MED3OOO Board Appoints Carl Smollinger COO

PITTSBURGH, PA (PRWEB) December 08, 2011

MED3OOO, a national leader in healthcare management and technology products and services, today announced that the company?s Board of Directors has promoted Carl Smollinger from Executive Vice President of ACO and Employer Services to Chief Operating Officer.

?These are complex and exciting times in healthcare, and Carl?s many years of experience in the industry and with MED3OOO will enhance our market leading position as a partner to physicians, employers, and hospitals,? said Patrick Hampson, Chairman and CEO of MED3OOO. ?Carl?s payor knowledge adds to our ability to execute more efficiently our value-based products and services as we continue our expansion throughout the United States. I am confident that Carl?s expertise at generating efficiencies and creating value will prove beneficial to the company, our employees, and our clients.?

Smollinger?s career includes a long tenure in healthcare delivery and financing. As an executive at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, he managed the company?s sales and managed care operations, including its commercial HMO, its Medicare Advantage Plan, and its Dental HMO. As a benefits consultant, he helped employers throughout the United Sates design and implement programs that maximized their returns on investments in employee benefits. Smollinger also served as President of Insurance Solutions Group, Inc., an independent insurance brokerage and consulting firm that specializes in employee benefits and group programs, voluntary worksite benefit plans, and compliance consulting.

?I feel fortunate to work with such an extraordinary team of professionals who are highly committed to serving our customers and to help them thrive in this rapidly changing healthcare environment,? said Smollinger. ?I appreciate the Board?s confidence in me and look forward to the opportunities and challenges of my new role.?

Jeffery Flocken will succeed Smollinger as Market Leader and Executive Vice President of ACO Services.

About MED3OOO

Since its founding in 1995, MED3OOO has grown to become a leading provider of healthcare management, operations, and information technology services across the United States. With over 2,100 employees, MED3OOO provides sophisticated management services and innovative technology products which differentiate its physician, hospital, employer, government, and payer clients. The company provides a complete platform of clinical and business performance solutions, including PM, EHR, RCM, population health management, and smart communication systems, along with management, knowledge and operations, and affiliation strategies which help its clients improve clinical and financial outcomes. MED3OOO partners with organizations across the healthcare spectrum who truly understand that Outcomes Matter.

For more information visit http://www.MED3000.com or Nicole_Contardo(at)MED3000(dot)com.

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The Denver Foundation Announces New Board Members

Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

The Denver Foundation announces the election of four new members to its Board of Trustees. They are:

Jandel Allen Davis, MD Kaiser Permanente Colorado

Cole Finegan Hogan Lovells

Joyce Nakamura Hall & Evans

Bruce Schroffel University of Colorado Hospital

Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and after 25 years of taking care of patients, transitioned from a physician leader to Kaiser Permanente?s Health Plan leadership team. Her past roles at Kaiser Permanente include associate medical director of external relations for the Colorado Permanente Medical Group, regional director of patient safety, and physician chief of the Wheat Ridge Medical Offices. She was elected to the Colorado Permanente Medical Group board of directors in 1998 and chaired the board in her final year.

Dr. Allen-Davis is an active participant on community boards. She is currently serving her second term as a member of the Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners and assumed the role of president of the board in May 2009. She is a member of the CU Foundation Board of Directors, vice chair of the Center for Improving Value in Health Care Board of Directors, the Center for Women?s Health Research Board of Directors, March of Dimes Board of Directors, Colorado Association of Health Plans Board of Directors, Colorado Succeeds Board of Directors, Denver Botanic Gardens Board of Trustees, and is president-elect of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation Board of Directors.

Cole Finegan is the Managing Partner of Hogan Lovells' Denver office. Prior to joining the firm, Cole served in dual positions as Denver's City Attorney and Chief of Staff to Mayor John Hickenlooper. During his tenure as City Attorney, Cole reorganized the office of 100 lawyers for the first time in 20 years, which saved the city more than US$ 1 million by cutting outside legal services and expanded the city's capabilities to try its own cases. As Chief of Staff, he led the successful campaign to change Denver's charter to add a Chief Financial Officer and to modernize the city's 100-year-old financial services structure. In private practice and in public life, Cole has been involved in almost every major private-public partnership in Denver, including the redevelopment of Stapleton Airport, the Gates Rubber Company facility, and most recently Denver Union Station.

Joyce Nakamura works with individuals in the design of their estate plans incorporating estate tax planning and charitable planning techniques at Hall & Evans. She works with employers in the selection and implementation of employee benefit plans and represents employers and plan sponsors in litigation involving ERISA plans. She is a Planned Giving Ambassador for the LMC Foundation and serves on the boards of the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation and the American Lung Association as well as a volunteer for the Dumb Friends League and a graduate of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry ?50 for Colorado Program?.

Hall & Evans has been assisting individuals in all aspects of trusts and estates law, including, designing and implementing their estate plans so that they may efficiently pass their estates, including closely-held business interests, to their family members and other beneficiaries.

Bruce Schroffel has worked in health care administration for more than 30 years leading and managing large, complex academic health care organizations. He started his healthcare career in New York, at Motefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. From there, he was recruited to the Medical Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF Medical Center). In 1997 he was named Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for UCSF Medical Center, Moffet/Long and Mount Zion Hospital. In 2001, he was tapped to be the Director and CEO of Stony Brook University Hospital?a 504 bed academic medical center located on Long Island in New York. On January 17, 2006, he became the President and CEO of University of Colorado Hospital. He has served on many boards, including the University Health System Consortium, the Greater New York Hospital Association, AAMC Council of Teaching Hospitals, TriWest, Colorado Hospital Association and many others. He holds an undergraduate degree from Berkeley and two graduate degrees from Columbia University.

