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• Sutter Health Selects NetQoS to Optimize Wide Area Network Delivery of Critical Applications; Hospital Group Using NetQoS ReporterAnalyzer for Troubleshooting, Capacity Planning for Business, Healthcare Applications

  - 2005-08-08

  AUSTIN, Texas -- NetQoSR Inc. announced that Sutter Health Sutter has deployed ReporterAnalyzerTM to ensure smooth delivery of its applications - including some of its most critical patient safety initiatives - over its wide area network WAN for more than 30,000 workstations in 180 sites, including 28 hospitals. Sutter is...

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• Tiered health plan hits a wall; CalPERS' move raises questions on consumer approach.(News)(California Public Employees' Retirement System)

  - 2004-05-31

  Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK While many in the health care purchasing community praise the bold move earlier this month by the California Public Employees' Retirement System to significantly reduce the number of hospitals in its HMO network, perhaps as m Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK ...

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• Hospital mergers limit payer options and boost costs.(News)

  - 2004-03-08

  Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS The consolidation of hospitals into large systems is hampering employers' ability to shape their provider networks and negotiate for the quality and cost of health care, some purchasing groups say. Hospital consolidatio Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS ...

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• Sutter Health Launches Web Site, Trusted Health Resource for Northern California Region; Sutterhealth.org Features Cutting Edge Navigation and Innovative Design by Wirestone

  - 2000-11-15

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• Providers, health plan settle.

  - 1998-06-08

  California pricing dispute may signal problems for employers- SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An increasing number of reimbursement disputes between providers and health plans may disrupt delivery of health care for some employers, experts predict. The fractiousCalifornia pricing dispute may signal problems for employers- SACRAMENTO, Calif. -...

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• Providers, health plan settle

  - 1998-06-08

  California pricing dispute may signal problems for employers- ROBERTO CENICEROS SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An increasing number of reimbursement disputes between providers and health plans may disrupt delivery of health care for some employers, experts predCalifornia pricing dispute may signal problems for employers- ROBERTO CENICEROS ...

  Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, CalPERS, health care, Sutter Health

• Captives catching attention of the managed care industry.

  - 1998-02-16

  LIHUE, Hawaii - Captive insurers can help health care companies better cope with the rapid change in the managed care industry, a risk manager says. However, health care companies initially should use captives only to cover risks they understand and cLIHUE, Hawaii - Captive insurers can...

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• Foundation Health and Sutter Health to sign new agreements; Comprehensive, multi-year pacts will expand the scope of the provider relationship between two of Northern California's largest health care organizations

  - 1995-07-10

  SACRAMENTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 10, 1995--Foundation Health and Sutter Health today announced the signing of a letter of intent to enter into comprehensive, multi-year agreements under which Sutter Health medical group, hospital and outpatient affiliates in 16 Northern California counties will serve individuals covered by Foundation Health managed care affiliates.

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