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As the use of molecular diagnostics increases -- amid the race to $1,000-or-less personal genomic sequencing -- McKesson and the American Medical Association (AMA) have entered into a licensing partnership to create a registry of the growing list of genomic, metabolomic, proteomic and other molecular tests.
Although new HIPAA electronic transaction standards have been put on the backburner, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun the process of mapping out how those new standards will function.
The Department of Health and Human Services has published final Affordable Care Act rules for commercial health insurance, covering guaranteed issue, premiums, rate review and more.
Employer spending on wellness incentives has doubled since 2009 and more companies are requiring employees to undergo biometric tests, according to survey by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health.
Management consulting firm Deloitte and Intermountain Healthcare have forged a five-year deal that will see the companies tap into nearly two trillion unique medical data elements collected over 40 years, with the goal of gaining treatment insights that can be shared with physicians, hospitals, manufacturers, vendors and payers across the country.
During a session on how health reform is reverberating at the state level during the National Health Policy Conference held earlier this month, attendees learned how one health system in Ohio is using the accountable care organization model to improve care and costs and expand its horizons.
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has been given federal permission to explore a quasi-voucher-based Medicaid expansion, with beneficiaries buying subsidized private health plans through the state-federal partnership insurance exchange.
As the use of molecular diagnostics increases -- amid the race to $1,000-or-less genomic sequencing -- McKesson and the American Medical Association (AMA) have entered into a licensing partnership to create a registry of the growing list of genomic, metabolomic, proteomic and other molecular tests.
Tenet Healthcare yesterday reported a net income of $49 million or $0.45 per share for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared with a loss of $76 million, in the fourth quarter last year. The company attributed its positive results to both increased inpatient and outpatient visits.
With an eye towards health reform improvements, the Department of Vermont Health Access has signed a four-year $48 million contract with HP Enterprise Services, which will continue on as the state's Medicaid fiscal agent after more than three decades.