Independence President and CEO Dan Hilferty addresses digital innovation and Comcast partnership at Chamber event

Dan Hilferty IBX Comcast
Photo credit: JPG Photography PHILADELPHIA — On April 19, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) and Comcast announced a partnership to launch a newly branded, patient-centered technology and communications platform. This morning, Independence President and CEO Daniel J. Hilferty expanded on the recently announced partnership with Comcast and discussed the insurer’s pivotal role in the intersection of health care and innovation at The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia’s “Converging for Care: Pioneering Digital Health” forum at WHYY....
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Independence hosts executive storytelling hour for first graders at Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School

Independence hosts executive storytelling hour for first graders at Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School
Senior Leadership at Independence Blue Cross read Will the One-Winged Eagle to first graders from the Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School in Philadelphia. In recognition of National Volunteer Week, leaders from Independence Blue Cross (Independence) welcomed first grade students from Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School in Philadelphia for its annual executive storytelling hour....
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CPR Ready initiative brings free Hands-Only CPR and AED Training to local universities

CPR Ready at Temple
Students and faculty at Temple University get CPR Ready with virtual reality training. Independence Blue Cross (Independence), in partnership with Penn Medicine’s Mobile CPR Project, hosted a series of college campus events to provide free cardiac arrest education and Hands-Only CPR training to students and faculty at La Salle University, St. Joseph’s University,...
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Independence Health Group and Comcast Form Partnership Aimed at Creating New, Patient Care Technology and Communications Platform

Independence Health Group (Independence), parent of Independence Blue Cross, and Comcast today announced a partnership to launch a newly branded, patient-centered technology and communications platform that seeks to improve the overall efficiency and experience of the care delivery process between providers and patients. The goal of the new, Internet-based platform is to provide a patient with access to content and information related to their particular health care journey,...
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Independence LIVE hosts group run ahead of Blue Cross Broad Street Run

BCBSR18 Warmup
Runners gather outside of Independence LIVE for a three-mile run as part of their Blue Cross Broad Street Run training. Independence Blue Cross (Independence), City Fit Girls, and Run215 hosted a group run to help people prepare for next month’s Blue Cross Broad Street Run. Runners of all paces met at Independence LIVE before heading to the Schuylkill River Trail for the three-mile run....
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Independence Health Group reports 2017 financial results

Strong performance, diversification, and investments contribute to ongoing growth despite uncertainty in health care industry

Independence Health Group, Inc., (Independence) the parent company of Independence Blue Cross, LLC, reported strong financial results for 2017 with total revenue of $16.4 billion and net income of $77 million, or 0.5 percent of total revenue. Over the last five years,...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Independence Blue Cross support opioid prevention and treatment efforts

Efforts include policy that recommends not prescribing opioids as first or second line of pain therapy, and limiting initial opioid scripts to five days

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) National Council of Physician and Pharmacist Executives announced today that it has adopted a professional standard that opioids should not be prescribed as first or second lines of pain therapy in most clinical situations....
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Independence Health Group congratulates Villanova Wildcats, sponsors victory parade in Philadelphia

Villanova Parade
Independence Blue Cross and the entire Independence Health Group (IHG) shares in the region’s pride and excitement related to the success of Villanova University’s men’s basketball team, which earned its second NCAA national championship in three years on April 2. As it did two years ago, Independence is again a sponsor of the victory parade being held in Philadelphia — which will run right in front of the Independence headquarters at 1901 Market — ...
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