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Health Insurance
Industry Benchmarking Association™ (HIIBA™)
targets specific information about the effectiveness of management
processes in the health insurance industry. The association is currently
a free organization with fees assessed only when companies want
to join specific research efforts. Membership is limited to individuals
employed as regular employees of companies that provide insurance
to third parties.
Mission
To identify "Best
in Class" business processes, which, when implemented,
will lead member companies to exceptional performance.
Objectives
- To conduct benchmarking
studies of important business processes.
- To create
a cooperative environment where full understanding of
the performance and
enablers of "best in class" business processes
can be obtained and shared at reasonable cost.
- To use the efficiency
of the consortium to obtain process performance data and
related best practices information from companies within
and outside the health insurance industry.
- To support the
use of benchmarking to facilitate process improvement and
the achievement of total quality.
Membership
The scope of Health
Insurance Industry Benchmarking Association™ membership
includes those organizations that require a more detailed
understanding of insurance industry best practices.
Company membership
will be considered with respect to compliance with Health
Insurance Industry Benchmarking Association™ mission,
goals and operating guidelines, as well as qualification
of the organization within the scope of membership.
Participation in
specific efforts will be optional and open only to members
with costs shared by the participants.
Companies in the
consulting industry and others likely to resell the data
are not considered for membership.
Benefits
of Membership
Studies:
Health
Insurance Industry Benchmarking Association™ will identify
and present to members opportunities to participate in
Benchmarking studies on various topics addressing issues
of importance to the health insurance industry.
There are two types of Benchmarking studies provided:
- Consortium studies
are offered to the membership as a whole with costs divided.
- Single company
sponsored studies addressing the interest of one member company
can be offered to other selected members for no fee.
The
association will also support health insurance industry benchmarking
efforts:
- Research - Access
public and private databases.
- Identify study
participants - Top companies in a variety of industries.
- Collect data -
Manage response collection with the participants as a third
party.
- Lead site visits
- Structured with best participants.
Roundtables:
Interest group
roundtables can be organized throughout the year. Members
will pay a nominal fee to join real and virtual roundtable
discussions that address specific processes.
Currently,
membership in Health Insurance Industry Benchmarking Association™ is FREE!
Costs of studies are shared by the participants.
To become a member of HIIBA™, click below.
On-Line
application
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Current
Benchmarking Initiatives
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To
find out more
information:
Call (281) 440-5044
or
click here for email
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