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Sutter Lakeside Hospital's Pilot Program for Schools Could Lead to CA Statewide Improvements in Children's Health
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Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., health care, pilot program
Research articles 2007-06-11
Three Hundred Health Net Members with Diabetes to Benefit from New Pilot Program Through Alere Medical; Health Net Selects Alere Based on Improved Health Results of Members with Chronic Heart Failure
TEMPE, Ariz. & RENO, Nev. -- Alere Medical, Inc., one of the leading disease management companies, today announced implementation of a new pilot program with Health Net of Arizona Inc. to help its members with diabetes enjoy better health. This announcement comes after Alere proved its value by measurably improving...
Tags: benefit, health care, patient, pilot program
Research articles 2006-07-11
Hershey's newest nonfat product: wellness - Hershey Foods Corp. introduced a pilot program that rewards employees who pass established health risk requirements with lower insurance premiums each month
As health care costs continue to rise, employers -- especially those that are self-insured -- are diving ever deeper into wellness programs, hoping that they will improve employee health and thereby reduce health care costs.
Tags: health care, Hershey, Hershey Foods Corp., insurance, pilot program
Research articles 1991-11-01
ACP Applauds HHS Selection of Health Dialog for Voluntary Chronic Care Improvement Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American College of Physicians ACP reaffirms its commitment to support and participate in an innovative pilot program to improve care of patients with chronic disease in Pennsylvania that was awarded today to HWASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American College of Physicians...
Tags: health care, pilot program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Research articles 2004-12-10
Chemical Industry Volunteers Testing Products in Children's Health Program.(Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program)(Brief Article)
THE AMERICAN Chemistry Council ACC said last week that more than 35 member companies have agreed to voluntarily conduct product evaluations as part of a pilot program to assess chemicals for their potential health effects on children. The E ...
Tags: health care, pilot program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2001-07-02

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Thompson Launches 'Early Offers' Pilot Program to Speed Compensation to Injured Patients, Help Reduce Medical Costs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced an "Early Offers" pilot program aimed at encouraging settlements of patients claiming to have been injured by medical mistakes and controlling health care costs by providing fair and prompt compensation without time-consuming and expensive litigation. Secretary Thompson said...
Tags: Benefits, compensation, HEALTHCARE, patient, secretary, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Research articles 2004-09-21
HHS Micro-Grant Pilot Program Available.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has just announced a new grant initiative called the Community Implementation Micro-Grant Pilot Program. The program was established to encourage efforts by local community groups to promote health education, quality care, access to care, and other projects...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Research articles 2001-09-25
Medicare Subvention Demonstration: Pilot Satisfies Enrollees, Raises Cost and Management Issues for DOD Health Care.
The Department of Defense's DOD Medicare subvention demonstration tested alternate approaches to health care coverage for military retirees. Retirees could enroll in new DOD-run Medicare managed care plans, known as TRICARE Senior Prime, at six sites. The demonstration plan offered enrollees the full range of Medicare-covered services as well as...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Medicare, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2002-03-01
Medicare Subvention Demonstration: Pilot Satisfies Enrollees, Raises Cost and Management Issues for DOD Health Care.
GAO-02-284 February 11, 2002 The Department of Defense's DOD Medicare subvention demonstration tested alternate approaches to health care coverage for military retirees. Retirees could enroll in new DOD-run Medicare managed care plans, known as TRICARE Senior Prime, at six sites. The demonstration plan offered enrollees the full...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Medicare, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2002-04-01
Florida Leaders Celebrate New Federal Funding for Health Care Programs.
By Nancy Cook, Tallahassee Democrat, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 6--Florida's overstretched health care budget got a dose of good news Thursday when Gov. Jeb Bush announced $159 million extra coming from Washington. The money comes in the form...
