Robert Vipperman:
My name is Robert Vipperman. I am the Chief People Officer and Chief Strategy Officer here at Alex Lee.
I think all of us have been surprised at how quickly the tool has been adopted by employees, how intuitive it is to use, and then how quickly we’ve seen the financial impacts—in year one, it’s been substantial.
I’ve heard dozens of employee stories, of people shocked as they get into the tool, look at their options, see the differences in quality and in price, and it’s just great to see them interested and actually excited to make informed decisions.
Alex Lee Employee:
My name is Cindy Blackburn. My husband had a triple A aneurysm. One of the places that they sent my husband for a CT scan was in the Bluebook.
If you have a procedure that costs $3,000—which some of those CT scans are at the hospital—and you go and you look up on the Bluebook and there’s a company that might charge you $1,000, that’s a very good savings for the company.
Robert Vipperman:
Healthcare Bluebook has been one of the most powerful tools we’ve ever employed in healthcare. It helps focus on quality and also on cost retention in a way that’s really been powerful for us.