underwriters (SMAHU) event at 8 a.m. on Nov. 16 at Kalamazoo Country Club in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Ross, who has 20 years of experience in the employee benefits industry, will discuss how health data analytics is empowering employers to gain control of health costs, which are increasing at a national rate of 9-12 percent annually. This presentation comes after Med-Vision cohosts a weeklong series of employer-driven healthcare reform seminars in Florida for large, self-funded employers.

"Dan is a great thought leader, and Med-Vision's approach to claims analysis is valuable for businesses and those in the insurance industry," said Scott Doherty, founder of the Doherty Agency and president of SMAHU, which is a local chapter of the National Association of Health Underwriters. "Regardless if you have a large organization with thousands of lives or a small business, the data shows that a small percentage of an employee population has a higher risk of certain diseases, which drives the majority of health costs."

According to the CDC, 75 percent of healthcare costs come from chronic disease. Ross' presentation for SMAHU will focus on how to analyze the data to implement customized disease management programs to counter those health risks. Med-Vision's database of employer-sponsored plans shows that just 5 percent of members account for 60 to 70 percent of all employer health expenses.

Ross said, "Through predictive risk modeling, quality compliance, and corresponding wellness programs, we're blazing a trail for employers to save money while boosting employee productivity."

About Med-Vision: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

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American Heart Association Honors School District's Success

Oct. 24, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) - Med-Vision congratulates Manatee County School District, which has been awarded the 2011 GOLD Award and the 2011 Worksite Innovation Award by the American Heart Association. Out of 153 awarded applicants, only 9 of those were awarded the Worksite Innovation Award. Visit AHA's "Start Walking Now" website for more information about how the school district won this prestigious award.

Through the help of Med-Vision in creating its wellness environment, Manatee schools has helped lower healthcare costs while protecting its most important resource — its employees. Visit Med-Vision's News Page to learn more about the school district's success, including a feature article in the October 2011 issue of District Administration magazine.

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EMPLOYEE CLINIC HELPS CORPORATION DECREASE HEALTHCARE COSTS
CareHere operated employee clinic improves care and reduces health costs
according to health data analyses provided by Med-Vision's health plan strategists.
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Sept. 22, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) – Strategic wellness efforts and a free clinic for the employees and dependents of a major snack food giant's manufacturing facility has significantly reduced medical costs while decreasing employee health risks.

The manufacturing facility opened its clinic in April 2010 to service 1800 onsite employees. The clinic was installed by and operated by CareHere, LLC, a Tennessee-based firm with more than 100 workplace-based clinics providing primary medical and occupational healthcare nationwide.

At no cost to the employee, the clinic allows employees to see a doctor for routine checkups, lab work, pharmaceuticals, preventive visits for acute conditions such as the flu, as well as disease management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes.

"Easier medical access translates to healthier employees with fewer absences and promotes disease prevention, which is key to catching illnesses before they become chronic conditions that are expensive to treat," said Ernie Clevenger, President of CareHere, LLC. "These improved outcomes results in lowered healthcare costs."

Med-Vision, LLC, a health data analytics firm providing health planning strategies for the manufacturing facility since 2008, has conducted a year-over-year comparison, analyzing the April 2009 to March 2010 health claims data compared to April 2010 to March 2011. Results include:

• CareHere's clinic and disease management programs have helped decrease claim costs in relation to chronic disease. The manufacturing facility experienced a 6 percent decrease in total amount of diabetes claims paid, while other locations operated by the snack food giant saw an 83 percent increase.
  
• The manufacturing facility experienced a 5 percent decrease in healthcare spend, partly due to a 17 percent decrease in ER visits and a decrease in lab costs.
  
• The manufacturing facility experienced a 41 percent decrease in prescription costs despite a 16 percent increase in dispensed medications, which reflects better medical utilization at a lower cost.

In addition to measuring care gaps and disease registries through HIPPAA compliant data analyses, Med-Vision has helped the manufacturing facility promote a commitment to employee wellness by developing an integrated benefit design.

"Onsite care with preventive screenings, wellness programs, and strategic health planning have proven effective for identifying health risks early and reducing health costs," said Dan Ross, president of Med-Vision, LLC.

About Med-Vision, LLC: Founded in 2005 and based in Tampa, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees. See client results at http://www.med-vision.com/tv-nbc.html.

About CareHere, LLC: CareHere specializes in primary medical care, occupational health services and comprehensive onsite laboratory diagnostics. In just seven years, CareHere has grown from two Tennessee-based clinics to more than 100 nationwide. For more information about CareHere or their services, contact Bernie Livers at (615) 495-5299, blivers@carehere.com and visit www.CareHere.com or call 615-312-8200.

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EMPLOYEE HEALTH FAIR DESIGNED TO SPARK WELLNESS AWARENESS
Med-Vision provides health fair coordination and customized wellness programs.
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Sept. 15, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC enjoyed another year of participation in Moffitt Cancer Center's annual health fair for its more than 4,000 employees. Med-Vision, LLC was part of a team of wellness experts coordinating the baseball-themed event "World Series of Wellness" held Tuesday.

In addition to Med-Vision's health planning strategists, Moffitt's human resources, employee on-site clinic staff, and wellness coordinators worked with its insurance carrier and other exhibitors and sponsors. The full-day event featured sponsor booths, a fitness challenge registration, interactive displays, and free health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, osteoporosis, blood sugar, and BMI. Entertainment included an unexpected flash mob that broke out with dancing to liven up event visitors. Employees also had an opportunity to win prizes, including a bicycle sponsored by Med-Vision and Wells Fargo.

"For the past four years, we've been honored to work with Moffitt and provide data-driven health planning strategies to support the center's commitment to employee wellness," said Connie Gee, vice president of Med-Vision, who was recently featured in a WFLA-NBC news segment highlighting how Med-Vision helped Moffitt save over $11 million in healthcare costs.

Med-Vision's health educator, Regina Novak, was also on the steering committee for the health fair. Novak hosted Med-Vision's healthy pregnancy booth during the health fair. The booth served as a sneak peak to "Moffitt Mommy's Day" programs that Med-Vision will be offering to Moffitt employees on a monthly basis beginning this month. The three-part program series will focus on a woman's health before, during, and after pregnancy. The skills-building presentations are designed to educate and promote healthy pregnancies. Educational articles about healthy pregnancy, titled Med-Vision for Mommies, are also available at our Wellness Articles web page.

*Pictures highlighting Moffitt's health fair and Med-Vision's healthy pregnancy booth are available at Med-Vision's Facebook page.

*Watch video of the flash mob at the event on Med-Vision's Youtube page.

About Med-Vision, LLC: Founded in 2005 and based in Tampa, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

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How Busy Professionals Can Regain Their Health This Summer
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July 6, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) – Summer means vacation and travel for many, but some professionals are working through the summer months. If you're stuck surfing the Internet rather than riding the Florida surf, there is still opportunity for you to reap the healthy benefits of summer.

"Intertwine healthy summer activities into all areas of your life, including family activities, social time, and at work," said Connie Gee, vice president of Med-Vision, LLC, an independent, unbiased eye analyzing employee health claims data to help employers develop site-specific wellness programs.

Some employee populations have high risk of certain diseases, for which Med-Vision's wellness experts implement customized programs to counter those health risks and educate the workforce on preventative measures.

