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1997 - Medical Mutual expanded beyond health insurance and created Antares Management Solutions to leverage the company's computer systems. 2001 - Medical Mutual's Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), SuperMed Plus, is recognized as the first PPO in the United States to earn Full Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Still others are modules added onto an existing electronic medical record (EMR) system. What all of these services share is the ability of patients to interact with their medical information via the Internet. At times, the lines between an EMR, a personal health record, and a patient portal can be blurred due to feature overlap. [1]
1902 - Founded as Physicians Mutual Insurance Company [5] by Edwin E. Elliott, Physicians Mutual began by selling health insurance to medical professionals. 1962 - Policies were offered to the general public. 1970 - The company expanded into life insurance when it founded Physicians Life Insurance Company. [1]
The "mutual holding company" structure was first introduced in Iowa in 1995, and has spread since then. [5] There have been concerns that the mutual holding company conversion is disadvantageous for the owners of the company, the policyholders. [6] The major disadvantage of mutual insurance companies is the difficulty of raising capital. [7]
Mid-level practitioners, also called non-physician practitioners, advanced practice providers, or commonly mid-levels, are health care providers who assess, diagnose, and treat patients but do not have formal education or certification as a physician. The scope of a mid-level practitioner varies greatly among countries and even among individual ...
GuideWell, formally GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation (holding company for Florida Blue), is a mutual insurance holding company primarily focused on health insurance in Florida. It was created in 2013 by a reorganization initiated by Florida Blue, a member company of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association . [ 4 ]
The Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company was created in 1993 "as an independent public corporation for the purpose of insuring Missouri employers against liability for workers' compensation, occupational disease and employers' liability coverage." [2] In 2012 a bill was filed over MEM's tax exempt status as a state sponsored entity. [3]
Federated Mutual Insurance Company (Federated) is an American insurance company that is the direct writer of property and casualty insurance products with headquarters in Owatonna, Minnesota. As of 2019 [update] , the Company had approximately 2,600 employees and operated in 48 states, with several service offices located throughout the country.