Chris Anderson
Innovent Oncology, a division of US Oncology, has engaged the actuarial and consulting firm Milliman to help develop risk contracting methodologies – including episode rates, bundled payments and capitation – to help identify potential areas where oncologists can improve quality of care while lowering health costs.
The Association of Northern California Oncologists (ANCO) will use the web-based Via Oncology Pathways tool to aid in its evidence-based oncology treatment regimen, aimed at forging stronger payer-provider partnerships.
In an effort to help financial institutions understand how the HITECH Act and HIPAA directly affects their operations, four industry trade groups recently banded together to release a white paper "Compliance Guidelines for Financial Institutions in the Healthcare Sector: HITECH and the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules."
Joining an ever-growing number of health plans looking to help their members access health information wherever they may roam, Highland has announced the launch of its Highmark Health@Hand iPhone application.
In a deal that adds a host of services to its online benefits shopping, management and enrollment platform, Benefitfocus announced mid-August its acquisition of Benefit Informatics Inc., a benefit information management company specializing in data analytics, forecasting, financial analysis and data warehousing.
The venture is part of UnitedHealth's 20-year, $200 million Health Care Investment Program, designed to help California hospitals access capital.
A license and reseller agreement for Noridian's EXACT software will provide Emdeon with a key interface to federal systems and Medicaid Management Information Systems.
Highmark's mobile app lets members easily find nearby provider locations, while also giving them on-the-go access to health and wellness information.
The TriZetto Group recently announced a partnership with professors who founded the value-based insurance design (VBID) movement to develop chronic-condition templates as options for healthcare payer customers of TriZetto’s Value-Based Benefits Solution.
In a partnership aimed at helping both insurance carriers and employers, out-of-network pharmacy benefit management (PBM) specialist Progressive Medical and StoneRiver Pharmacy Solutions will make available a combined electronic service to aid in correctly identifying payers for out-of-network pharmacy benefits.