JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) was presented the 2005 Overall Management Excellence Award at the 7th Global Alliance Summit of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (A.S.A.P.), the national organization focused on the discipline of strategic alliance formation and management.
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One of only four recipients of the 2005 Alliance Excellence Awards, BCBSF was recognized for its exemplary model of effective alliance management and business success through alliance management. “Our company recognizes and successfully utilizes alliances to achieve benefits such as cost sharing and access to new capabilities and new markets,” says Renee Finley, principal, Alliance Management Program. “Working together with our alliance partners, BCBSF is committed to finding practical, caring solutions that meet the health care needs of its members.”
In its “Top 10 Healthcare Predictions for 2005,” Forrester Research, Inc. identified the continued sharing of capabilities, particularly information technology, as among the top ten trends for healthcare for 2005. Forrester identifies BCBSF as a patron of ventures enjoying success.
A.S.A.P. award recipients are companies that are exemplary -- serving as a model of effective management; innovative -- advancing the state of the art of alliance management; high-impact -- achieving business success through alliance management; and open -- willing to share experiences and best practices and willing to entertain outside groups in reasonable numbers.
In his remarks at the Summit, William Lundberg, A.S.A.P.'s founding president and executive director, said, “Strategic alliances have become central to the strategies of most leading organizations today, including many top-ranking Nasdaq and NYSE-listed companies. The recipients of today’s awards are those that are models of business success through the effective management of their strategic alliances.”
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is a leader in Florida’s health industry. BCBSF and its subsidiaries serve more than 7.1 million people. Since 1944, the company has been dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of all those it serves by offering an array of choices and collaborating with partners to provide caring solutions. BCBSF is a not-for-profit, policyholder-owned, tax- paying mutual company. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., BCBSF is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. For more information concerning BCBSF, please see its website at http://www.bcbsfl.com/ .
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