Archives for March 2014
HBCBS, JFK Medical Center form collaborative ACO13 Mar 2014
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Edison-based JFK Medical Center announced Monday the launch of a collaborative... Continue Reading
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Independence Blue Cross plans health care ‘Enroll-a-Thon’13 Mar 2014
Independence Blue Cross is planning to host an all-day “Enroll-a-Thon” Thursday to help individuals sign up for health coverage under... Continue Reading
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March 13, 2014-Kaiser Ranks Highest in California for Health Plan Satisfaction13 Mar 2014
Thursday March 13, 2014 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories Independence Blue Cross plans health care ‘Enroll-a-Thon’ HBCBS,... Continue Reading
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Eight Questions Health-Care CEOs Must Ask IT Leaders Before Deploying Systems in the Cloud06 Mar 2014
Health-care CEOs recognize that the cloud offers more than data sharing or infrastructure savings. They believe it can solve an... Continue Reading
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UnitedHealth joint venture picks Medtronic for big stent contract06 Mar 2014
Med-tech giants Medtronic Inc. and Abbott Laboratories won the first round of medical-device contracts awarded by SharedClarity, a joint venture... Continue Reading
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Health insurers make less in 201306 Mar 2014
Earnings declined for the four largest Massachusetts health insurers last year as they stepped up investments in new products, technology,... Continue Reading
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Healthways board scuffle carries high stakes06 Mar 2014
Late last month, Healthways’ activist investor Boston-based North Tide Capital threw down the gauntlet again. North Tide CEO Conan Laughlin... Continue Reading
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Do drug benefit managers reduce health costs?06 Mar 2014
While all the cutting goes on in health care, one of the biggest and least understood players is getting bigger... Continue Reading
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Cigna slates $100 million pension contribution for year06 Mar 2014
Cigna Corp., Bloomfield, Conn., plans to make about $100 million in pension contributions this year, according to its 10-K filing.... Continue Reading
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OptumInsight CEO talks about the big data insights analytical tools are producing for healthcare06 Mar 2014
The HIMSS conference halls in Orlando were buzzing with the words population health analytics, something that makes OptumInsight CEO Bill... Continue Reading
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