Archives for December 2012
CMS releases updated ICD-10 MS-DRG reference manual for 2013 – EHRIntelligence.com07 Dec 2012
CMS releases updated ICD-10 MS-DRG reference manual for 2013EHRIntelligence.comThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an updated draft of the 2013 ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG V30 Definitions Manual. Coding specialists looking for reso...
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BCBS’s White to chair national panel06 Dec 2012
Alphonso O’Neil-White, president and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of WNY, has been elected to a national post as chairman of... Continue Reading
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UnitedHealth looks at doctors’ pay for medical savings06 Dec 2012
A new report from UnitedHealth Group Inc. takes aim at the way U.S. doctors get paid, saying the nation could... Continue Reading
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Aetna to launch CarePass for mobile in 201306 Dec 2012
Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini kicked off the mHealth Summit this morning by announcing a launch date for the mobile implementation of... Continue Reading
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Is Concierge Medicine the Future of Health Care?06 Dec 2012
An anxious woman in her mid-40s showed up last winter at Atlas MD, a family doctor’s office in Wichita. She... Continue Reading
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Ex-UnitedHealth exec turns angel06 Dec 2012
Dr. John Blank spent two years counselingUnitedHealth Group Inc. on its investments in promising startup companies. Now, he’s investing his own money and... Continue Reading
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WellPoint Leverages Tech To Advance Supplier Partnerships06 Dec 2012
WellPoint manager of strategic sourcing for travel Cindy Heston relies on more than off-the-shelf technology for her program, as she... Continue Reading
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T-Systems Wins Major IT Outsourcing Agreement in US Health Industry06 Dec 2012
Competing against a field of top IT services providers, T-Systems expands its presence in the US healthcare market with the... Continue Reading
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Highmark opens innovation center at Grove City College to develop health care business06 Dec 2012
Health insurance giant Highmark Inc. is giving entrepreneurs a lift through a new Business Innovation Center, the nonprofit company said on Friday.... Continue Reading
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Kaiser Permanente Speaks Out Against GMOs06 Dec 2012
After Dr. Gilles-Eric Séralini came out to blow the whistle on the many corporate scientists in bed with Monsanto, Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed care... Continue Reading
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