"We have various plans for different health risks, but it seems that summer is a perfect opportunity for any busy professional to get more exercise and eat healthier," said Gee.

In a quest to stay on the leading edge of wellness, Gee recently toured the Human Performance Institute, a Johnson & Johnson organization situated on a 9-acre campus in Orlando. The world-class institute has a team of performance coaches, nutritionists, and exercise physiologists that provide training programs for corporate executives to learn how to expand their energy and achieve their personal best. While she wishes every executive could take part in a corporate athletic program or retreat this summer, Gee says there are simple measures individuals can take on their own, such as:

-Switching up your shopping: Summer is a great season for fresh produce. Organize a family trip to your local farmer's market and let everyone pick out his or her favorite item.

-Bringing the salad bar to work: Organize a group of coworkers to each bring in one cleaned and chopped fruit or vegetable for a lunchroom salad bar. Mix it up each week, and alternate folks bringing low-fat dressings and healthy toppings like chickpeas or almonds.

-Making a splash: Spend your weekends on the water. Kayaking and canoeing are great for the upper body. Swimming laps provides a low impact, total body workout, while water aerobics classes are a great way to socialize and get in shape.

-Firing up the grill: Try grilling out a few nights of the workweek to achieve weight loss. Grilling lean meats and vegetables is a better choice than prepackaged fried foods. Experiment with different ways to prepare your family's favorite items, such as grilling watermelon.

Fruits and vegetables in season include tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, blueberries, cantaloupe, and grapefruit. Check: www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org for a full list. Visit www.med-vision.com to view Med-Vision's quarterly newsletters featuring additional tips for a healthier lifestyle.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

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Health Data Analytics Puts Wellness Expert on the Leading Edge of Risk Management
Connie Gee among first trainers emerging out of a health data analytics program.

May 24, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC's vice president, Connie Gee, is using data analytics to blaze a new trail in the wellness industry. Gee, whose primary functions at Med-Vision include analyzing health plan data and determining actionable solutions for employee wellness, recently participated in a three-day "Train-the-Trainer" program focused on Verisk Health's Sightlines Medical Intelligence.

Gee was among a core group of seven Sightlines users handpicked by Verisk Health to learn how to train new users on analyzing and minimizing healthcare risks using Sightlines. Participants were tasked with designing a training presentation on a specific focus area. Gee's focus was navigating a disease registry and building a business case to include cost-drivers, healthcare trends, and data charts.

"These are powerful risk assessment and decision tools, and I'm proud to be among the first trainers emerging from this program," said Gee.

The curriculum also included lessons on adult learning types, such as auditory or visual learners, and presentation skills to inspire audience involvement.

"As a lesson in discipline, we completed an origami puzzle, which reinforced that health data mining is a step-by-step process that requires focus, patience, and insight," said Gee.

A dynamic presenter and one of the first 90 certified Wellcoaches, Gee incorporates the latest innovations into her programs. Gee coined the term "Aquacise" and set up aquatics fitness classes throughout Tampa Bay during the early 1990s. Recently, she attended a Johnson & Johnson sponsored conference in Chicago to learn cutting-edge techniques for engaging employees and igniting their energy to improve health and productivity.

Gee holds an MBA from the University of Tampa as well as a certificate in HR Management and various accreditations from health organizations. Her experience includes 20 years in the development of health promotion programs for major hospitals and corporations.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

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School District Breaks the Rising Health Costs Trend
Manatee County schools reduces healthcare costs while improving quality of care.

May 4, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) – Combating the nationally rising health costs while improving the health of employees is no easy feat, but the self-funded Manatee County School District synchronized a team of consultants to keep its per member per month costs flat over the past three years, offsetting the national trend of 10 percent yearly cost increases.

It all started with the district's forward-thinking risk and benefits department assembling a team of subject-expert consultants to help the district improve member health and lower costs. Med-Vision, LLC, First Florida Insurance Brokers, and Siver Consultants are among the expert consultants that worked with the district's management and wellness teams as well as the district's plan administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, in implementing and managing its strategic wellness program titled "HealthVantage."

HealthVantage includes an array of preventative screenings, wellness consultations, on-site flu shots, fitness challenges, tobacco cessation programs, and disease management programs customized for the district's nearly 5,000 employees. Not one component of HealthVantage was chosen at random. Verisk Health's Sightlines Medical Intelligence data analytics was utilized to help the district's wellness team analyze conditions and direct them in creating site-specific solutions.

"The work Med-Vision has done with Manatee County School District is a great example of how identifying risk in an actionable way is crucial to ultimately mitigating that same risk," said Nathan Gunn, MD, chief operating officer of Verisk Health. "Med-Vision was able to use our predictive modeling and data analytic solution to help the district understand and manage its healthcare risk while also setting up interventions for mitigating that risk."

Dr. Gunn goes on to say, "The 13 percent reduction in member care-gap index between 2009 and 2010 is a clear indication of increased quality of care and better treatment compliance. The benefit modifications and alignment to high-performing networks that have resulted has allowed the district to reach an ideal scenario – the ability to maintain essentially a flat healthcare trend during the past three years."

Back in 2008, data analytic capabilities discovered chronic and co-morbid conditions as well as preventive care non-compliance. Approximately 5 percent of members with serious conditions were accounting for nearly 51 percent of the districts total healthcare costs. Aggregate claims, trends, and diagnostic groups helped the district mitigate costs by:

• Designing wellness and disease management programs to meet employee needs and fit their schedules.
• Establishing a wellness committee to communicate the value of healthy lifestyle choices.
• Eliminating wellness visit copayments to encourage preventive care and behavior change.
• Subsidizing supplies for certain chronic conditions.
• Rewarding employees for participating in education programs with lower copayments.

In 2010, Med-Vision, LLC also helped the district negotiate lower drug pricing with its pharmacy benefit management company. Despite a general increase in prescription fills, the district lowered prescription drug claims cost by $500,000. Additionally, according to 2009 to 2010 claims data, the district showed an increased utilization of antidepressant drugs aligned with stress and depression. Rather than just medicating or putting a Band-Aid on the issue, the district's wellness team enhanced its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to offer employee support and an ability to seek counseling to talk in person about issues or call a toll-free number to get professional referrals.

The EAP, which is voluntary and confidential for employees, offers assistance for various emotional, financial, and familial issues. This support and care helps employees maintain their productivity while working through challenges. The EAP along with wellness and disease management programs are available at no charge to employees. In a year-over-year comparison of 2009 versus 2010, the result of the EAP impact on the cost of mental health office visits included: 22 percent reduction in total claims, 26 percent reduction in medical claims, and 12 percent reduction in pharmacy.

"Manatee has gotten in the driver's seat to improve quality of employee care while simultaneously saving millions of dollars," said Dan Ross, Med-Vision's president. "The district's on-site team along with market-leading plan administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida, fully utilized health claim data analytics to create inspiring programs that are producing meaningful results for both the employees and the district."

In early 2011, Kristi Dickerson, wellness coordinator for Manatee County School District, presented an overview of HealthVantage to an elite group of executives and decision makers at the Health Benefits Conference and Expo. The employee wellness presentation, available at www.med-vision.com/manateeintro.html and titled "One Size Does Not Fit All," reinforces that the key to the program's success has been a team effort in customizing solutions for current employee needs.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005 and based in Tampa, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

About Verisk Health:
Verisk Health, a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, leverages healthcare data to help businesses and governments understand their medical and financial risk for the purpose of managing costs and clinical outcomes more effectively. Through the combination of leading predictive science, the finest evidence-based clinical engine, and superior technology, Verisk Health has created the most extensive independent risk assessment and decision analytics platform in the healthcare industry.

