Archives for March 2015
March 16, 2015-So you want a meeting at HIMSS15?16 Mar 2015
Monday March 16, 2015 Home | Subscribe Provider Advisory Weekly Top Stories After Firings, Morton Hospital Seeks Interim CEO Health... Continue Reading
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Maine hospitals look to local fish and vegetables to improve health and patient satisfaction02 Mar 2015
Michael Pelillo, the chef at Pen Bay Medical Center, has heard all of the stale jokes about bad hospital food.... Continue Reading
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At Aetna, a C.E.O.’s Management by Mantra02 Mar 2015
On a recent wintry afternoon, Mark T. Bertolini, the 58-year-old chief executive of Aetna, the health insurer, was sitting in his... Continue Reading
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Sierra Leone vice president places himself in Ebola quarantine02 Mar 2015
Sierra Leone’s Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had placed himself in a 21-day quarantine after one... Continue Reading
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Fines Remain Rare Even As Health Data Breaches Multiply02 Mar 2015
In a string of meetings and press releases, the federal government’s health watchdogs have delivered a stern message: They are... Continue Reading
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How can health wearables reach health app adoption levels?02 Mar 2015
The ePharma Summit in New York City this week was a veritable smorgasbord of new mobile health data. Monique Levy... Continue Reading
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Changes Proposed For Veterans’ Health Care02 Mar 2015
The proposal, which came from a national veterans task force, would give veterans the choice to receive subsidized private care... Continue Reading
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MGMA hires physician, bestselling author as CEO02 Mar 2015
The Medical Group Management Association has filled the leadership void created when Susan Turney, M.D., left in July, hiring Halee... Continue Reading
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Highmark lays off nearly 100 workers, mostly in IT, as membership declines02 Mar 2015
Nearly 100 Highmark Inc. workers lost their jobs Friday as the state’s largest health insurer cuts costs, streamlines some functions with technology... Continue Reading
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC posts first loss in 15 years02 Mar 2015
Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state’s largest health insurer, said Friday that it posted its first financial loss in... Continue Reading
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