Philadelphia’s First City-Wide Innovation Festival, B. PHL, Announced for October 2019

Celebrating the announcement of B.PHL, Philadelphia’s first city-wide Innovation Festival, are, left to right: Daniel J. Hilferty, CEO of Independence Health Group and chairman of the board of directors of The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia; Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence Blue Cross; Marques Colston, former NFL player, founder and managing partner of Dynasty Innovation, and managing director of the Center for Innovation at Virtua Health; Sheila Hess, city representative for the City of Philadelphia; Rui Jing Jiang, co-founder and CEO of Avisi Technologies; and Rob Wonderling, president and CEO of The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.
Celebrating the announcement of B.PHL, Philadelphia’s first city-wide Innovation Festival, are, left to right: Daniel J. Hilferty, Michelle Histand, Marques Colston, Sheila Hess, Rui Jing Jiang, and Rob Wonderling.

Participants include local organizations, entrepreneurs and innovators across healthcare, technology, engineering, art, music, academia and more

Philadelphia – June 17, 2019 – Regional leaders and entrepreneurs today announced Philadelphia’s first city-wide innovation festival,...
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Indego announces expansion of its electric bike fleet, new stations

Indego E-bike photo by Darren Burton
Photo credit Darren Burton PHILADELPHIA – Indego bike share has announced an expansion of its electric bike pilot. Starting in late May, Indego will begin to roll out 400 more pedal-assist electric bikes, along with other program improvements, including new stations. “Adding more electric bikes to the fleet will help address several barriers and open the door for new cyclists who may not have considered using Indego before,” said Waffiyyah Murray,...
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New Independence ad campaign delivers message of caring and kindness

New advertising campaign brings a positive, uplifting message to Philadelphia region updating brand positioning and addressing local consumer sentiment

Philadelphia, PA —  Independence Blue Cross (Independence) introduced a new advertising campaign, “Let’s Take Care of You Together,” that demonstrates Independence’s longstanding commitment to caring for people in the communities it serves. During a time when consumers face growing concern over health care reform,...
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Independence supports efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in Philadelphia, which are among the nation’s lowest

Medium shot of Dan Hilferty speaking at the podium at March Forth Colorectal Cancer Alliance Event
Independence Blue Cross (Independence) hosted Michael Sapienza, CEO of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (CCA), and area business leaders for a breakfast discussion about the importance of preventive screening and early detection of colorectal cancer. At the meeting, Independence CEO Daniel J. Hilferty announced that Independence will support the March Forth Philadelphia Prevention Project, which seeks to save lives by promoting increased colorectal cancer screening in the Philadelphia region....
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Quil, the joint venture between Independence Health Group and Comcast, names Carina Edwards Chief Executive Officer

New digital health company expects to launch first pilot programs this year

Philadelphia, PA — Quil, the healthcare joint venture from Independence Health Group (Independence) and Comcast, today announced the appointment of Carina Edwards as CEO. Edwards will lead the new digital health company’s efforts to provide patients and their caregivers personalized content and information related to specific healthcare journeys....
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Independence Blue Cross and Trinity Health sign new long-term agreement

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Philadelphia – March 29, 2019 – Independence Blue Cross (Independence) and Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic have signed a new five-year agreement, effective April 1, 2019. The agreement – which includes Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, Nazareth Hospital, St. Mary Medical Center, and Saint Francis Healthcare in Delaware – demonstrates a continued commitment between Independence and Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic to provide members and patients with access to quality,...
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Independence CEO Daniel Hilferty speaks at HIMSS, world’s largest health information conference

Pictured left to right: Jennifer Vachon, Executive Vice President, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; Paul Markovich, President & CEO, Blue Shield of California; JD Hickey, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee; Dan Hilferty, Chief Executive Officer, Independence Blue Cross At the international Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando,...
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Dan Hilferty talks inspiration, leadership and health care innovation in Growing Greater Philadelphia podcast

Dan Hilferty, recording an appearance on the Select Greater Philadelphia podcast.
Independence CEO Dan Hilferty shares his story on the latest Growing Greater Philadelphia podcast, recorded in front of an audience at Independence LIVE. In a recent interview with Dan Hilferty, Growing Greater Philadelphia host Matthew Cabrey questioned whether people look at the CEO of Independence Blue Cross and think of him as a “health care executive.” “You’re really innovating,...
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Independence and Comcast discuss the power of collaboration at AHIP Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum

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Brian Lobley, president of Commercial and Consumer Markets at Independence Blue Cross, recently joined Don Mathis, general manager of Growth at Comcast NBCUniversal, for a mainstage panel on the power of collaboration at the annual Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum hosted by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Over 500 health professionals from across the country attended the conference....
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Michelle Histand leads panel at Arts + Business Council Defining Innovation: Speaker Series featuring Hal Gregersen

Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence, moderates a panel discussion at the Arts + Business Council’s Defining Innovation Speaker Series
Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence, moderates a panel discussion at the Arts + Business Council’s Defining Innovation Speaker Series featuring Hal Gregersen, author of Questions are the Answer. Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence Blue Cross, led a panel on innovation strategy for the Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia Defining Innovation Speaker Series at the Suzanne Roberts Theater....
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