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Connie Gee Selected to Join Florida Chamber Foundation's Six Pillars Caucus System
Med-Vision's vice president helping to shape Florida's next economy for prosperity.

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March 22, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) – The Florida Chamber Foundation announced that Connie Gee has been selected to serve on their Six Pillars Caucus System. Gee, who serves as the vice president, health data analyst and wellness strategic planner for Med-Vision, LLC (www.med-vision.com), will join other-leaders from across the state on the Quality of Life & Quality of Places Caucus to help craft the first-ever, state-wide strategic plan.

The Six Pillars Caucus System is a qualitative research program aimed to engage the best and brightest minds in the state to develop a plan for Florida's future economy that includes high-wage jobs, global competitiveness, and vibrant communities by the year 2030. The program launched last year and current members have already begun to construct the foundation for the plan. In this second year, Caucus members' deliberations will become more focused in order to finalize the first draft.

The Six Pillars is a product of years of collaboration and more than a million dollars in research by the Foundation that identifies the critical factor's determining Florida's future: 1) Talent Supply and Education, 2) Innovation and Economic Development, 3) Infrastructure and Growth Leadership, 4) Business Climate and Competitiveness, 5) Civic and Governance Systems, and 6) Quality of Life and Quality Places.

Gee holds an MBA from the University of Tampa as well as a certificate in Human Resource Management and various accreditations from health organizations. Her experience includes 20 years in the development of health promotion programs for major hospitals and corporations. Her primary functions at Med-Vision include analyzing health plan data, identifying cost drivers, and determining actionable solutions for improving employee wellness while simultaneously reducing healthcare costs.

New Caucus members were selected through a very competitive process. With the development of the strategic plan becoming more focused in 2011, Gee and other volunteers were selected with specific proficiencies that complement the collective expertise of the current members. To view a complete list of Six Pillars Caucus members, visit www.FLFoundation.org/Caucus.

"The Foundation looks forward to working along-side these thought leaders to refine goals, strategies and tactics that will lead to the state's first-ever strategic plan for prosperity," said Dr. Dale A. Brill, president of the Florida Chamber Foundation.

Others interested in getting involved in the discussion are encouraged to join the Six Pillars Collaborative Website. This site is designed to foster discussions surrounding the Six Pillars and will help formulate the recommendations for the strategic plan. The online community is a way to engage in discussions through sharing, evaluating and critiquing of ideas and issues. Those interested should email FloridaSixPillars@FLFoundation.org for an invitation to the site.

About the Florida Chamber Foundation:
The Florida Chamber Foundation is a business-led, problem-solver and research organization, working in partnership with state business leaders to promote a vibrant Florida economy. The Foundation's "Six Pillars" serve as a visioning platform for moving Florida forward. The Foundation 's work focuses on: 1) Talent Supply and Education, 2) Innovation and Economic Development, 3) Infrastructure and Growth Leadership, 4) Business Climate and Competitiveness, 5) Civic and Governance Systems, and 6) Quality of Life and Quality Places. Founded in 1968, the Foundation is a critical voice for improving the state's pro-business climate to enable Florida to grow and prosper. For more information, visit www.FLFoundation.org.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts health plan members across the nation. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care for their employees.

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Health Plan Data Analytics Firm Detects a Link to Sherlock Holmes
From Movies to Med-Vision, Gavin Hale Appointed Executive Consultant

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Jan. 11, 2011 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC (www.med-vision.com), a health plan and risk management strategy firm, announces that Gavin Hale has been named an executive consultant for the firm. In addition to serving the healthcare planning needs of self-funded employers, Hale's role will include spreading awareness of Med-Vision's data-driven solutions, health plan risk management services, and customized wellness strategies.

Prior to joining Med-Vision, Hale provided business development strategies for several large organizations. However, in general conversation, his major motion-picture roles seem to overshadow his corporate experience. Hale's resume includes movie roles between 1997 and 2010. He served as a body double for Liam Neeson in "The Other Man" and "The Haunting." Among his other credits: Star Wars the "Phantom Menace," Harry Potter "The Deathly Hallows," as well as "Band of Brothers," directed by Tom Hanks. All films were made in Gavin's native country of Great Britain.

"Most recently, I had a small role on the set of the 'Sherlock Holmes' sequel, which could be deemed an excellent transition into Med-Vision's detective work in analyzing employer health plans," said Hale. "One of my key roles with Med-Vision is to help employers understand the significant financial value of detecting discrepancies and mitigating the risk of high cost claims."

Medical intelligence tools help Med-Vision to aggregate and analyze patient information that is otherwise inaccessible to employers due to HIPAA privacy laws. Med-Vision uses the deeply mined data to identify cost drivers and to develop customized strategies for achieving optimal return on investment of healthcare planning.

While Hale's movie career is undoubtedly a conversation starter, he is joining the health care experts at Med-Vision because of his professionalism and an ability to articulate to self-funded employers the cost-saving benefits of Med-Vision's services.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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How to Enjoy the Holidays Without Weight Gain
Med-Vision's Healthcare Strategists Offer Five Tips to Maintain
Mind and Body Wellness During the Holidays

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Dec. 7, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Wellness strategists at Med-Vision, LLC offer simple steps to avoid holiday weight gain during the whirlwind of to-dos and tasty temptations.

Weight loss during the holidays would demand extreme self-sacrificing and willpower, especially considering it's the season when the average person gains five to seven pounds. Weight maintenance, on the other hand, is a realistic goal.

"The added stresses of this busy season can wear you out and cause a lack of control in managing health," said Connie Gee, wellness strategist and vice president of Med-Vision, LLC, a healthcare data analytics and risk management strategy firm. Gee offers five steps to maintain weight, reduce stress, and improve health now and throughout 2011:

1.) Eat a healthy breakfast every morning. Oatmeal, skim milk, and fruit make the best start to a busy day. These foods fill you up faster, keep you satisfied longer, and provide you with nutrients to maintain energy.

2.) Increase intake of fruits and vegetables. Take healthy, fiber-rich snacks on the run and load up on them at parties and buffets. Keep low calorie snacks, like cut cucumbers and celery, easily accessible in the refrigerator.

3.) Drink more water. Even the slightest de-hydration can slow a metabolism and cause sluggishness. The body needs eight to 10 glasses per day to flush toxins. Water with lemon or lime is a refreshing energy booster and natural appetite suppressor.

4.) Maintain physical activity. Shorter workouts are better than no workouts to fuel a metabolism, decrease appetite, and relieve stress. Get a pedometer and count steps. A typical day of holiday shopping can total 10,000 steps (five miles).

5.) Relax the mind and body. Close your eyes while sitting or lying down and breathe in slowly. Let the breath out for a count of five to ten seconds. Focus on the true meaning of the season.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers data analytics and health plan risk management to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors, including corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts. Visit www.med-vision.com for wellness tips and health planning strategies.

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Employee Benefits Engineered by a Boeing Company Veteran
Med-Vision's executive team expands to include Cynthia M. Cole

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Nov. 10, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC, a health plan and risk management strategy firm serving self-funded employers, announces that Cynthia M. Cole has joined Med-Vision as Vice President of Operations for the Western United States.

