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NewsBlue Button builds momentum inside and outside the VA
The Blue Button campaign that enable veterans to download their medical records from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-VA providers is exceeding the government's expectations. Half a Read more...
Real-time information
For accountable care to truly take off, access to constantly updated health information of patients will be vital. As Aetna President of Strategic Diversification Dr. Charles Saunders said during a Read more...
Communitywide HIE a 'foundational element' in health system's ACO strategy
Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN), a not-for-profit healthcare system, has contracted with MobileMD, a Yardley, Pa.-based vendor, to help it build a communitywide health information exchange. Read more...
430K veterans press the Blue Button to retrieve health info
More than 430,000 veterans have used the Blue Button of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to download their personal health claims data, according to Todd Park, chief technology officer of the Read more...
HIMSS 'Playbook' helps providers jump-start ICD-10 transition
HIMSS just released an interactive, web-based resource--the ICD-10 Playbook--to help healthcare providers make the difficult transition from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set. The in-depth Read more...
Is Aetna, Medicity deal the beginning of the end for independent HIE vendors?
While Aetna's $500 million acquisition of health information exchange vendor Medicity this week appears to be a direct reaction to UnitedHealth Group's deal for Axolotl earlier this year, the move is Read more...
EMRs, charge capture may boost real-time claims adjudication
Real-time claims adjudication may finally be ready for prime time. As the New York Times reports, Humana has been pushing RTCA since 2003. "But progress toward universal adoption has been slow," the Read more...
Trend: Health plans expanding online physician connection options
For a while, e-visits between physicians were little more than an intriguing idea. Aside from a few pioneering doctors who set up web-based e-visit technology on their own, few doctors had given the Read more...
FTC proposes PHR breach rules
Personal health records have had something of a mixed reception since the idea was first kicked around a few years ago. One of the biggest raps on them has been that because they're not medical Read more...
WellPoint deal lets health plan create national HIE
Health plan giant WellPoint announced today that it was striking a deal with health plan portal Availity to create what it's describing as a "multi-payer portal," or HIE. WellPoint is making an Read more...
| Press ReleasesNew Program Reaches out to Preschoolers to Target High Obesity Rates in Lubbock-- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Project to Evaluate Impact of Early Intervention on Adoption of Healthy Eating Habits, Active Living -- HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of Read more >> Aetna and Sutter Health Sign New Contract-- Two-year deal keeps Sutter facilities in Aetna’s network -- SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Sutter Health today announced that they have reached agreement on a two-year Read more >> Sharp Community Medical Group and Aetna Team up to Deliver More Personalized, Coordinated Health Care to Aetna MembersSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) are working together to deliver more coordinated and personalized medical care to Aetna members in the San Read more >> Aetna Investor Conference InformationHARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As previously announced, Aetna (NYSE: AET) will hold an investor conference on December 15, 2011, at The Pierre in New York City from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Read more >> Aetna and ProHealth Physicians Provider Collaboration Model Leads to Fewer Hospitalizations for Certain PatientsHARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As groups throughout the health care system work to develop Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced results of a collaborative Read more >> |
