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Independence Blue Cross experts testify before Philadelphia City Council on racial disparities in city's maternal morbidity rate

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from Independence Blue Cross (IBX) provided testimony today to Philadelphia City Council on solutions to racial disparities in the maternal mortality rate in the city.

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from Independence Blue Cross (IBX) provided testimony today to Philadelphia City Council on solutions to racial disparities in the maternal mortality rate in the city.
  • Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (IBX Foundation) and vice president of Community Affairs for IBX, and Dr. Seun Ross, executive director of Health Equity for Independence Blue Cross, spoke before the Council's Committee on Public Health.
  • Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) refers to life-threatening complications that occur during or after childbirth.
  • In their testimonies, Marshall-Blake and Ross identified evidence-based programs supported by the IBX Foundation and IBX to improve the quality of maternal care and eliminate racial disparities in maternal morbidity rates in Philadelphia.

Healthcare Innovation Company Announces Investor-Led Panels on the Latest Trends for Healthcare, Navigating Generative AI at Its Annual thINc360 Event, May 29-31, in D.C.

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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NEEDHAM, Mass., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Healthcare Innovation Company announced the addition of more investor perspectives at its upcoming thINc360 event, taking place May 29-31, in Washington, D.C, including:

Key Points: 
  • While so much of the recent buzz is centered on generative AI, and rightly so, there is so much more to explore when it comes to other investment opportunities and evaluating practical next steps with new technologies and burgeoning solutions.
  • We are excited to bring the investor and startup communities together in a large forum and continue our mission to further innovation in healthcare," said Haritha Krishnarathnam, EVP of Strategy and Content, at The Healthcare Innovation Company.
  • Additional investor insights at thINc360 will be delivered by:
    Endeavor Venture Funds & Venture Studio, Managing Partner and CIO, Martin Alexander Gershon
    Early registration deadlines are in effect, with the next one expiring on Friday, March 15.
  • Prospective attendees and sponsors are encouraged to visit https://www.thinc360.com/2024event for more information.

Independence Blue Cross signs on to White House Healthcare AI Commitments

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced it has signed on to the White House Healthcare AI Commitments .

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced it has signed on to the White House Healthcare AI Commitments .
  • IBX joins 36 forward-thinking insurers and healthcare provider peers to collaborate with the White House and determine how to leverage frontier AI models that drive change in healthcare.
  • "Independence Blue Cross continues to lead the way in healthcare innovation.
  • We are dedicated to advocating for advancements that improve care delivery, user experience, and affordability," said Mike Vennera, executive vice president and chief strategy, development, and information officer for Independence Blue Cross.

Independence Blue Cross appoints Peishan Ang to Vice President of Corporate Strategy

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced that Peishan Ang was appointed to the role of Vice President of Corporate Strategy.

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced that Peishan Ang was appointed to the role of Vice President of Corporate Strategy.
  • In her new role, Ang oversees the development of corporate, divisional, and functional strategies, including the business, financial, capability, and organizational elements.
  • "Peishan's experience and deep knowledge of our organization and the health care business will help position us for continued long-term success," said Michael R. Vennera , executive vice president and chief strategy, corporate development, and information officer.
  • In her most recent role as vice president of Sales Enablement, she oversaw a team responsible for sales-related analytics, incentive programs, training, process support, and optimization.

Equinix Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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In this context, the significance of Platform Equinix and its strong competitive advantages has never been more crucial.

Key Points: 
  • In this context, the significance of Platform Equinix and its strong competitive advantages has never been more crucial.
  • Equinix opened 14 new data centers in 12 metros including Dublin, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Milan, Montreal, Paris, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.
  • Equinix will discuss its quarterly results for the period ended December 31, 2023, along with its future outlook, in its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
  • Equinix has made available on its website a presentation designed to accompany the discussion of Equinix's results and future outlook, along with certain supplemental financial information and other data.

Independence Blue Cross announces new, expanded role for Dr. Reetika Kumar, FACP

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced a new and expanded role for Dr. Reetika Kumar, FACP, serving the organization as vice president, Market Clinical Solutions and Pharmacy Services.

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced a new and expanded role for Dr. Reetika Kumar, FACP, serving the organization as vice president, Market Clinical Solutions and Pharmacy Services.
  • Within this increased role, Dr. Kumar will manage full accountability for pharmacy profit and loss, pharmacy clinical programs, and pharmacy sales and product development.
  • Dr. Kumar will continue to serve as the clinical face of the organization's sales and marketing activities for health, pharmacy, and ancillary products.
  • "Reetika is a compassionate and respected physician who has made a tremendous impact since joining IBX.

Data Center Solutions Market worth $591.7 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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By data center size, the mid-sized data center segment holds the second-largest market share during the forecast period.

Key Points: 
  • By data center size, the mid-sized data center segment holds the second-largest market share during the forecast period.
  • To optimize the use of servers, mid-sized data centers have a high use of virtualized environments, and efficient allocation of data center resources is required.
  • To facilitate high performance, efficient design, and easy deployment, these data centers are increasingly adopting data center transformation services.
  • Data Center Solutions Market Advantages:
    Organisations may effectively increase or contract their computer capabilities in response to demand thanks to the scalable architecture that data centre solutions offer.

Data Center Solutions Market worth $591.7 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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By data center size, the mid-sized data center segment holds the second-largest market share during the forecast period.

Key Points: 
  • By data center size, the mid-sized data center segment holds the second-largest market share during the forecast period.
  • To optimize the use of servers, mid-sized data centers have a high use of virtualized environments, and efficient allocation of data center resources is required.
  • To facilitate high performance, efficient design, and easy deployment, these data centers are increasingly adopting data center transformation services.
  • Data Center Solutions Market Advantages:
    Organisations may effectively increase or contract their computer capabilities in response to demand thanks to the scalable architecture that data centre solutions offer.

Equinix Announces Fully Managed Service for NVIDIA DGX AI Supercomputing

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix , Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, announced a fully managed private cloud service that enables enterprises to easily acquire and manage their own NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputing infrastructure for building and running custom generative AI models.

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix , Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, announced a fully managed private cloud service that enables enterprises to easily acquire and manage their own NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputing infrastructure for building and running custom generative AI models.
  • Available immediately, the service includes NVIDIA DGX systems , NVIDIA networking and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform.
  • Equinix's fully managed NVIDIA AI supercomputing service enables customers to operate their AI infrastructure in close proximity to their data.
  • Using the service, customers can easily access their NVIDIA AI Enterprise software to streamline the development and deployment of production-grade AI applications, including generative AI.

Independence Blue Cross names Joe Geist as Senior Vice President and Market President - National

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced the hiring of Joe Geist as Senior Vice President and Market President – National.

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced the hiring of Joe Geist as Senior Vice President and Market President – National.
  • In this role, he will lead sales and retention teams for the organization's National and large group clients.
  • His passion, proven track record and strong leadership will accelerate our growth trajectory," said Susan Larkin , executive vice president and president of Core Commercial Markets at IBX.
  • Prior to joining IBX, Geist served as vice president and chief client officer for National Accounts at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.