The TriZetto Group, Inc. announced that Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) were the winners of the first annual Integrated Healthcare Management (IHM) Power Awards in the categories of Operational Excellence and Innovation, respectively. The awards honor innovative customers that are demonstrating tangible success in the pursuit of IHM, the systematic application [...]

Rockport Healthcare Group, a national preferred provider organization (PPO) focused exclusively on workers’ compensation, has announced that through a joint collaborative effort, their client, the Houston Independent School District (HISD), has obtained a 1305 Texas Healthcare Network (TX HCN) certificate.
Rockport has certifiable networks that provide coverage for nearly 75% of the entire working population of [...]

BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, L.P., a corporate venture fund that is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and Sandbox Industries announced today a $5-million investment in Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions for health information exchange.
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners is a newly formed $116-million fund [...]

Portico Systems announced today that it has acquired Ethidium Health Systems, and will incorporate Ethidium’s clinical quality and collaboration tools into its Integrated Provider Management (IPM) platform.
The deal positions Portico at the forefront of emerging medical home and pay-for-performance initiatives by enabling health plans, IPAs, and other organizations to more closely collaborate with physicians and [...]

will become the first national health service company to go 24/7 – responding to U.S. customer service telephone inquiries 24 hours a day, seven days a week for all its medical, dental and pharmacy health employee benefits plans.
In addition, select CIGNA service representatives will proactively monitor Twitter and Web Logs in order to find people [...]

Statement from Dr. Donald Palmisano, spokesman for the Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights and the former president of the American Medical Association (2003-2004) in response to President Obama’s speech to the American Medical Association House of Delegates Annual Meeting in Chicago today:
I want to thank President Obama for coming to Chicago today. He came with [...]

BestHealthCareRates states that the healthcare reform proposed by the Federal Government may actually eliminate affordable medical insurance from the private sector entirely. While publicly funded healthcare may seem to create affordable medical insurance for more Americans, it may actually create a bigger problem.
Private medical insurance is not the enemy of affordable healthcare in the [...]

Healthcare Liaison has graduated the nation’s first credentialed private healthcare advocates. The announcement was made today by Healthcare Liaison CEO Joanna Smith, LCSW, MPH.
“Our first graduates Michael Knappman, MPAS, and Marie Shouldice, RN are true pioneers,” says Smith. “They represent the professional standard we are committed to establishing here in the US for the [...]

NetSol Technologies, Inc. “NetSol” a U.S. corporation providing global business services and enterprise application solutions to private and public sector organizations worldwide, today announced the launch of its new corporate Web site at www.Netscape.com.
With an emphasis on direct, functional design, the new Web site contains a comprehensive overview of NetSol’s solutions-based products and services. The [...]

EHS Medical Group, a medical professional corporation that owns and operates physician networks, today announced the official opening of a corporate office in Fresno, Calif. The Los Angeles-based company was chosen by Anthem Blue Cross of California to provide Medi-Cal management services to medical practices impacted by the shift from a direct contract model to [...]