PHP Companies, which does business as Cariten Healthcare, is caring for thousands of residents in eastern Tennessee. A managed care organization, Cariten provides group health plans, including HMO, PPO, and POS plans and Medicare Advantage plans for retirees. The firm provides its services on a fully-insured basis or as a third-party administration services for self-insured employers. Its Business Health Solutions unit provides managed workers' compensation care and vocational rehabilitation services. Covenant Health and Mountain State Health Alliance owned Cariten until it was acquired by Humana for $245 million in late 2008.

The Macomb-Oakland Regional Center (MORC) has been supporting the dreams of people with disabilities and their right to make choices about their lives for over 37 years. As a private, nonprofit, human services agency, MORC provides services and supports for more than 5,000 children and adults with developmental and psychiatric disabilities. Utilizing a person-centered planning process, MORC promotes choice, and offers a wide array of services from clinical to recreational to vocational to community living support.

OrSense makes non-invasive medical monitoring equipment, based on a technology called Occlusion Spectroscopy, that measures levels of blood glucose and hemoglobin via a ring-shaped cuff, which generates a readable transmission signal when placed on the finger. Patients can self-test with OrSense's devices, which are useful for anemia screening and diabetes monitoring. Biophysicist and company CTO Ilya Fine founded OrSense in 1996 after inventing its core technology. Leading investors include STAR Ventures and Israel Health Care Ventures.

Premier group purchasing organization (GPO) is an alliance of more than 2,400 US hospitals and some 70,000 other health care sites. Premier -- which is owned by a group of about 200 not-for-profit hospitals -- works to negotiate lower-cost contracts for medical supplies by contracting with hundreds of suppliers nationally for everything from pacemakers and catheters to furniture and food service equipment. Premier serves facilities of all sizes, from the smallest rural hospital to huge academic medical centers and its group purchasing power represents more than $30 billion each year.

Priority Health Managed Benefits' chief concern is its members' wellbeing. The health insurance provider serves some 500,000 members in 65 counties throughout the state of Michigan. The company offers managed care plans to about nearly 8,000 employer groups; it also provides individual coverage. It contracts with a network of nearly 100 acute care hospitals and more than 12,000 health care providers, including primary care doctors and specialists. Health plan offerings include HMO, POS, PPO, Medicaid, and Medicare plans. Priority Health also offers health savings accounts (HSAs) and provides administrative services for companies with self-funded plans.

Somanetics sells the INVOS System, a noninvasive device that monitors blood oxygen levels in the brain, primarily during surgery. Based on Somanetics' in vivo optical spectroscopy (INVOS) technology, the device's disposable SomaSensors and Oxyalert sensors attach to each side of the patient's forehead, and the firm's proprietary software displays oxygen levels on a computer screen. The company sells the INVOS System through a direct sales force in the US and through distributors abroad such as Covidien and Edwards Lifesciences. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Covidien.

West Penn Allegheny Health System makes wellness a priority for Steel Town residents. The health system, which operates with nearly 2,000 beds, is a network of affiliated hospitals serving the greater Pittsburgh area, including Allegheny General Hospital, Alle-Kiski Medical Center, Canonsburg General Hospital, and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital. Among its specialty services are cancer treatment, emergency medicine, and orthopedics. The system's clinical campuses are affiliated with Drexel University and Temple University. West Penn Allegheny Health System admits more than 79,000 patients and handles 200,000 emergency visits each year. The system also helps to deliver more than 4,000 newborns annually.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery,Inc. a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the company makes surgical devices and equipment for open surgeries and minimally invasive procedures. Its products include endoscopic tools, adjustable gastric bands, breast biopsy systems, and the Harmonic Scalpel, which simultaneously cuts and cauterizes tissue using ultrasonic technology to minimize damage during surgery. The company also operates the Endo-Surgery Institute, an educational facility in Cincinnati, as well as additional training centers in Germany, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and Japan. Ethicon Endo-Surgery markets its products in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Health Grades (which does business as HealthGrades) takes the health care industry to school.Health Grades company offers report cards on hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, home health agencies, and other health care providers. It sells the quality and patient safety information to a number of constituencies, including consumers, employers, and insurance companies. Hospitals themselves represent its biggest customer base, with highly rated providers typically license HealthGrades' ratings and trademarks to use in their marketing campaigns. They also come to the company for quality improvement consulting. HealthGrades was taken private by Vestar Capital Partners in 2010.

Baptist Hospital of Miami, the flagship facility of the Baptist Health South Florida health system, provides residents of the city with a full range of health care services, including pediatric, cancer, home health, rehabilitation, and cardiovascular care. The hospital has more than 550 beds and offers a sleep diagnostic center, a pediatric emergency room, and a neonatal intensive care unit. Its emergency center treats more than 75,000 patients each year. The hospital also offers wellness programs in areas such as women's health, diabetes, and heart disease. Baptist Hospital of Miami was founded in 1960.

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