Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by cyndynayer in People, Press Releases
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Center for Health Value Innovation Vice President Raymond Zastrow, M.D. Earns BizTimes Milwaukee Health Care Heroes Award at Sixth Annual Awards Ceremony
ST. LOUIS, Mo./MILWAUKEE, Wis. – January 05, 2010 – The Center for Health Value Innovation (www.vbhealth.org), the nation’s premier information exchange for value-based design, announced today that Raymond Zastrow, M.D., FAAFP, president, QuadMed, and vice president for evidence of the Center, was recognized by BizTimes Milwaukee for Corporate Achievement in Health Care during its recent sixth annual Health Care Heroes Awards ceremony.
“Dr. Zastrow exemplifies the Center’s commitment to value-based design, and we are extremely gratified that his work is receiving such high-profile recognition,” says Cyndy Nayer, president and CEO of the Center. “As one of the brightest minds working at the frontlines of health care reform, his ongoing efforts to influence decision-makers in Washington D.C. and Wisconsin, as well as his accomplishments at QuadMed, have been nothing short of triumphant.”
Chosen from a field of nominations by an independent panel of health care professionals, Dr. Zastrow is responsible for clinical quality oversight, clinical process re-design, and health care benefit design for Quad/Graphics. QuadMed, a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics to provide affordable, high-quality health care for the company’s employees, has reduced health care costs to approximately $6,800 per employee – 30 percent less than the average similar-sized manufacturer in the Midwest. QuadMed provides on-site, employer-directed primary care and prevention/wellness programs to Quad/Graphic and several other large employers.
“I was very proud to receive this award, which I accepted on behalf of the entire Quad/Graphics / QuadMed organization,” says Dr. Zastrow. “The health care model developed for our employees is based upon staying healthy rather than attempting to fix avoidable problems after the fact. It’s an approach that empowers primary care and that has allowed QuadMed to serve as an example of excellence in on-site care for companies across the nation.”
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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Raymond Zastrow MD-Healthy Heroes Award
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