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Health Highlights: May 22, 2012
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Priority Health Earns NCQA “Excellent” Accreditation
Priority Health today announced it has earned “Excellent” accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance , the highest level a health plan can earn, for its Commercial HMO/POS, Medicaid, Medicare PPO and Medicare HMO/POS plans.
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Three Health Technology Companies To Watch
Last week, Towers Watson bought Extend Health, which allows retirees to choose from thousands of private Medicare plans according to their needs, instead of having their employer make the decision. Towers paid $435 million. One of the winners in that transaction was venture capital firm Psilos, which made in five years 10 times its investment in Extend Health?an unusual occurrence in health IT.
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What could revolutionize health care? This database.
Think of it as a health policy wonk’s dream: Football stadium after football stadium packed to the brim with...health insurance claims data. An odd dream, to be sure. But health insurance data is crucial to understand how health care dollars get spent. It shows how people use health care, what’s changing and, in some cases, why. Health insurers, however, have tended to keep that data private, as ...
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Empire Life Expands Group Benefits Offering With Health Care Spending Account
KINGSTON, ONTARIO-- - Health care spending accounts are gaining in popularity and now The Empire Life Insurance Company is building on its insured Incidental Health Expense product by adding a traditional ...
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Home Health International, Inc. Announces New CEO
VERO BEACH, FL-- - Home Health International, Inc. is pleased to announce today that it has named Elizabeth Velozo, BSN, MSNH, COS-C as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.Ms. Velozo ...
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SCAN Health Plan Arizona Joins in Celebrating National Senior Health & Fitness Day
SCAN Health Plan Arizona is joining organizations across America in celebrating the 19th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day® on May 30. On this day an estimated 100,000 older adults will participate in local fitness-related activities at 1,000 locations throughout the country.
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Anand Shroff Named Chief Technology and Product Officer of Health Fidelity
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Fidelity , Inc., today announced that it has named Anand Shroff its Chief Technology and Product Officer. In this role, Shroff will be responsible ...
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Health Highlights: May 21, 2012
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't.
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