PhysicalTherapistSites Announces Partnership with HPSO (Healthcare Providers Service Organization), Offering Host of Business Solutions for Physical Therapists

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) November 04, 2011

Two top companies in the Physical Therapy field, PhysicalTherapistSites and HPSO (Healthcare Providers Service Organization), have come together to give members access to a larger and complimentary collection of business solutions. PhysicalTherapistSites (http://www.PhysicalTherapistSites.com) customers increase their online exposure with professional websites and search engine optimization for physical therapists to help patients find their practice. And as a new member benefit, HPSO members will receive exclusive benefits and promotional offers.

?We are so pleased to be creating this new partnership with HPSO (http://www.hpso.com). We know it isn?t worth having a great website if no-one can find it, and we are the experts in helping Physical Therapists expand their internet presence and drive new patients to their practice?, Kathleen Maloney, President of PhysicalTherapistSites, explains. ?Physical Therapists can trust our recommendation for HPSO?s large offering of business insurance packages.?

PhysicalTherapistSites (http://www.PhysicalTherapistSites.com) specializes in creating websites that are engaging, professional, cost-effective, and extremely simple to maintain. The PhysicalTherapistSites package (with no set-up fees or contracts) include everything needed to for a professional online presence, including Search Engine Optimization, integrated email, editing tools, credit card processing, online appointment notifications, and unlimited technical and customer support.

HPSO offers Professional Liability Insurance for a wide array of healthcare professionals, including professional liability, workers compensation business auto and property insurance.

HPSO also offers a range of personal insurance including health, dental and life insurance. Members can also have access to risk management resources, including newsletters, articles, case studies and sample risk management plans. HPSO has policies designed to protect business assets and cover expenses in the event of a legal malpractice suit, and is designed to meet the unique needs of today's OTs, PTs, PTAs, and students.

As an added benefit, HPSO members will receive one month free when they sign up for PhysicalTherapistSites services by entering the promotional code of ?HPSO?. Physical Therapists can get started building their online presence today by visiting http://www.physicaltherapistsites.com/HPSO.

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First Service Administrators and Aetna Team Up to Bring Effective and Affordable Healthcare to Customers

LAKELAND, Fla. (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

First Service Administrators, Inc.(FSAI) announced an agreement with Aetna to offer FSAI clients access to Aetna?s products and services. FSAI is a premier benefits and risk management administrator for hospitals, healthcare systems, and public entities. Aetna offers a broad range of health insurance products and related services to employer groups, individuals, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, and labor groups.

?We are excited about our new partnership with Aetna, and believe our suite of administrative and cost containment solutions, coupled with their strong network and support services, are a winning combination,? said Chandler Rapson, CEO of FSAI. ?Commercial businesses, hospital systems, and government entities now have a unique opportunity to select FSAI, not only for our superior customized solutions and data analytics, but also for the deep network discounts and robust ancillary products Aetna provides. We are projecting a sizeable increase in self-funded market share due to this preferred arrangement.?

FSAI delivers customizable business process outsourcing (BPO) to individual, group, voluntary and association plans and upholds the highest standards of administrative support. FSAI?s track record of delivering immediate and long-term health and wellness cost savings is the basis for long-term client relationships. A key differentiator for FSAI is its ongoing collaboration with hospitals and insurers, which allows it to continually expand its suite of client-focused administrative solutions to meet changing market needs. For more information on FSAI and its risk management administrative solutions, visit http://www.myfsai.com.

About Aetna

Aetna is one of the nation?s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 35.3 million people with information and resources to help them make better-informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, and disability plans, along with medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups, and expatriates. For more information, see http://www.aetna.com.

About FSAI

First Service Administrators, a leader in the ACO movement, is a leading risk management company providing third party benefits administration with a focus on innovative cost containment solutions to the healthcare industry, mid to large-sized public and private self funded employer groups, and government Medicaid programs since 1985. FSAI offers a flexible approach to benefits administration, tailoring its suite of superior healthcare cost management services to each client?s specific needs. FSAI is committed to enhancing the physical and financial well-being of clients and their employees through a powerful combination of efficient plan administration, network management, predictive modeling tools, and life-enriching wellness and disease management programs. For more information, visit http://www.myfsai.com.

