Archives for July 2015
July 30, 2015-Cerner, Leidos, Accenture awarded $9b DoD EHR contract30 Jul 2015
Thursday July 30, 2015 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories Consumer-driven health plans confuse their consumers 4 big... Continue Reading
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Fresno area to get new health plan options next year28 Jul 2015
Health consumers in Fresno, Kings and Madera counties will have two new choices of insurance companies offering health plans through... Continue Reading
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Cigna deal like many other mergers, only bigger28 Jul 2015
Executives with Indianapolis-based Anthem have given their first interviews about the deal that will make the health insurance company the... Continue Reading
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State IT vendor donates laptops to libraries28 Jul 2015
The contractor hired to fix Vermont Health Connect is donating 45 refurbished laptops to five public libraries in the state.... Continue Reading
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Some state health exchanges could move to federal exchange28 Jul 2015
State-run health exchanges are facing high costs and low enrollment, which could spur more of them to turn over control... Continue Reading
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Telehealth solutions favored by patients and providers28 Jul 2015
There has been a strong movement toward adopting telehealth solutions throughout the healthcare field since it allows doctors to provide... Continue Reading
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Health IT firms vie for huge Defense contract28 Jul 2015
The Department of Defense is expected to grant a 10-year health care IT contract, estimated to be worth as much... Continue Reading
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Almost one third of physicians use smartphones to manage patient care28 Jul 2015
Just over half of ambulatory practice physicians (52 percent) use a mobile device to access patient records or reference data... Continue Reading
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Microsoft to shutter MSN Health & Fitness app, but Microsoft Health app to stay28 Jul 2015
Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue three of its MSN apps: MSN Health & Fitness, MSN Food and Drink, and MSN Travel, which are available... Continue Reading
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Blue Cross Blue Shield to eliminate individual PPO plan28 Jul 2015
Health insurance carrier Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas has announced it will eliminate its Blue Choice PPO plan next... Continue Reading
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