by Dan Hoemke, Healthcare Fellow
Incentive Logic

The advent of healthcare consumerism means employers and health networks must come up with new ways to fully engage consumers so they make the right decisions to get the best possible healthcare.  This new consumerism model represents a major paradigm shift that requires active consumer participation in a process from which they have historically been insulated.

by Shawn Jenkins
Co-founder and CEO
Benefitfocus


Employer groups of all size grapple with these issues, especially the small and medium sized companies. Like many companies, Daniel Island wants to provide the highest level of healthcare benefits at the best cost. It offers a high deductible health savings account, which has been very popular, as well as a traditional health plan. Many of their employees are Spanish, making multi-lingual tools and education critically important for optimum healthcare. Malloy explains that by implementing integrated self-service enrollment, billing and data exchange technology, Daniel Island Company automates their benefits processes, reduces operating costs and errors, improves customer satisfaction and promotes compliance.

Coalition America, Inc. (CAI) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of National Preferred Provider Network and affiliated entities including Plan Vista Corporation, Medical Resource, LLC and National Provider Network, Inc., all of which were formerly subsidiaries of Proxymed, Inc.