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45 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Healthcare Awards 2018 USA ABOUT JOHN BENSON John P. Benson is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Verisys Corporation. He sets the strategic and product vision of the company and is responsible for leading the company’s day-to-day operations. Mr. Benson is known for being very client focused— as he takes special interest in sales, implementation, and client relationships, working directly with Verisys’ key customers to solve complex problems around screening, verification, monitoring and credentialing. Mr. Benson started his career as an insurance fraud investigator, which later led to his developing and leading large Special Investigation Unit (SIU) programs for two major U.S. insurers. Mr. Benson has demonstrated his passion for bringing transparency to health care and insurance systems by using sophisticated data analytics interwoven with traditional investigative methods. During his career, he has held executive positions with increasing management, product development, market planning and strategic responsibilities with such companies as LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group, Concentra, and Axios Data Analysis Systems. In 2005, Mr. Benson joined John O’Shaughnessy at Government Management Solutions (GMS), then just 12 team members, to form Verisys. From there, Verisys’ revenue and profitability have consistently grown year-over-year, and under Mr. Benson’s leadership, Verisys Corporation has acquired the firms ReferencePro and Accreditrust, and serves clients with more than 250 team members nationally. Mr. Benson is a serial entrepreneur, disruptor, passionate techie, product development junkie, and sought-after speaker. He has also served on editorial boards for insurance industry publications, and chaired committees for industry organizations and for a State Department of Insurance. Mr. Benson is recognized amongst his peers as one of the most knowledgeable subject-matter experts on health care data in the U.S. Mr. Benson holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles. What we do: Verisys is a key partner for your screening, verifications, monitoring and credentialing functions. As one of the first Credentialing Verification Organizations, Verisys has the experience, technology and data to guide your organization effortlessly through the confusing and ever-robust compliance requirements. Secure your future with Verisys at the helm of your compliance management. We’ll do the heavy lifting while you manage your business with confidence. Who we serve: As the first company to focus full attention an America’s health care system reform through data transparency, Verisys led the charge to gather and aggregate data across all states, jurisdictions, provider types and licensing boards for sanctions, exclusions, debarments and disciplinary actions. This depth of understanding and historical contribution to transparency makes Verisys the leader in data and technology solutions for myriad segments of the health care industry. HEALTH CARE One of greatest challenges to health care institutions today is credentialing and remaining in compliance with the ever increasing scrutiny by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and other regulatory bodies. In some cases, the medical staff services team struggles for the budget to bring records into the electronic age. Verisys creates solutions through its proprietary data, FACIS® and technology solutions, CheckMedic and ProviderCheck to help organizations fast track to full compliance and enjoy a streamlined credentialing process. Since 1992, FACIS® has provided to the health care industry a comprehensive and fully verified data set of sanctions, exclusions, debarments and disciplinary actions. This database grows by some 14,500 records daily via more than 3,500 primary sources and is verified with 99.5% accuracy. With CheckMedic, the credentialing tool, organizations can enjoy turn-key compliance through screening, verifications, peer reviews and monitoring. It only stands to reason to delegate the important task of credentialing and compliance to the company that was founded with a mission of transparency to protect your solvency, your patients and the U.S. health care system against fraud, waste and abuse. JOHN BENSON CEO of Verisys Corporation