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The TriZetto Group has announced plans to enhance its care management and value-based solutions for health plan members and their providers through a strategic partnership with clinical analytics developer MEDai.
Employers are anticipating an increase in the cost of health benefits administration outsourcing, according to a new report by HighRoads, a provider of employer healthcare regulation compliance services.
eHealth Inc., the parent company of eHealthInsurance, has launched a new business unit, eHealth Government Systems, which will focus on the technology solutions required for the creation and implementation of new government-run health insurance exchanges.
Open enrollment began Monday for Medicare in 2011, drawing expectations and trepidation from seniors and doctors. This year, while seniors can look forward to more coverage, doctors face a 25 percent pay cut unless Congress intervenes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has formally established the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requesting stakeholders - particularly physicians - to give their two cents on accountable care organizations.
Just two months from January 1, 2011, the date set by CMS for 5010 Level 1 compliance, only a small percentage of companies will be ready to hit the ground running when the New Year strikes and it is likely that many companies won’t begin testing until the second half of 2011.
Hamilton Todd is a section manager with Mayo Clinic based out of its Jacksonville, Fla. location. Since retiring from the Navy in the early 1990s Todd has worked in revenue cycle management for Mayo serving all of its locations. In this month’s Q&A, Todd reflects on the state of medical banking in the industry as well as specific projects at Mayo Clinic.
Many physicians who retired or became inactive through other circumstances prior to the current economic downturn are taking steps to re-enter the medical profession, according to this month's Jackson & Coker Industry Report.
A pilot matching one of New Hampshire's largest insurance companies and its largest healthcare provider could pave the way for the creation of an accountable care organization.