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• EHR Lowers Costs By 33% ... Oh ... Wait A Minute ... We Retract ...

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 136
  Theres this: Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI Pilot Lowered Monthly Costs By Up to 33% Through EHRs December 13, 2011 Beckers Hospital Review.com Sabrina Rodak read more
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• Insurers urge state to enhance rate review program

  
  FierceHealthPayer — Authority: 417
  Since the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) began reviewing health insurers rate increases to determine whether theyre unreasonable, insurers in Arizona have been urging the state insurance department to enhance its own rate review program, reported the Tuscon Citizen . HHS already has posted detailed ...
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• Insurers change coverage for skyrocketing sleep apnea costs

  
  FierceHealthPayer — Authority: 417
  Since doctors increasingly are diagnosing their patients with sleep apnea , insurers apnea-related costs have skyrocketed, prompting some to change their coverage policies for the disorder. A sleep apnea diagnosis usually requires patients undergo tests overnight in a sleep lab; some patients spend two nights in the ...
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• Money Ball for Medicine – Business Models for Healthcare

  
  TechCrunch — Authority: 860
  Editor’s note:   This guest post was written by  Dave Chase , the CEO of  Avado.com , a patient portal & relationship management company that was a  TechCrunch Disrupt finalist . Previously he was a management consultant for Accenture’s healthcare practice and founder of Microsoft’s Health platform ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sleep apnea boosting unnecessary tests, healthcare costs

  
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  The amount of spending on sleep apnea testing and prevention has skyrocketed, creating potential cost-drivers for other facets of healthcare delivery, reported Kaiser Health News and NPR . Many hospitals have constructed costly "sleep labs" to test patients during an overnight stay for the condition. Insurers ...
  2 weeks ago

• HP to Support Blue Shield Calif. with Tech Infrastructure, App Support

  
  ExecutiveBiz Blog — Authority: 120
  HP Enterprise Services will assist Blue Shield of California deliver new services and more affordable healthcare under a five-year contract, HP announced Tuesday. HP indicated it will build on its 43-year relationship with Blue Shield by continuing to provide technology infrastructure and applications support to the ...
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• Introducing Simple Blue PPO From Highmark

  
  Health Insurance Blog — Authority: 100
  A new individual health insurance plan is available from Highmark called the Simple Blue PPO plan.  This plan goes into effect on February 1, and the the article on IFAWEBNEWS.com by Bob Graham says the plan is geared towards being simple, affordable and predictable.  The health insurance coverage aims to have lower ...
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• Halfway to Health Care Reform

  
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  Almost two years have passed since health care reform was signed into law, and the implementation process is well underway. A handful of impactful provisions began in late 2010 and several others went into effect during 2011 but 2012 will be altogether different. In addition to the implementation of several provisions ...
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• starship troopers – Denise Richards — Reconnecting with Old Flame Patrick Muldoon?

  
  Latest update headline news — Authority: 140
  Denise and Patrick, who co-starred in "Starship Troopers" together back in 1997, left Madeo in Beverly Hills arm-in-arm on Monday night. The two dated back in 1999-2000 (right), following their work together on the movie, and have apparently been (True, Starship Troopers and Hollow Man didnt help matters any.) Will ...
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• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Seeks Healthy Recipe Submissions for Walk On! Kids Cooking Challenge Through Jan. 25

  
  phxsoul.com — Authority: 116
  As part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s 2012 Walk On! program, Phoenix and Tucson residents ages 9 - 12 are invited to enter the Kids’ Cooking Challenge, which encourages children to share their favorite healthy side dishes for a chance to win prizes. Five top entries will be chosen based on originality, ...
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• Anthem likely to defy order to pay outstanding claims

  
  FierceHealthPayer — Authority: 417
  California state regulators ordered Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield on Thursday to pay providers for outstanding claims owed during the last four years. However, Anthem is pushing back and might not comply with the order. The California Department of Managed Healthcare (DMHC) identified errors in claims that Anthem ...
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• Blues plans spin off billing, admin work into new company

  
  FierceHealthPayer — Authority: 417
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (BCBSKC) on Tuesday announced that they have jointly created a new company to handle their administrative work. The new company, Topaz Shared Services, is an effort to invest in new technology designed to help improve the ...
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• BCBSSC Focuses on Quality for 2012

  
  Health Insurance Blog — Authority: 100
  Quality health insurance for individuals in South Carolina can be challenging to find, but Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina is putting an invigorated effort towards quality and wellness for residents.  According to the news release on the BCBSSC website, many South Carolina residents find that the rising ...
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• Blue Shield grooves into value-based plan to cut premiums

  
  FierceHealthPayer — Authority: 417
  Blue Shield of California is launching its new three-tiered, value-based program called Blue Groove that offers quality incentives for its members. The insurer expects the plan to reduce participating employers premiums by as much as 15 percent in the first year, reported California Healthline . Members who ...
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• Blues plan enters Florida Medicaid market

  
  FierceHealthPayer — Authority: 417
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) is entering the states Medicaid market with a joint venture agreement with Philadelphia-based AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, announced last week. The new Medicaid plan, called Florida True Health, will be an equal partnership between BCBSF and AmeriHealth Mercy, ...
  3 weeks ago

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