Archives for November 2012
CMS suggests ICD-10 questions to ask payers14 Nov 2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) suggests a list of questions for providers to ask their payers about their... Continue Reading
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Cigna Finalizes Purchase Of Majority Stake In Turkish Insurer14 Nov 2012
Cigna Corp. said Friday it has finalized the purchase of a majority stake in a Turkish insurer owned by a... Continue Reading
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UnitedHealth Group Donates $1 Million To Sandy Relief14 Nov 2012
UnitedHealth Group, which employs more than 4,000 people in 16 offices across New York, said today it is donating $1... Continue Reading
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ICD-10 Transition: Four steps to get physicans on board – Government Health IT (blog)14 Nov 2012
ICD-10 Transition: Four steps to get physicans on boardGovernment Health IT (blog)One of the great fears of ICD-10 implementation is that it will create a documentation burden for physicians. Which is understandable since this blog often covers the inc...
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November 14, 2012-10 Ways Telemedicine Is Changing Healthcare IT14 Nov 2012
Thursday November 15, 2012 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories Blue Cross achieves perfect outcome for 2013 Corporate... Continue Reading
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Posted: November 13, 2012 – 3:15 pm ET – ModernHealthcare.com13 Nov 2012
Posted: November 13, 2012 - 3:15 pm ETModernHealthcare.comThe American Medical Association reaffirmed its commitment "to vigorously work" against the nationwide adoption of ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural codes while evaluating the feasibili...
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Accountable-Care Organizations on the Horizon for Hospitalists – The Hospitalist Online13 Nov 2012
Accountable-Care Organizations on the Horizon for HospitalistsThe Hospitalist OnlineEvery HM group should look into transitioning from a fee-for-service model to an accountable-care organization (ACO), a leading hospitalist told conference attendees re...
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AAPC Announces ICD-10 Code Set Training Conferences – Sacramento Bee08 Nov 2012
AAPC Announces ICD-10 Code Set Training ConferencesSacramento BeeSALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 8, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- AAPC (www.aapc.com), the leader in credentialing the business side of medicine, will kick off ICD-10 code set training at the 2013 April na...
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BlueCross Names Merriman Chief Information Security Officer08 Nov 2012
Caleb Merriman has been named the chief information security officer for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. In this position, Merriman will... Continue Reading
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Independence Blue Cross, WebMD unveil Health Assistant07 Nov 2012
Independence Blue Cross (IBC), a Pennsylvania insurance company announced the launch of a WebMD Digital Health Assistant to their member’s... Continue Reading
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