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UPMC Health Plan Wins Excellence in Analytics Award

PITTSBURGH (Nov. 2, 2015) – UPMC Health Plan was recognized for excellence in analytics by the International Institute for Analytics (IIA) at its annual Chief Analytics Officer Summit held in Las Vegas, Nev., last month.

UPMC Health Plan was awarded the IIA’s annual Excellence in Analytics Award, which acknowledges trailblazing companies that go above and beyond to develop advanced analytics capabilities. UPMC Health Plan was chosen for its “Learning Engine” tool, which provides continuous improvement of the analytics that optimize the quality of care for UPMC Health Plan members.

“UPMC Health Plan is delighted to receive this honor and humbled to be in the company of the other outstanding finalists,” said Pamela Peele, Ph.D., Vice President, Health Economics and Chief Analytics Officer for UPMC Health Plan. “It is rewarding to be acknowledged for an innovative tool that helps our members and enables our clinicians.”

Other finalists for the award included Dignity Health, Dow Chemical, Enova International, and XL Catlin. Past winners of the award have included the Ford Motor Company, Proctor & Gamble, UnitedHealth Group, and Intermountain Healthcare.

“UPMC Health Plan is a shining example of how to advance analytics and derive measurable impact,” said Jack Phillips, Co-Founder and CEO of IIA. “We salute Dr. Peele and her team and congratulate them on winning.”

Head of the judging panel was the notable Tom Davenport, the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College who has been named one of the top three business/technology analysts in the world and one of the 100 most influential people in the IT industry. He has written or edited seventeen books and over 100 articles for Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, the Financial Times, and other publications and writes a weekly column for the Wall Street Journal’s Corporate Technology section. All award contenders were nominated by IIA’s community of analytics experts and practitioners who recognized each organization’s use of analytics to drive measurable business impact. IIA, which is based in Altamonte Springs, Fla., is an independent research and advisory firm for organizations committed to accelerating their business through the power of analytics.

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UPMC Health Plan, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is among the nation’s fastest-growing health plans. It is owned by UPMC, a world-renowned health care provider. As part of an integrated health care delivery system, UPMC Health Plan is committed to providing its members better health, more financial security, and the peace of mind they deserve.  UPMC Health Plan partners with UPMC and community network providers to produce a combination of knowledge and expertise that provides the highest quality care at the most affordable price. The UPMC Insurance Services Division – which includes UPMC Health Plan, UPMC WorkPartners, LifeSolutions, UPMC for Life, UPMC for You, UPMC for Kids, Askesis, and Community Care Behavioral Health — offers a full range of group health insurance, Medicare, Special Needs, CHIP, Medical Assistance, behavioral health, employee assistance, and workers' compensation products and services to over 2.7 million members. Our local provider network includes UPMC as well as community providers, totaling more than 125 hospitals and more than 11,500 physicians throughout Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. For more information, visit www.upmchealthplan.com.