Patty Enrado

CHARLOTTE, NC – Hospitals are increasingly turning to IT solutions versus changing rates to improve revenue, said David Tourville, healthcare analyst for PayStream Advisors....

CHARLESTON, WV – Body mass index (BMI) trainings conducted in the three largest West Virginia cities were so successful that sponsor UniCare will expand the trainings to other regions in...

ARMONK, NY – IBM has added a new children’s health rebate to its wellness incentive programs for all U.S. employees. As part of its benefits package,...

PHOENIX, AZ – Enrollment in Evercare’s Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan, or SNP, for Maricopa County residents with Alzheimer’s and related dementia is underway amid provider en...

MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Managed Care has completed implementing MEDecision’s patient clinical summaries (PCS) as part of its pay-for-performance pilot. “The right way...

WOODLAND HILLS, CA – Since Health Net of California launched its Optimizer HMO in May, four employer groups have signed on. Health Net is following a trend in California by i...

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Treasury Department regulation released in August has clarified tax provisions that allow employees to make contributions toward the cost of individual health plans and pay f...

MINNEAPOLIS – Consumer-directed health plans, or CDHPs, have garnered a lot of attention and growth in the last couple of years, but industry experts say the market is still untapped....

CHICAGO – A charge description master, or CDM, encompasses basic information and coding about everything a hospital can charge a patient. Despite its importance, indep...

DETROIT – By all accounts, General Motors’ agreement to contribute $29.9 million to the United Auto Workers’ healthcare trust constitutes the largest upfront funding in the history o...