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- Archives
October 10, 2015 -- Step Out Walk to STOP Diabetes
Sponsored by American Diabetes Association
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015 Time: 9:00 am -12:00 noon
Location: Iron Pigs Stadium, Coca Cola Park, 1050 Ironpigs Way, Allentown, PA 18109
Sponsored by: American Diabetes Association
To register, visit: www.diabetes.org/LVBCH
To get more info, visit: www.diabetes.org/lehighvalley
October 4, 2015 -- Heart & Stroke Walk - Berks County
Sponsored by American Heart Association
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2015 Time: 9:00 am -12:00 noon
Location: Blue Marsh Lake, 1268 Pallisades Drive, Leesport, PA 19533
Sponsored by: American Heart Association
Click here to Get more info
Click here to Register
Click here for a Factsheet about the American Heart & Stroke Associations
September 24, 2015 -- LVBCH Employer Forum - Wellness Programs
Date: Thursday, 09/24/15 Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: FLSmidth Inc., 2040 Avenue C, Bethlehem, PA 18017
Focus: Employee Wellness Programs
Registration Required - This event is for LVBCH "EMPLOYER" Members Only
Click here to Get More Information
Click here to Register
Click here to see the Agenda
Click here to see the Wellness Spotlight Recognition Program
August 20, 2015 -- LVBCH Roundtable
"Choosing Wisely® - Eliminating Waste & Increasing Healthcare Value"

Date: Thursday, 08/20/15 Time: 12:00 noon - 3:30 pm
Location: Glasbern Inn Lodge, 2141 Packhouse Road, Fogelsville, PA
Presentations by: Dominic Lorusso from Consumer Reports;
Mark Wendling, MD and a team from Lehigh Valley Health Network
Registration Required - Event for all LVBCH Members
Click here to Get More Information and to Register
Click to access the Program Agenda
Click to access Speaker Presentations: Consumer Reports slides and LVHN slides
Click to access Consumer Reports Choosing Wisely PSA
Click to access LVBCH/Consumer Reports Fact Sheet 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Click to access Additional Event Photos
To access more than 100 brochures and factsheets (including videos) to getting better, safer, more cost-effective care, click the following link: http://www.lvbch.com/lvbch_80_1_67_15_choosing-wisely-campaign.html
May 8, 2015 -- LVBCH 35th Annual Conference
"Healthcare in Transition - Policy, Population and Practice"

Date: May 8, 2015 Time: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: DeSales University, University Center Building, 2755 Station Ave, Center Valley, PA 18034
Invitations were sent via email on March 4, 2015.
You must register to attend this event. Registrations will NOT be accepted at the door.
Registration deadline: Monday, April 13, 2015
Click here to Get more info and click here to Register
Click to access the News Release about the event.
To acccess the News Release about the 2015 LVBCH Recognition Award Winners,
Click to access the Program Book from the 2015 LVBCH Annual Conference
Click to access additional photos from the event.
Click to access Speaker Presentations:
Robert Laszewski slides
Gary Kaplan. MD slides
David Nash, MD slides and blog titled The Employee Challenge
April 30, 2015 - LVBCH Employers See a Demo of the Geneia Data Analytics Tool
Date: April 30, 2015 Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Location: 60 W Broad St, Suite 204, Bethlehem, PA
Sponsored by: Geneia and LVBCH
April 28, 2015 -- Healthcare Systems Engineering Symposium
"Transforming the Future of Healthcare through Systems Engineering"
Date: April 28, 2015 Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Lehigh University, Mountaintop Campus, Wood Dining Room, Iacocca Hall
Sponsored by: Lehigh University Health Systems Engineering Department and LVBCH
Invitations were sent via email on March 6, 2015.
You must register to attend this event. Registrations will NOT be accepted at the door.
Registration deadline: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Click here to Get more info and click here to Register
To read the Lehigh Valley Business Article about the event click here
Click to access additional photos from the event.
April 15, 2015 -- LVBCH & Capital BlueCross Broker Event

Date: April 15, 2015 Time: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Location: Melt Restaurant, 2805 Center Valley Pkwy, Center Valley, PA 18034
Sponsored by Capital BlueCross
Presentation by Vicki Doule, Senior Director, Group Sales, Major Markets, Capital BlueCross (left photo)
Welcome by Amanda Unger, Director Strategic Producer Relations, Capital BlueCross & Tom Croyle, LVBCH President (right photo)
Event was for BROKERS only.
April 7, 2015 -- Employer Forum - "ACA Reporting . . . SOLVED"
Sponsored by BSI Corporate Benefits
Date: April 7, 2015 Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Location: Coca-Cola Park - Home of the LV IronPigs
Sponsored by: BSI Corporate Benefits
Invitations were sent via email on March 9, 2015.
This is an EMPLOYER only event.
You must register to attend this event. Registrations will NOT be accepted at the door.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Click here to Get more info and click here to Register
Click a link below to view two videos from the event:
The "What" of ACA Reporting - features William Lowe, HR Consulting Attorney
from HB Solutions LLC
and covers ACA laws and forms.
The "How" of ACA Reporting- features Tony DaRe, Agency Principal
from BSI Corporate Benefits
and includes an action plan a company can follow
to achieve ACA compliance.
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February 24, 2015 -- LVBCH & NVA Broker Event
"Vision Basics & The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act"

Date: February 24, 2015 Time: 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Glasbern Inn Lodge, 2141 Packhouse Road, Fogelsville, PA
Sponsored by NVA, Benecard Association and Professional Training Services (PTS)
Presentation by Dr. Carl Moroff of National Vision Administrators (NVA)
Included a FREE 2 CE Credit Class for Brokers and lunch.
Event was for BROKERS only.
January 14, 2015 -- LVBCH Board of Directors
Tour St. Luke's Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology
Date: January 14, 2015 Time:12:00 noon -1:00 pm
Location: St. Luke's Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology, 3701 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley, PA 18034
Sponsored By: St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN)
On Wednesday, 01/14/15, LVBCH Board members toured the St. Luke's Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology located at 3701 Corporate Parkway, Suite 130 in Center Valley, PA 18034. After the tour, Bankim A. Bhatt, MD, FACP (pictured far right) met with Board members and told them about the Center which is a "one-stop-shop" for treating diabetes. Dr Bhatt's Center is one of a very small number of providers in the US that have been identified by Stanford University Medical School's Clinical Excellence Research Center as performing favorably on both quality and risk-adjusted total health spending for patients managed over time. The event was sponsored by St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN).