Colorado Business Group on Health

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	The Colorado Business Group on Health is a non-profit coalition representing large purchasers of one of your most important benefits – health care services. By working together, we can assure that consumers have the best possible information on health care quality.
Membership information	Contact CBGH email or call 303-922-0939 to request information and membership details.
Who we are	MEMBERS BEST Trust Boulder Valley School District City of Boulder City of Colorado Springs Colorado College Colorado Springs School District 11 Colorado Springs Utilities Poudre School District Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado (P.E.R.A.) State of Colorado Sun Microsystems, Inc. TIAA-CREF University of Colorado AFFILIATES Allergan AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Boulder Community Hospital Centura Health Colorado Foundation for Medical Care Colorado Permanente Medical Group Craig Hospital Exempla Healthcare, Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc. Memorial Health System of Colorado Springs Merck & Co., Inc. New West Physicians Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Penrose-St. Francis Health Services Pfizer, Inc. Physician Health Partners ProCare/Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group Roche Diagnostics-ACCU-CHEK® Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers sanofi-aventis Group The Denver Hospice formerly Hospice of Metro Denver Wyeth Healthcare Systems ASSOCIATIONS Colorado Association of School Executives Colorado Education Association Rocky Mountain Healthcare Coalition RETURN TO TOP
The mission	n is to have local employers play an active and enthusiastic role in collaboration with health plans, providers and purchasers to be a catalyst in promoting cost effective delivery of quality health care to the benefit of the community. RETURN TO TOP
Goals of the coalition	n to utilize patient satisfaction information to empower health care consumers to become wise purchasers of health care in our community. n to collaboratively develop performance standards for purchasers and consumers to choose health plans based on quality of care and value. n to develop a forum to negotiate with Colorado health plans and providers on cost and quality of care. RETURN TO TOP
What is a business coalition on health?	The Colorado Business Group on Health (CBGH) began in 1995 when a number of area companies began to look at their common interests in purchasing health benefits for over 250,000 employees, retirees and their families at a cost of over $410 million annually. These private and public sector companies agreed to formalize as members of a private, non-profit organization. The mission of CBGH is to have local employers play an active and enthusiastic role in partnership with health plans, providers and purchasers to be a catalyst in promoting cost effective delivery of quality medical care to the benefit of the community. The formation of the Colorado Business Group on Health is part of a national movement toward employer led activity to promote value in healthcare purchasing in our communities. 22 Other Health Care Coalitions Alabama Healthcare Council Buyers Health Care Action Group Dallas/Fort Worth Business Group on Health Employer's Coalition on Health Greater Augusta-Aiken Area Healthcare Coalition Greater Detroit Area Health Council Health Action Council of Northeast Ohio Health Care Network of Wisconsin Heartland Healthcare Coalition Houston Business Group on Health Houston Healthcare Purchasing Organization Louisiana Business Group on Health Massachusetts Healthcare Purchaser Group Memphis Business Group on Health Midwest Business Group on Health National Business Coalition on Health National Health Care Purchasing Institute New York Business Group on Health Niagrara Health Quality Coatlition Pacific Business Group on Health Savannah Business Group on Health The Alliance The Health Care Payers Coalition of New Jersey TRIHEALTH Washington Business Group on Health Western Lake Erie Employers' Coalition RETURN TO TOP
Why should my company join?	Membership n Employers dominate membership, but governments, consumers, organized labor and health care providers or insurers may be included. n Employers represent two-thirds of members and 7.7 million employees. n Most coalitions are 50 members or less. n Average budget is $232,000, primarily funded by dues. Products and Services n 87% collect and report data. n 77% sponsor seminars on topics such as benefit design, wellness issues, national health care reform. n 65% published HMO buyers guides, wellness handbooks, guides to health care. n 46% have engaged in selective contracting for hospital, physician, prescription or other services. Sources for Data Initiatives n 70% used hospital data. n 55% used state, county or other government agencies’ data. n 52% used health plan data.Impact n 70% said that they had evidence that local cost or quality had been impacted. Source: Cronin, Carol, and Kunkle, Catherine. Accountability and Quality in Health Care; The New Responsibility. “Business Coalitions on Health: An examination of Their Activities and Impact”, pp. 79-103. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 1995 RETURN TO TOP
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