Prior to joining Med-Vision, Cole worked 32 years as an engineer with The Boeing Company, acquiring extensive experience in labor unions and contract negotiations. Cole's expertise uniquely positions her to offer self-funded employers strategies for employee benefits planning, contract negotiations, and cost-cutting solutions for healthcare.

"I gained first-hand knowledge about how detrimental it is to employees' motivation and productivity when compensation and benefits are postured as a hindrance to profitability," said Cole. "As an engineer and a problem-solver, I'm driven to weave together the needs of the employees and employers to ensure mutually beneficial health plans."

The majority of Cole's work with Boeing was conducted at Edwards Air Force Base in California and in the Puget Sound in Washington. There, Cole was an active member of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), a professional aerospace labor union representing engineers, technical workers, and other aerospace professionals. In 2000, she became a union representative and soon after joined the union's medical benefits committee. Specializing in benefits, she also served on the SPEEA contract negotiations teams.

In addition to remaining active on committees and resolving benefits issues, Cole served as the president of SPEEA for two consecutive terms between the years 2006 and 2010. Cole holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and secondary education as well as a master's in technology and engineering management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

"Beyond being a brilliant engineer, Cynthia strengthens Med-Vision with a process driven ambition to preserve quality of medical benefits while lowering costs," said Dan Ross, president of Med-Vision.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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School District's Employee Wellness Program Saves Money and Lives
Med-Vision Client, Manatee Schools, Drastically Decreases Costs While Enhancing Care

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Oct. 27, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Manatee County School District saved $1.3 million in total healthcare spend for medical and prescription services during the first half of 2010 compared to January to June 2009, thereby defying the national trend hovering near 10 percent yearly increases. Preventive care efforts in conjunction with the district's customized wellness program, coined HealthVantage, delivered a 14 percent decrease in medical expenses.

Ellen Binder, a reading teacher at Martha B. King Middle School in Bradenton, benefited greatly from the wellness screenings component of the enhanced benefits program, in which the district sends nurses to provide free health check-ups at employee worksites.

"It was so convenient to walk downstairs from my classroom and have blood work done," said Binder. "A few weeks later, the nurse came back to discuss the lab results and pointed out that my liver enzymes were abnormal."

Binder took the nurse's advice to see an internist, which led to a series of tests resulting in the discovery of a precancerous growth near her pancreas.

"I went through several procedures for removal and ended up at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where I was considered an anomaly because it's rare to detect pancreatic growths in early stages without symptoms," said Binder. "In some ways it saved my life because of what the growth could have become."

Chronic suffering and high costs claims are prevented through early detection. On-site screenings also reduce lab fees and offer productivity savings by diminishing the need for substitute compensation. In addition to screenings, HealthVantage includes:

- On-site preventive care and flu shots;
- Employee fitness centers, exercise programs, and physical and nutrition challenges;
- Nutrition, weight management, and tobacco cessation programs;
- Wellness seminars, wellness expos, special events, and on-demand educational videos.

"While boarding buses, students see teachers exercising outside at boot camps," said Kristi Dickerson, the district's wellness coordinator, who ranks physical activity as the best preventive medicine. "We're inspiring employees to take action, and we're setting an example for students."

Dickerson emphasized that wellness programs are not a one-size fits all solution. The district utilizes data analytics provided by Med-Vision, LLC, a health plan and risk management strategy firm. "Med-Vision provides us data, aggregate claims, trends, and diagnostic groups to help us design programs that meet our employees' needs and fit their schedules," said Dickerson.

In early 2011, Dickerson along with Manatee schools' director of risk management, Forrest Branscomb, will be presenting their wellness program's successes at the Health Benefits Conference & Expo in Clearwater. They will accompany presentations by the University of Michigan, Time Warner, Inc., Intel Corporation, and the National Business Group on Health.

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Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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Connie Gee Returns to Boomer Nation to Offer Leadership Advice
Med-Vision’s executive to provide expert tips on October 31 radio show

Oct. 26, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC, a data-driven health and risk management strategy firm, announces that Med-Vision’s vice president and wellness strategist, Connie Gee, will be a featured expert on Boomer Nation! radio show this Sunday.

The show airs Sunday evenings from 5 to 6 pm on WGUL 860AM Tampa, Fla. and live over the internet at: www.860wgul.com. Boomer Nation’s running theme is to provide advice, information, and inspiration for individuals of the baby boomer generation, helping them to live life to the fullest.

Gee’s segment will feature tips on how true leaders can produce positive change in the workplace. Her extensive knowledge is based on a “systems thinking” approach to health and productivity management, which results in proven returns on investments. Empowering employees to create and maintain a balanced lifestyle will equal better health, improved job performance, increased energy levels, and a drive to succeed. Also, communicating long term vision to all stakeholders can create greater workforce productivity and increased morale.

Gee, the former wellness leader for Tampa General Hospital, has over 20 years experience working in health promotions, disease management, workforce utilization, wellness programming, and leadership seminars. She appears regularly on Boomer Nation!, offering advice on how to reduce healthcare costs. Full recordings of Gee’s past appearances on Boomer Nation! are available at: www.med-vision.com/news.htm.

Gee’s full profile is available at www.linktoexpert.com/conniegee, which includes wellness speaking topics and her full biography. Self-funded employers interested in Med-Vision’s data driven health planning, risk management, disease management, or wellness consulting services may contact Connie Gee directly at connie.gee@med-vision.com.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers data driven health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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Improving Cancer Care Puts Employers on Track for Reducing Costs
Florida school district making strides to reform employee health care

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Oct. 19, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC, a health plan and risk management strategy firm, invited Biologics, Inc., an oncology management company, to Tampa earlier this month to present a cancer management workshop to Pasco County schools. The district is currently working with Med-Vision among other experts to reduce health care costs and improve healthcare for its 8,500 employees.

“Forward-thinking employers, like Pasco schools, are a perfect fit for Biologics’ services because everything we do is about putting the patient at the center of care. By placing the focus on the patient, quality of care is improved, which, in turn, reduces costs,” said Stuart Frantz, chief executive officer of Biologics. Biologics provides a patient-focused platform for managing the financial, emotional, clinical, and physical challenges of cancer.

Pasco’s director of employee benefits, Mary Tillman, could relate much of the workshop to her experiences with a co-worker navigating the cancer maze.

“My aha moment was seeing that an oncology certified nurse could help the cancer patient go from a fragmented system of people and advice over to an aligned approach for getting the best possible treatment,” said Tillman.

As the industry’s average cost per cancer case reaches $85,000, Biologics also pointed to substantial financial savings resulting from early identification, validation of treatments following evidence-based guidelines, and their prospective process for providing in depth clinical claim audits.

These actions could fall in line with Pasco’s current health planning. In addition to signing on with Med-Vision in August, the Pasco School Board approved a contract with Crowne Consulting Group, of Orlando, to open three, on-site, CareHere clinics in January catering to Pasco’s employees.

Tillman added, “In school districts, we typically have our employees for 30 years, so it makes financial sense to look into everything we can to keep those employees healthy.”

About Biologics, Inc.: Founded in 1994 and based in Cary, N.C., Biologics, Inc. is a cancer management company with an innovative business model that brings together the many complex components of cancer care. Biologics is at the center of the rapidly changing oncology environment to support treatment modalities, clinical outcomes, and informatics and to leverage established relationships with patients, oncology clinicians, payors, researchers, and manufacturers.

About Med-Vision, LLC: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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Med-Vision Sponsors Golf Tounament for Education Funds
Med-Vision’s executives participate in Pasco Education Foundation’s Golf Classic
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Oct. 15, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC, a data-driven health and risk management strategy firm, announces that Med-Vision's team recently participated in Pasco Education Foundation's 2010 Chuck Rushe Fall Golf Classic on Oct. 15 at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel. Med-Vision was among several corporate sponsors, including one of its partners in improving healthcare for Pasco schools, CareHere, LLC, which was a lead sponsor of the event.

The Foundation’s annual golf tournament is one of Pasco’s most popular events. The event provides many opportunities for businesses and individuals to support the Pasco Education Foundation, Inc. Profits from the event are used to support the programs of the Foundation.

About The Pasco Education Foundation:
The Pasco Education Foundation, Inc. was established in 1991 as a direct support, non-profit corporation. The Foundation is the avenue for the individuals and the private sector to develop positive and supportive relationships with the Pasco County School District and to make philanthropic contributions to help accomplish the goals of Pasco County's public schools. The foundation allows our communities the opportunity to offer support to the community’s children through participation either financially or personally.

About Med-Vision, LLC:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers data driven health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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Healthcare Data Analytics Expert Joins Med-Vision Board
Scott MacEwen Recognized for Expertise in Analytics, Technology
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Sept. 23, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC, a health plan and risk management strategy firm, announces that healthcare consultant Scott MacEwen has been named to the firm's advisory board. In addition to his new role on the Med-Vision advisory board, MacEwen is the president of Analytical Health Solutions, a healthcare consulting company based in Charlotte, N.C.

MacEwen is recognized for his broad expertise in healthcare data analytics, technology, underwriting, and operations. As a healthcare consultant, he focuses on reduction in healthcare costs, improved quality of care, and measurements of clinical, financial, and behavioral change in health plan management programs. He delivers risk management programs that accommodate the unique culture of companies while meeting their resources and budgets.

Prior to his current role at Analytical Health Solutions, MacEwen was president and chief operating officer of Kanawha Healthcare Solutions, a national third-party administrator based in Lancaster, S.C. At Kanawha, MacEwen led efforts in the use of predictive modeling that focused on closing gaps in quality of care compliance. The results were significant reductions in allowed costs.

"A decade ago, as COO of Kanawha Healthcare Solutions, Scott MacEwen was utilizing state-of-the-art clinical data metrics improving the lives and medical outcomes for thousands of health plan members, while sequentially saving significant employer dollars," said Dan Ross, president of Med-Vision.

"I'm thrilled to have this healthcare industry expert on the Med-Vision team, not only for his analytical and transparent approach, but also his operational background," said Ross.

Earlier in his career, MacEwen worked with United HealthCare where he managed large account sales and was an underwriter for national accounts. He is a graduate of Clarion University in Pennsylvania.

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risk, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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Health Fair Kicks Off Employee Wellness at Moffitt Cancer Center
Med-Vision among Experts Teaming up to Promote a Health Workforce
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Sept. 9, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC is collaborating with a team of wellness experts to help Moffitt Cancer Center host a health fair for its more than 4,000 employees. The football-themed event, “Kickoff to Good Health,” will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Vincent Stabile Research Building at Moffitt, 12902 Magnolia Drive.

“Our wellness fair is one of our best opportunities to showcase the multitude of programs, services and resources Moffitt makes available to its faculty and staff to help them improve the quality of their lives by improving the quality of their health,” said Michele Talka, Human Resources Director for Moffitt, which is a finalist in the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers awards. “Our staff is so patient-focused that it is extremely challenging to get them to pay attention to this type of information, but the excitement generated by the fair always draws crowds.”

In addition to the health planning strategists of Med-Vision, Moffitt’s human resources and wellness coordinators are working with UnitedHealthcare, Wells Fargo, and other exhibitors and sponsors. The full-day event will feature interactive displays, which will include Med-Vision’s healthy pregnancy program exhibit. Moffitt’s Acute Care Clinic will be on-site to offer free health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, osteoporosis, blood sugar and BMI. Employees will have the opportunity to win prizes, including a bicycle and helmet co-sponsored by Med-Vision and Wells Fargo, as well as a signed Derek Jeter jersey donated by the New York Yankees.

“This health fair represents how much Moffitt cares about its employees,” said Connie Gee, vice president of Med-Vision and former wellness leader for Tampa General Hospital, whose two decades in the wellness industry includes nearly 20 health fairs. “Med-Vision is happy to help the steering committee plan and implement wellness initiatives based on data-driven strategies.”

During the past three years of providing Moffitt health plan consulting, Med-Vision has helped promote the center’s commitment to employee wellness by developing an integrated benefit design approach to promote wellness initiatives, preventive screenings and on-site clinics. Moffitt has reported zero trend over two years, avoiding the previous trend of an average 12% annual health cost increase.

About Med-Vision, LLC: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

About Moffitt Cancer Center: Located in Tampa, Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center is an NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center - a designation that recognizes Moffitt’s excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt currently has 14 affiliates in Florida, one in Georgia and two in Puerto Rico. Additionally, Moffitt is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country’s leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for cancer. Moffitt’s sole mission is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.

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Boomer Nation! Welcomes Connie Gee Back for a Featured Spot
Med-Vision's Executive to provide consumer health tips on August 22 radio show.

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August 16, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC, a data-driven health and risk management strategy firm, announces that Med-Vision’s vice president and wellness strategist, Connie Gee, will be a featured expert on Boomer Nation! radio show on August 22.

The show airs Sunday evenings from 5 to 6 pm on WGUL 860AM Tampa, Fla. and live over the internet at: www.860wgul.com. Gee’s segment will feature consumer health tips. Listeners will also be introduced to Alfie, Med-Vision’s animated associate and consumer health advocate. Med-Vision has garnered the support of the animated character named “Alfie,” voiced by Jefferson C. Knott, author of Navigating the Healthcare Maze and national healthcare policy analyst.

Boomer Nation’s running theme is to provide advice, information, and inspiration for individuals of the baby boomer generation, helping them to live life to the fullest. In addition to introducing “Alfie,” Gee will be providing expert advice on how boomers can become better healthcare consumers. Her tips will include:

● How to determine personal goals
● How to create a plan to be healthier
● How to be a smarter healthcare consumer

Gee, the former wellness leader for Tampa General Hospital, has over 20 years experience working in health promotions, disease management, workforce utilization, wellness programming, and leadership seminars. She appeared on Boomer Nation! last month, offering employers advice on how to reduce healthcare costs. A full recording of Gee’s July 25 appearance on Boomer Nation! is available at: www.med-vision.com. Gee’s full profile is available at www.linktoexpert.com/conniegee, which includes wellness speaking topics and her full biography. Self-funded employers interested in Med-Vision’s data driven health planning, risk management, disease management, or wellness consulting services may contact Connie Gee directly at connie.gee@med-vision.com.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers data driven health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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Self-Funded Employers Can Ask Alfie About Health Planning
Med-Vision recruits an animated character to help employers make
better decisions about health plan risk management
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July 27, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Ready to start improving the quality of employee healthcare while simultaneously saving money? Med-Vision, LLC, a data-driven health and risk management strategy firm, is proud to offer self-funded employers a delightfully humorous, animated piece on how to regain control of healthcare costs: Ask Alfie About Med-Vision.

