PGBA recently attended Nashville Songwriters in the Round, a music-filled fundraiser hosted by Healthy Learners! Proceeds raised from the event help provide basic healthcare to children in need, supporting Healthy Learners in their mission to ensure every child has access to essential medical, dental and vision care so they can reach their full potential. #PGBAGivesBack #HealthyLearners #Healthcare
PGBA
Government Administration
FLORENCE, South Carolina 517 followers
Providing tailored services to help government and industry customers enhance their business processes
About us
PGBA provides tailored services to help government and industry partners enhance their business processes. We support missions at any scale with low-cost claims and transaction processing, fiscal administration, multi-channel contact center operations, and real-time enrollment and billing. For nearly 40 years, PGBA has provided healthcare administrative services to federal and state governments, combining a deep familiarity with our customers’ program history, advanced IT and process management, and knowledgeable, customer-centered care. Drawing from decades of experience serving critical programs, PGBA offers: • Agility to respond to evolving customer needs • Robust and dynamic technology to meet specific mission requirements • Highly-skilled, customer-focused employees, and management • Added value throughout every process with redundancies, internal controls, and financial strengths PGBA uniquely combines robust technology, modular claims processing systems, multi-channel customer service, and expert understanding of government and private healthcare systems. Our performance history is built on continuous improvement and innovation. PGBA’s processes and technologies reflect years of fine-tuning and enhancements, allowing us to deliver the best possible balance of cost, speed and quality. Our secure, compliant information systems platform is highly flexible — allowing us to offer scalable, sustainable and responsive systems, and to seamlessly integrate with our partners’ and customers’ systems. PGBA is a Celerian Group company that is part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.
- Website
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http://pgba.com
External link for PGBA
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- FLORENCE, South Carolina
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2002
- Specialties
- Medical Claims, Claims Processing, Multi-channel Call Center Operations, Correspondence Management , Web Systems Integration, Security, Compliance, and Multiple audit requirements
Locations
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Primary
160 NORTH DOZIER BLVD.
FLORENCE, South Carolina 29501, US
Employees at PGBA
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Randy Britt
Training Manager, Training and Development, PGBA, LLC
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Jamie Watson
Vice President at PGBA
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Brian Faulds
Director of Strategic Growth Initiatives at PGBA, a Celerian Group Company
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Dee Metcalf Yurko, PAHM, CPCM
Director of Contract Administration at PGBA; BlueCross and BlueShield of South Carolina
Updates
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As we head into fall and the cooler months, PGBA would like to highlight some of the amazing trips and activities our employees did over the summer. Here are a few of them! Shaneaquia Kerson, Claims Customer Service Advocate III, took a family trip to the Dominican Republic, and then quenched her "need for speed" at the Nascar Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. 🏁 Scott Fryer, Operations Manager, enjoyed a catamaran sunset cruise in Kaanapali, Hawaii. ⛵️ Lisa Dutton, Claims Customer Service Advocate I, did some exploring with a Viking Cruise to the British Isles. 🛳️ #PGBASummer #Vacations #SummerTrips
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With over 9.5 million beneficiaries, it’s crucial that the Military Health System’s supply chain management remains agile to support defense health networks, military hospitals and clinics. The Defense Health Agency’s Medical Logistics directorate, MEDLOG, is doing just that – ensuring MHS delivers high-quality care to every beneficiary by keeping the supply chain of medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and other medical materiel functioning properly and efficiently. With a long-term goal of achieving 85% standardized medical practices to enable flexibility for local market conditions, MEDLOG is working to streamline DHA workflows to support the full range of military operations. Learn more about the work MEDLOG is doing here: #DHA #MHS #SupplyChain
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The United Way of Florence County Day of Caring is an annual event that brings together local businesses and non-profit organizations to support our community! With over 15 volunteers, PGBA helped complete projects at two work sites - interior fence painting and organization at The CARE House of the Pee Dee and interior painting at Foster Care Clothing Closet’s new location. We are so grateful for everyone giving their time and energy to help out our community! #PGBAGivesBack
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $2 million to Columbia University and Oregon Health & Science University to create tools that improve care delivery and address emerging challenges related to interoperable health IT. Through the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health IT program, Columbia University Hospital will develop innovative ways to improve the quality of healthcare data used by AI tools, while Oregon Health and Science University will work to accelerate the adoption of health IT in behavioral health settings. The very best technological solutions will require diverse expertise, insights and cross-sector collaboration – and academia will play a key role in the research and advancement of AI and IT solutions to optimize healthcare delivery. Read more here: #HHS #HealthIT #AI
HHS Announces 2024 LEAP in Health IT Awardees Focused on Data Quality for Responsible AI and Accelerating Adoption of Behavioral Health IT
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Readiness Assessment Toolkit, providing a framework to help countries successfully integrate AI projects into their public health strategies by gauging preparedness, infrastructure, data management and public engagement. AI technology can play a pivotal role in strengthening data analysis capabilities, enhancing behavioral health research and improving overall patient care delivery. With guardrails in place that promote responsible AI use and strategic collaboration with key stakeholders, health organizations can effectively navigate the AI governance landscape and maximize the technology’s benefits for patient outcomes. Read more about WHO’s AI Public Health Toolkit here: #AI #WHO #PublicHealth
Artificial Intelligence in Public Health: Readiness Assessment Toolkit
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will award $806.4 million in grants to help homeless and at-risk Veterans find housing. Through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families and Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem programs, funding will be provided to community organizations that work to prevent the loss of Veterans’ homes and provide immediate housing to Veterans and their families as well as case management and community-based services. This initiative comes as part of the department’s goal to house 41,000 more homeless Veterans in fiscal year 2024. Learn more about the funding here: #VA #VeteranCare #VeteranSupport
VA awards over $800 million in grants to help homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families
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The Defense Health Agency is implementing a new initiative to provide targeted mental health care across its behavioral health clinics. This initiative focuses on improving access to specialized mental health services, offering resources best suited to support patient needs, providing earlier interventions and promoting force resilience. Targeted care is being deployed to military hospitals and clinics across the Military Health System, with the goal of all health centers having it available by 2025. Learn more about DHA’s innovative approach to mental health care here: #MilitaryCare #DHA #MentalHealth
Targeted Care for Mental Health Issues Rolling Out Across Department of Defense
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In celebration of the PACT Act’s two-year anniversary, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a new dashboard highlighting updated statistics from the historic law. To date, the department has delivered more than $6.8 billion in PACT Act benefits to veterans and their survivors — on pace to break last year’s record of claims processed by more than 27%. PGBA specializes in helping federal agencies meet the growing demand of today’s military and veteran care services. We applaud the VA’s comprehensive efforts to ensure veterans across the country receive access to the high-quality healthcare they deserve. Read more here:
In two years of the PACT Act, VA has delivered benefits and health care to millions of toxic-exposed Veterans and their survivors
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The VA recently held its 2024 Immersive Summit, bringing together department leadership, industry and academia to discuss the benefits of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for veteran care. By leveraging immersive technologies, the VA is revolutionizing how providers diagnose, treat and rehabilitate veterans - specifically those with unique healthcare needs. With appropriate guardrails in place, combined with strategic collaboration with industry partners, federal health agencies can successfully maximize the benefits of these innovative technologies to strengthen veteran care. Read more takeaways from the event here: #AR #VR #VeteranCare
VA hosts 2024 Immersive Summit
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