Torben Stubkjaer Nielsen
Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
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About
Torben Nielsen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Uptiv Health, a tech-enabled infusion center…
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Hello healthcare, let's get into the 21st century!
Hello healthcare, let's get into the 21st century!
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Cost Estimators and Provider Directories are Key to taking the “Surprise” Out of Medical Bills
Cost Estimators and Provider Directories are Key to taking the “Surprise” Out of Medical Bills
By Torben Stubkjaer Nielsen
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🎉 Congratulations to the winners, thanks to the organizers and wishes of success to all the participants in the pitch over this past weekend! It is…
🎉 Congratulations to the winners, thanks to the organizers and wishes of success to all the participants in the pitch over this past weekend! It is…
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This past weekend I had a wonderful opportunity to represent Uptiv Health at a start up pitch competition alongside 16 other amazing companies at…
This past weekend I had a wonderful opportunity to represent Uptiv Health at a start up pitch competition alongside 16 other amazing companies at…
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Home infusion can be a great idea in the right situation. But it’s just one of many tools in the toolbelt of a great cancer program.
Home infusion can be a great idea in the right situation. But it’s just one of many tools in the toolbelt of a great cancer program.
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Corporate Chair of the JDRF One Walk, Oregon / SW Washington 2020
JDRF Pacific Northwest
- 1 year 5 months
Health
Publications
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It Takes A Village - connecting healthcare
Author: Kevin Pereau / TranscendIT Health
Expert contributor to the chapter "Meet the New Disruptors" (pages 32 - 39) in Kevin Pereau's book on digital health in the US.
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Forbes Insights: Can AI Cure What Ails Health Insurance?
Forbes Magazine
Interview w/Forbes Magazine on how the US health insurance industry is adopting AI and specifically, how Premera Blue Cross is at the forefront of executing AI-based solutions to make healthcare work better for our customers.
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Healthcare must innovate
Blog
Blog post outlining the need for innovation in healthcare. The post lists examples of how Premera is innovating via its Premera Test Kitchen innovation platform.
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8 Ways to Get Help Paying (Or Cutting) Medical Bills and Drug Costs
US News & World Reports
Interview w/Teresa Mears, US News & World Reports
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The Top Healthcare Strategy Trends You’ll See in 2017
ClearPoint Strategy
Interview w/ClearPoint Strategy
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Can We Tame the Wild West of Health Care Pricing?
The Health Care Blog
Guest blog post
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Health plan provider directory data should be updated monthly for the patient’s sake
HealthcareITNews.com
Guest blog post
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Medical Cost Trend: Behind The Numbers 2016
PwC
Interview w/PwC for their annual report on Medical Cost Trends
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Money Matters: Billing and payment for a New Health Economy
PwC
Interview w/PwC for report on new billing and payment models in US health care
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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Torben Nielsen
One Million by One Million Blog
Interview with Sramana Mitra, founder of 1M/1M blog and one of LinkedIn's Top 10 Influencers in 2015.
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Customer Experience in Healthcare: The Moment of Truth
PwC
Interview w/PwC for first report of a series of reports on customer experience in healthcare
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Regence Cracks The Transparency Code
Forrester Research
Interview w/Forrester Research for 17-page best practices case study on myRegence.com transparency solutions
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Regence Uses Chat to Boost Customer Satisfaction
Forrester Research
Interview w/Forrester Research for its case study on chat use on myRegence.com
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Reinventing Health Care
Mandag Morgen (Danish think tank publication)
Interview w/renowned Danish publication Mandag Morgen on what the Danish and American health care systems can learn from each other and how these learnings and experiences can be applied to both systems.
Projects
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SPEAKER @ HIMSS 2019
Event: 2019 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition
Topic: Machine Learning and Clinical Insights to Improve Care, Cost and Member Experience
Location: Orlando, FL -
SPEAKER @ 6th Annual Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit
Event: 6th Annual Oliver Wyman Innovation Summit
Topic: Integrating Clicks & Bricks
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SPEAKER @ 2018 Spigit User Conference
Event: Spigit Ignite18 User Conference
Topic: "How to get your innovation program off the ground"
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SPEAKER @ BCBSA 2018 Blue National Summit
Event: 2018 National Summit (BlueCross BlueShield)
Topic: "Conversational User Interfaces"
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SPEAKER @ 2018 Instamed User Conference
Event: 2018 Instamed User Conference
Topic: "How to Create a Customer-Obsessed Culture"
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SPEAKER @ University of Washington 2018 Health Innovation Challenge
Event: Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Topic: "Why Innovation is Needed in Healthcare"
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SPEAKER @ Health 2.0
Event: Health 2.0 11th Annual Fall Conference
Topic: "Health Plan Execs talk Customer Engagement"
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SPEAKER @ Healthcare Executive Group's 2017 Annual Forum
Event: HCEG's 2017 Annual Forum
Topic: "Healthcare & Consumers Going Digital – Is HIT a Disruption or Opportunity"?
