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2010
12/07/10 Press Release:
How to Enjoy the Holidays Without Weight Gain

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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.

12/07/10 Press Release: How to Enjoy the Holidays Without Weight Gain

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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.

10/27/10 Press Release: School District's Employee Wellness Program Saves Money & Lives

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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.

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.

10/26/10 Announcement: Connie Gee Returns to Boomer Nation, Offers Leadership Advice

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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.

10/19/10 Press Release: Improving Cancer Care Puts Employers on Track for Reducing Costs

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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.

10/15/10 Announcement: Med-Vision Sponsors Golf Tounament for Education

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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.

09/23/10 Press Release: Healthcare Data Analytics Expert Joins Med-Vision Board

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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.

09/09/10 Press Release: Health Fair Kicks Off Employee Wellness at Moffitt Cancer Center

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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.


08/16/10 Announcement: Boomer Nation! Welcomes Back Connie Gee

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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.

07/27/10 Press Release: Ask ALFIE About Health Planning Strategies!

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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.

07/13/10 Announcement: Med-Vision Executive to be Featured on Boomer Nation! Radio

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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.

06/09/10 Press Release: Health Advocates Align for an Integrated Care Approach

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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.

05/18/10 Press Release: Millions of Incentives for Employee Wellness Initiatives

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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.

04/28/10 Announcement: Blood Pressure Monitoring Programs Slated for May

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For immediate release:

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.

03/23/10 Press Release: Healthcare Experts Address Cutting Costs

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For additional information, contact
Chandra Price, Media Contact: chandra.price@med-vision.com

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.

02/02/10 Announcement: Med-Vision President Launches Healthcare Blog

Med-Vision Announcement

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/

01/23/10 Announcement: Med-Vision Programs for Heart Health Month

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For additional information, contact:
Connie Gee, Vice President: 813-205-1577
connie.gee@med-vision.com

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.

01/11/10 Partner Press Release: Med-Vision Teams with Verisk Health

Verisk Health, Inc. Press Release
For Immediate Release
For additional information, contact:
Trish Tarantino: 781-693-3784

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.


2009


11/19/09 Press Release:
Med-Vision and Biologics Co-Host Cancer Mang.Workshop

Press Release
For Immediate Release For additional information, contact:
Connie Gee, Vice President: 813-205-1577
connie.gee@med-vision.com

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.

11/03/09 Press Release: Nationally Recognized Healthcare Expert Joins Med-Vision

Press Release
For Immediate Release For additional information, contact:
Connie Gee, Vice President: 813-205-1577
connie.gee@med-vision.com

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.

10/08/09 Press Release: Med-Vision Redefines Tax on 'Gold-Plated, Cadillac' Health Plans

Press Release
For Immediate Release For additional information, contact:
Connie Gee, Vice President: 813-205-1577
connie.gee@med-vision.com

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.

10/01/09 Press Release: Med-Vision Expands Efforts to Shrink Healthcare Costs

Press Release
For Immediate Release For additional information, contact:
Connie Gee, Vice President: 813-205-1577
connie.gee@med-vision.com

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.


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