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WOBURN, MA. – July 29, 2009 – The 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Hospital and Health System Financial Management Congress is pleased to announce that Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions has joined the program as an educational underwriter and will feature two key speakers on the program. more»

Woburn, Mass, July 16, 2009 – The World Congress on Health Care Quality and Payment Reform announces Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen will deliver a keynote address reflecting on the Obama administration’s current reform efforts and share his perspective on the critical next steps needed to advance care quality, affordability and efficiency. more»

The 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT 5.0), in conjunction with NaviNet, (formerly NaviMedix), America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, announces that President Bill Clinton will deliver a keynote presentation at the Washington D.C. conference on November 10, 2009. more»

WOBURN, MA. – June 5, 2009 – With substantial changes looming in health reform and the economic downturn threatening to expedite the depletion of the Medicare trust fund that covers hospital and nursing home care, the 5th Annual Leadership Summit on Medicare will address how health organizations and businesses are preparing to handle the coming changes. more»

Sean Hogan, Global VP, IBM Healthcare Delivery Systems will discuss IBM health care news breaking in the European marketplace, announce new contract wins; and outline IBM's strategy in the healthcare marketplace. more»

Bonita Lynn Beattie, PT, MPT, MHA, vice president of injury prevention at the National Council on Aging’s Center for Healthy Aging; Matthew Narrett, MD, chief medical officer of the Erickson Health system; and John Parrish, PhD, executive director of The Erickson Foundation will make a joint presentation about falls risk reduction during the sixth annual World Health Care Congress tomorrow. Their talk, “Breaking the $19 Billion Hold on Health Care,” will take place Tuesday, April 14, 2009 from 4:05-4:50 p.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. more»

Emerging Trend Forum showcases pilot study of AllOne Mobile technology more»

ORLANDO, FL – 2 March 2009 – Market research conducted on behalf of ConnextionsHealth provides both good and bad news for health insurance providers. The good news: properly managing member disenrollment delivers a significant, positive impact on net enrollment and revenue generation. The bad news: member retention is increasingly difficult for health plans to achieve, and most plans are doing it poorly. A host of economic factors are currently driving unprecedented membership losses at most health insurance plans. more»

ORLANDO, FL – 18 February 2009 – ConnextionsHealth announced today that Michael Leavitt – the Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009, and former Governor of Utah (1993-2003) – will address the World Congress Leadership Summit on Member Retention for Health Plans in Orlando, on March 18th. As opening keynote, Mr. Leavitt will provide health insurance executives with first-hand insights into the key issues, timetables and people involved in the nation’s escalating healthcare reform debate. more»

ORLANDO, FL – 11 February 2009 – Market research conducted on behalf of ConnextionsHealth has demonstrated that health insurance plans can significantly improve revenue generation by establishing initiatives that specifically address member disenrollment. A host of economic factors are currently driving unprecedented membership losses at most health insurance plans. more»

WOBURN, Mass. – February 11, 2009 – Indianapolis-based Community Health Network will launch its myCommunity Pillbox application for the Apple iPhone and iTouch at the 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity this February 23-24 in Carlsbad, Calif., showcasing an innovative, user-friendly method for patients to manage medications and important medical information. more»

Un grand nombre d'entreprises de premier plan oeuvrant dans le domaine des soins de santé en Europe et aux Etats-Unis participeront au World Health Care Congress Europe, qui réunira cette année plus de 600 leaders des soins de santé provenant de plus de 50 pays à travers l'Europe et le monde entier, pour l'édition 2009 de l'événement qui aura lieu les 13 et 14 mai prochains à Bruxelles, en Belgique. more»

Woburn, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) - - Zweitägiger Kongress hat Best-Practice-Empfehlungen und Initiativen zur Verbesserung der Gesundheitsversorgung in Europa zum Schwerpunkt Eine Vielzahl von Unternehmen im Gesundheitswesen aus Europa und den USA haben sich für den World Health Care Congress Europe (Weltgesundheitskongress Europa) eingetragen, auf dem über 600 Führungskräfte des Gesundheitssektors aus mehr als 50 Ländern Europas und der Welt anlässlich der Veranstaltung im Jahr 2009 zusammenkommen, die vom 13.-14. more»

WOBURN, Mass. – January 7, 2009 – Facing unprecedented marketplace disruption – ranging from the employmentrelated decline of group coverage, to greater consumer autonomy in health insurance selection – the retention of individual and small group plan members is now a priority for the nation’s health insurance companies. At some health plans, member turnover can run as high as 40% annually, eroding both member acquisition costs and plan profitability. more»

Facing unprecedented marketplace disruption – ranging from the employmentrelated decline of group coverage, to greater consumer autonomy in health insurance selection – the retention of individual and small group plan members is now a priority for the nation’s health insurance companies. At some health plans, member turnover can run as high as 40% annually, eroding both member acquisition costs and plan profitability. more»

ConnextionsHealth today announced the creation of its Member Transition Services® – a portfolio of technology-driven processes and personal touch points – designed to assist health plans in their effort to mitigate the loss of group (or “commercial”) plan members during major life cycle changes such as early retirement, job termination, “aging out” of dependent children, or elimination of health care coverage as a benefit by their employer. more»

Health Data Management has announced the five winners of its second annual Editors' Choice Awards. Editorial Director Gary Baldwin announced the winners at the fourth annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress in Washington, D.C. this morning. The awards recognize top innovators in the healthcare industry who were featured in articles in Health Data Management during the past year. Health Data Management is the official publication of WHIT. Following are this year's winners, a short description of their accomplishment, and a link to the original article. more»

London, UK—December 2, 2008 — Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it has been appointed by the Department of Health as one of five suppliers on the Practice Based Commissioners (PBC) Development Framework. The goal of the Framework is to promote excellence in practice based commissioning by supporting the development of core competencies within PBCs and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). more»