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NewsHIEs save payers big bucks
A study of emergency-department visits conducted by Humana in the Milwaukee area shows that payers can save money if EDs have access to community health information exchanges (HIEs). When ED 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...
Insurers getting behind machine-readable ID cards
Last week, Humana and UnitedHealth Group threw their weight behind the concept of using machine-readable enrollee identification cards rather than than throwaway pieces of plastic. The concept has Read more...
Fla. researchers examine 11M records for drug effects
Working with anonymized claims data from 11 million Humana enrollees, University of Miami researchers will begin work on a study of unexpected drug interactions and dangerous prescribing practices. Read more...
MN requires insurers, providers to file electronicallyMinnesota providers and insurers will soon become the first in the United States required to file all claims electronically. A new law, which takes effect in 2009, includes all business-to-business transactions, as well as transactions between providers, insurers and the state. The law also impacts worker's comp claims, chiropractic, dental and pharmacy claims and medical care claims filed through auto insurance plans. Insurers and providers will be required to follow a standard … Read more...CMS launches PHR program with health plansCMS is partnering with a group of health plans for a program designed to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to use PHRs. True, CMS already offers the PHRs to patients with Medicare Advantage and/or Medicare Part D coverage, through its www.mymedicare.gov site. But the new program, whose participants include HIP USA, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, hopes to … Read more...ALSO NOTED: Florida health plans expand EMR effort; TX system builds $21M data center; and much more…> BlueCross BlueShield of Florida and Humana have begun expanding their multi-payer EMR effort. Article FL health plans lead e-prescribing effortFlorida has become another front in the battle to foster e-prescribing adoption, with a group of health plans banding together to get the job done. The group, ePrescribe Florida, is led by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, UnitedHealthcare, Humana and AvMed. Other participants include CIGNA, Aetna, the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, Florida Pharmacy Association, Florida Medical Association, Florida Hospital Association and vendors RxHub and SureScripts. The group's goal is to … Read more...Beth Israel secures medical research dataBeth Israel's IT staff didn't want to discourage its active and friendly medical research community. Supporting free and open exchange among researchers is central to the mission of the medical center, which serves as a Harvard teaching hospital. But IT admins were becoming concerned about the extent to which researchers exchanged large, unencrypted files. Not only were they worried about data security, the large files were bogging down their e-mail server and other IT resources. To … Read more...Humana, BCBSFL offer real-time claims adjudicationBlueCross BlueShield of Florida and Humana are kicking off an initiative designed to speed real-time claims adjudication. The two health plans are already partners in Availity, a claims processing gateway. With this initiative, they plan to expand the effort to other payers, claims clearinghouses and practice management groups, the groups said in their press release. Physician groups that participate in this phase of the RTCA rollout must use physician physician revenue, clinical cycle … Read more... | Press ReleasesZix Corporation Announces Share Repurchase ProgramDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leader in email encryption services, announced that its board of directors approved today a share repurchase program that Read more >> ZixCorp to Host Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Call and Webcast on October 25DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leader in email encryption services, will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the third quarter financial results Read more >> ZixCorp to Host Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Call and Webcast on July 26DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leader in email encryption services, will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the second quarter financial results Read more >> Solutions to Global Healthcare Crisis to be Proposed at Upcoming New York ForumPanel of experts will debate how to halt the decline in healthcare facilities and the increase in costs NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Healthcare that has become unaffordable and systems that are broken Read more >> ZixCorp to Announce First Quarter 2011 Results on April 26DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leader in email encryption services, will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the first quarter financial results Read more >> |