Med-Vision has garnered the support of the animated character named “Alfie,” voiced by Jefferson C. Knott, author of Navigating the Healthcare Maze and national healthcare policy analyst. Knott, in conjunction with the production talents of Full Throttle Intermedia studio, created Alfie to be the comically witty voice for American healthcare consumers.

Donning a British accent, Alfie’s topics range from how to read prescription labels to asking for a second opinion on medical diagnoses. Alfie’s latest episode discusses his new job at Med-Vision and explains how Med-Vision’s experts help corporations to be more profitable through risk management and employee wellness.

“It makes sense for Alfie to support Med-Vision’s efforts to maximize corporate efficiency through employee wellness,” said Knott. “We’re working to provide expert tips that can create meaningful improvements in organizations as well as in our health system.”

Med-Vision’s client relations team will be using the light-hearted animated character to explain details of Med-Vision’s services, including data-driven health planning, risk management, disease management, prescription drug compliance, and wellness programs. Luke Ewalt, who was named head of business development for Med-Vision in July, stated he will be introducing Alfie as his “animated associate” during client meetings.

“Entertaining prospects with the Alfie character will differentiate Med-Vision’s services and will enhance my efforts in spreading awareness about the analytical tools and customized strategies Med-Vision provides self-insured employers,” said Ewalt.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers data-driven health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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Med-Vision Executive to be Featured on Boomer Nation!
Connie Gee will offer consumer health tips for the baby boomer generation.
July 13, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, LLC, a data driven health and risk management strategy firm, announces that Med-Vision’s vice president and wellness strategist, Connie Gee, will be a featured expert on Boomer Nation! radio show on Sunday, July 25.

The weekly show airs on Sunday evenings from 5 to 6 p.m. on WGUL 860AM Tampa, Fla., and is also broadcasted live over the internet at: www.860wgul.com. The show’s running theme is to provide advice, information, and inspiration for individuals of the baby boomer generation, helping them to live life to the fullest. Gee will be providing expert advice on how boomers can become better healthcare consumers. Her tips will include:

● How to determine personal goals
● How to create a plan to be healthier
● How to be a smarter healthcare consumer

A full recording of the July 25 edition of Boomer Nation!, featuring Gee as part of a panel of expert guests, will also be posted on the show’s website under the recordings section at www.boomernationshow.com. Gee, the former wellness leader for Tampa General Hospital, has over 20 years experience working in health promotions, disease management, workforce utilization, wellness programming, and leadership seminars.

Gee’s full profile is available at www.linktoexpert.com/conniegee, which includes wellness speaking topics and her full biography. Self-funded employers interested in Med-Vision’s data driven health planning, risk management, disease management, or wellness consulting services may visit www.med-vision.com or contact Connie Gee directly at connie.gee@med-vision.com.

About Med-Vision: Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers data driven health plan risk management and wellness strategies to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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HEALTH ADVOCATES ALIGN FOR AN INTEGRATED CARE APPROACH
Med-Vision works with health and insurance experts to create a continuum of care.
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June 9, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Meaningful change in healthcare is no solo-act, according to the risk management and wellness strategists at Med-Vision, LLC, a Tampa firm responsible for employee health strategies for hospitals, businesses, and municipalities.

“We believe in a continuum of care, and we align with healthcare administrators as well as insurance providers to promote quality,” said Connie Gee, vice president of Med-Vision.

Last month, Med-Vision was mentioned in an article in The Self-Insurer, titled “Predictive Modeling, Incentives are Keys to Effective Wellness Programs,” written by Kathleen Sullivan, RD, executive vice president of business development for First Service Administrators, Inc. (FSAI). FSAI is a third-party benefits administrator that collaborates with hospitals and industry experts to reduce employer healthcare costs. Among their solutions to halt a rise in chronic disease, Sullivan points to Med-Vision’s successes with wellness programs, including a 10-12 percent decrease in healthcare costs for a Florida school district.

Both FSAI and Med-Vision utilize HIPAA compliant, best-in-class data analytics technology to analyze claims and find wasted money in medical and pharmacy expenditures. Direct savings for FSAI and Med-Vision clients range from $10 to $50 per-employee each month, which positions employers for a 0% trend in increased healthcare costs through:

-- Actionable strategies to reallocate savings and lower healthcare costs.
-- Proactive interventions for employees identified as at-risk.
-- Collaborations with insurers and healthcare providers to avoid high-cost claims.
-- Customized wellness programs to increase productivity and manage disease.

As a business strategy, wellness creates an opportunity to protect an investment in human capital. To support wellness, many employer plan sponsors are coordinating with case managers and staffing on-site health facilities. This supports the integrated care approach aligning wellness, prescription compliance, disease management, and critical care.

“Insurance companies, administrators, medical providers, and technologists must work side-by-side to improve employee healthcare,” said Dan Ross, president of Med-Vision.

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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MILLIONS OF INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INITIATIVES
Med-Vision's wellness experts help employers navigate healthcare reform grants
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May 18, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – This summer, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will begin reviewing applications for grants to fund employee wellness programs. Med-Vision, a Tampa-based company responsible for wellness programs in hospitals, corporations and school districts, has its experts ready to establish initiatives for small businesses applying for their share of the $200 million in funding.

The grant program is a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a piece of healthcare reform affecting small businesses that didn’t have wellness plans in place prior to the bill’s signing in March and which employ fewer than 100 workers averaging 25+ hours weekly.

The grants are to be awarded to qualified employers producing plans that establish health awareness initiatives, mechanisms to encourage participation, health education programs, and workplace policies for promoting a healthy environment.

“It’s Med-Vision’s specialty to interpret employer-specific data and to create wellness strategies that boost financial and productivity results,” said Connie Gee, vice president of Med-Vision. “The goal of our wellness programming is to encourage truly meaningful lifestyle changes that result in stronger workforces.”

Med-Vision creates disease management programs and wellness strategies that improve quality of care for employees while lowering healthcare costs. Cost saving strategies could include everything from smoking cessation programs to medication monitoring for employees at risk for chronic illness. Gee’s general recommendations for meeting federal grant criteria:

-- Deem the plan a comprehensive business strategy.
-- Consult with a wellness expert to perform an analysis and define objectives.
-- Create customized programs that will engage employees.
-- Install a tracking mechanism for success metrics.

Gee holds an MBA and has two decades of accomplishments in health promotions, disease management, workforce utilization, human resource management, and wellness programming. Visit http://www.linktoexpert.com/conniegee to learn more about her consulting services and availability for speaking engagements.

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members across the U.S. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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MED-VISION OFFERS PROGRAMS IN HONOR OF BLOOD PRESSURE AWARENESS MONTH
Med-Vision offers interactive blood pressure seminar for employee wellness
April 28, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, a Tampa-based medical consulting company providing strategies to lower healthcare costs and improve quality of care, announces that Regina Novak, MPH, a health educator and program developer for Med-Vision, will be presenting an interactive and educational Heart Health & Blood Pressure seminar at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute on May 5.

