Ackerman J
ProviderLink, Minneapolis.
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Joel Ackerman serves as director of advanced technologies for Minneapolis-based ProviderLink, an electronic claims software subsidiary of United Healthcare Corporation. United Healthcare is a managed-care company that owns and operates 19 fee-for-service and capitated health maintenance organizations in 15 states serving almost two million members. In addition, United Healthcare has subsidiary operations selling services to more than 80 other Blue Cross Blue Shield plans and indemnity and HMOs--including its competitors. These services include managing departments such as pharmacy, providing specialized contract clinics like mental health or chemical dependency, performing utilization-review services, and providing computer outsourcing such as enrollment and electronic claims processing. Ackerman has been involved in both American National Standards Institute (ANSI) efforts and the Health and Human Service's Workgroup on Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI).
乔尔·阿克曼是总部位于明尼阿波利斯的ProviderLink公司先进技术部主任，该公司是联合健康集团旗下的一家电子理赔软件子公司。联合健康集团是一家管理式医疗公司，在15个州拥有并运营着19个按服务收费和按人头收费的健康维护组织，为近200万会员提供服务。此外，联合健康集团还通过子公司向80多家其他蓝十字蓝盾计划以及赔偿和健康维护组织（包括其竞争对手）销售服务。这些服务包括管理药房等部门、提供心理健康或药物依赖等专业合同诊所、提供利用审查服务以及提供诸如注册和电子理赔处理等计算机外包服务。阿克曼参与了美国国家标准协会（ANSI）的相关工作以及卫生与公众服务部的电子数据交换工作组（WEDI）的工作。
