Managed Healthcare Executive To Recognize The Industry's Leaders In Disease Management
Leaders in Disease Management were evaluated by their commitment to the disease management discipline, their program results, their innovation and their thought leadership. Watch for the Special Issue of Managed Healthcare Executive, available beginning September 7, 2008! George Bennett, Health Dialog Services Corp.Paul Bluestein, ConnectiCareJohn Castiglia, Premera Blue CrossTerry Crowson, HealthPartnersD.W. Edington, University of Michigan Health Management Research CenterJay Feldstein, AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Cos.Judith Frampton, Harvard Pilgrim Health CareRon Geraty, Alere Medical Inc.Bob Ihrie, Lowe's Cos., Inc.Joan Kennedy, WellpointBarry Lachman, Parkland Community Health PlanBen Leedle, HealthwaysHarlan Levine, Towers PerrinDijuana Lewis, Comprehensive Health Solutions Business Unit of WellpointAriel Linden, Linden Consulting GroupPam Menard, Independent HealthTracey Moorhead, DMAA: The Care Continuum AllianceDavid Nash, Jefferson Medical CollegeGordon Norman, Alere Medical Inc.Michael Norris, Great-West HealthcareHarold Picken, BCBS Rhode IslandDavid Plocher, Blue Cross MinnesotaJim Prochaska, Cancer Prevention Research CenterMichael Quilty, Matrix Medical NetworkEmad Rizk, McKesson Health SolutionsRichard Safeer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldChris Selecky, LifemastersKara Trott, Quantum Health Inc.
A complete list of leaders and their respective titles and affiliations is noted here.
- George Bennett
CEO
Health Dialog Services Corp.
Boston
- Paul Bluestein
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
ConnectiCare
Farmington, Conn.
- John Castiglia
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Premera Blue Cross
Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
- Terry Crowson
Medical Director, Medical Management and Government Programs
HealthPartners
Bloomington, Minn.
- D.W. Edington
Director
University of Michigan Health Management Research Center
Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Jay Feldstein
Corporate Chief Medical Officer
AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Cos.
Philadelphia
- Judith Frampton
Vice President, Medical Management
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Wellesley, Mass.
- Ron Geraty
CEO
Alere Medical Inc.
Reno, Nev.
- Bob Ihrie
Senior Vice President, Employee Rewards/Services
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
Mooresville, N.C.
- Joan Kennedy
Senior Vice President
Wellpoint
New York
- Barry Lachman
Medical Director
Parkland Community Health Plan
- Ben Leedle
President, CEO
Healthways
Franklin, Tenn.
- Harlan Levine
Principal
Towers Perrin
Los Angeles
- Dijuana Lewis
President, CEO
Comprehensive Health Solutions Business Unit of Wellpoint
North Haven, Conn.
- Ariel Linden
President
Linden Consulting Group
Hillsboro, Ore.
- Pam Menard
Vice President, Health Promotions and Care Management
Independent Health
Buffalo, N.Y.
- Tracey MoorheadPresident, CEO
DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance
Washington, DC
- David Nash
Chairman, Department of Health Policy
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
- Gordon Norman
Executive Vice President, Science and Innovation
Alere Medical Inc.
Reno, Nev.
- Michael Norris
Vice President, Medical Outreach Programs
Great-West Healthcare
Greenwood Village, Colo.
- Harold Picken
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Providence, R.I.
- David Plocher
Senior Vice President, Business Intelligence, Informatics and Pharmacy Management / Chief Medical Officer
Blue Cross Minnesota
St. Paul, Minn.
- Jim Prochaska
Director
Cancer Prevention Research Center
- Michael Quilty
CEO
Matrix Medical Network
Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Emad Rizk
President
McKesson Health Solutions
San Francisco
- Richard Safeer
Medical Director, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Baltimore
- Chris Selecky
President, CEO
Lifemasters
South San Francisco, Calif.
- Kara Trott
Founder, CEO
Quantum Health Inc.
Columbus, Ohio