BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
To maintain the exclusive focus of managing healthcare costs for client companies. To provide unsurpassed customer service and seamless benefits administration, managed care, and informatics services. To support client commitments to their members and healthcare providers.
Chief Executive Officer
Joe K EdwardsNumber of Employees 300
Contact Information
27 Corporate Hill Dr.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
(501) 225-1551
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NAICS Code Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services: 541614
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HealthSCOPE Benefits Implements Benefit Informatics Data Analysis and Reporting Technology
Online Services Provide Employers and Brokers Access to Extensive Claim Information TULSA, Okla. -- HealthSCOPE Benefits, one of the nationĂ¢??s leading claims administration ...
American CareSource Holdings Signs New Client Agreement With HealthSCOPE Benefits
American CareSource Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANCI) announced today that it has signed a new client service agreement with HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc., a full service claims administration and health management firm providing administrative and other support services to self-funded employers throughout the United States. Under the agreement, American...
HealthScope benefits buys foresight TPA of El Paso
HealthSeope Benefits Inc. of Little Rock has bought Foresight TPA of El Paso, Texas. Access Plans USA Inc., parent company of Foresight, said it sold the subsidiary to HealthScope, a health management firm, in a deal that closed Dec. 31. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Access...
HealthScope Benefits
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Robert Bracy has been hired by HealthScope Benefits as vice president of business development and account management. Before joining HealthScope, he was regional vice president for a third-party administration firm.
Healthaxis Expands Relationship with HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc
Signs Multi-Year IT Outsourcing Contract to Deliver Additional Outsourcing Solutions Through BPO Management Services, Inc. IRVING, Texas -- Healthaxis, Inc., "Healthaxis" (Nasdaq: HAXS) an innovative provider of technology-enhanced, integrated business process solutions and services, including claims and benefit administration applications, web-enabled software solutions and outsourced claims related services for...
Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP has subleased 3,888 square feet of office space at 1 Civic Center Drive in San Marcos from HealthScope Benefits Inc
Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP has subleased 3,888 square feet of office space at 1 Civic Center Drive in San Marcos from HealthScope Benefits Inc. The property, leased for 70 months at $726,103, is an expansion of the law firm's existing office space in the building. The sublessor was represented...
HealthSCOPE Benefits' High Impact Disease Management in Spotlight
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- With health insurance premiums experiencing double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive year, employers continue to look for ways to reduce the cost of their benefits plan. One solution, in particular, continues to spark market interest by proactively identifying high-risk plan members who drive up to 80-90...
Move over, Blue
Come Jan. 8, Little Rock health insurance administrator HealthScope Benefits Inc. will free itself from the chains of a 10-year-old non-compete agreement with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield. The 1993 agreement stipulated that HealthScope, formerly CNA Health Partners of Little Rock, could not actively solicit new customers in Arkansas...
HealthSCOPE taps technology pulse
At a time of double-digit health care cost increases and high medical inflation, advanced technology is helping accomplish key objectives in benefits administration. HealthSCOPE Benefits Inc., which manages more than $400 million in annual health care expenditures, has developed a sophisticated data capture and analysis system the company hopes...
American Health and HealthSCOPE Benefits Unveil High Impact Medical Management
Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio--BW HealthWire--May 30, 2002 American Health Holding, Inc., a dual URAC accredited, national medical management firm headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, announces a new, proactive approach to medical management services, the High Impact Program. Developed in collaboration with strategic partner HealthSCOPE Benefits,...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe K Edwards | Chief Executive Officer |
| Mary Catherine Person | President |
| Ted Georges | Executive Vice President, Sales |
| James D Johnson | Senior Vice President, Benefits Administration |
| Carol Gaines | Regional Vice President, Account Management |
| Gary D Caudle | Vice President, Information Technology |
| Kevin J Ryan | Vice President of Sales |
| Paula Thompson | Regional Vice President for Account Management |
| Robert Bracy | Vice President of Business Development and Account Management |
| Susan Johnson | Regional Vice President of Account Management |
| Anna Holt | Director of Account Management and Sales |
| Cathleen Armstrong | Director of Claims Administration |
| Ed Grooms | Director of Business Systems |
| Mel Cox | Director of Operations, Taft Hartley |
| Ross Johnston | Director of Benefits Administration |
| Susan Allen | Director of Customer Service |
| Sam Clabon | Manager |
| MARY CATHERINE |
Joe K. Edwards serves as Chief Operating Officer for HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc. In this capacity, Mr. Edwards is responsible for overseeing all claims administration, information systems, finance and banking requirements. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Finance for HSB. Mr. Edwards served as Senior Vice President of Finance for CNA Health Partners, HealthSCOPE Benefits' predecessor company. Prior to employment with CNA Health Partners in 1991, Mr. Edwards served as the Chief Financial Officer for Burgett & Dietrich, Inc. and as Chief Financial Officer for Nabholz Construction Company. Mr. Edwards received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and is a Certified Public Accountant.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Nabholz Construction Corp. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Finance Executive | Former |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Bachelor of Arts Degree In Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | President | Current |
| Plan Handlers | President | Current |
| Cenben USA | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Tpa Operations | Former |
| Princeton University | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales | Current |
James D. Johnson serves as Senior Vice President, Benefits Administration for HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc. In this capacity, Mr. Johnson is responsible for all claims administration and information systems operations of the company. He also served as Senior Vice President of CNA Health Partners, HealthSCOPE Benefits' predecessor company. Prior to employment with CNA Health Partners in 1991, Mr. Johnson served as Manager of Group Health Claims Administration for Travelers Insurance for thirteen years and an additional eight years as Vice President of Third Party Administration and Health Maintenance Organization Claims Administration with Aetna. Mr. Johnson has an extensive background of claims knowledge and was successful in establishing claims administration services for our company. Mr. Johnson received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Benefits Administration | Current |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Bachelor of Science Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Regional Vice President, Account Management | Current |
