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ARNOLD, MD, September 20th, 2022 –  ClaimsBridge’s Sales team will be attending SIIA’s Engage National Conference in Phoenix AZ, October 9-11. We are excited to share information around our ever expanding range of High Performance & Custom Networks, Reference Based Pricing and custom contract solutions. Our ClaimsBridge Navigator suite of products optimizes your cost containment platform to better manage your customer’s medical spend.

In addition, our pricing transparency solutions, Machine Readable File (MRF), Qualified Payment Amount (QPA), Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) arbitration service simplify compliance with current legislation.

We will be available to meet with prospective and existing clients or partners, such as TPAs, Brokers, Stop-Loss Carriers, Employers and Health Plan Administrators.

Please click on the Contact US link or email sales@claimsbridge.com to coordinate a meeting.

ARNOLD, MD,  July 19th, 2022 –  ClaimsBridge, (www.claimsbridge.com), a leading healthcare technology company providing end-to-end claims cost containment solutions, announced that  Marie McDaniel has joined their team as the Sr Director of Operations.  In this new role for ClaimsBridge, Marie will  manage and expand operational protocols with a focus on strengthening client relationships and revenue growth.  

Marie’s background encompasses 20+ years in leadership roles with experience in the health insurance industry operations, compliance and cost containment. Before joining the team, Marie was responsible for overseeing operations, systems and client accounts in an executive role for GFAR Health Services (formerly Devon Health/Consilium), focusing mostly on medical claims cost containment and network pricing. 

As Director of Compliance at Trustmark Insurance Company, she developed a deep understanding for all operational aspects of insurance and cost containment industry identifying protocols for compliance with state and federal requirements governing the conduct of both Trustmark Insurance Company and CoreSource.  While at Trustmark she completed Health Insurance Associate and Disability Insurance Associate designations from the Health Insurance Association of America. 

Kevin Gibson, ClaimsBridge’s CEO shared, “We are very excited to have Marie come on board at this point in our company’s evolution.   We pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service to our clients.  Marie’s knowledge and experience will ensure that as we grow,  we shall focus on constantly improving service standards while creating innovative engagement with our new product offerings.

About ClaimsBridge 

 ClaimsBridge is a healthcare technology company providing custom and high performing networks, direct to employer contracting, RBP and Medicare pricing solutions (ClaimsBridge Navigator) and unified end-to-end pre-adjudication infrastructure for the receipt, routing and pricing of medical claims (ClaimsBridge Connect). ClaimsBridge is directly connected to over 120 partners serving self-funded and fully insured employers through their broker and benefit consultants, stop-loss carriers, third-party administrators, healthcare networks and strategic vendor partners.  For more information about ClaimsBridge service offerings visit www.claimsbridge.com or call 410.349.3222. 

ARNOLD, MD,  April 1st, 2022 –  ClaimsBridge, (www.claimsbridge.com), a leading healthcare technology company providing end-to-end claims cost containment solutions, announced that their long serving founder, CEO and President, Bob Schmidt will be stepping down from his current role and moving to a Chief Strategy Officer position.   

After 20 years of growing ClaimsBridge from its initial infrastructure solution for Health Networks, into the ClaimsBridge Navigator suite of custom provider networks, claims & contract pricing and cost containment solutions, Bob has decided to step down as CEO.   Bob will focus his attention on alliances, partnerships and investments as the company continues its growth and expansion of the ClaimsBridge product suite and client base.      

ClaimsBridge subsequently announced that their COO Kevin Gibson would assume the CEO/President role effective immediately.    Kevin joined ClaimsBridge in January 2021 and has spent the past year transforming the company operations to create an environment for product expansion, enhanced client services and business development.   In Kevin’s prior career he was a Sr VP at Experian Health overseeing implementation and account management.   Kevin has spent his career implementing process and automation enhancements to drive service efficiency while improving the client experience and  revenue retention. 

Kevin Gibson shared his perspective on his new role, “These are very exciting times for ClaimsBridge clients and team members, we have seen wonderful growth with the expansion of our product suite.   Helping employers, administrators and health networks reduce costs to fight the challenges of ever increasing health care expense is our key mission.    Our ClaimsBridge Celerity engine is genuinely an industry leader in terms of the accuracy at which we can price claims and thus provide a higher level of service and expedite timely payments.    The ClaimsBridge Celerity technology and the wonderful employee camaraderie brought me to ClaimsBridge, I am incredibly excited to lead our next chapter of growth, and to be part of the solution for reduced healthcare costs.”

About ClaimsBridge 

 ClaimsBridge is a healthcare technology company providing custom and high performing networks, direct to employer contracting, RBP and Medicare pricing solutions (ClaimsBridge Navigator) and unified end-to-end pre-adjudication infrastructure for the receipt, routing and pricing of medical claims (ClaimsBridge Connect). ClaimsBridge is directly connected to over 120 partners serving self-funded and fully insured employers through their broker and benefit consultants, stop-loss carriers, third-party administrators, healthcare networks and strategic vendor partners.  For more information about ClaimsBridge service offerings visit www.claimsbridge.com or call 410.349.3222. 

