Payer News
Health Minister says no horse-trading for private health insurance bills – ABC Online08 Feb 2012
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)Health Minister says no horse-trading for private health insurance billsABC OnlineThe federal government's still negotiating with the un-aligned MPs in the Lower house, to try and negotiate their support for a bill to en...
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Ministry Health buys out partner in Wis. system – ModernHealthcare.com08 Feb 2012
Ministry Health buys out partner in Wis. systemModernHealthcare.com... Carlson Affinity Health System in Wisconsin's Fox Valley has converted from a jointly sponsored three-hospital system into an entity controlled by a single Roman Catholic hospit...
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Choose Your Own Health Care Adventure, Part II – PBS NewsHour08 Feb 2012
PBS NewsHourChoose Your Own Health Care Adventure, Part IIPBS NewsHourAnd that's largely because health reform's Accountable Care Organizations, which were designed to integrate care, haven't been implemented as widely and successfully as t...
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Getting serious about ICD-10: Lessons from the field – FierceHealthIT08 Feb 2012
Getting serious about ICD-10: Lessons from the fieldFierceHealthITTo be honest, I can't quite remember the first time I heard the term "ICD-10." But I'm confident that when I did, I dismissed it as a "coding thing" that woul...
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ApeniMED Advances National Disaster Preparedness with US Federal National … – MarketWatch (press release)08 Feb 2012
ApeniMED Advances National Disaster Preparedness with US Federal National ...MarketWatch (press release)MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 08, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ApeniMED, a leader in healthcare interoperability, will be featured alongside the Territory of Guam Hea...
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Edifecs ICD-10 Summit to Host Healthcare Industry Experts Including Analysts … – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)08 Feb 2012
Edifecs ICD-10 Summit to Host Healthcare Industry Experts Including Analysts ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 represents one of the most significant and far-reaching initiatives undertaken by the US healthca...
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Health Information Exchanges and Megachange – Brookings Institution08 Feb 2012
Health Information Exchanges and MegachangeBrookings InstitutionEditor's Note: In this paper, Darrell West and Allan Friedman study how state-level health information exchanges (HIEs) are implemented, where there are opportunities for action and wh...
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HP Wins Blue Shield Health IT Contract08 Feb 2012
HP Enterprise Services has signed a five-year contract with Blue Shield of California (BSC) to help the health plan better... Continue Reading
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BCBSA Supports Consumer Use Of Health Information Technology08 Feb 2012
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) issued the following statement regarding their support of the Office of the... Continue Reading
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BCBSNC Moves Beyond Scapegoats, Spotlights Solutions With Second Phase Of Let’s Talk Cost Campaign08 Feb 2012
CHAPEL HILL – Collaborative solutions to improve health care quality and reduce costs take center stage in Blue Cross and... Continue Reading
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