Patty Enrado

CHATTANOOGA, TN – Although the technology strategies vary, payers are either starting or expanding pilot programs that adjudicate claims in real time for providers. While it’s too...

CARMICHAEL, CA – A study of primary care physicians practicing complementary and alternative medicine has shown greater reduction of clinical utilization and cost than primary care physicians us...

MCLEAN, VA – Northrop Grumman will be developing a Web-based patient information application that will give Medicare providers comprehensive assessments of patients discharged from post-ac...

Outside forces are shaping how healthcare organizations are managing their revenue cycles. Regulation changes and the consumer-directed healthcare movement are the main agents of change....

Studies conducted by Blue Shield of California and Kaiser Permanente have shown that their respective home-based care coordination programs have delivered a clear return on investment....

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger touted his state’s collaboration between Democrat and Republican lawmakers as key to creating healthcare reform that will be a model for other states and th...

Companies are increasingly implementing health and disease management programs for their employees, a survey of 242 major U.S. employers revealed. The survey, conducted by...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Cigna HealthCare’s April announcement that the health plan would deploy Intuit’s online health tool, Quicken Health, to its members in 2008 marks an early victory...

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – Three health plans have completed beta testing of Ingenix’s real-time medical underwriting solution. The application, now generally available, is designed...

NEW YORK – As if hospitals and integrated delivery networks don’t have enough on their plates, effectively managing the entire patient relationship or customer experience has become a busi...