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Four Themes to Successfully Navigating the Supreme Court Decision

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act confirms the direction of healthcare reform that had already begun a few years ago.  Many payers and providers, responding to the slowly emerging regulatory architecture of the law, have embarked on large scale transformational initiatives which will fundamentally change their business models forever.

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Payers and Providers: The Pressure On Payers Is Relentless

No matter the outcome of the Affordable Care Act, the long-term picture for payers remains uncertain. Even if all the ACA provisions are enforced by the Supreme Court, there are still many issues to sort out. If some of the provisions are struck down, then other issues will be encountered. In an unpredictable business environment, Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana decided to give itself a physical and make process improvements to control what we could control.

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TBM Consulting Group Names Two New Members To Board of Directors

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Durham, N.C. – December 15, 2010TBM Consulting Group, a leading global operations consultancy for the manufacturing and services sectors, today announced two new members to its Board of Directors:  Mark Gottfredson, Partner and a senior leader of the Performance Improvement Practice at Bain & Company; and Ron Wince, President and CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of TBM.  Mr. Gottfredson and Mr. Wince will provide an outside and unique perspective to help TBM achieve stronger future growth. 

“Mark has extensive experience advising chief executives and top-level managers in a wide range of industries.  He is our first outside board member and we will benefit greatly from his strategic perspective and his point of view as an executive in a large, global consultancy,” said Anand Sharma, CEO of TBM Consulting Group, Inc.

Sharma added, “Ron is also a welcome addition to our board.  He has been a valuable partner for TBM in the areas of business performance improvement, cultural transformation and strategy deployment, in the service industry.  He brings a unique service sector perspective to our board for continued growth.”

Mark Gottfredson is a director of Bain & Company, a global business consultancy, in the firm’s Dallas office, which he founded in 1990.  He is coauthor of The Breakthrough Imperative:  How the Best Managers Get outstanding Results (HarperCollins, 2009), and his articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, European Business Journal, the Globe and Mail the Economist, and the Dallas Business Journal.  He has been named to Consulting Magazine’s list of top 25 consultants globally and is regularly quoted in publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fortune, the Economist, CBS MarketWatch and Investor’s Business Daily.  Gottfredson received a BA in Japanese from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Ron Wince has overseen the start-up and growth of Guidon Performance Solutions to a full-service business process excellence and technology consulting firm. As president and chief executive officer, he uses his nearly two decades of experience to help enhance business results and garner customer satisfaction for the company’s growing client roster.  Prior to founding Guidon, Ron held senior leadership positions within J.P. Morgan Chase, Freudenberg-NOK, and Lear Corporation.  He regularly appears in Fortune, Forbes, Patient Safety and Quality, and Healthcare Executive.  He has also has served as an expert commentator on the FOX Business Network.   A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Ron holds a degree in engineering and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm.

About Guidon Performance Solutions

Guidon is a global management consulting organization that helps clients achieve rapid, sustainable improvements in operational performance and growth. Guidon pioneered the combined application of Lean and Six Sigma in the service sector and has a proven track record working with clients in financial services, healthcare, government, retail, technology and other service organizations. With a full-spectrum of capabilities focused on people, process, and technology, Guidon provides strategic direction and hands-on implementation to guide cultural and organizational transformation.  Guidon’s approach, aligned with client leadership, generates measurable results including revenue growth, cost reduction, productivity improvement, increased customer satisfaction and innovation.  For more information about Guidon, please visit www.guidonps.com or call 866-986-4414.

About TBM Consulting Group
Headquartered in the US, TBM Group is the global leader in business performance improvement on five continents and in multiple languages.  TBM Consulting Group is an operations consulting firm known for its ability to help organizations drive significant value creation through the implementation of sustainable process excellence throughout the enterprise. They provide the framework, structure, resources and training to develop an organization capable of delivering growth in an increasingly complex, global business environment.  The company is headquartered in Durham, NC, and led by its founder and CEO, Anand Sharma.  Learn more at www.tbmcg.com.

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