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NextMark has Ranked ConsumerBase #1 for “Top List Managers for Data Card Quality” in the 500+ Data Card Category

Top List Managers For Data Card Quality

Evanston, Illinois (PRWEB) October 11, 2011

ConsumerBase is a chicago-based multi-channel mailing list company with regional offices across the U.S.. ConsumerBase offers integrated marketing solutions through behavior-enhanced consumer data. Publishing data cards gives ConsumerBase the opportunity to compete for inclusion in direct marketing campaigns.

Data cards are an industry-wide standard for providing information on mailing lists. They provide frequently updated, real-time information on the number of records in a list, costs and fees associated with renting a list and other important information for direct marketers.

“ConsumerBase lists over 1,200 postal, email and telephone lists on NextMark and we are working to grow that number as well as improve the quality and information in our current listings,” says Larry Organ, CEO of ConsumerBase. “We work hard to keep all our Data Cards up-to-date and relevant.”

NextMark, a media solutions provider, houses thousands of data cards in a Direct Marketing List Finder tool on their website. Their data card quality score is calculated by electronically analyzing over 74,000 data cards in their list database.

View NextMark’s full Data Card Quality Report

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ConsumerBase LLC

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Telephone: (847) 556-4551

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2012 US Healthcare UCR: Supreme Court & PPACA for UCR Claims Denials for Out-of-Network Providers

Hanover Park, IL (PRWEB) January 08, 2012

In response to the new demands, ERISAclaim.com offers 2012 Advanced PPACA & ERISA Claim Specialist Programs on “UCR Claims Denials & Appeals” for all out-of-network providers, doctors, surgical centers, DME’s and hospitals, in compliance with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on ERISA and the full enforcement of PPACA claims regulations in 2012. The recent Supreme Court decision, in Cigna Corp. v. Amara (No. 09-804) on May 16, 2011, has corrected the errors in remedial law under ERISA for 36 years, and has dramatically changed the ERISA legal landscape, especially for out-of-network UCR (Usual, Customary and Reasonable) denials, with “appropriate equitable relief” to remedy the “UCR violation” under ERISA section 502(a)(3). New federal heath reform law, PPACA Claims Regulation, provides new protections for wrongful UCR denials. About 77% insured Americans in private health programs paid for out of network coverage. ERISAclaim.com offers the most compliant and simplest solutions to the most common healthcare claim denials.

ERISAclaim.com 2012 “ERISA – PPACA – UCR” Programs will mainly cover (1) specific ERISA & PPACA regulations on UCR claims appeals, (2) Supreme Court decisions on the governing plan documents, applicable to UCR fee determination, and unprecedented ERISA remedies for UCR denials, (3) How to set up and rely upon the first National “UCR” Data Center from the FAIR Health, developed from the billions of de-identified healthcare claims from healthcare providers and insurers nationwide, as part of a settlement agreement reached between the New York State Attorney General’s Office and Ingenix, Inc. as well as numerous large health insurers nationwide. (4) How to file compliant ERISA & PPACA Appeals for UCR denials, (5) How to file ERISA & PPACA Complaints with DOL (“Federal Department of Insurance”) for ERISA & PPACA violations and (6) Litigation support for new PPACA Claims for new “PPACA attorneys”.

“The Supreme Court, Congress and Federal Agencies have offered the new UCR protections for doctors, hospitals and patients,” says Dr. Jin Zhou, president of ERISAclaim.com, a national expert on PPACA and ERISA appeals and compliance.

“Failure in ERISA compliance by all parties, providers, patients, insurers and employers, and lack of ERISA enforcement are the one of the main causes for skyrocketing U.S. healthcare expenditure in $ 2.6 trillions each year, in cultivating and systematically leading up to the most of the 10% of healthcare fraud, abuse and waste. The simple anti-fraud initiatives alone without the compliant appeals to protect the vast majority of the honest healthcare providers will never save our healthcare system, when more and more doctors are going broke everyday,” explained Dr. Zhou, on why this new program was developed and promoted.

ERISAclaim.com 2012 Advanced PPACA & ERISA Claim Specialist Programs on “UCR Claims Denials & Appeals” are immediately available and will mainly cover the following topics:

1.    The Supreme Court decision in Cigna Corp. v. Amara (No. 09-804) on May 16, 2011 on what document really governs benefits determination, and what new remedies available under ERISA. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-804.pdf

2.    DOL Kenseth Amicus Brief, in support of patient. http://www.dol.gov/sol/media/briefs/kenseth(A)-6-13-2011.htm

3.    Why Medicare Fee Schedules used for the most UCR denials are not enforceable if without ERISA compliance, even with SPD Medicare fee provisions.

