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| Four Million People Choose Connectivity and Convenience with Kaiser Permanente's Personal Health Record |
"By revisiting the website, our members are getting a complete picture of their health past, so they can make the best health choices in the future," said Mr. George C. Halvorson , chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Permanente
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| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan designates record number of physician practices to nation's largest patient-centered medical home program |
“This program benefits patients by improving the doctor-patient relationship. Patients have better access to their doctors’ offices, not only when they are sick, but when they need advice and guidance to keep them healthy,” said Dr. Thomas L. Simmer MD , Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross
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URAC sets standards for community pharmacy, advances dialogue about pharmacists as medication experts
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"Today, because of advances in technology and the advent of a range of new medications, many conditions that were once treated in hospitals are managed on an outpatient basis. The proper use of prescription medications can contribute to improved care outcomes, lower overall health care costs and safer care delivery," said Janice Anderson RPh , director of pharmacy programs, URAC
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RadSite’s Programs Qualify as Quality-Based Activity Under the New Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements
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" RadSite ’s safety program is designed to include all safety regulatory functions under a single national program ensuring that all accredited programs demonstrate the maximum in safety initiatives. Keeping the radiation dose to patients and health care personnel as low as reasonably achievable is of paramount importance,” said Mr. William Orrison , RadSite’s chief medical officer
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AHIP Coverage: Washington Post - Inappropriate Procedures Are Expensive and Risky
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Performing unnecessary treatments and procedures is one type of health care fraud. According to AHIP recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee, “The cost of health care fraud is measured not only in dollars and cents. It also exacts a physical, psychological, and emotional toll upon individuals and their families. This is especially true when unnecessary services or procedures, or services by unlicensed or unqualified providers, threaten the health or the lives of patients.”
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AHIP Statement of Affordable Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors
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“Medicare beneficiaries continue to have access to high quality, affordable prescription drug coverage as a result of Medicare drug plans’ efforts to encourage the use of more affordable generic drugs and promote the most effective treatments for patients with chronic illness. Taxpayers are also saving billions of dollars as the total cost of the program continues to be far below original projections," said Ms. Karen Ignagni , President and CEO, AHIP
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AHIP Coverage: Oregon Study Finds Federal Health Reform Will Cause Some Premiums to Rise
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An AP article highlights a new Oregon study on the impact health care reform with have on premiums for people in the state who buy their own insurance or receive it through a small employer, AHIP reports
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| UnitedHealthcare Announces Hair Fitness Contest Winners at Bronner Brothers International Hair Show |
“We applaud everyone who participated in this year’s Hair Fitness competition for the important work they do and the trust they have earned in their communities,” said Dr. Reed V. Tuckson MD , executive vice president and chief of medical affairs, UnitedHealth Group
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| Windsor Health Group Selects MedHOK's Single Platform for Care, Quality and Compliance for Clinical and Compliance Programs |
"Our strategy is to continue to invest in comprehensive clinical and member management systems like MedHOK that help improve quality and virtually every facet of the user experience for both our members and providers alike," said Mr. Michael A. Muchnicki , Chief Executive Officer of Windsor Health Group, Inc.
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| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois: Third Annual Statewide Wellness Competition Awards Announced |
"More and more employers and human resources professionals have come to realize that employee wellness programs are excellent ways to promote positive health care behaviors and create more productive workers and employees," said Ms. Donna Rogers , director of ISC-SHRM
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| BCBSA: Letter to the Editor - Health Quality and Costs NY Times August 2, 2012 |
Throughout New York, Blue Cross Blue Shield companies are innovating. For example, an Empire pilot program created patient-centered medical homes to better coordinate care, improve quality and contain costs, writes Mr. Scott P. Serota , President and Chief Executive of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
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| Healthways: Poor Employee Health Habits Drive Lost Productivity According to Major New Study of Nearly 20,000 American Workers |
“We know that comprehensively measuring well-being helps employers take steps to understand the drivers of lost productivity in their setting and take pertinent steps to reduce it. Our research confirms that employee productivity loss is associated with low well-being, poor health behaviors, elevated health risks, and the presence of chronic disease,” said Dr. James Pope MD , vice president and chief science officer, Healthways
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| Alere Wellbeing Collaborates with FitLinxx to Offer Weight Talk Program with ActiPed+. Program redefines personalized weight loss with activity monitoring and wireless technology. |
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| Zynx Health Announces the Release of AuthorSpace 3.0 |
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| Polaris Awarded Grant to Improve Patient Engagement in Treatment for Chemical Dependency |
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| Press Ganey Releases Enhanced Improvement Portal with Customized Performance Reports |
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| Standard Register and Cody Consulting Unveil First Health Plan-Specific Suite of Project Management Software and Services |
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| ABILITY Network Announces Major Inroads in Simplifying Medicare Billing with ABILITY EASE Now Serving More Than 3,000 Providers |
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| FSA Plan Participants Can Increase Savings Using New Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group Mobile App Built By Nellymoser |
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| Wonderbox Technologies named to the largest software product company list for Metro-Milwaukee |
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| University Hospitals Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer |
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| Sosnow Exits SeniorBridge in its Acquisition by Humana |
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| Videoconferencing Receives Progressively More Limelight in the Telemedicine Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan |
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| Large U.S. Employers Expect to Hold Health Care Benefit Cost Increases to 7% in 2013, National Business Group on Health Survey Finds |
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| Pennsylvania Office of Administration: E-Prescribing Trend is Growing; Pennsylvania Ranks 11th in Nation |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystem Study Finds Physicians Often Use Inexact Data When Deciding to Prescribe Antibiotics |
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| HHS: Medicare prescription drug premiums to remain steady for third straight year |
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| Tower MSA Partners CEO Rita Ayers to Discuss Medicare Set Asides At WCEC In Orlando |
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