Leading Source of Evidence-Based Quality Measures Includes Health Benchmarks® In Compendium

WOODLAND HILLS, CA, January 17, 2008 — Health Benchmarks® Inc. (HBI) Physician Quality Measures have been included in the Vol. 2.0, December 2007, version of the Quality Measures Compendium1 which is compiled by The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Division of Quality, ...read more

Doctor "Pay-for-Performance" Improves Patient Care

Study Examines Eleven Quality-based Incentives Los Angeles, Calif. – January 10, 2008 - A new study examines whether patients seeing physicians participating in a “pay-for-performance” incentive program receive better care than those who saw non-participating physicians. The health plan that w...read more

Health Benchmarks® Hosts National Pay-for-Performance and Transparency Conference

Leading Health Plans from Across the Country Attend HBI’s 4th Annual Users’ Group Conference Woodland Hills, CA – July 9, 2007 - Health Benchmarks? Inc. (HBI) hosted its 4th Annual Pay-for-Performance Users’ Group Conference on the 19th and 20th of April 2007, at the Shutters Hotel and Spa in Santa...read more

Health Benchmarks® Manuscript Ranked Number 5 in the Top 10

Considerable Achievement Given the Number of Influential Articles Published in AIDS Care Woodland Hills, CA—June 18, 2007—Health Benchmarks®, Inc. (HBI) published a study of more than 2,100 patients diagnosed with HIV who were newly started on a fixed dose combination drug versus its components...read more

Health Benchmarks® and UCLA Publish Seminal Pay-for-Performance Research

Health Services Researchers Publish Positive 6-Year Results of PPO Pay-for-Performance Program in Leading Scientific Journal WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Benchmarks® Inc. (HBI) published results from an observational study evaluating the impact of a physician pay-for-per...read more

Former Health Plan Executive Joins Health Benchmarks’ Senior Management Team: Christopher Hakim Named Vice President, Business Development

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Benchmarks® Inc. (HBI) is pleased to the appointment of former Aetna executive, Christopher Hakim, to the position of Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Hakim will lead the strategic direction for all domestic and international busine...read more

The Joint Commission Accepts Health Benchmarks® as a Performance Measurement System; Health Benchmarks® Data Systems Has Met All Screening Criteria as a Core Vendor

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Benchmarks® Inc. (HBI) is pleased to announce it has met the criteria for inclusion in the accreditation process and is included on The Joint Commission’s list of acceptable Performance Measurement Systems. HBI underwent a thorough evaluatio...read more

Executive from a Publicly Traded Health Informatics Company Joins Health Benchmarks®: Zima Hartz Joins HBI as Senior Management Consultant

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Benchmarks® Inc. (HBI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Zima Hartz to the position of Senior Management Consultant. Mr. Hartz will oversee internal HBI operations as well as long-term strategic planning and business development.“Mr. ...read more

Joe Kim, M.D., M.P.H. Joins Health Benchmarks® Inc. Clinical and Research Development Group

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Benchmarks® Inc. (HBI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Joe Kim to the Clinical and Research Development group. Dr. Kim will be involved with business operations and research and development activities. Dr. Kim will also work in coordi...read more

HBI Presented at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting

Health Benchmarks Research Demonstrates Improved Cost Prediction Using Regression-Based MethodologyWOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Benchmarks® Inc. (HBI) presented an original poster titled “Cost-Based Physician Profiling: Increasing Efficiency through Accountability”...read more