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Press Releases
Contact:
David Lansky, PhD, President & CEO or
Peter Lee, Executive Director, National Health Policy
via Athena Perkins (Telephone: 415-615-6308)
2008 Press
Releases
Pacific Business Group on Health Supports Patient Charter On Physician Performance Measurement
(Washington DC, April 1, 2008)
Pacific
Business Group on Health Appoints New President/CEO and Expands Policy
Role
(San Francisco, January 31,
2008)
2007 Press
Releases
Health
reform must make sure care costs and quality are made public
(San Francisco, December 6, 2007)
Consumers,
Health Care Purchasers Applaud Agreement On Physician Performance Reporting
(New York, October 29, 2007)
Health
Care Reform Legislation Amended to Include Measures that Will Ensure Quality
and Control Costs
(Sacramento, September 6, 2007)
Pacific
Business Group on Health Describes Roadmap for Building Health Care Value
(San Francisco, August 6, 2007)
2006 Press
Releases
National
Business Coalition on Health Releases 2007 eValue8 RFI
(Washington DC, December 11,
2006)
More
Than Thirty Business, Consumer, and Labor Groups Ask Congress to Recognize
and Reward High Quality and Efficient Physicians when Addressing Medicare
Payments
(Washington DC, December 5,
2006)
The
Leapfrog Group Issues Call for Hospitals to Commit to New Policy on Health
Care "Never Events"
(Washington DC, November 15,
2006)
PacAdvantage
Will No Longer Provide Access to Health Insurance Offerings
(San Francisco,
CA, August 11, 2006)
California
Releases Report on Bypass Graft Surgery
(Sacramento, CA,
March 21, 2006)
National
Program Launched to Measure and Improve Physician Care: Local Efforts
Will Bring Together Doctor "Report Cards"
(San Francisco,
CA, March 1, 2006)
Two
Renowned Healthcare Quality Leaders Join NQF Board of Directors
(Washington DC,
February 17, 2006)
PBGH
Announces Expansion of Executive Leadership Team: James
C. Franklin Named President
(San Francisco, CA, January
13, 2006)
2005 Press
Releases
California's
Physician Groups Launch Program To Imrove Health Care Delivery
(Los Angeles, CA, November 29,
2005)
Diverse
California Stakeholders Push for Medicare Reform
(Washington, DC, September 29,
2005)
Blue
Shield of California Launches First Physician-Driven Efficiency Program
in the State (Based Upon Study in Collaboration with Pacific
Business Group on Health)
(San Francisco, CA, August 2,
2005)
PBGH
Lauds Introduction of Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005
(San Francisco, CA, June 30,
2005)
UC
Berkeley Honors PBGH with Public Health Hero Award
(San
Francisco, CA, March 18, 2005)
Public
Reporting of Heart Bypass Surgery Mortality Rates Helps Consumers Make
Health Care Decisions
(San Francisco, CA, February,
2005)
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2004 Press
Releases
Medical
Errors Still a Worry; Californians Need to Know How Hospitals Compare
(San
Francisco, CA, November 16, 2004)
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2003 Press
Releases
Nearly
two-thirds of California Hospitals Complete New Patient Safety Survey
from the Leapfrog Group
(San
Francisco, CA, October 14, 2003)
California
HMOs and Medical Groups Steadily Improve
(San
Francisco, CA, October 1, 2003)
California's
Second Report on Bypass Surgery
(San Francisco, CA, September 8, 2003)
PacAdvantage
Acquires Assets of TPA
(San Francisco, CA, August 25, 2003)
Health
Care, Labor and Business Leaders Call for Universal Coverage
(San Francisco, CA, March 5, 2003)
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2002 Press
Releases
California
HMO Report Tallies Lives Saved Through Regular Checkups
(San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2002)
California's
Office of the Patient Advocate to Add Medical Groups to State Report Card
on HMOs
(San Francisco, CA, May 15, 2002)
Next-Generation
Plan Choice Tool Helps Consumers Identify "Best Fit" Health
Plan Option
(San Francisco, CA, May 7, 2002)
California
Health Plans to Share Audits of Physician Credentials
