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The Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability has announced the establishment of a new Center of Excellence in Research on Disability Services, Care Coordination and Integration.
The Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA) has extended a $119 million two-year technology services contract with HP Enterprise Services. The extension, which includes two one-year options, will allow the state to meet its budget without eliminating staff or reducing customer service.
Healthcare IT leaders are hailing President Obama's nomination of Donald Berwick, MD, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a signal of the administration's commitment to quality.
The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan of the Aloha State, will become the first health plan to deploy American Well's new Online Care Team Edition. The new service will bring live, on-demand specialist care consultations into primary care docs' exam rooms – reducing the delay, inconvenience and cost associated with the traditional patient referral process.
The TriZetto Group and 3M Health Information Systems announced an agreement last month that gives TriZetto certain exclusivity to include 3M's ICD-10 Code Translation Tool with several new services for payers under its TriZetto Advantage 10 Services.
An online provider of health insurance information is boosting its Medicare portfolio with a new acquisition.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has partnered with Health Dialog, a Boston-based provider of healthcare analytics and decision support, to deliver 24/7 health coaching services to 42,000 Medicare Advantage members in the Volunteer State.
Washington and New Mexico Medicaid programs will receive thousands of dollars in federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery
Healthcare IT leaders are hailing President Obama's nomination of Donald Berwick, MD, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a signal of the administration's commitment to quality.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expanding its current Medicare provider enrollment system to make it easier for physicians to register to receive meaningful use incentives.