He was recognized as one of the top eight Chief Information Officers in North America and received the Elite 8 Award for his work.
West Chester, Pennsylvania, May 20, 2024 /24-7 Press Release/ — Joseph Smith is included in the Marquis Who's Who. As with all his Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, the individuals profiled have been selected based on current reference values. Factors such as position, notable accomplishments, name recognition, and prominence are all considered during the selection process.
After earning a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1971, Mr. Smith earned an MBA in Finance and Financial Management Services from Loyola University Chicago. During his graduate studies, he met several people who work at his Blue Cross Blue Shield. After graduation, he first joined BCBS of Illinois, then Blue Cross Association, then Independence Blue Cross Co. as Vice President of Claims, and then transferred his skill set to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas Co. Did. From 1993 until his retirement in 2014, Mr. Smith served as Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President with distinction. Backed by extensive expertise in the healthcare and information technology industry, he built the Inter-Plan system, communicated all of his BCBS' nearly 75 local plans on medical insurance claims, and helped members receive contract discounts on their local BCBS plans. played an important role in making it available. . Since its introduction, this Inter-Plan system has resulted in huge net growth in BCBS's total membership to over 34 million members. In the United States, it has grown to just over 100 million subscribers. Then, in the 1990s, as chief IT architect, Mr. Smith worked with ABCBS executive director and his two hospital systems in Arkansas to create America's first fully integrated health information exchange (known as AHIN). ) was built. This system integrates the administrative, financial, and clinical transactions necessary to enable most health care services to all health care providers, and allows hospitals, physicians, all payers, etc. to exchange information electronically. I will make it possible. During his tenure, Mr. Smith was also invited by Dr. David Breiler (who worked directly as President George W. Bush's Health Information Technology Coordinator) to help develop the National Health Information Technology Strategy.
During his tenure at BCBS of Arkansas, Mr. Smith was also the Founder, Chairman and President of Shareware LLC, a shared features company currently owned by 10 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. The first vendor-provided multi-tenant health plan operations platform.
In recognition of his professional accomplishments, he has personally received national information technology awards, including Hospital & Health Network's Top 10 Most Wired Health Plans in America award and Arkansas Business's Best Insurance Website award. We are also honored to receive numerous awards for the Arkansas BCBS. He was recognized as one of the top eight Chief Information Officers in North America and received the Elite 8 Award for his work. Although his career has been filled with many highlights, Mr. Smith is most proud of the above award because his fellow CIO selected him for the recognition. Similarly, he is responsible for the development of business and information technology strategies and the healthcare planning computer system for the large-scale healthcare industry transformation from the ICD 9 coding nomenclature to the “10x more granular” ICD 10 coding nomenclature. Obtained a national patent for the support of his system. This is a massive, mission-critical transformation across the industry. This transition was critical because these his ICD 9 and 10 coding structures drive nearly all insured health care financial transactions that occur in the health care industry.
With more than 40 years of industry experience, Mr. Smith founded HITvision in 2014 with a focus on leveraging information technology to improve the healthcare industry. As CEO, he established links with government and private health institutions around the world, including Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, India, and more, providing healthcare services to their respective health systems. We have been working on applying IT capabilities. . Outside of work, Mr. Smith serves on the advisory boards of several technology companies across the United States and has worked at the Dr. Louis Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation.
Eager to leverage his IT knowledge, Mr. Smith worked with the American Arbitration Association to assist with the AAA's arbitration process in cases of disputes related to IT functions. Looking to the future, Smith plans to continue helping others and passing on her knowledge to up-and-comers in the industry.
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