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Passport health joins forces with eSolutions;Broadlane signs contract with Hospital Partners, Inc,;Home Care Delivered launches PayerPro system; Metavante to provide software to CareFx

At the TEPR+ conference this past January in Palm Springs, Calif., Picis CEO Todd Cozzens pointed out that healthcare IT vendors are focused these days on developing products that not only improve clinical outcomes, but save money.

A name change and a new outlook has apparently worked wonders for Capario, as the once-struggling provider of revenue cycle management solutions recently announced three new contracts with provider groups.

InnoCentive is looking to bridge the gap between those who have new ideas for the healthcare marketplace and those who need them.

GAO wants assessment of crowd-out under SCHIP;Seniors aren’t choosing best Medicare drug plans;Industry expert says P4P movement needs leadership;BCBS of Michigan reports negative earnings for 2008

In the last two years, Onondaga County’s investigation of as many as 30 referrals to its consumer-directed home health services program uncovered fraud and abuse.

Taxing employer-provided health benefits, a proposal endorsed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) but opposed by President Barack Obama during the presidential campaign last fall, has surfaced as a way to pay for healthcare reform.

Payers at the Fourth National Pay for Performance Summit in March shared the results of their P4P programs, reporting some areas of success while noting the programs are still evolving.

Plan to bill veterans’ insurance dropped;Kaiser “Health Insurance Partner” of the Dodgers;Insurers to make investment in primary care;Recovery includes $500M for Native American health

CVS CareMark officials recently put 90 MinuteClinic locations on a seasonal schedule in order to save money and better align with customer demand.