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September 2008 Virginia Coalition Launches HealthMapRx HealthLeaders-InterStudy Mid-Atlantic Health Plan Analysis; Summer 2008 Vol.8 No.3 p.3;(by permission of HealthLeaders-InterStudy) ...read the story
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September 2008 Thinking Long Term ....Cutting employee health costs encourages them to manage chronic disease; By Marjolijn Bijlefeld Virginia Business September 2008 Issue, p.73 ...read the story
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June 2008 issue of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety - " A study published this month finds that hospitals that perform well on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey have lower mortality and better quality of care than those who either didn’t perform as well on the Survey or who chose not to complete the Survey" ...readthe story
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April 10, 2008, Norfolk, Virginia
Virginia Business Coalition on Health is Winners of the 2008 College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Great Science for Better Health Award ...read the story...............................
January 2008 Inside Business, February 25-March 2, 2008
Health Coalition to start a diabetes program by Mary Worrell (mary.worrell@insidebiz.com)
...read the story
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January 2008 VBCH awarded Diabetes Seed Grant through the National Business Coalition on Health and the Community Coalitions Health Institute ...read more (Reuters) ...read more (Benefits Link) ...read more (Rehab Management) ...read more (Red Orbit) ...read more (Smart Brief) ...read more (StockHouse) ...read more (Bio-Medicine) ...read more (American Nurse Today) ...read more (International Business Times) ...read more (BizJournals) ...read more (Forbes) ...read more (NewsRx)
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January 2008, Virginia Business Magazine, paid ad by VBCH; Thank You, Virginia Hospitals, for taking The Leap! ....click here to view Leapfrog-transparent hospitals in Virginian, and the members of VBCH that support the VBCH Regional Roll-out of the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey.
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November 2007 "...NBCH Principles for Responsible Health Care Benefit Design..." ...read more
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Sep 06, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS, MN
...Model Drives Improvement in Health Care Quality and Efficiency by Engaging Consumers to Shop for Value; ...Read More
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May 27, 2007, The Virginian Pilot
Virginia companies attract national attention for corporate wellness ...read more
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January 15, 2007, Virginia Beach, Virginia
"Taking a Leap" Inside Business Guest Opinion by Eileen Ciccotelli ...read more
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November 2006, Richmond, Virginia Business Magazine
"Does your hospital have safe practices?" ...read more
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October 16, 2006 Virginia Beach
Congratulations - "Sentara Norfolk General Among Top Hospitals in U.S. Recognized by the Leapfrog Group for Safety and Quality!" The story released first by Modern HealthCare, October 16 issue ...read more
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Wellness in the workplace-
Companies offer programs and rewards to boost employee health ...read more by Lisa Antonelli Bacon
for Virginia Business Magazine
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"Remaking American Medicine" 4-part series airs in October on public television nationwide. For more information about the series, visit:
- http://www.pbs.org/remakingamericanmedicine/
- http://www.pbs.org/remakingamericanmedicine/links.html
- http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMAG/PubsNewsArticle/data/2006September/0609HHN_InBox_Quality&domain=HHNMAG
- Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Survey Results "VBCH Leapfrog Hospital Survey Results end 2006SEP30"
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Mid-Atlantic Health Plan Analysis; Virginia Passes Small-Business Insurance Bill (page 3) read more... Health Leaders /InterStudy (a Decision Resources company)
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July 18, 2006 Chicago NBCH 2006 eValue8TM Results Offer Nationwide Analysis of Now Health Plans are Helping Consumers Manage their Health read more...
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May 6, 2006 The Virginia Business Coalition on Health (VBCH), formerly the Hampton Roads Health Coalition (HRHC)(1983-Present), announces its Virginia-wide expansion. read more »
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May 6, 2006
The Virginia Business Coalition on Health (VBCH), formerly the Hampton Roads Health Coalition (HRHC)(1983-Present), announces its Virginia-wide expansion.
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