Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> June 7, 2004
LARRY S. CHAPMAN has spent more than 25 years improving the health of
employees and their family members and managing employee health costs.
Formally educated in environmental health, medical technology, and
medical care organization at UCLA and the University of Michigan, he has
developed more than 500 employee health management programs including
more than 100 wellness financial incentive programs. An internationally
recognized expert and speaker on innovative health management
interventions, Mr. Chapman has published 13 books and more than 180
professional articles and columns. A consultant and advisor to the
United States Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Department of Veteran's
Affairs, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, National Institutes of
Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a variety of
private organizations, he is also the editor of the Art of Health
Promotion published in the American Journal of Health Promotion. Mr.
Chapman now serves as Chairman and Senior Consultant for the Summex
Corporation; an Indianapolis-based firm that provides health cost
management services to employers, hospital systems, and managed care
organizations. His current area of specialization includes innovative
approaches to health and productivity management. Profile
Mr. Chapman: Summex was founded in 1993. Its initial purpose and mission
was to do integrated health management strategy work with
