WESTERVILLE, Ohio (June 30, 2010)—Progressive Medical, Inc. (http://www.progressive-medical.com) today promoted Tron Emptage, RPh, to Chief Clinical and Compliance Officer. The newly created position enables Progressive Medical to continue to revolutionize the total workers’ compensation claims management process.
“Progressive Medical is taking bold steps to transform the industry standard for the way workers’ compensation claims are managed,” said Kevin Banion, President and COO of Progressive Medical. “Tron’s vast experience and strong client relationships make him ideal to lead this initiative. Under Tron’s leadership we will change the dynamic by analyzing the entire cost of the medical expense as it relates to the total claim.”
Emptage, who previously served as Executive Vice President of Business and Product Development, will drive Progressive Medical’s innovative clinical programs through the monitoring and trending of medical treatments, workers’ compensation best practices, clinical guidelines and company initiatives. He will continue to leverage his expertise and knowledge by educating clients on best practices for managing total claim expenses.
The accreditations that Progressive maintains such as HIPAA, URAC, and Medicare will all be overseen by Emptage’s team. He will also work closely with Progressive Medical’s Medical Director, Dr. Robert Hall. Dr. Hall, Emptage and the entire clinical services team have developed unique programs using evidence based guidelines that reduce claim costs. This team and Progressive Medical analysts work to continually monitor and update these programs to save money for its clients.
The announcement follows Progressive Medical’s recent naming of Jeff Haskett to Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. Both roles are critical to fulfill the company’s strategy to expand its presence in the marketplace.
“Progressive Medical is striving to deliver even more value to its clients by providing a view of total care, total cost and total savings,” Banion said. “This strategy will enable us to extend our ability to be an innovative market leader and provide our clients with excellent claims management products and services.”
About Progressive Medical, Inc.
Progressive Medical, through a national network, offers cost containment services and products to the workers’ compensation and auto no-fault insurance industries. Progressive Medical has invested more than 20 years of experience in developing innovative pharmacy management and ancillary solutions for its clients. By combining its clinical expertise with access to an expansive network of pharmacies, home health care services and medical equipment, Progressive Medical enables its clients to manage costs while providing quality care to injured parties.
Learn more at www.progressive-medical.com or call 800.777.3574
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