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Joint Commission adds health, wellness rules
The Joint Commission this week issued new accreditation rules for hospitals that provide health and wellness programs. They include new requirements for training, gathering community input and following evidence-based guidelines.
10,000 mobile apps to improve health … and counting
By Nick Martin, Vice President of Innovation, Research and Development at UnitedHealth Group Mobile apps, which may have started as productivity tools--such as for email, calendar and database
Insurers use IT triggers to communicate on member wellness
As health insurers increasingly are expanding their business to focus on member health and wellness, they are finding that one particular information technology (IT) tool, known as trigger-based
Social gaming could help improve member wellness
As insurers have focused on improving their members' overall health and wellness, they've gradually been incorporating an innovative approach to achieve that goal--social gaming. Insurers have been
UnitedHealth, Comcast pilot reality TV to prevent diabetes
UnitedHealth, in partnership with Comcast, is hoping that watching a reality TV show will help prevent individuals from developing diabetes. As part of a 12-month pilot study, people at risk for
Exclusive: Why Mayo Clinic set up shop at Mall of America
Dr. David Hayes
In an effort to reach out and engage patients, Mayo Clinic set up shop in an unlikely spot--the mall . The "Create Your Mayo Clinic Health Experience" in the Mall of America
Cigna exec takes job at Walgreens
Insurers shouldn't underestimate Walgreens' desire to compete within the industry based on a recent high-profile hiring of Cigna's chief medical officer, Jeffrey Kang, for the newly-created position
Blue Shield's 'walkstations' help employees exercise and work at same time
Conjure up the scene, if you will, from the movie "Snow White" where the fair maiden tackles mundane and tedious house chores while singing the song "Whistle while you work." Now, instead of house
UnitedHealth buys Connextions to enhance customer experience
UnitedHealth Group's ( NYSE: UNH ) subsidiary OptumHealth is purchasing Connextions, a health services company that offers technology and business services for insurers and providers, the Minneapolis
Guest Commentary: 7 tips for insurers considering an ACO
Guest post by Martin Graf Highmark's announcement last month that it will acquire West Penn Allegheny Health System is the latest signal that insurers are working diligently on alternative strategies
