GROUP FROM FORMER SOVIET UNION ON TOUR

Information about the insurance industry and insurance regulation in the state were shared by the North Carolina Insurance Commission in Raleigh as it welcomed 19 hospital administrators and head physicians from Armenia, Azerbijian, Georgia, Moldovia and the Ukraine. The group visited Raleigh as part of the Special American Business Internship Training Healthcare Administration Program for Western Eurasia and the Caucasus.

Delegates met with Commissioner James Long and other members of his staff. They learned business planning and cross-cultural communication techniques. They traveled to select regions and cities across the country to meet with U.S. hospital officials, healthcare providers and industry experts.