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With the security of sensitive information a growing concern in health care organizations, those responsible often face a bewildering array of urgent technical concerns and competing priorities. Stepping back to [...]

Back in the 1990s during the Clinton Era of Healthcare Reform, just about every organization attempted to call themselves an integrated delivery network (IDN) because it was the in-thing to [...]

More than 3.4 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in risk-based HMOs, and the enrollment rates is expected to double in the next five to seven years. In addition, the Balanced [...]

Byline: LOUISE ESOLA Prior to introducing consumer-driven health plans at BlueLinx Co., few of the 3,600 workers at the construction materials distribution company knew the cost of going to the [...]

Byline: Daniel B. Moskowitz, Washington, DC-based journalist HMOs are doing a good job of getting enrollees to control blood pressure and cholesterol levels, according to the latest figures from the [...]

New regulations proposed by the California state Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) that are expected to be implemented by the end of this year would require HMOs in California [...]

Healthcare leaders today are contending with the uncertainties surrounding the nation's economic problems, our unsustainable payment system, and healthcare reform. At the same time, they must forge ahead with the [...]

Patricia Birch, Senior Partner and Global Practice Leader, Healthcare Consulting, Cognizant Healthcare is experiencing a significant transition from the traditional fee-for-service reimbursement model that encourages volume over outcomes and quality. [...]

Needs Addressed/Related Products and Service: * Keeping up to date with guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) * Keeping up to date with state Medicaid compliance [...]

WASHINGTON -- When it comes to improving health care for Medicare beneficiaries, spending more money isn't necessarily better, several speakers said at a health policy conference sponsored by Academy Health [...]