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By Patty Enrado | 01:20 pm | April 28, 2009
As a Medicare Advantage health plan, Arcadian Health Plan (AHP) was not meeting its 3 percent abandonment rate on service calls, as mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
By Molly Merrill | 01:19 pm | April 28, 2009
Minnesotans will soon have access to a virtual clinic, thanks to a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and American Well.
By Patty Enrado | 01:17 pm | April 28, 2009
Integrating claims systems with practice management and electronic medical record systems has been floated around the industry for a few years.
By Patty Enrado | 01:16 pm | April 28, 2009
The Obama administration’s validation that it would extend to Oct. 1, 2013, the deadline for conversion of the healthcare coding system from ICD-9 to ICD-10, may give a false sense of relief, industry observers say.
By Molly Merrill | 01:13 pm | April 28, 2009
Physicians in Massachusetts have the highest electronic prescribing rate in the nation, and they have adopted basic electronic health records at twice the rate of the national average, according to a recent study that gives the credit to incentive programs.
By Molly Merrill | 01:11 pm | April 28, 2009
Caritas Christi Health Care, a community-based hospital network, serving Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island, is in the second wave of an electronic health records implementation for its 1,200 physicians in its IPA.
By Molly Merrill | 01:08 pm | April 28, 2009
The American Medical Association is planning to offer a health information exchange solution to its 240,000 member physicians and other interested physicians.
By Molly Merrill | 01:06 pm | April 28, 2009
A physician who makes house calls may seem retro and quaint, but thanks to innovations in information technology, doctors can redefine the way healthcare is delivered.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:32 am | April 28, 2009
Web-based technology continues to play a critical role as more cases of swine flu are being reported throughout the world.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:47 am | April 28, 2009
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius went before the full Senate Tuesday for confirmation as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.