| 4/24/2008 |
CHN PPO RECEIVES APPROVAL FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND INSURANCE AS A CERTIFIED ORGANIZED DELIVERY SYSTEM (ODS)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Missy Pudimott
Date: April 24, 2008
(800) 225-4246 ext. 6493
missy.pudimott@chn.com
Hamilton, NJ – On March 26, 2008, CHN PPO, a division of Consolidated
Services Group, Inc., received approval from the New Jersey Department
of Banking and Insurance as a certified Organized Delivery System, (ODS).
This approval allows the CHN PPO to provide Network Management on behalf
of a New Jersey State approved Insurance Carrier. Through the ODS Certification
process, the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance has determined that
the CHN PPO Provider Network has satisfied the network adequacy standards
in all 21 counties in the State of New Jersey. Presently, CHN PPO is
contracting with Monumental Life Insurance to roll out an ODS plan.
“We are very pleased to receive this important designation,” states
Cara Ianniello, Vice President of Network Operations for CHN PPO. “This
certification will allow greater product expansion into the Group Health
marketplace.” Michael Morrone, President and CEO of Consolidated
Services Group, Inc, (CSG), and CHN PPO’s parent company stated
that, “since the acquisition of CHN in December of 2005, CSG has
invested many resources into the development and integrity of the CHN
PPO Network. This is just one of many designations the CHN PPO Network
holds including, Certified Managed Care Organization (MCO) in the State
of New Jersey, URAC Accreditation for Network with Credentialing, as
well as being ranked the Number 1 PPO for 10 straight years by NJ Biz
(1998-2007). CSG is committed to offering high quality products and services
on behalf of their clients and providers as well as the marketplace.”
About CHN PPO- August, 2008 marks the 20th Anniversary for the CHN PPO.
In 2005, CSG acquired CHN, a leading northeast regional preferred provider
organization (“PPO”) that services New Jersey, New York and
much of New England. CHN PPO is a URAC-Accredited network of over 100,000
participating provider locations including 16,000 provider locations
in their New England network, Northeast Health Direct (NHD). As CSG’s
Proprietary PPO, CHN has been ranked #1 in NJ by NJ Biz for 10 consecutive
years (1998-2007). For nearly 20 years, CHN has been developing PPO networks
for their clients who represent Insurance Carriers, TPA's, Joint Insurance
Funds, Municipalities and School Boards. CHN's provider contracts cover
product lines of Group Health, Workers Compensation and Automobile coverage’s.
CHN PPO maintains a website at www.chn.com.
About Consolidated Services Group, Inc. (“CSG”) has more
than 25 years experience in the Medical Claims Management industry, and
provides Managed Care, Utilization Review, as well as a proprietary PPO
to Workers’ Compensation, Group Health and Automobile Insurers.
All services are delivered through its unparalleled integration technology
platform, MEDLOGIX®. Consolidated Services Group, Inc. services a
significant number of the industry’s largest Auto and Property
and Casualty Carriers and maintains a website at www.CSG-inc.net. |