Archives for October 2012
3M introduces ICD-10 physician education04 Oct 2012
3M Health Information Systems is enriching its web-based ICD-10 Education Program with 18 new physician education modules that address the... Continue Reading
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Humana app wins business award04 Oct 2012
Humana Inc. received a People’s Choice Stevie Award for its MyHumana Mobile App as a favorite new product of the... Continue Reading
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Health-Care Costs Keep 1 in 3 Americans From the Doctor04 Oct 2012
The price of insurance premiums have risen 97 percent since 2002 with families now contributing about $4,300 a year to... Continue Reading
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L.A. billionaire unveils plan to make healthcare more high-tech04 Oct 2012
Now that healthcare has been overhauled, it’s time to give medical care a major reboot, according to Los Angeles’s wealthiest... Continue Reading
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BCBS of TN Announces Plans To Eliminate 100 Jobs04 Oct 2012
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee announced Wednesday that it will eliminate approximately 100 positions, or 2 percent of its current workforce... Continue Reading
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Did Highmark’s Firing of CEO Dr. Ken Melani Prompt Problems With West Penn?04 Oct 2012
News of Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System nixing its $475 million pending merger with Highmark came as a surprise... Continue Reading
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Aetna Laying Off 160 Workers04 Oct 2012
Aetna has started laying off 160 people, including 80 in Connecticut, as the health insurer continues to reduce expenses to... Continue Reading
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WellPoint to add 100-plus local jobs for new Medicare contract04 Oct 2012
WellPoint Inc.’s National Government Services unit will add more than 100 jobs in Indianapolis beginning late this year or early... Continue Reading
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Health Insurer WellPoint Replaces Head of Senior Business04 Oct 2012
A WellPoint Inc. (WLP) executive hired earlier this year under former Chief Executive Angela Braly to head the health insurer’s... Continue Reading
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