Who We Are Savannah Business Group (SBG) is a business coalition that group purchases health care services for self funded employers. SBG negotiates rates, services, and access with medical service providers on behalf of the members of the coalition. SBG serves businesses located in Savannah, The Coastal Empire, and The Low Country; encompassing 21 counties in Georgia and South Carolina.

The Coalition has three main goals: contain the cost of health care, improve the quality of the health care, and improve the health of our community.

SBG Operating Principles SBG endorses and adheres to the principles of value based purchasing; performance measurement, transparency, public reporting, pay for performance, informed consumer choice, and collective employer leadership.

SBG VisionThe Coalition foresees the day when: Employers understand their role in the healthcare market; Healthcare costs are under control; Patients and physicians have strong healthy bonds; Patients are knowledgeable about their conditions and; There is publicly accessible information on the performance of healthcare practitioners.

SBG Quality StatementQuality care is defined as healthcare that is; Provided by competent practitioners; Utilizing evidence based medical guidelines, Producing optimal outcomes; In a safe patient centered environment.

Brief History of SBG Savannah Business Group on Health Care Cost Management, Inc. (SBG) is a non-profit 501(c)(6) corporation. The Coalition was established in 1982 by Savannah businesses which were concerned about the rising cost of health care and the way health care was being delivered to their employees. Today, SBG represents over 20 companies and government agencies, totaling over 12,000 employees and representing in excess of 42,000 covered lives.

Affiliations The Coalition is a member of the:

National Business Coalition on Health

The Leapfrog Group

Georgia Diabetes and Obesity Steering Committee

Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Advisory Council for the Georgia Partnership on Health and Accountability

Greater Savannah Chamber of Commerce

Healthy Savannah

Chatham County Safety net Council

Savannah Health Partnership