Tags: Benefits, Democrat, HEALTHCARE, hospital, Medicaid, SOFTWARE, Tallahassee, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2001-04-06
Rockville-based InforMedix Holdings Inc. in pilot program
InforMedix Holdings Inc., of Rockville, which markets real-time patient information through telemedicine technologies that electronically link patients and health care professionals, said doctors at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are using its patented Med-eMonitor System in a pilot program for patients with high risk of stroke who are...
Tags: patient, pilot program
Research articles 2006-08-23
Yale University Selects CYBeR-CARE For Pilot Program to Evaluate The Electronic Housecall System in the U.S. and Overseas
Business/Health & Technology Editors
Tags: pilot program, Yale University
Research articles 2000-08-29
Two Minnesota Institutions Advance RFID Technologies in Health Care
Mayo Clinic Chooses 3M Track and Trace Solutions for Specimen Management ST. PAUL, Minn. & ROCHESTER, Minn. -- 3M and Mayo Clinic today announced that they have demonstrated a successful pilot program with the installation of a state-of-the-art radio frequency identification RFID system in Mayo Clinic's endoscopy surgical suites,...
Tags: 3M Co., Biometrics, Mayo Clinic, patient, RFID, SECURITY, WIRELESS
Research articles 2007-01-02
Insurers Expand Primary Care: an Argument for Obama's Plan
Imagine appointments with your primary care doctor that last 30 minutes—or longer. What if you could e-mail her when you need a prescription refill? If you have a two-minute question, she encourages you to call; she or a nurse practitioner will come to the phone. If they're busy, they'll return...
News items 2009-08-07
Health Dialog Selected by Medicare for a Voluntary Chronic Care Improvement Program Pilot in Pennsylvania
BOSTON -- Leading Provider of Care Management Services Is One of the First Firms Selected for Department of Health and Human Services Innovative Program Health Dialog Services Corporation today announced that it has been selected by the Department of Health and Human Services HHS to conduct a three-year pilot...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Medicare, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Research articles 2004-12-08
Health Reform Ideas Are Treading Water
If you ever got the idea that health reform efforts have been treading water for years, if not decades, you will feel vindicated by a recent study on disease management and an article about “shared medical decision-making.” Both of them tell us what we’ve already known for a long time:...
Tags: Patient, Physician, Decision-making, Health Care, Health Reform Idea, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Ken Terry
Blog posts 2009-02-12
Henry Ford Health System Expands e-Prescribing Program with DrFirst After Successful Pilot
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Henry Ford Medical Group and Health Alliance Plan recently announced that one year after launching a pilot program utilizing the DrFirst Rcopia electronic prescription management system, more than 500,000 prescriptions have been transmitted electronically by the medical group. The success of the original 60 physician pilot led...
Tags: Benefits, Ford Motor Co., HEALTHCARE, patient, physician, prescription, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-03-03
The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Health Report.(Originated from The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)
Jan. 6--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida's health maintenance organization has been selected to participate in a national Medicare pilot program aimed at improving the care received by those suffering from severe kidney disease. Jan. 6--Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, health care
Research articles 1997-01-06
CMS Readmissions Pilot Could Be a Sleeper Hit
CMS, which has recently targeted “never” events and avoidable complications in hospitals, is now tackling an even bigger challenge: readmissions. According to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, one in five Medicare patients is readmitted within a month of discharge; a third are back in the...
Tags: Patient, Hospital, Medicare, Content Management System, Quality Improvement Organization, Healthcare, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Ken Terry
Blog posts 2009-04-16
Zix Corporation Selected by L.A. Care for e-Prescribing Pilot; California Payor Begins Exclusive PocketScript® Trial with 50 Initial Physicians
DALLAS -- Zix Corporation (ZixCorpR) (Nasdaq:ZIXI), the leader in hosted services for email encryption and e-prescribing, today announced that L.A. Care Health Plan, the nation's largest public health plan and one of California's largest health plans, will begin a pilot e-prescribing program to an initial 50 physicians.
Tags: E-Prescribing, physician
Research articles 2006-05-08
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