Payer News
Indiana health exchange taps AT&T to scale up14 Feb 2012
Billed as the nation’s largest health information exchange organization, the Indiana HIE (IHIE) is poised to scale up and to... Continue Reading
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UPMC Leans On Business Intelligence For Accountable Care14 Feb 2012
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are all the rage in healthcare as providers look to focus more on quality than on... Continue Reading
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CIOs Need To Engage Docs In ICD-10 Transition14 Feb 2012
Healthcare systems preparing for the ICD-10 transition are still not devoting enough attention to preparing physicians for the clinical documentation... Continue Reading
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Cigna CEO Proud to Join Industry in Fighting Obesity through Nationwide School Program14 Feb 2012
Cigna CEO David Cordani today joined with ChildObesity180 and 12 other health plans to kick off a competition among the... Continue Reading
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Humana unit Concentra buys Chicago-area practice14 Feb 2012
Texas-based Concentra, a subsidiary of Louisville-based Humana Inc. , has acquired a primary-care practice near Chicago. Concentra purchased Mid America... Continue Reading
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WellPoint Named “Top 50 Company for Executive Women” by National Association for Female Executives14 Feb 2012
WellPoint, Inc, today was named one of the Top 50 Companies for Executive Women by the National Association for Female... Continue Reading
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UnitedHealthcare Completes XLHealth Acquisition14 Feb 2012
UnitedHealthcare has completed its acquisition of XLHealth Corporation, XLHealth a sponsor of Medicare Advantage health plans with a primary focus... Continue Reading
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New Way to Pay Doctors – Wall Street Journal09 Feb 2012
New Way to Pay DoctorsWall Street JournalBut UnitedHealth's plans stretch beyond primary care to include hospitals and physician groups in other specialties. Accountable Care Organizations: Networks of physician groups and hospitals that share the ...
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Michigan St. requiring student health coverage – Chicago Tribune09 Feb 2012
The Flint Journal - MLive.comMichigan St. requiring student health coverageChicago TribuneA new Michigan State University policy is requiring freshmen to either have health insurance or pay to join a plan through the school. The Lansing State Journal a...
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Ministry Health Care assumes sole ownership of Affinity Health System – Appleton Post Crescent09 Feb 2012
Ministry Health Care assumes sole ownership of Affinity Health SystemAppleton Post CrescentWhat it does: A faith-based provider of health care services. Operates St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton; Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh and Calumet Medical Center...
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