In celebration of National Blood Pressure Awareness Month, Med-Vision's Heart Health & Blood Pressure seminars are being made available to other organizations, healthcare facilities, and corporations throughout the month of May. Contact Connie Gee for more information about booking a presentation for your employees: 813-205-1577 or email connie.gee@med-vision.com.

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members across the U.S. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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HEALTHCARE EXPERTS ADDRESS CUTTING COSTS AND IMPROVING CARE
Med-Vision executives offer healthcare industry insights and benefit planning advice
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March 23, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, a Tampa-based medical consulting company providing strategies to lower healthcare costs and improve quality of care, is providing free healthcare planning advice and solutions via the Web. A newly launched Insights on Healthcare Blog (http://medvision.wordpress.com/) created by Dan Ross, president of Med-Vision, offers timely healthcare commentary, insights to help healthcare consumers, and information to help self-funded employers understand complicated issues of employee benefits. Recent posts include:

• Cancer -- a scary subject taken head on
• Latest national health reform attempt -- from the warm pan into the furnace
• Prescription drug therapy compliance -- strategies/thoughts for improvement
• What causes healthcare inflation? Let’s ask the expert

“I’m addressing the critical healthcare issues affecting American healthcare consumers, and I’m also offering my industry expertise in specific issues that plague midsize-to-large employers,” said Dan Ross, Med-Vision’s founder and president. “The blog provides valuable insight from the trenches of actionable healthcare reform.”

Ross has more than 20 years experience in employee benefits and has held management roles in major insurer CIGNA Group Insurance prior to launching Med-Vision. He has solved many problems for self-funded employers related to benefits design, optimization of benefit plans, and organizational strategies to save employers time and money. His Med-Vision role allows him to help employers organize, integrate, and centralize data intelligence to build comprehensive measurements for improving health and financial outcomes.

Connie Gee, Med-Vision’s vice president and wellness strategist, is also utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. She provides seminar updates, free articles, and blogs at www.LinktoEXPERT.com/conniegee. She also writes magazine editorials, including a recent piece titled Dropping Employee Health Coverage? Think again., which speaks to CFOs and decision makers contemplating the value of their employee health plans.

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members across the U.S. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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MED-VISION PRESIDENT LAUNCHES HEALTHCARE BLOG

February 2, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – The President of Med-Vision, Dan Ross, has launched a blog titled "Insights on Healthcare." Visit Dan's blog to learn more about 20/20 Healthcare Vision.
http://medvision.wordpress.com/

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FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL HEART HEALTH MONTH
Connie Gee offers interactive heart health seminar for employee wellness
January 23, 2010 (Tampa, Fla.) – Med-Vision, a Tampa-based medical consulting company providing strategies to lower healthcare costs and improve quality of care, announces that Connie Gee, a worksite wellness and health claims data analyst, will be presenting an interactive and educational Heart Health & Blood Pressure seminar at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute on February 18.

In celebration of "National Heart Health Month," Gee’s Heart Health & Blood Pressure seminar is being made available to other organizations, healthcare facilities, and corporations throughout the month of February. Contact Connie Gee for more information about booking her to present to your employees or to speak at your next event: 813-205-1577 or email connie.gee@med-vision.com.

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members across the U.S. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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MED-VISION TEAMS WITH VERISK HEALTH TO REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS
AND IMPROVE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
Innovative strategies fueled by data analytics help
reduce healthcare costs by 10 to 12 percent.
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January 11, 2010 (Waltham, Mass.) – -Verisk Health, Inc. today announced that Med-Vision, LLC helped clients reduce healthcare costs by 10 to 12 percent with Verisk Health’s Explorer solution. Verisk Health is a global leader in identifying, analyzing, and predicting healthcare risk. Med-Vision is a leading medical consulting company.

“Data is power in healthcare and the starting point for enabling meaningful change,” said Dan Ross, chief executive officer and founder of Med-Vision. “Verisk Health gave us the tools we needed to unlock the data and identify the cost drivers and trends to significantly reduce spending for our employer groups.”

Med-Vision implemented Explorer several years ago as a creative solution to the complex healthcare crisis facing its mid-to-large sized employer clients. The company’s goal was to shape new quality care approaches by drawing on data analytics to understand employer cost trends, identify drivers, and determine how best to lower healthcare expenditures. Explorer, a web-based data analytics solution, helped Med-Vision identify and execute strategies to successfully lower costs while improving clinical, financial, quality, and utilization metrics.

“Across the board, most employer groups lack visibility into what is truly driving healthcare outcomes and costs,” said Nathan Gunn, chief medical officer at Verisk Health. “Med-Vision’s success with our Explorer product is positive proof that clear insight into data goes a long way toward impacting the bottom line.”

Working with clients, including a cancer treatment center and a regional school district, Med-Vision analyzed existing data and developed strategic programs that addressed the specific trend, quality, and compliance issues of each population. Med-Vision’s programs improved clinical and financial metrics for many of its clients. In one instance, Med-Vision lowered healthcare costs by 10 to 12 percent over two years. The company’s efforts also helped educate members on chronic disease management and prevention, which encouraged healthier lifestyle behaviors. Other results from Med-Vision’s campaigns include:

• emergency room visits decreased by 11.9 percent
• per member per month pharmacy costs decreased by 19.3 percent
• per member per month cost decreased by 8.6 percent
• inpatient days declined significantly
• breast cancer screening compliance improved by 38 percent
• generic drug use increased by 4 percent

To learn more about Med-Vision’s success using Explorer, read the case study: Verisk Health Empowers Med-Vision to Lower Its Client's Healthcare Costs.

About Verisk Health:
Verisk Health, a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, leverages healthcare data to help organizations and governments understand their medical and financial risk for the purpose of managing costs and clinical outcomes more effectively. Through the combination of leading predictive science, the finest evidence-based clinical engine, and superior technology, we have created the most extensive independent risk-assessment and decision-analytics platform in the healthcare industry. Our primary focus is to identify actionable strategies for managing healthcare costs and quality at both the individual and population levels. We consistently research, evaluate, and invest in our business to ensure that we remain leaders in our industry and the most efficient and effective solution for our clients. For more information, please visit http://www.veriskhealth.com.

About Med-Vision:
Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med- Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members across the U.S. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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MED-VISION AND BIOLOGICS CO-HOST A CANCER MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
Event to offer employer strategies for lowering costs and improving quality of care
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November 19, 2009 (Tampa, FL) – The healthcare planning team of Med-Vision has partnered with the premier cancer management company, Biologics, Inc., to present a Cancer Management Workshop on Dec. 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tampa Club, 101 Kennedy Blvd., Suite 4200, Tampa. Continental breakfast and lunch are included in this free event focused on comprehensive cancer management strategies for employers and payors. To register, e-mail connie.gee@med-vision.com by Dec. 1.

“Cancer absorbs 15 to 25 percent or more of an employer’s annual healthcare budget,” said Connie Gee, vice president of Med-Vision. “This informative workshop will unveil proven strategies for lowering cancer costs while achieving high rates of member and provider satisfaction.”

Robin U. Smith, Biologics, Inc. chairman and chief executive officer, will lead the workshop in an effort to provide a patient-focused platform for managing the financial, emotional, and physical challenges of cancer. A recognized trailblazer in oncology healthcare, Smith leads Biologics, Inc. with over 25 years of experience in designing and developing successful cancer management strategies. A portion of the workshop will focus on Biologics’ newest cancer management strategy named OncoSentrics, which uniquely enables self-funded employers and health payors to elevate cancer care for members while lowering healthcare costs.