ClaimsBridge’s Sales  team will be attending SIIA’s  Spring Forum conference in Orlando FL, March 30 – April 1.  Our ClaimsBridge Navigator product suite of over 40 High Performance & Custom Networks, Reference Based Pricing and custom contract solution optimizes your cost containment platform to better manage your customer’s medical spend. We will be available to meet with prospective and existing clients or partners, such as TPAs, Brokers, Stop-Loss Carriers, Employers and Health Plan Administrators.

Please click on the Contact US link or email sales@claimsbridge.com to coordinate a meeting.

ARNOLD, MD, February 8th, 2022 –  ClaimsBridge, (www.claimsbridge.com), a leading healthcare technology company providing end-to-end claims cost containment solutions, announced that The Loomis Company awarded them their Technology Partner of the year for 2021.    The Loomis Company, a leading BPO firm and ClaimsBridge have been working together for over a decade.  During the past year ClaimsBridge has been able to deliver additional services to Loomis to expedite their Claims processing and to improve claims pre-adjudication accuracy.   The ClaimsBridge Celerity pricing engine is able to expeditiously configure complex facility and provider contracts.  This streamlines their claims acquisition to include pricing, routing and eligibility verification.

Loomis chose to use ClaimsBridge Celerity to ensure timely claims pre-adjudication as ClaimsBridge could exceed competitor’s timelines and quality, thus delivering the highest level of service to their clients.

Tom Forsberg, President – Benefits Division at Loomis, who nominated ClaimsBridge for the award stated, “ClaimsBridge is an ideal business partner, our interactions are always collaborative to ensure that we receive the technology solutions that we need for our clients.   Their quality, integrity and responsiveness are exemplary.    This reward was richly deserved for the work they have accomplished during this challenging business year.”

About ClaimsBridge

 ClaimsBridge is a healthcare technology company providing custom and high performing networks, direct to employer contracting, RBP and Medicare pricing solutions (ClaimsBridge Navigator) and unified end-to-end pre-adjudication infrastructure for the receipt, routing and pricing of medical claims (ClaimsBridge Connect). ClaimsBridge is directly connected to over 120 partners serving self-funded and fully insured employers through their broker and benefit consultants, stop-loss carriers, third-party administrators, healthcare networks and strategic vendor partners.  For more information about ClaimsBridge service offerings visit www.claimsbridge.com or call 410.349.3222.

ARNOLD, MD, November 8th, 2021 – Innovative Healthware Services, DBA ClaimsBridge, (www.claimsbridge.com), a leading healthcare technology company providing end-to-end claims cost containment solutions, announced that Jeffrey Penn has been hired to the position of Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Mr. Penn will be responsible for driving the growth of the ClaimsBridge Connect and ClaimsBridge Navigator product lines. ClaimsBridge provides a single source pre adjudication workflow delivering claims acquisition and routing to its High Performing Networks, Direct to Employer Contracting and Pricing Solutions; both Reference and Medicare based to third-party administrators, payors, self-funded employers and other healthcare clients.

EVP of Sales Michael Tosti, said, “Jeff has successfully built, sold and distributed network and cost containment solutions over a 30-year track record up and down the healthcare spectrum. We are proud to have Jeff join our team as our company is continuing to experience tremendous growth and will look to Jeff as a subject matter expert to strengthen our organization both in sales and product development. Jeff’s deep industry expertise will be key as we expand our solutions in the commercial and government sectors and leverage our national high performing network & direct contract portfolio, unified pre-adjudication claims processing infrastructure and industry leading claim pricing solutions.”

Penn, a Stevie award winning sales and marketing professional, has a proven track record of accelerating growth at each of his previous senior level sales & marketing roles. He provides extensive experience in developing and marketing high quality cost containment and technology solutions to the Payor market.

Penn states, “ClaimsBridge offers a proven best in class portfolio which encompasses custom network solutions, a direct contracting platform, end-to-end claims infrastructure and pricing solutions. Our various IT solutions, workflows and cost containment solutions offer flexibility, customization and speed-to-market. I am very excited to join the team and help propel continued growth.”

About ClaimsBridge

ClaimsBridge is a healthcare technology company providing custom and high performing networks, direct to employer contracting, RBP and Medicare pricing solutions (ClaimsBridge Navigator) and unified end-to-end pre-adjudication infrastructure for the receipt, routing and pricing of medical claims (ClaimsBridge Connect). ClaimsBridge is directly connected to over 120 partners serving self-funded and fully insured employers through their broker and benefit consultants, stop-loss carriers, third-party administrators, healthcare networks and strategic vendor partners. For more information about ClaimsBridge service offerings visit www.claimsbridge.com or call 410.349.3222.