Center for Health Value Innovation

Fellows of the Center–Leaders in Value-Based Design

2010 Fellows of The Center for Health Value Innovation

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – August, 2010 – Twenty-one of the nation’s leading health benefits executives who are committed to promoting value-based design (VBD) as an effective means to improve total health and performance across communities have been named Fellows of The Center for Health Value Innovation, the nation’s premier information exchange and authoritative voice for value-based design. Center Fellows will advance the use of value-based benefit design and delivery to align incentives for workers, employers, and providers to improve health and financial outcomes through behavior change.

“This honorable title of Fellow goes to a rarified group of individuals who have not only implemented value-based design in their own organizations, but have also demonstrated commitment, talent, experience, and resources for propelling the work of the Center,” says Cyndy Nayer, president and CEO of the Center. “Collectively, they enhance the Center’s position to generate evidence, drive innovation, and further attract prominent and influential thought-leaders to participate in our robust activity schedule.”

The Center is developing the largest database of the value-based levers—the incentives, insurance plan designs, and services that companies use to improve the health value of their investments in their workforce.  Through the interviews, surveys, and collaborative intelligence of the members of the Center, the adoption and acceleration of results is showing that value-based benefit designs is a significant part of health value investing, achieving measurable behavior change that results in improved health status, improved quality of care, and predictability of economic trend.

“We are appreciative of the work of the people who are named Fellows this year.  Their work inspires all of us to seek new ways to build the businesses and communities in which we all live.”

The Center recently announced the results of a survey, “Value-Based Design 2009,” conducted by Buck Consultants, a global employee benefits and human resources consulting firm, confirming that employers believe (VBD) improves employee health and productivity.  Nayer also points to the Center’s increased focus on employee assistance programs, depression, and financial counseling, which ties in with its goal to expand the definition of VBD and link it to total health and performance.

2010 Fellows include :

• Jan Berger, MD, MJ, President, Health Intelligence Partners, LLC
• Wayne Burton, MD, Chief Medical Officer, American Express Company
• Joycelyn Elders, MD, Former U.S. Surgeon General, Special Advisor, Government Relations
• Paul Grundy, MD, Director of Healthcare Transformation, IBM Global Well Being Services and Health Benefits, IBM
• Robert Holben, Former Director of Compensation and Benefits, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
• Dave Johnson, MD, MBA, CPE, President, Vivacity, Associate Medical Director, Premera Blue Cross
• Alison Kocanda, Manager, Medical Education, Medical & Scientific Affairs Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
• Robert Krtizler, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Johns Hopkins HealthCare, LLC, Vice President of Communications, Center for Health Value Innovation
• Cheryl Larson, Director of Membership and Education, Midwest Business Group on Health
• Donna Marshall, Executive Director, Colorado Business Group on Health
• Clare Miller, Director, American Psychiatric Association
• Kavita Nair, RPh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Vice President of Government, Finance and Ethics, Treasurer, Center for Health Value Innovation
• Kevin O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer, Partners in Care
• Laurel Pickering, Executive Director, New York Business Group on Health
• Richard Popiel, MD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Horizon BCBS of New Jersey
• Robert Scully, MD, Chief Medical Director, Health Alliance Medical Plans
• Scott Smith, Customer Marketing Manager, Managed Markets Planning, GlaxoSmithKline
• Michael Sokol, MD, Corporate Medical Director, Merck and Co., Inc.
• Brian Sweet, RPh, Chief Pharmacy Officer, WellPoint, Inc.
• Jerry Vuocolo, Director, Healthcare System Strategy, Merck and Co., Inc.
• Fred Williams, Director of Health Benefits Management, Quest Diagnostics Inc., Director of Community Health Innovation, Center for Health Value Innovation
• Jerry Reeves, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs, Health Insight of Nevada, Principal, Health Innovations, LLC

About The Center for Health Value Innovation

Information Exchange for Value-Based Design

The Center for Health Value Innovation has grown into the nation’s premier organization dedicated to sharing the evidence of improved health and economic outcomes through value-based designs for sustainable health and financial improvement.

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About The Center

About The Center For Health Value Innovation

Posted on 27. Jun, 2010 by cyndynayer in News

The Center for Health Value Innovation (“the Center” or “CHVI”) is a non-profit 501(c)3 educational organization that serves as the information exchange for value-based designs, representing over 40 million lives. Our mission is to share the innovations that drive the value of every dollar invested in health.

• Our goal is to identify and link innovators and innovation that broaden the boundaries of health value.
• Our work is focused on defining value, creating relevance to shareholders and stakeholders, and improving the health and economic viability of communities.

We are a collaborative community of stakeholders, led by employers of all sizes and sectors, who are improving health status while reducing total cost trends using value-based designs. We learn and share as a community of thought leaders, as a knowledge resource, and as innovators for new trends.

Our latest finding: There are more than 100 levers that influence consumer and patient behaviors in value-based design according to our interviews and surveys. How they are used and the results they bring are part of our shared journey. The 15 macro-levers are published in our book, Leveraging Health – Improve Health Status And Bend The Trend On Financial Inflation With Value-Based Designs, which you can order through our website by clicking on the book icon.

It’s important to note that value-based designs (VBD) are much more than waived or reduced co-pays for chronic care, particularly medications.  A value-based design uses evidence-based clinical impact merged with financial impact (health + economics) to guide the behaviors of populations in managing their health.  Value-based design can influence choice of care provider, appropriate and persistent treatment, and early risk/prevention/wellness.  All of these have been documented to show a meaningful impact in health status, productivity (safety, disability, unscheduled absences, and more), quality and financial cost trend.

Mission of the Center for Health Value Innovation

Mission, Goals And Principles Of The Center for Health Value Innovation

Our mission is to share the innovations that drive the value of every dollar invested in health.

Our goal is to identify and link innovators and innovation that broaden the boundaries of health value.

Our work is focused on defining value, creating relevance to shareholders and stakeholders, and improving the health and economic viability of communities.

Operating Principles:

We will define value as the improvement in health and economic status at the consumer, organization, and community level.

We will encourage innovation and innovators who improve health through alignment of quality and outcomes across the health value chain.

We will share findings of success and opportunity with the communities we serve.

We will attract best practices and align incentives to drive the value of health across stakeholders.

We will respect confidentiality and proprietary process when promoting new ideas, innovations, and innovators, including the work of our Center and its members.

We will honor boundary-less thinking in our safe, virtual concept studio so that we can, together, improve health outcomes across America.

 Membership in the Center for Health Value Innovation is earned through a willingness to share ideas, concepts, trends, and experiences so that innovation is fostered and health value is increased.  Your membership is a valuable asset to your business.  At all levels of membership, you can:

ACCESS collaborative connections to innovators in value-based health design: Learn what they do, what they have learned, and how to make value-based design changes at your worksite

PARTICIPATE in semi-annual webinars

LINK to experts in value-based health strategies that provide additional information and resources to improve your company’s financial sustainability

ACQUIRE tools for qualifying your organizations’ readiness for introducing value-based health innovations – whether you are new to the concept or a veteran innovator.

LEARN the latest news about value-based health innovations in your area and across the country via the Center for Health Value Innovation’s web site and email news bulletins.

E-mail us at info@vbhealth.org