Patty Enrado

NEWARK, NJ – Partners in Care and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s one-year pilot on the patient centered medical home (PC-MH) has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes and...

WASHINGTON – As part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Congress appropriated $50 million each year in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 and $75 million for 2009 and each subsequent year for the Cen...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – According to the 2006 Census, Florida ranks 46th in the country in health insurance coverage, with 21.2 percent (3.8 million residents) uninsured. To ta...

CHEYENNE, WY – In early 2004, the Wyoming Department of Health began developing a program within Medicaid (EqualityCare) to improve the health management of its population, regardless of...

CHARLOTTE, NC – Approximately 135,000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina members can directly benefit from the Medication Dedication program, which began on January 1....

PROVIDENCE, RI – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s “Quality Counts” program to support physician adoption of electronic health record systems will begin monitoring...

OAKLAND, CA – The Agency for Healthcare Research Quality has awarded $600,000 to Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research to continue its heart disease prevention and management stud...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Healthy Indiana Plan, the state’s plan to cover uninsured resident adults between the ages of 19-64, went into effect January 1 with nearly 9,500 applications submitted....

THERE’S STILL A LOT of paper scheduling in hospitals today, according to Jared Peterson, vice president of research operations for KLAS Enterprises. Price point, cultural change an...

Approximately 135,000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, or BCBSNC, members can directly benefit from the Medication Dedication program, which began on Jan. 1. By...