Darwin National Assurance Company, a member company of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced today that it has been selected by The IPA Association of America (TIPAAA) to offer health care professional liability coverage to its membership of more than 300,000 independent physicians.
With its niche approach and underwriters experienced in each health care [...]

MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health care management solutions, today announced that it has been selected to deliver its Alineo ™ 2.0 collaborative health care management platform to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (BCBSKC). The two parties have agreed to begin implementation in June. The arrangement reinforces MEDecision’s position as [...]

Innovative Care Systems (ICS), a third-party administrator of leave of absence and group disability claims, today announced that it has engaged Crawford & Company to round out its offering of claims and medical management services for workers’ compensation, short-term disability, long-term disability and leave of absence programs.
ICS helps employees navigate complex FMLA and employer leave [...]

Assurant Solutions, a leading global provider of extended service plans and extended warranties, today reaffirmed its commitment to consumers who have purchased a Circuit CityAdvantage service plan. The company added that no action is required to confirm the validity of individual plans.
Assurant Solutions, which is part of Assurant, Inc said it administers most of the [...]

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, will be exhibiting its latest best-of-suite Laboratory Information System (LIS), anatomic pathology software, and comprehensive business management solutions at the Arab Health 2008 Conference being held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from January 26-29, 2009. Sunquest solutions enable hospitals and laboratories [...]

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has awarded $1.95 million in grants to 17 health care delivery organizations working to implement more cost-effective care for the uninsured through outreach and education, prevention, and medical management. The grants range from $55,000 to $95,000.
“State residents who remain uninsured despite the historic gains made under the [...]

Rising Medical Solutions, Inc. (Rising), a leading medical cost containment and care management organization, announces that the Company will provide Medical Data Call services for its clients who are required to submit medical transaction data to the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI).
The Medical Data Call will go into effect for all workers’ compensation [...]

WellPoint, Inc. the nation’s largest health benefits company and its affiliated health plans, announced today the expansion of its innovative disease management program designed to help improve the care accessed by members in its affiliated health plans suffering from Bipolar Disorder, a disease that impacts over 5.7 million Americans each year. The Bipolar Condition Care [...]

Nationwide Better HealthSM, a leading provider of health and productivity management solutions, announced today that its vice president of product development, Dr. Richard D. Salmon, will present research entitled “Effect of Lifestyle Health Coaching on Self-Reported Health Status in Participants with Classes I, II and III Obesity” at The Forum 08: Integrated Care Summit, hosted [...]

prescription drugs are the first choice for medical intervention in treating 88 percent of patients suffering chronic conditions. The 50 percent of Americans treated for a chronic condition account for 96 percent of all prescription drug spending and 75 percent of all medical costs. A proprietary new pharmacy model developed over three years by Medco [...]