About The Denver Foundation: The Denver Foundation is a community foundation dedicated to improving life in Metro Denver through philanthropy, leadership, and strengthening the community. Last year, the Foundation awarded over $ 47 million in grants. The Denver Foundation has three primary roles: stewarding an endowment to invest in meeting current and future needs for the Metro Denver community, managing over 900 charitable funds on behalf of individuals, families and business, and working with community and philanthropic leaders to address core challenges that face Metro Denver. For more information, visit http://www.denverfoundation.org.

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Jacqui Wenzel Former President of Ports 1961 Joins CHIC.TV?s Advisory Board

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 17, 2011

Jacqui Wenzel joins CHIC.TV as an Advisory Board member to help strengthen the media company?s ties to the fashion industry and to further enhance CHIC.TV?s value in social media and video production to fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands, as well as to provide more exclusive and original productions.

"I'm delighted to be part of CHIC.TV's progressive approach to delivering global fashion news and entertainment. As an industry leader that successfully leverages technology and social media, I'm confident that our collaboration will yield tremendous results for the fashion community," commented Jacqui Wenzel.

This is not the first relationship between Wenzel and CHIC.TV. During her time as President of Ports 1961 Jacqui and her team worked closely with the social media and video production company on a variety of projects such as, a long form documentary film, CRAEFT which provided an unparalleled behind-the-scenes look at the label?s preparations for their Fall 2011 show at New York Fashion Week. The project airs exclusively on Hulu Movies. CHIC.TV has also produced several shorter format videos for Ports including PORTS 1961 JOURNEYS, which followed the brand to London for a Harvey Nichols boutique launch and Helsinki for a campaign photo shoot.

A proven editor of fashion design and luxury marketing, Jacqui Wenzel brings with her years of successful industry experience. Starting her career as a buyer for high-end department stores like Bergdorf Goodman and Henri Bendel, she understands the importance of careful editing, the subtle details that establish a brand and the challenge of promoting a designer's image, such as Stephen Sprouse and Romeo Gigli, within the structure of sales and profit accountability.

In 2004 Wenzel was appointed as VP of US Operations and, later, President at Ports 1961 where she lead a core team in establishing the label in the US and abroad, including launching boutiques at Bloomingdale?s New York and Harvey Nichols London. While at Ports 1961, the brand presented several times at New York Fashion Week, received numerous editorials in leading fashion magazines and collaborated with fashion insiders, socialites and celebrities such as Glenda Bailey, Joe Zee, Olivia Palermo and Arrianna Huffington.

?I?m ecstatic that Jacqui Wenzel is joining our team.? says Rami Rinot, CEO of CHIC.TV. ?We?ve worked with her on many social media and video productions for Ports 1961. Jacqui?s vision of brand engagement through social media aligns with CHIC.TV?s strategy. What particularly struck me about Jacqui is that she understands the importance of the ?cool factor? in marketing any fashion brand. Because of this understanding, married with her tremendous roots in the fashion industry, I?m confident she will be invaluable in helping CHIC.TV to secure our position as a leading media outlet for the the industry?.

ABOUT CHIC.TV

CHIC.TV is a fashion and lifestyle video magazine covering fashion, models, beauty, dining, travel and all that is chic. CHIC.TV airs on the largest syndication network in the industry with partners including Hulu, YouTube, AOL, Glam, iTunes and many others as well as airing videos on our home site CHIC.TV. Viewed by millions, CHIC.TV is best known for its ten seasons of New York Fashion Week coverage with exclusive looks at the day?s shows, celebrities, top models, interviews, and beauty tips. CHIC.TV works with brands like Ralph Lauren, Ann Taylor and Ferrari to maximize their social media potential though video production, syndication and various other tools and platforms. The company had recently launched its fashion CHIC.TV iPad Magazine titled ?CHIC? and will soon release its second iPad app ?Models Magazine?.

Links:

CHIC.TV Home: http://www.chic.tv

CRAEFT Film: http://www.hulu.com/craeft

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Million Dollar Password? Board Game Hits the Shelves for The Holidays

South Amboy, New Jersey (PRWEB) November 26, 2008 -

Endless Games, America's classic board game specialist, announced the debut of Million Dollar Password, a board game based on the number one game show on TV last summer. The game is available starting Friday, November 28 at Target and other specialty stores in time for the holiday season.

CBS revived the popular Password game show as Million Dollar Password last summer. The show was hosted by Who Wants to be a Millionaire and daytime talk show veteran Regis Philbin, and averaged more than ten million viewers. Season two returns to CBS on December 21 with host Philbin, and celebrities William Shatner and Aisha Tyler in the first episode, helping contestants win one million dollars.

Now, fans of the Password format and board game enthusiasts alike will be entertained for hours over the frenetic action and high-pressure tension that only comes from this deceptively simple word guessing game. Played just like the TV game show, with two (or more) teams competing, clever communication remains the key as players rely on one-word clues to guess a series of secret passwords.

Endless Games Million Dollar Password edition includes more than three thousand passwords, and adds to the excitement by featuring the thrilling countdown music from the show. The game has an MSRP of $ 24.99 and is recommended for players ages ten+.

About Endless Games:

Founded by industry veterans Mike Gasser, Kevin McNulty and game inventor Brian Turtle, Endless Games specializes in games that offer classic entertainment and hours of fun at affordable prices. The three have an uncanny ability for discovering and developing hit games, with past successes Trivial Pursuit? Pictionary? and Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon?. Currently featured are several board games based on widely popular, long-running television game shows, including The Price is Right? and The Newlywed Game?, as well as the recently released The Godfather? Trivia Game. To learn more about the company and where to purchase its unique line of entertainment products, visit http://www.endlessgames.com.

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