Highmark Health named one of western Pennsylvania's healthiest employers

Highmark Health was named one of western Pennsylvania's healthiest employers by the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Highmark Health recognized by Pennsylvania Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve with Above and Beyond Award

Highmark Health was recognized for going "Above and Beyond" to support employees in the National Guard and Reserve.

Highmark's PALS program recognized with 2017 Health Care Heroes Award

Highmark's People Able to Lend Support (PALS) program, which matches qualified Highmark health plan members with volunteers who help seniors with transportation, house projects, social visits, and other non-medical services, was recognized with a 2017 Health Care Heroes award from the Pittsburgh Business Journal.

Highmark Inc. named winner of "Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge"

For the second consecutive year, Highmark Inc. was named a winner of the "Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge" for achieving measurable conservation-related improvements in energy, water, waste, and transportation.

Highmark Inc. named "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality"

Highmark Inc. was named a "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality" by the Human Rights Campaign in recognition of the company's supportive and inclusive culture for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning employees. Highmark Inc. received the top score of 100 points in the 2017 national Corporate Equality Index, which benchmarks corporate policies and practices pertinent to LGBT employees. It is one of six organizations in Pittsburgh to earn this designation, and one of only 22 companies in Pennsylvania.

AHN Chief Financial Officer named "CFO of the Year"

AHN Chief Financial Officer Jeff Crudele was named a "CFO of the Year" by the Pittsburgh Business Times for his role in leading AHN's financial improvement over the course of 2017. AHN ended 2017 with $51.1 million in net income and $31.2 million in operating revenue, its best financial performance since the creation of the network in 2013.

Karen Ricci celebrated by Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2017 "Excellence in Nursing" Awards

Karen Ricci was one of the honorees celebrated by Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2017 "Excellence in Nursing" Awards. Karen works as a registered nurse hospice case manager with Healthcare@Home, the AHN home care unit that provides hospice care, palliative care, home care, and infusion therapies.

AHN earns more honors at annual Health Care Heroes awards event

For the fifth consecutive year, AHN earned more honors than any health care provider at the annual Health Care Heroes awards event, staged by the Pittsburgh Business Times. George J. Magovern Jr., MD, received the Career Achievement Award; Sarah Homitsky, MD, Raymond Benza, MD, and Mark Caine, MD, were honored in the Health Care Provider (Physician) category; and Deborah McDonald, MSN, RN, was honored in the Health Care Provider (Non-Physician) category.

AHN's System Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Medical Director, Cardiovascular Institute recipient of 2017 Peter J. Safar Pulse of Pittsburgh Award

The American Heart Association, Greater Pittsburgh Region, named Srinivas Murali, MD, FACC, AHN's System Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Medical Director, Cardiovascular Institute as the recipient of the 2017 Peter J. Safar Pulse of Pittsburgh Award. The award goes to an individual who displays leadership in the fight against heart disease and stroke by making significant contributions to medicine and medical science.

HM Insurance Group maintained an A- rating from A.M. Best Company

HM Insurance Group was assigned an A- Rating by A.M. Best, a global credit rating agency that focuses on the insurance industry. The ratings reflect the good level of risk-adjusted capitalization, strong liquidity measures, expanding partnerships, and market strength in the stop loss market.

HM Insurance Group named to Ward’s 50 Top Performing Insurance Companies

HM Insurance Group was named one of Ward’s 50 top life/health carriers nationally, based on financial strength, for the ninth consecutive year. Each Ward’s 50 company was selected from nearly 700 companies for passing all safety and consistency screenings and achieving superior performance over five years.

United Concordia Companies maintained A- rating from A.M. Best Company

United Concordia Companies, Inc. received an A- (Excellent) Rating by A.M. Best, a global credit rating agency that focuses on the insurance industry, reflecting the organization's continued financial strength and stability.

United Concordia Dental receives URAC^® Health Network Reaccreditation

In 2017, United Concordia Dental received for the third time the Health Network Accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that supports health care quality through accreditation.

HM Health Solutions (HMHS) earns ISO 20000-1 certification

The certification is specific to IT service management and is administered by the International Standards Organization. The IT service management discipline is based on delivering IT solutions that focus on creating customer value. This certification recognizes international standards for quality, enhanced customer satisfaction leading to greater client retention, consistent delivery of services, and other standards.

CISO of the Year, Pittsburgh Technology Council

Omar Khawaja, chief information security office, HM Health Solutions, was selected as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Greater Pittsburgh Chief Information Officer Group.

HMHS wins Gold Aster Award

A video produced by HMHS that communicates the value proposition and brand of HMHS and the Enterprise Health Solution was recently selected as a gold winner by the Aster Awards. The Aster Awards honor excellence in health care advertising and are sponsored by Marketing Health Care Today Magazine and Creative Images Inc.

Highmark Foundation receives Community Champion Award

The Highmark Foundation received a Community Champion Award from Penn State Children's Hospital for its Bullying Prevention Institute and more than a decade of work to prevent bullying.