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Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel Chaired by Service Foods CEO Distributes Report Outlining Recommendations for Lowering Healthcare Costs to Legislators

(PRWEB) January 03, 2012

The Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel, formed by Service Foods CEO Dr. Keith Kantor, has issued a report outlining easy, straight-forward recommendations to save billions of dollars and repair the American healthcare system.

The Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel Report has been distributed to numerous legislators, including Congressman Rob Woodall (R-GA), Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). The report has also been distributed to former Massachusetts Governor and leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his staff.

?The panel has taken a very close look at every aspect of our failing healthcare system and uncovered a number of common-sense savings that will greatly benefit all Americans and the system as a whole. We are confident our recommendations can be easily followed and implemented, thus saving billions of dollars,? said Dr. Keith Kantor. Kantor, who holds a Ph.D. in Nutritional Science, is a well-known expert in all natural foods, supplementation and healthy living, as well as the chair of the advisory panel.

The Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel consists of the following experts and advisors:

Dave Baugher, D.C., a chiropractor with more than 25 years experience. Baugher is considered a natural health expert by his peers and community, and he also serves as a designated doctor for the Texas Workers? Compensation Commission.

Kelvin Brown, M.D., M.P.H., CEO of Vital Healthcare Group and Precision Weight Loss Center. As an experienced physician and public health expert with more than 20 years experience, Brown is a leader in the digitalization of medical records, weight management, and health and wellness.

Keith Kantor, Ph.D., CEO of Service Foods. As an expert in all natural foods, supplementation and healthy living with more than 25 years experience, Kantor has been dedicated to nutritional awareness and alleviating the healthcare crisis in America.

Mike Labanowski, M.D., owner of Southern Sleep Clinics and a leading sleep disorder expert. Labanowski is also a practicing neurologist and the author of several books and journal articles.

Terry Lemons, D.D.S., owner of Lemons Dental Esthetics in Suwanee, Ga. Lemons has been a practicing dentist for more than 20 years and is an advocate of natural healthcare to help reduce gum disease and the serious health issues it may cause, such as heart attacks and strokes.

Jennifer Scully, R.N., President/CEO of Clinical Resources, the largest female-owned medical placement company in the United States. Beyond leading the award-winning company, Scully also holds board positions with American Red Cross Blood Services and Women Impacting Public Policy.

Michael Skaliy, M.D., owner of Atlanta Spine Specialists and a leading pain management expert. Prior to entering into private practice, Skaliy served as the Chairman of Anesthesiology and Pain Management for the Georgia Baptist Medical Center for ten years.

Tom Williams, Chairman/CEO of the All Natural Food Council of North America (ANFCNA) and Chairman/CEO of Guaranteed Foods of Lenexa, Kan. Williams has been a natural food manufacturing expert for more than 40 years.

Joe Moore, president of the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), the fitness industry?s only global trade association. Moore will be advising the panel and making the organization?s vast archive of papers and clinical studies available, though the IHRSA has a policy that prohibits its officers from appearing on any panel that appears to favor a particular candidate.

Cara Welch, Ph.D., VP of the Natural Products Association (NPA). Welch has agreed to advise the panel and make the NPA?s vast library of scientific papers and clinical studies available to the panel. The NPA policy states that its officers cannot be on any panel that could be construed as favoring or endorsing a particular candidate.

The report was prepared using robust information, statistics and medical studies provided by the ANFCNA, NPA, IHRSA and the panel members themselves. The recommendations within the report span from implementing nutrition education in grades 1-12 and medical schools and making changes to farm subsidies to overhauling healthcare insurance, promoting the digitalization of all medical records and encouraging all natural food and proper dietary supplementation.

Cost savings resulting from the panel?s recommendations are detailed and confirmed by numerous studies cited in the report. For example, switching to digital medical records that include the breakdown of foods and supplements would save $ 2.7 billion per year through efficiency, reduced mistakes, better diagnoses and improved treatments, according the the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report also provides data illustrating that eliminating sugar subsidies would save more than $ 1 billion per year in direct costs, as well as huge sums by reducing obesity and diabetes.

