FARGO, N.D. — Gregory Haugen has joined Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) as a medical director in the Health Network Innovation division.

Haugen is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for quality management activities, including quality monitoring, fraud, waste and abuse, physician reporting and medical policy development. He will also provide clinical support for Utilization Management, Case Management and Disease Management.

Before joining BCBSND, Haugen worked as a medical director at PRACS Institute in Fargo. Prior to that, he worked as a staff emergency physician at MeritCare Medical Center, now Sanford Health, in Fargo.

Haugen earned a bachelor of science degree in biological sciences from Montana State University in Bozeman and a doctor in medicine from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks. He completed an emergency medicine residency at Michigan State University's Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies in Kalamazoo.

About Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
BCBSND is a member-owned, not-for-profit independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. As North Dakota's largest provider of health care coverage, BCBSND is taking BOLD steps to collaborate with doctors, hospitals, clinics and members to ensure affordable access to quality health care in the state. To learn more about BCBSND, visit www.BCBSND.com.