ScripNet Receives ‘Best Places to Work in Small Business’ Award by Southern Nevada HR Association

ScripNet wins prestigious award based on input from their employees, open management policies, profit-sharing and exceptional benefits.

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 16, 2008 ScripNet, a Las Vegas based nationwide pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) who contracts with workers’ compensation insurance carriers and pharmacies to ease the availability of prescription medications to injured workers, has been awarded second place among small businesses at the Best Places to Work in 2008 Awards Ceremony of the Southern Nevada Human Resources Association.

Entering its seventh year, SNHRM’s "Best Places to Work" awards program recognizes top Southern Nevada employers for innovative human resource practices and programs. Employees nominate their company as a Best Place to Work and a panel from other SHRM chapters anonymously judges the applications from Non-Profit, Micro, Small, Medium, Large, Gaming, and Government Organizations.

“We are very proud to receive this prestigious award,” said Dennis Sponer, president and CEO of ScripNet. “I attribute our 11 years of successful Las Vegas operations to the teamwork of our employees. Competitive salaries and good benefits are certainly important, but allowing employees to be informed, to ask questions, to provide input to decisions, and to contribute to the success of the organization are key.”

Years ago ScripNet instituted a profit-sharing program to make sure that everyone’s efforts were rewarded. Now, fifteen percent of ScripNet’s profits are bonused to staff on a quarterly basis. ScripNet has a diversified staff and believes in training and promoting within, supported by numerous levels of employee training and professional development. Other benefits include: flexible schedules, annual performance evaluations, pre-tax medical benefits and matching 401K.

According to one staff member, “Working for over 40 years, I have found the last 11 years working here at ScripNet are the most rewarding both professionally and personally. It is nice that staff is appreciated for their work and contributions.”

ScripNet is one of the fastest growing pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies in North America, providing PBM services to over 2,000,000 employees through pharmacies in all 50 states. ScripNet electronically processes prescription drug claims for workers' compensation, which allows insurance carriers, large self-insured companies, municipalities, managed-care organizations, and third-party administrators to participate in better cost control and increased efficiency for pharmacists, and offers more convenience for injured workers. ScripNet offers a drug utilization review program that improves patient care, reduces fraud and abuse, and cuts administrative expense. ScripNet is a three time winner of Inc. Magazine’s annual listing of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the nation. More information can be found at www.scripnet.com

Mark Rieger
ProAmericas Marketing & Public Relations for ScripNet
markr@proamericas.com
303-520-4524

This release was published on openPR.