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 [...]

Humana Inc. announced that Michael B. McCallister, president and chief executive officer, will be making a presentation to investors at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. pacific time.
A live audio web cast of the presentation along with the accompanying slides will be available via Humana’s Investor Relations page [...]

Centene Corporation announced that it will present at the J.P. Morgan 27th Annual Healthcare Conference, to be held January 12-15, 2009, at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Calif.
Michael F. Neidorff, Centene’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present Monday, January 12th at 9:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time). Investors may access the [...]

Hypatia Research, LLC released a report entitled “Business Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry” outlining strategies, vendor solutions and services utilized by leading companies.
Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, MetLife Insurance, Centers for Disease Control, Health Net, Inc., New York University Hospitals, St. Luke’s Medical Clinic, John Hopkins Health System, AstraZeneca Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services, and [...]

Informatics Corporation of America, unmatched in its ability to deliver a cost-effective, proven solution that leverages complete data across clinical settings to aid decision-making and improve patient outcomes announced that it earned two of Healthcare IT Summit’s prestigious Innovation Awards. Nominated in four of the five categories, ICA was voted “Solution with the Greatest Market [...]

Regional Health in Rapid City, S.D., and its employees will save more than $500,000 during the next three years on insurance premiums as a result of purchasing products through the employee benefit sponsored insurance arrangements with Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Premier healthcare alliance.
The healthcare system, which serves [...]

FairWarning, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy surveillance solutions, today announced they have been selected by the University of California San Diego Medical Center to further automate patient privacy auditing.
“UCSD Medical Center has deployed various tools to ensure the privacy and security of our patient’s data. By adding FairWarning® to our environment, [...]

SHPS, a leading provider of health improvement and health benefits solutions, received seven awards for its healthcare communications in the 2008 National Health Information Awards program. Organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health programs and materials, this awards program recognizes the nation’s best consumer health information.
SHPS received a [...]

Humana Veterans Healthcare Services (HVHS) announces the appointment of former U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General, Gale Pollock (MG,Ret.) to its Advisory Board. General Pollock will join the HVHS Advisory Board for their meeting in Louisville, KY this December. The HVHS Advisory Board was formed to provide guidance and insight into the changing needs of the [...]

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