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Past Meetings & Events

June 19, 2008
“Webcast: Account-Based Health Plans: What Works, What Doesn't and Why "

May 20, 2008
“Re-Examining The HSA: Not Just For The Healthy, Wealthy & Young"

May 9, 2008
Membership Meeting: “2008 Legislative and Public Policy Outlook on Health Care Reform"

March 27, 2008
Towers Perrin Webcast - Six strategies for managing health care costs
 
February 26, 2008
Mercer Health Care Seminar
 
February 8, 2008
Academic Medical Training & Research and Expansion of Health Care Quality Initiatives in Rhode Island
 
December 20, 2007
RIBGH 2008 Member Updates!
 
December 7, 2007
Innovative Approaches in Outcomes-Based Health Care Management and their Applicability in RI
 
September 21, 2007
1st Annual RIBGH Healthcare Summit
 
May 10, 2007
Outlook on Rhode Island's Legislative & Regulatory Health Care Agenda
 
February 13, 2007
Gov. Carcieri's 2007-10 Health Care Plan
Speaker: Governor Donald L. Carcieri
 
November 16, 2006
View from the Executive Suite --
Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI and
United Healthcare of New England
 
September 14, 2006
Outlook on Rhode Island's Legislative Health Care Agenda
 
May 11, 2006
Health Care Information Technology
 
February 9, 2006
"Adopt a Company Wellness Program"
 
December 14 , 2005
Quality Benefits at a Reasonable Cost -- Can It Be Done?
 
October 19, 2005
RIBGH Business Meeting
 
September 13, 2005
State of RI Healthcare Initiatives and Vision
 
August 18, 2005
CEO Perspective on Health Care Delivery System and Quality Institute Briefing
 
June 20, 2005
"The 21st Century Health Information Act"
 
May 5, 2005
RIBGH Mission & Goals Drafted
 

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December 20, 2007
RIBGH 2008 Member Updates!
 
The Rhode Island Business Group on Health Board of Directors is proud to announce our 2008 General Membership Meeting Schedule.  Please book these dates on your calendars right away!
 
General Membership Meetings:
  • Friday, February 8, 2008; 7:30 am -10 am
  • Friday, May 9, 2008; 7:30 am -11 am
  • Friday, September 12, 2008; 7:30 am - 1 pm 
  • Friday, December 12, 2008; 7:30 am - 10 am
 
New Leadership:

We thank outgoing President of RIBGH Ms. Kyle Adamonis for providing leadership during the first 2.5 years and launch of RIBGH! Kyle is Sr. Vice President of Human Resources and Legal at Taco Inc. On behalf of our board and membership, thank you for your service Kyle!

We are pleased to announce the new President of RIBGH is J. Michael Vittoria, Director of Human Resources of Sperian Protection USA. Mike has over twenty-five years of Human Resources management experience with organizations of all sizes. Since 1997 he has been Director of Human Resources for Sperian Protection (formerly Bacou-Dalloz), the world's leading provider of Personal Protective Equipment for the safety of workers, firefighters and other first responders. Mr. Vittoria received a BS in Business Administration from Marquette University, an MBA from Providence College and a JD from Suffolk University Law School. He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Society for Human Resources Management and chaired the Finance Committee of the Rhode Island Business Group on Health during 2007. Mike is a frequent speaker on the topic of Consumer Driven Health Plans, his recent article titled "A Step-by-Step Approach to Introducing Health Savings Accounts" was published in the September 2007 edition of Benefits & Compensation Digest and is on the RIBGH web site.

New Committees:

The RIBGH board has agreed to modify the names of committees, with the hope of more of our members becoming active in our committees, even reaching deeper inside your organizations to encourage others with talent specific to our new committees to "get involved"!:

1. Health Information Technology & Innovation
2. Wellness and Consumer Engagement
3. Membership, Marketing and Communications
4. Legislative Affairs and Public Policy
5. Health Care Delivery System and Finance
6. (New) Broker and Consultant Advisory Council

Meeting Sponsored by:

Mercer Health and Benefits


 
Time:  7:30 am - 10:30 am
Breakfast & Presentation;
Business Meeting  
Location:  Providence Marriot
1 Orms Street
Providence, RI 02904
401-272-2400
 
 

Directions to the Marriott
in Providence:

1. Driving 95 North, take Exit 23; top of
    exit, turn left on Orms St., Marriott is
    on left side
 
2. Driving 94 South, take Exit 23; bottom
    of ramp, turn right (one way), follow
    until the "VF Liquor Store," then turn
    left; Marriott is 1/4 mile on right
  
 
 
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