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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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 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

Logo for the AHIP Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum
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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Dr. Anthony Coletta offers insight on value-based payment models at Modern Healthcare’s Leadership Symposium

Leadership Symposium
Pictured from left to right, on a panel about leading new payment policy: Moderator, Susan Turney, M.D., CEO, Marshfield Clinic Health System; Peter D. Banko, president and CEO, Centura Health; Anthony Coletta, M.D., MBA, president of Facilitated Health Networks at Independence Blue Cross; and Dennis Dahlen, CFO, Mayo Clinic. Anthony Coletta, M.D., MBA, president of Facilitated Health Networks (FHN) at Independence Blue Cross (Independence), was invited to speak at Modern Healthcare’s Leadership Symposium in Denver,...
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Independence and Comcast share insight at annual MedCity CONVERGE executive summit

On July 11, Independence Blue Cross and Comcast headlined an afternoon session at the 2018 MedCity CONVERGE summit. The discussion titled “CONVERGEnce on Steroids: Why Comcast and Independence Blue Cross?” brought together Independence SVP and Chief Information Officer Michael Vennera and Comcast VP of Strategic Development Marc Siry to explore the recently announced collaboration between the two companies....
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Independence and Comcast discuss new partnership during latest Oliver Wyman podcast

Brian Lobley, president of Commercial and Consumer Markets at Independence Blue Cross, recently sat down with Don Mathis, general manager of Growth at Comcast NBCUniversal, and Helen Leis, partner in the Health and Life Sciences division at Oliver Wyman, for a new episode of the Oliver Wyman Health Podcast. Over the course of 20 minutes, the three health and business leaders discuss the new partnership between Independence and Comcast and its potential impact on the health care consumer landscape....
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Independence hosts Dreamit startups for ‘Shark Tank’ experience

Shark Tank
Independence Blue Cross (Independence) hosted a Shark Tank-style pitch session to bring together entrepreneurs and key decision-makers on April 30. During a visit to the Independence Blue Cross Center for Health Care Innovation, health-tech startup teams in the 2018 class of Dreamit Health Philadelphia pitched Independence executives, followed by a Q&A with the Independence “sharks.” The event gave entrepreneurs the opportunity to hear feedback on business issues from Independence leaders and to identify internal mentors or champions to support them in the program’s spring class....
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