Regional Leader Information
Website: www.myvbch.org
Region: Virginia
Covered Counties: All
Name: Kelly Cannon
Title: Acting CEO
Address: 4200 Innslake Drive, Suite 203, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Phone: (804) 297-3547
Email: kcannon@vhha.com
The Virginia Business Coalition on Health, formerly the Hampton Roads Health Coalition (Since 1983), is a non-profit 501(c)(3) coalition of health care purchasers with a vision to create a unified stakeholder voice to promote best practices for high quality, cost-effective health care. Its mission is to be the convener and collective resource for Virginia employers on issues relating to health care cost and quality (patient safety), productivity & wellness.
Why did your organization decide to apply to become a Leapfrog Regional Leader?
Because of the growing concerns of the IOM’s report about preventable medical mistakes nationwide and locally.
In your view, what kind of impact has Leapfrog had on your market thus far?
Transparency - Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
Purchasing - purchasers buying on quality, not cost.
Platform for quality and patient safety in the communities we serve.
Market Information
Geographic coverage: Virginia
Population: 7,882,590 (2009 US Census)
Number of employer/coalition lives in region: 350,000 and growing
Hospital characteristics:
Total number of general acute care facilities
60 Urban
31 Rural
Insurer characteristics:
Name (Plan Type) - Office Location
Aetna US Healthcare (HMO) - Richmond, VA
Aetna US Healthcare (PPO) - Falls Church, VA
Amerigroup Corporation (HMO) - Virginia Beach, VA
CIGNA HealthCare of Virginia (HMO) - Virginia Beach, VA
CIGNA HealthCare of Virginia (HMO) - Richmond, VA
CareFirst Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Virginia (HMO) - Owings Mill, MD
Carilion Health Plans (HMO) - Roanoke, VA
Carilion Health System (PPO) - Roanoke, VA
Delta Dental Plan of Virginia (HMO) - Roanoke, VA
Dominion Dental Services (Mixed) - Alexandria, VA
EPIC Pharmacy Network (PPO) - Mechanicsville, VA
HMO Virginia/HealthKeepers (HMO) - Richmond, VA
John Deer Health (PPO) - Kingsport, TN
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States (HMO) Rockville, MD
Mid-Atlantic Medical Services (MAMSI) (PPO) - Richmond, VA
National Capital PPO (PPO) - Springfield, VA
Optima Health Plan (HMO) - Virginia Beach, VA
Optima Health Plan (Multiple) - Virginia Beach, VA
Peninsula Health Care (Multiple) - Richmond, VA [AKA Anthem of Virginia]
Peninsula Health Care (HMO) - Richmond, VA [AKA Anthem of Virginia]
Private Healthcare Systems (PPO) Falls Church, VA
Sentara Healthcare (HMO) - Norfolk, VA [AKA Optima}
Southern Health Services (HMO) Richmond, VA
Trigon Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Virginia (PPO) - Richmond, VA [AKA Anthem of Virginia]
Trigon Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Virginia (HMO) - Richmond, VA [AKA Anthem of Virginia]
Value Behavioral Health (PPO) Richmond, VA
ValueOptions (Other) - Richmond, VA
Virginia Health Network (PPO) - Richmond, VA
Virginia Premier Health Plan (HMO - Richmond, VA
WellPoint Health Networks (HMO) - Thousand Oaks, CA [AKA: Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Virginia]