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HOLLYWOOD - September 3, 2003 - Vista Healthplan of South Florida, Inc. (VISTA), a health benefits company, announced today that it has achieved a three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The accreditation includes the plan's commercial, Medicare and Medicaid HMOs. Status as an accredited health plan means VISTA has passed a series of rigorous and nationally recognized standards for quality and access to care, set by the AAAHC. The recognition further illustrates to consumers that access to quality health care can complement efforts to help contain skyrocketing health care costs. "Accreditation underscores our commitment to provide access to affordable quality health care to VISTA members and employers in South Florida," said Joe Berding, VISTA's chief executive officer. "We are pleased and proud to have our efforts recognized with this accreditation." Organizations seeking AAAHC accreditation undergo a rigorous and extensive on-site survey of system wide mechanisms for evaluating providers of care functioning within managed care systems, and for assuring standards of compliance. The standards address such critical issues as the organization's communication mechanisms to patient members; grievance resolution systems; consumer information; appeals procedures; and utilization management. HOLLYWOOD, FL - May 24, 2005 - VISTA announced today it will award grants totaling up to $50,000 this year to nonprofit organizations in the communities where its employees live and work. The VISTA Community Grants Program will begin accepting applications immediately from 501(c)(3) organizations that meet specific criteria, eligibility requirements and guidelines. The VISTA Community Grants Program supports charitable organizations whose work, through measurable outcomes, contributes to improving the health of the community in one or more of the following areas: preventive health, health education, disease management, community health initiatives/outreach, improving health care services, controlling health care costs or reducing the number of persons who do not have health insurance. Nonprofit organizations whose service area includes one of more of the following counties are invited to apply: Alachua, Broward, Escambia, Leon, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach or St. Lucie. "Sharing our success by giving back to the neighborhoods in which we live and serve is a priority," said Ronald J. Berding, VISTA's chief executive officer. "We invite the nonprofit community to apply for a grant and help us continue to invest in the future of our communities to achieve the mutual goal of helping people lead healthier lives." VISTA community grants will be awarded quarterly. Applications will be accepted until July 15, 2005 for the third quarter and September 30, 2005 for the fourth quarter. The application package is available by calling 1-800-447-5116 ext. 3360. The grant program is one initiative in a multi-component community relations program that VISTA will roll out this year. Additional initiatives include a volunteer program for senior executives; an employee sponsored community activities committee; the ViSTARS employee volunteer program and the VISTA Volunteer Fair, an onsite event to inspire employee volunteerism by providing nonprofit organizations the opportunity to recruit volunteers from VISTA's workforce of 1,000 employees. Together these programs provide outreach and assistance to the community.
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