4.    Why most denials (39% – 59%), including UCR denials, made without ERISA compliance are appealable and reversible. – the Congressional Report, U.S. GAO, (GAO-11-268 March 16, 2011): Private Health Insurance: Data on Application and Coverage Denials (http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-268)

5.    DOL, ERISA FAQ, B1, B2, B3, B4 & B5: The plan must disclose to OON provider claimants the UCR schedules, “appropriate protocols, guidelines, criteria, rate tables, fee schedules, etc”. (http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_claims_proc_reg.html)

6.     The new PPACA claims regulations to define the OON providers with a valid Designation of Authorized Representative as a Claimant, regardless of network participation, to receive direct reimbursement checks and appeal rights as well as access to the plan’s entire claim file, including UCR data base. (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5a02ffcbdc3b299526312c6fe4f889f8&rgn=div8&view=text&node=29:9.1.3.12.14.3.20.9&idno=29)

7.    DOL Website – PPACA Claim Regulation and Guidance: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/healthreform/

8.    EBSA News Release: US Department of Labor’s EBSA creates new consumer assistance Web page [11/10/2011] http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/EBSA20111627.htm

9.    ”Federal Department Of Insurance Complaints Website” for Doctors and Patients: https://www.askebsa.dol.gov/WebIntake/Home.aspx?submit=Submit+a+Complaint

10.    How to set up a defendable and reasonable UCR fee schedule in a simplest way, by using FAIR Health’s “FH Medical Cost Lookup”, simply replacing the zip code 60133 and CPT code 99203 with yours in this link: (http://fairhealthconsumer.org/medicalcostlookup/cost.aspx?loc=60133&term=99203&zip=60133)

11.    Why “UCR” from FAIR Health in 2012? http://fairhealthconsumer.org/faq.aspx

12.    DOL: About 77% of Insured Americans Purchased Out-Of-Network Coverage under Private Industry (DOL, BLS, NBS 2010, page 11 of 167): http://stats.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/detailedprovisions/2010/ebbl0047.pdf

To find out more about the Total PPACA Claims and Appeals Compliance Services from ERISAclaim.com:

http://www.erisaclaim.com/products.htm

Located in a chicago suburb in Illinois, for over 11 years, ERISAclaim.com is the only ERISA & PPACA consulting, publishing and website resource for healthcare providers in the country. ERISAclaim.com offers free webinars, basic and advanced educational seminars and on-site claims specialist certification programs for doctors, hospitals and commercial companies, as well as numerous pending national ERISA class action litigation support. Dr. Jin Zhou is regarded as the industry “Godfather of ERISA claims” for healthcare providers.

For any questions, please contact Dr. Jin Zhou, president of ERISAclaim.com, at 630-808-7237.

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Colman Brohan Davis Re-brands as CBD;
Makes “Market What’s Meaningful” its Mantra for Deepening Customer Engagement

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 08, 2011

chicago marketing and advertising agency Colman Brohan Davis, Inc. has re-branded itself CBD, launched a new website and identity, and elevated long-held practices at the agency for building more intimate customer relationships with a formal positioning of “Market What’s Meaningful.” The statement sums up the agency’s passion for uncovering and articulating customers’ emotional motivations for their purchase of B2C and B2B products and services.

“We’re certainly excited about the evolution of our brand and identity,” says CBD’s Co-CEO, Lori Colman. “But we’re equally excited about bringing clarity and attention to a point of view that’s been part of our agency DNA for our 20-plus years in business. ‘Market What’s Meaningful’ sets us apart as an agency and speaks to our expertise in leveraging customers’ emotional drivers – those things that are truly meaningful to them that affect how and why they buy.”

In fact, CBD has built strong practice areas to mine the customer insights that enable a “Market What’s Meaningful” approach. The agency has a senior management team devoted to full-service research capabilities, brand architecture and messaging, and business strategy modeling. In addition, CBD has developed Pulse™ as a proprietary service for monitoring and analyzing brand-relevant opinions and comments as expressed in traditional, online and social media.

The agency calls their approach “customer centric at the very deepest level” and a path to uncovering insights that build a bridge to the wants and needs of customers, who can then be visualized and addressed personally rather than as a generic group.

“Rational purchase drivers like price, features and benefits are clearly still relevant,” observes CBD Co-CEO Liz Brohan. “What we add are insights and messaging that can resonate at a truly heart-felt level, regardless of what the product or service is, and whether it’s sold to a consumer or business prospect.”

Brohan notes that when clients embrace “Market What’s Meaningful” as an approach, it results in benefits across an organization. “The customer insights and ‘aha’ moments needed to deliver on this strategy certainly impact marketing decisions, but can also be very important to sales, customer service, public relations, manufacturing and even HR,” she concludes.

A banner ad campaign, “Passion Makes a Comeback” is supporting CBD’s “Market What’s Meaningful” positioning. CBD’s website has also been refreshed with a new creative look and feel, as well as a richer sampling of creative and thought-leadership content. A new CBD White Paper “Market What’s Meaningful,” a guide to the importance of utilizing this approach, is available to download.

About CBD: Founded in 1992, CBD is a B2C and B2B advertising and integrated marketing agency that clarifies and articulates what’s most meaningful about brands products or services to build more intimate and profitable relationships with customers. Based in Chicago, it serves national and global clients and has been a designated “Top Agency” by BtoB Magazine for the last six years.

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TableFare Supports Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign and Cooking Matters Program Throughout 2011

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 30, 2011

As a food enthusiast and passionate cook, TableFare owner Carol Peterman focuses the philanthropic efforts of her company toward Share Our Strength, whose mission it is to end child hunger in America. As a small startup company, Peterman is thrilled that TableFare’s donations to the organization have been able to help approximately 800 hungry kids receive food through Share Our Strength’s programs. “It’s a small drop in the bucket when you consider 16 million kids in America face hunger, but small drops add up and can make a powerful difference in the end,” says Peterman.

“I’m motivated everyday to inspire people to cook. Healthy home cooked meals not only nourish people physically, but the social connection that comes with cooking and sharing food is just as important,” comments Peterman. This personal love for food and cooking makes supporting Share Our Strength a natural fit for Peterman. In addition to donating money, Peterman volunteers as a cooking instructor for Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters classes, which are free six-week cooking and nutrition classes for low income families. She said, “Teaching people how to prepare healthy low-cost meals for their families is immensely rewarding and a lot of fun. Being personally involved in a cause I care about through an organization I admire is an added bonus.”

As TableFare grows, Peterman looks forward to continuing to support programs working to end hunger. By taking the No Kid Hungry Pledge you too can add your voice to those working to end child hunger in America.

TableFare LLC is a Seattle-based company formed by Carol and David Peterman. TableFare offers unique kitchen products that combine the best of form and function to create superior usability and beauty. The company’s first product is SpiceCare, ingenious new spice storage containers. SpiceCare received the 2010 Good Design Award from the chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

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BillingViews Introduces the Facebook Success Index for the Communications Industry

BillingViews Facebook Success Index: Industry Benchmarks

chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 27, 2011

The practice of engaging customers through Facebook is only in its earliest stages, but it’s already clear that the social medium has great potential for customer interaction. BillingViews (http://www.billingviews.com) has introduced its Facebook Success Index as way to establish benchmarks for communications operators and determine industry leaders in this important, emerging area. The Facebook Success Index is part of BillingViews’ ongoing series on Social CRM.

The simplest measure of a company’s level of customer engagement is the number of “likes” it has garnered. The Facebook Success index uses this metric as an initial way to measure operators, both in terms of total likes, and in terms of likes as a percentage of their total subscriber base. Likes are the best, most publicly visible, and non-proprietary measure of overall customer engagement via Facebook.

According to the BillingViews Facebook Success Index, the communications industry’s leaders include Telus; Vodafone operating companies in Italy, Portugal, Egypt and the UK; Orange Polska and Morocco; America Movil’s Claro; DiGi Malaysia; AT&T; and Verizon Wireless. Industry-wide, average total Facebook likes approach 206,000, while the average likes as a percentage of total subscribers is just 1.5%. Industry leaders in each category have garnered more than 1 million likes and achieved better than 5% respectively. Of the 72 operators evaluated, only 12 exceed industry averages in both categories.

Among “small footprint” operators – those with fewer than 5 million subscribers – index leaders include Orange Jordan; Vodafone Czech Republic, Ireland, and Greece; Telenor Serbia and Norway; O2 Slovakia and Czech Republic; and Singtel Singapore.

“The BillingViews Facebook Success Index provides benchmarks for the communications industry, allows us to measure operators against their peers, and gives us a chance to identify and reward industry leaders for their achievements in using Facebook as a customer interaction channel,” says Ed Finegold, editor and producer for BillingViews. “We are also continuing to evaluate individual operators’ Facebook efforts and define best practices for Social CRM,” Finegold says.

About BillingViews

BillingViews is the global home for billing, payments, revenue assurance and CRM expertise and intelligence in the communications and media industries. Its goal is to facilitate dialogue among executive level decision makers and the greater communications and media IT marketplace through focused, data-driven research and publications. BillingViews content is available free at http://www.billingviews.com.

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