Healthcare Finance Staff
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology's ViPS - part of the General Dynamics Health IT Solutions business sector - a contract to support the Department of Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP). The total contract is worth $80.3 million over four years if all options are exercised.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is recommending that the federal government crack down on physicians who have incorrectly coded their Medicare claims for the wrong place of service.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is readying a set of electronic accounting and processing tools that will help authenticate, track and manage payments to healthcare providers participating in the federal meaningful use financial incentive program.
Joining an ever-growing number of health plans looking to help their members access health information wherever they may roam, Highland has announced the launch of its Highmark Health@Hand iPhone application.
The TriZetto Group recently announced a partnership with professors who founded the value-based insurance design (VBID) movement to develop chronic-condition templates as options for healthcare payer customers of TriZetto's Value-Based Benefits Solution.
MedNetworks, a start-up company launched on Monday, uses technology to map, analyze and activate social networks across a broad range of health constituencies in order to identify trends and predict future behavior.
Capital BlueCross recently launched an online educational tool for its members, designed to aid them in comparing costs of procedures, quality of care and overall satisfaction with specific providers. Named MyCare Advisor, the online suite of tools provides members with estimated total cost information for 57 of the most common elective services provided by hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers.
CDPH, a New York insurance plan, will invest $1 million in 21 area primary care and pediatric practices to participate in the second phase of the plan's IT-based medical home initiative.
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has launched a series of online quizzes and tools aimed at educating seniors about how the Affordable Care Act affects their Medicare benefits, the growth of Medicare and the budget deficit.
A new survey indicates patients in need of emergency department care are experiencing the longest wait times in several years.