Furthermore, through changes in the education system, using more natural products, supplementation, preventative care and exercise while lowering the use of additives, preservatives, dyes, sugar and salt, the panel estimates the overall cancer rate will be reduced by 7 percent over five years and 12 percent over ten years. This will save $ 8.72 billion per year after five years and $ 14.95 billion per year after ten years. In total, the savings identified in the Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel Report amount to $ 253.85 billion per year within five years, or $ 332.5 billion per year within ten years.

About Service Foods

Service Foods offers a full line of all natural foods free from growth hormones, preservatives, steroids, antibiotics and colorings. The company provides free delivery directly to customers? homes. In addition, dietitians, nurses, doctors, dentists and fitness experts are on staff to counsel clients in leading a healthier lifestyle. Service Foods has been in business since 1981 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with warehouses in several states. To learn more about Service Foods, Inc., visit http://www.ServiceFoods.com.

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IF Technologies Reveals Disparities in Healthcare Costs In US Cities Showing 400% And Up Variances For the Same Procedure From Its Internal Analytics of HealtheReports

Lexington, KY (PRWEB) January 11, 2012

According to internal analytics for the year 2011, IF Technologies has determined that a consistent 400% or more price variance is typical amongst network providers for top routine surgical procedures across the US.

?We consistently see a 400% price variance among in network providers for a colonoscopy and laparoscopic gallbladder removal, for example. And, for some procedures, the numbers are even more eye-opening. Our internal analytics consistently reveal a 530% price variance on allowable costs for an MRI of the lower extremity among in- network providers for example. This variance is on the actual allowable, what was really paid to providers, and directly impacts the claims cost of the health plan and the out of pocket costs for the members,? said IF Technologies CEO Jim Freedman.

Growing demand for pricing transparency by consumers has made a market for IF Technologies to implement its flagship product, HealtheReports, with health plans across the nation. ?HealtheReports empowers members with this pricing information allowing them to make an informed decision,? said Freedman. IF Technologies through HealtheReports allows members to compare in-network healthcare providers on price, quality, and the experience of others for common procedures. This software as a service solution gives consumers critical information specific to their health plan whether a PPO or insurance carrier. Healthcare costs continue to spiral upward and health plans are shifting more costs to members requiring them to pay significantly more out of their pocket. IFT partners with insurance carriers and PPO networks who in turn allow their members to use HealtheReports from any device with Internet access.

Freedman has testified to state governments, and at key industry events in recent years that he has seen firsthand the difference that these comparisons provide in reducing out of pocket costs for members, and reducing claims costs for health plans. ?Healthcare transparency empowers members in making informed and value-based decisions, but more fundamentally, this is information members need and with HealtheReports it is now available,? Freedman pointed out.

Butler Health Plan implemented HealtheReports over two years ago. The average cost for some procedures dropped 50%, with employees making high value choices through the IFT web-based subscription tool, Freedman said. Butler Health Plan is a non-profit self-funded medical, prescription and dental plan serving over 20,000 people in 15 school districts in southwest Ohio.

A number of PPOs across the US are offering true transparency through IF Technologies, including one of the nation?s largest networks, First Health. ?HealtheReports is both intuitive and personalized, allowing our consumers to identify high-value healthcare in a few clicks,? stated Blaine Faulkner, Chief Operating Office/Chief Financial Officer of First Health upon signing.

In addition to sharing the real price specific to a member?s network, HealtheReports also allows the member to compare in network providers on the patient experience as shared by other members, in addition to nationally recognized quality and credentialing data.

About IF Technologies

IF Technologies provides healthcare transparency information based on next generation analytics through their software as a service solution available to insurers, preferred provider organizations, self-insured employer plans, and their members. The company, based in Lexington, KY, offers a premier product called HealtheReports via the web, as a health care quality and cost analysis solution which empowers consumers to engage in the process of reducing healthcare costs. For a demo, or to learn more, go to http://www.ThinkIFT.com.

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