| Benefits Consulting | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Vice President, Information Technology | Current |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Telecommunications Executive | Current |
| University of Arkansas | Master of Business Administration Program | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hovde Financial LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Plan Handlers | Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Cigna HealthCare | Client Manager | Former |
| Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. | Former | |
| FINRA | Former | |
| Vanderbilt University | Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance and Accounting | Former |
| Boston College | Undergraduate Degree In English | Former |
| Vanderbilt University | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Plan Handlers | Regional Vice President, Account Management | Current |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Regional Vice President for Account Management | Current |
| University of North Dakota | Former |
Robert "Bob" Bracy serves as Vice President of Business Development and Account Management for HealthSCOPE Benefits. In this capacity, Mr. Bracy is responsible for new business development and account management company wide. Prior to joining HealthSCOPE Benefits, he served as Regional Vice President of a TPA beginning in 2002. Mr. Bracy began his career in the Employee Benefits Division of a local Arkansas insurance Company over 25 years ago. Mr. Bracy holds the Registered Health Underwriter (RHU) designation, is past president of the Central Arkansas Association of Health Underwriters (CAAHU) and past president of the Arkansas State Health Underwriters Association (AAHU). He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Marketing from the University of Arkansas.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Vice President of Business Development and Account Management | Current |
Susan Johnson serves as Regional Vice President of Account Management for the Southern Region for HealthSCOPE Benefits, a CenBen USA Company. In this capacity, Ms. Johnson is responsible for new business implementation, current client account service and renewals. Prior to this position, Mrs. Johnson served as Director of Benefits Administration for HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc. She was responsible for managing and monitoring customer service, claim accuracy, and promptness of payments to meet and exceed industry standards, as well as human resource development, which encompasses salary/incentive compensation planning, interviewing, staffing, career counseling, and personnel appraisals. She also served as Director of Employee Benefits Division of CNA Health Partners, HealthSCOPE Benefits' predecessor company. Prior to employment with CNA Health Partners, Mrs. Johnson worked for CNA. Her extensive experience in health insurance administration spans more than twenty years.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Regional Vice President of Account Management | Current |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Director of Benefits Administration | Former |
Anna Holt serves as Director of Account Management and Sales for HealthSCOPE Benefits on the West Coast. In this capacity, Ms. Holt is responsible for the management of existing clients as well as new business development and broker relationships in her given territory. Prior to joining HealthSCOPE Benefits in 2008, she served as a consultant and broker in the Dallas, Texas area for 10 years. In these positions, Ms. Holt was responsible for the management of both national and regional clients, representing $2 million in annual revenue.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Director of Account Management and Sales | Current |
Cathleen Armstrong serves as Director of Claims Administration for HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc. In this capacity, Ms. Armstrong is responsible for managing and monitoring customer service, claims accuracy, and promptness of payments to meet and exceed industry standards. She also served as Manager of the Employee Benefits Division for CNA Health Partners, HealthSCOPE Benefits' predecessor company. Prior to employment with CNA Health Partners in 1994, Ms. Armstrong was in the property, casualty, health and workers compensation claims areas. Her claims experience spans over the last twenty two years.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Director of Claims Administration | Current |
Ed Grooms serves as Director of Business Systems for HealthSCOPE Benefits and CenBen USA. In this capacity Mr. Grooms is currently providing project-management oversight traveling between CenBen USA operations centers overseeing the Company's critical technology enhancement initiatives. Mr. Grooms joined HealthSCOPE Benefits as the Manager of Information Technology in HealthSCOPE's Nashville, TN office in November of 1998. In this position, Mr. Grooms has served in many corporate level project management roles including claims systems migrations, numerous autopay improvements, consumer-driven product research, HIPAA Privacy implementation as well as recently served as the Company's HIPAA Privacy Official. Mr. Grooms received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Office Management from Middle Tennessee State University and has been in the health insurance administration industry for more than twenty-four years.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Plan Handlers | Director Business Systems | Current |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Director of Business Systems | Current |
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Manager of Information Technology | Former |
| Information Technology, Inc. | Manager | Former |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Bachelor of Business Administration Degree In Office Management | Former |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Business Administration Degree In Office Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Director of Operations, Taft Hartley | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Director of Benefits Administration | Current |
| Plan Handlers | Director of Benefits Administration | Current |
| New Mexico State University | Master of Science Degree In Mathematics | Former |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Science Degree In Mathematics | Former |
Susan Allen serves as Director of Customer Service for HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc. In this capacity, Ms. Allen is responsible for managing all aspects of customer service promptness and quality; managing the training of new staff and ongoing training of current associates; and overseeing the audit process of the claims department. Prior to employment with HealthSCOPE Benefits, Ms. Allen began a Claims Administration office, where she managed to increase her customer base by 99 percent. She was responsible for all aspects of self-insured services, customer service, claims management and systems. Her claims experience spans over the last thirty years.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Director of Customer Service | Current |
Sam Clabon serves as Manager of Customer Service for HealthSCOPE Benefits, INC. In this capacity, Mr. Clabon is responsible for the day to day operation of the Customer Service Unit.He also served as Manager of member services CNA Health Partners, HealthSCOPE Benefits' predecessor company. Prior to employment with CNA Health Partners in 1995, Mr. Clabon served four years as Manager of a Customer Service unit for USABLE Administrators. Mr.Clabon has 22 years experience in the Third Party Administration field, starting with claim processing, and quality assurance and customer service.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Healthscope Benefits, Inc. | Current | |
| Princeton University | Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude | Former |
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