ATLANTA, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadspire, a
Crawford Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB) and leading third party
administrator of workers compensation claims, liability claims and
medical management services, has named Erica Fichter to the position of senior vice
president of its industry-leading medical management services.
Fichter will oversee a staff of more than 500 clinical
professionals and support personnel located throughout the United States. Broadspire has the fifth
largest medical management company in the country, with integrated
services including: medical bill review, field and telephonic case
management, utilization review, physician review, the BOLD® Network
preferred provider offering and chronic pain management. With this
array of services, Broadspire's cost containment results are
typically 10 to 15 percent better than those produced by other TPAs
and managed care companies.
"I'm very excited to have Erica lead our medical management
department," said Broadspire President and CEO Danielle Lisenbey. "Erica brings a great deal of
expertise to this role. She understands our customer's needs and
has a breadth of talents that are well suited for the position. Her
leadership will help ensure that our medical management services
continue to lead the industry."
Fichter brings more than 22 years of experience to her new
position and has worked with Broadspire for the past 16 years.
Starting as a billing analyst, she was promoted to a number of
management positions with increasing responsibilities. In 2001,
Fichter was named operations manager of the medical bill review
(MBR) department and then in 2008 was promoted to director of MBR
operations.
While directing MBR, Fichter implemented and managed a quality
assurance program, an operational training program and
segment-specific strategies. She will continue to be based out of
Broadspire's medical management headquarters in Sunrise, Fla. She joins Broadspire's senior
leadership team and reports directly to Lisenbey.
About Broadspire
Broadspire (www.choosebroadspire.com), a leading
international third party administrator, provides risk management
solutions designed to help clients improve their financial results.
Broadspire offers casualty claim and medical management services to
assist large organizations in achieving their unique goals,
increasing employee productivity and reducing the cost of risk
through professional expertise, technology and data analytics. As a
Crawford Company, Broadspire is based in Atlanta, Ga., with 85 locations throughout
the United States. Services are
offered by Crawford & Company under the Broadspire brand in
Europe (www.Broadspire.eu),
including the United Kingdom
(www.BroadspireTPA.co.uk).
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga.,
Crawford & Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is the world's
largest independent provider of claims management solutions to the
risk management and insurance industry as well as self-insured
entities, with an expansive global network serving clients in more
than 70 countries. The Crawford System of Claims Solutions(SM)
offers comprehensive, integrated claims services, business process
outsourcing and consulting services for major product lines
including property and casualty claims management, workers
compensation claims and medical management, and legal settlement
administration. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under
the symbols CRDA and CRDB.
SOURCE Crawford & Company