Purchaser-Led Effort Removes Unnecessary Costs from the System
(San Francisco, CA, April 8, 2002)
Groundbreaking
Survey of Efforts to Reduce Avoidable Medical Errors Helps Consumers Choose
a Hospital
California Hospitals Dominate National Survey
(San Francisco, CA, January 17, 2002)
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2001 Press
Releases
Pacific
Business Group on Health Unveils Groundbreaking Alternative to Managed
Care
Developed in partnership with Definity Health, Breakthrough Plan gives
consumers control over health care decisions
(San Francisco, CA, November 8, 2001)
California
Health Plans, Physician Groups Agree On Standardized Diabetes Treatment
Guidelines
State's First-Ever Uniform Standards Will Help Fight Deadly Epidemic
(San Francisco, CA, August 29, 2001)
California's
First Major Report on Bypass Surgery
A Milestone in Efforts to Improve Patient Safety and Clinical Outcomes
(San Francisco, CA, August 2, 2001)
Employers
Ask Hospitals To Report Status of Three Standards That Reduce Preventable
Mistakes
In California, the Safety "Leaps" Could Save One Life Per Hour
(San Francisco, CA, July 9, 2001)
California
Business Coalition Receives National Award for Fostering Quality-Based
Health Care Purchasing
Pacific Business Group on Health Credited for Steering Employers and Consumers
to High-Quality Health Plans, Hospitals and Physician Groups
(San Francisco, CA, May 31, 2001)
Leading
Silicon Valley Companies to Pilot Internet-based Communication between
Employees and Physicians
Sponsored by the Silicon Valley Employers Forum, WebVisit™ and Electronic
Medical Records Permit On-line Clinical Visits and Prescriptions Refills
(San Francisco, CA, April 3, 2001)
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2000 Press
Releases
Warner
Pacific Picked to Become First General Agency to Market PacAdvantage
New Strategic Relationship Brings Health Insurance to More Small Employers
(San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2000)
PBGH
Purchaser Members Take Action Over Health Net Decision To Let NCQA Accreditation
Lapse
Large Purchasers Reaffirm Support for Accreditation to Verify Quality
(San Francisco, CA, October 26, 2000)
Overall
Quality of Care Improves for California Consumers
California HMO and Medical Group Ratings Released
(San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2000)
Pursuit
of High Quality Care Recognized by PBGH
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Nine Medical Groups Given Blue Ribbon
Awards
(San Francisco, CA, September 14, 2000)
California
Health Care Leaders Work Together in Anticipation of Federal HIPAA Regulations
(San Francisco, CA, August 15, 2000)
Pacific
Business Group on Health Names Prominent Consumer Leader President and
CEO
(San Francisco, CA, May 9, 2000)
Regional
Employers Team Up with Statewide Business Consortium to Advance Health
Care
(San Francisco, CA, February 9, 2000)
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1999 Press
Releases
California's
Year 2000 HMO Trend Motivates Employers To Take Action
(San Francisco, CA, July 1, 1999)
Pacific
Business Group On Health Wins Bid To Manage Small Group Health Insurance
Purchasing Pool
(San Francisco, CA, April 6, 1999)
Purchasers
Name Blue Ribbon Physician Groups
8 California Physician Groups Receive Award for Excellence
(San Francisco, CA, January 12, 1999)
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1998 Press
Releases
Nation's
Largest Business Health Coalition Announces 1999 Rate Trends
Physicians Rate The HMOs Data Better, Quality Needs Improvement
(San Francisco, CA, June 23, 1998)
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1997 Press
Releases
Consumer
Health Care Choices Strengthened With Release of Plan and Physician Performance
Measures
(San Francisco, CA, September 16, 1997)
Nation's
Largest Business Health Coalition Announces 1998 Rate Trends For California
And Arizona
Along With HMO Performance Assessment As Ranked By Physicians
(San Francisco, CA, June 17, 1997)
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