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SPEAKER @ Health & Human Services (HHS) / Office of the National Coordinator for IT (ONC)
Event: 5th Annual Consumer Health IT Summit, HHS/ONC
Topic: "Breaking through the Noise: Using Data to Make More Informed Decisions"
Location: Washington, DC
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SPEAKER @ Health 2.0
Event: Health 2.0 Fall Conference
Topic: "The Informed Consumer: Physician Search and Price Transparency"
Location: San Francisco, CA
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SPEAKER @ America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
Event: AHIP OpsTech Forum 2014
Topic: "Consumerism for Consumers"
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SPEAKER @ The Institute for Healthcare Consumerism (IHC)
Event: IHC 2014 FORUM & Expo (Opening General Session - Day Three)
Topic: "Healthcare Reform: Creating Better Consumers of Health and Healthcare through Improvements in Plan Design, Transparency, Engagement and More."
Location: Atlanta, GA
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MODERATOR @ Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI)
Event: 2013 Innovation Conference: Patient Engagement 360
Topic: "Making the Connection: Technologies for Engaging Patients & Providers."
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SPEAKER @ Forrester Research
Event: Forrester's Customer Experience Forum 2012 East & West
Topic: "Bucking The Trend In An Industry That Delivers Poor Customer Experience."
Location: San Francisco, CA and New York, NY
Honors & Awards
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2021 Oregon Technology Awards Finalist
Technology Association of Oregon
ZoomCare was one of four companies nominated in the Momentum Category ($50M-$99M)
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2021 Executive of the Year by Portland Business Journal
Portland Business Journal
2021 Executive of the Year by the Portland Business Journal
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2020 Top Ten Most Admired Healthcare Companies in Oregon and SW Washington
Portland Business Journal
Companies are selected by 6,000+ business leaders across Oregon and SW Washington and published by the Portland Business Journal.
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2020 Top 10 Healthiest Employers in Oregon (500 - 1,499 Employees)
Portland Business Journal
2020 Top 10 Healthiest Employers in Oregon (500 - 1,499 Employees)
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2019 Microsoft for Healthcare Innovation Award
Microsoft Healthcare
Every year at HIMSS, Microsoft acknowledges health and life sciences organizations that are achieving innovation excellence with a Microsoft-based solution. Premera Blue Cross won for its Premera Scout healthcare chatbot in the award category: Engage Your Patients & Enable Personalized Care.
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Launch of the Year (2018)
Spigit
Among 180+ companies, Premera received the "Launch of the Year" award from Spigit, a SF-based crowdsourcing idea platform which the Premera Test Kitchen introduced to Premera in 2018.
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Executive Leadership Award; Cambia Health Solutions (2017)
Cambia Health Solutions - Executive Leadership Team
Received leadership award from the Executive Leadership Team at Cambia Health Solutions for exceptional execution in 2016.
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HealthSparq 196th fastest-growing private company in US; Inc 5000 (2016)
The Inc. 5000 List
https://www.inc.com/profile/healthsparq
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HealthSparq 4th fastest-growing private company in OR; PBJ (2016)
Portland Business Journal
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/feature/fastest-growing-p100/2016/
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HealthSparq 3rd fastest-growing private company in OR; PBJ (2015)
Portland Business Journal
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/feature/fastest-growing-companies/2015/
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HealthSparq Portland Company of the Year (2015)
GoLocalPDX
http://www.golocalpdx.com/business/2015-portland-company-of-the-year-healthsparq
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Business Advisor of the Year; INROADS (2005)
Inroads (an international non-profit organization focusing on ethnic work place diversity)
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President’s Club; Xerox (2003)
Xerox Office Group
Awarded President's Club by the Xerox Office Group. One of just a few President's Club awards for non-sales employees.
Languages
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Danish
Native or bilingual proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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It's official! I'm attending HLTH 2024, happening Oct 20 - 23 in Las Vegas. Join me at healthcare's #1 must-attend innovation event…
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It's official! I'm attending HLTH 2024, happening Oct 20 - 23 in Las Vegas. Join me at Healthcare's #1 must-attend innovation event…
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Honored to work with such an incredible team! Go Troupe Health!! Rocky Samuel Holly Hrabik Forrest Walker Sarah Coleman Leah Shanteau Pavel Gurevich…
Honored to work with such an incredible team! Go Troupe Health!! Rocky Samuel Holly Hrabik Forrest Walker Sarah Coleman Leah Shanteau Pavel Gurevich…
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Uptiv Health wins Gold - 2024 Digital Health Award with Healthfully Patient Engagement Click the link below to see how our white-label platform…
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