About Biologics, Inc.: Founded in 1994 and based in Cary, N.C., Biologics, Inc. is a cancer management company with an innovative business model that brings together the many complex components of cancer care. Biologics is at the center of the rapidly changing oncology environment to support treatment modalities, clinical outcomes, and informatics and to leverage established relationships with oncology clinicians, patients, payors, researchers, and manufacturers. The company operates four divisions: Oncology Pharmacy, Oncology Clinical Trial Services, Oncology Management Services for payors, and Oncology Biopharmaceutical Solutions for manufacturers.

About Med-Vision, LLC: Founded in 2005 and based in Tampa, Fla., Med-Vision delivers medical consulting, healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEALTHCARE EXPERT JOINS MED-VISION TEAM
Med-Vision's healthcare analytics division expands to include Jeffrey A. Gasser
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November 3rd 2009 (Tampa, FL) – Med-Vision, a Tampa-based medical consulting company, announces that Jeffrey A. Gasser, president of Gasser Consulting, has joined the Med-Vision team as a principal and equity owner. Along with the recent addition of Connie Gee as vice president, Gasser’s appointment will enhance Med-Vision’s efforts to provide strategic healthcare cost solutions for self-funded employer groups across the United States.

“We are thrilled our clients will have access to vast expertise across the entire healthcare continuum,” said Dan Ross, president of Med-Vision. “Jeff’s keen knowledge of healthcare analytics, coupled with his expertise in the healthcare provider’s world, brings nationally unique value to Med-Vision’s client concerns of healthcare cost and quality.”

A graduate of the University of Tampa, Gasser began his career as a certified public accountant working primarily with healthcare clients. Gasser proceeded to build over 30 years of diversified experience in all facets of healthcare and health benefits. As a healthcare analytics expert, he has been a co-founder of several companies in the healthcare industry and has served as a senior advisor to many others. His meticulous analysis of healthcare claims information has resulted in millions of dollars in employer savings.

With involvement in businesses ranging from home healthcare, to pediatric alternate site services to dialysis, Gasser recently co-founded D2Hawkeye, Inc., a healthcare analytics firm based in Waltham, Mass. He currently serves as a strategic advisor to the Oncology Management Services division of Biologics, Inc., which is based in Raleigh, N.C. Gasser also serves as a senior managed care advisor to PivotHealth, LLC, a physician consulting business in Brentwood, Tenn., and he is a senior advisor to Medicare Advantage Review Associates in Boston, Mass.

“Med-Vision’s services, anchored by data, are defining new paradigms with respect to employer plan cost, quality outcomes and identifiable ROI,” said Gasser, who can be reached via email at jeff.gasser@med-vision.com. “I’m excited to become a team member and advisor.”

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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MED-VISION REDEFINES TAX ON ‘GOLD-PLATED, CADILLAC’ HEALTH PLANS
Expert Analysis of Tax Concept for Healthcare Reform
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October 8, 2009 (Tampa, FL) – Dan Ross, founder and president of Med-Vision, a Tampabased medical consulting company, asserts that the Senate Finance Committee’s proposal to impose a 40 percent tax on individuals in “gold-plated, Cadillac” health insurance plans would be best described as a tax on groups of the chronically ill. With these “high-dollar” plans priced at $8000 or more for individuals and $21,000 or more for families annually, the proposed tax and other taxes on insurance companies are the latest attempt to raise $774 billion over 10 years to fund healthcare reform.

“Some in Washington believe ‘Cadillac’ plans have lower deductibles and co-payments, but high-dollar plans relate more to misery and sickness from chronic disease,” said Ross, who warns that the perception of taxing “the guy covered by the rich health plan” will backlash into a “circular firing squad.”

By targeting individuals in groups covering the highest number of sick, the tax will disproportionately affect those in plans offering retiree coverage, populations with older average ages, and residents of states with higher healthcare costs. Plans with lower deductibles and co-payments are producing lower aggregate cost, as evidenced by a national move to medical homes and employer-sponsored on-site health clinics, which have lower deductibles and co-payments.

Ross, who has 20 years experience in the employee benefits industry, conducted an analysis of 200,000 plan members covered under multiple employer self-funded health plans. The two-year analysis looked at claims totaling $800 million.
Among the findings:

• 85% of the group (170,000 members) accounted for $155 million or 19% of annual claims. This larger percentage averaged $456 per member.
• 15% of the group (30,000 members) accounted for the remaining $645 million or 81% of
  annual claims. This smaller percentage averaged $10,800 per member.

Med-Vision also points to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which estimate that chronic disease accounts for 75 percent or $1.5 trillion of our national $2 trillion annual healthcare spending. Similarly, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published that caring for those with chronic disease accounts for 78 percent of all health spending.

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med- Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members across the U.S. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.

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Med-Vision Expands Efforts to Shrink Employer Healthcare Costs
Vice presidential appointment and new website designed to promote wellness.
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October 01, 2009 (Tampa, FL) – Med-Vision, a Tampa-based medical consulting company providing strategies to lower healthcare costs and improve quality of care, announces that Connie Gee, a worksite wellness and health claims data analyst, has taken the helm as vice president.

Gee’s appointment in conjunction with a more client-centric website helps to expand Med-Vision’s scope of services to combat rising healthcare costs. The Med-Vision model applies data gathering and analytics to understand and manage healthcare trends. Through predictive risk modeling, quality compliance, and corresponding wellness strategies, Med-Vision meets the twin goals of improving employee health and lowering healthcare costs.

“Med-Vision’s differentiator is that we provide site-specific solutions that encourage truly meaningful lifestyle changes,” said Gee, who has two decades of accomplishments in health promotions, disease management, workforce utilization, and wellness programming. “I am thrilled to be creating customized programs distinctively based on client information and factual analytics.”

In addition to an MBA from the University of Tampa, Gee holds a certificate in Human Resource Management and has held various accreditations from health and fitness organizations. Gee’s past experience includes 10 years in the development of health promotion programs for Tampa General Hospital, which positions her to address the critical healthcare-related issues that plague midsize-to-large employers. Her primary functions at Med-Vision include reviewing critical plan data, identifying cost drivers, and determining actions for reducing healthcare costs. Verisk Health’s D2Explorer tools help Gee and other experts to aggregate and analyze patient information that is typically inaccessible to employers. Gee weaves together that data and collaborates with clients, insurance carriers, TPAs, and HR benefits staff to provide creativity in implementing healthcare initiatives, disease management programs, and wellness plans.

“I’m pleased that Connie Gee has chosen to join Med-Vision to apply her vast healthcare experience and passion for excellence,” said Dan Ross, Med-Vision’s founder and president with more than 20 years experience in the employee benefits industry. “She is uniquely skilled in interpreting employer-specific data to create integrated wellness strategies to boost our client’s financial and productivity results.”  

Founded in 2005, Med-Vision delivers healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting to help employer groups achieve optimal employee health and productivity. Med-Vision specifically caters to the needs of self-funded employer plan sponsors and currently impacts more than 75,000 health plan members across the U.S. Med-Vision has helped corporations, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and school districts to reduce risks, reverse trends, and decrease healthcare costs while increasing quality of care.