James R. Hertel better known to all his friends , associates and collegues simply as Jim. Jim passed away suddenly on July 1st, 2010 . Jim started HCCA and was the Publisher and CEO. For over 20 years Jim was the leading source of information in the Managed Care Industry as well as the Health Industry in Mountain States and Arizona. Jim's newletters and timely emails kept everyone on top of healthcare in these markets. Jim knew just about everyone in healthcare and from the wonderful responses HCCA and his family has received he was very well liked and thought of. Jim leaves behind his Wife Alexis, two Sons , Mathew and Cameron , a Sister Dede , as well as many inlaws ,other family and close friends. Jim served on several boards and was active in many charities and organizations. We are so deeply saddened by his death and the family wishes to thank all of you for your support and kind wishes. We will miss him !

About HCCA HealthCare Computer Corp. of America (HCCA) provides unique and advanced marketing and strategic products to the managed care industry.   Since our founding in 1983, our aim within this dynamic industry has been to assist our client companies in their quest for knowledge, marketing success and profitability.

James R. Hertel, B.Pharm, MBA, is the founder of HCCA and currently serves as President and Publisher. He has 25 years of experience in managed care plan development and operations, with special emphasis on marketing and operational assessment. The HCCA Database is the repository of managed health care data and information for the Western U.S. Through over 15 years of industry growth and expansion, HCCA has focused on collecting and disseminating information on HMOs, Medicare plans, Medicaid plans, Point-of Service plans, insured PPOs, managed care networks, MSOs, physician organizations, managed behavioral health organizations as well as numerous ancillary service plans and providers. and similar organizations in the Western U.S.   Based in Denver, Colorado, our focus for the last 20 years has been to observe the growth, indeed rapid expansion, and evolution of managed care organizations throughout the United States, but always with a focus in the West.     Jim Hertel serves on the boards of a national behavioral healthcare organization, a statewide benefits consultants group and a rural hospital. He is a recognized speaker on managed care developments in the Rocky Mountain West

When information from previously unrelated sources is  structured in a meaningful way, human beings are capable of thinking thoughts that were previously unthinkable.                                                       Albert Einstein

MISSION As information professionals, it is our goal to serve the managed care industry in the western U.S. As managed care professionals, it is our goal to understand the essential character of each player in -- or influencing, the financing and delivery of health care. We believe our information helps our Clients and Sponsors  to connect the dots and to make decisions that ensure their success, however measured.

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