Lumeris today announced that Chairman and CEO W. Michael Long and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debbie Zimmerman will participate in panels at the 10th Annual World Health Care Congress this week.
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Cyndy Nayer, a staunch believer in the need for better healthcare, is excited to be sharing her thoughts on Rapid Innovation at the World Health Care Congress on Tuesday, April 9 at 2pm. Cyndy's goal is to discover brave, courageous people and ideas and push them forward into new systems of engagement and outcomes. The tools she uses include VBBD and OBC and she'll be talking about other ones during her presentation.
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Attending the 10th Annual World Healthcare Congress? Join Josh Stevens, CEO of Keas, who is moderating the panel Creating a Culture of Employee Health...
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Capital BlueCross Chief Marketing Officer Donna K. Lencki will discuss innovative retail strategies to engage and serve health care consumers during the 10th annual World Health Care Congress in Washington, D. C. on April 8, 2013.
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10th Annual World Health Care Congress' Second Annual Government Programs and Health Policy Summit: Amerigroup Senior Vice President Federal Government Relations Brian Coyne will participate in a panel discussion April 9 at the Gaylord National ...
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AIM Specialty HealthSM, a national leader in specialty benefits management, has announced a strategic collaboration with eviti, Inc. to create an enhanced oncology management solution that helps ensure appropriate, safe and affordable cancer care. eviti is the leader in oncology clinical decision-support focused on improving the quality and reducing the costs of care.
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Looking to increase your revenue while creating more satisfied, loyal clients? Learn how VSP makes it easy to offer attractive voluntary vision care that won't add a dime to your clients' benefit costs.
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On January 22, the Federal Circuit invalidated numerous claims from three patents asserted by Soverain Software in
its five-year legal battle versus Newegg, relieving the web-based electronics dealer of what would have been a $20-25
million payout. The decision can be seen as delivering a crushing blow in this "mother of all patent battles" (Internet
Retailer: "The mother of all patent battles") for the entire online retail community. Newegg and its General Counsel,
Lee Cheng, deserve to be congratulated on the victory. In this instance, battling back against a notorious NPE paid
off for Newegg - vindicating their position at trial, clearing an eight-figure loss, and reducing huge risk for dozens of
their competitors.
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From recruitment to credentialing, your provider network is no doubt one of your most expensive and valuable assets But how do you measure the productivity of this asset? Learn about:
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In the final post of his Health Management Technology guest blog on December 20, 2012, Jim Evans describes the advantages that health plans can gain by optimizing the network management function, and offers some helpful advice for determining organizational readiness to do so.
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8 February 2013
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ACAP - Association for Community Affiliated Plans
The Medicare Stars rating system for Medicare Advantage health plans was developed in an effort to help Medicare beneficiaries understand the quality of care delivered by their plans and to drive quality improvement through consumer choice. Each fall, Medicare Advantage plans are evaluated on clinical quality and patient experience1 and given a rating of one to five stars. Plans with higher ratings could be presumed to be viewed more favorably by Medicare beneficiaries who are selecting a new plan.
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