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NEBGH Subsidiary, HealthPass, Selected to Run CT SHOP Exchange
HealthPass has been selected by Access Health CT to provide services and technology to offer a choice of health insurance options for small businesses throughout Connecticut.
Area Hospitals Honored for Patient Care and Safety by Northeast Business Group on Health
Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Jacobi Medical Center receive nationally-recognized seal of approval for healthcare quality, safety. (2012)
Cigna Ranks No. 1 for 2012 in Survey by Northeast Business Group on Health
Cigna receives prestigious eValue8™ performance award for the New York-metropolitan area.
NEBGH Solutions and Innovations Center Issues Report on the Hospital Readmissions Crisis
The report examined ways hospitals and health plans in the region can reduce preventable readmissions. Nationally, preventable readmissions cost an estimated $25 billion per year, yet a disproportionate share of these costs fall in the Northeast.
Leapfrog: Hospitals Make Progress in Eliminating Early Elective Deliveries
The Leapfrog Group announced that 39% of reporting hospitals kept their early elective delivery rate to 5% or less, compared to 30% of reporting hospitals last year.
Area Hospitals Honored for Patient Care and Safety by Northeast Business Group on Health
Montefiore, Vassar Brothers Medical Centers and Harlem Hospital Center receive nationally-recognized seal of approval for healthcare quality, safety. (2011)
Aetna Ranks No. 1 for 2011 in Survey by Northeast Business Group on Health
Aetna receives prestigious eValue8™ performance award for the New York-metropolitan area.
Northeast Business Group on Health Launches Solutions and Innovations Center
New initiative will speed solutions to employers facing urgent healthcare challenges.
Northeast Business Group on Health Supports HHS’s Partnership for Patients
Newly announced public-private partnership seeks to enhance hospital quality and safety and reduce health care cost growth
Dr. Jeremy Nobel Appointed Medical Director for Northeast Business Group on Health
Nationally renowned expert in health care management, delivery and technology joins effort to improve quality and value for region’s employers
Northeast Business Group on Health Ranks Health Plans for Area Employers
Reports rate health plan success in improving care, managing chronic diseases, controlling costs.
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Kathy Sakraida Joins Northeast Business Group on Health
Former corporate benefits leader to oversee quality initiatives for NEBGH members, employees and families
Groundbreaking Program Collects, Publicly Reports Patients’ Ratings of NYC Doctors
Consumer Organization, Major Health Plans, and Employers Collaborate on Scientifically Valid Patient Survey; Ratings Are First of Their Kind in Region. Access Physician Rankings Here
New York Business Group on Health Expands to Help Employers Across the Northeast Improve Healthcare
Expansion will increase influence with health plans and providers, improve accountability, care and value for area employers
New York Business Group on Health Honors CIGNA for Outstanding Health Care Value
CIGNA Recognized with Prestigious eValue8 Performance Award for New York Metropolitan Area





