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LONDON, February 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The debate over Public versus Private Healthcare has been the focus of much political grandstanding lately. There are opportunities being created in the industry by changes within the industry as well as changing beliefs and lifestyle of the people. But as the economic recession dragged on, hospitals are encountering lower patient utilization with people delaying some medical care or lose of health insurance. StockCall has posted free...
RESTON, Va., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mirixa Corporation is pleased to announce that Care1st Health Plan has selected the MirixaPro(sm) platform for the delivery of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services to its eligible Medicare members in California. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130220/SF62563LOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100818/SF51721LOGO) The Care1st selection committee made its decision based on the advanced...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen Wood, Senior Vice President at Universal American, will be the featured speaker at TMG Health's Thought Leadership Series Dinner at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 25, at the World Congress 6(th) Annual Leadership Summit on Medicaid Managed Care in Arlington, Va. Wood's presentation, entitled, "Integrated vs. Coordinated Duals Landscape," will include proven success models and variations thereof to encompass the diverse...
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SeeChange Health (www.SeeChangeHealth.com), the leader in wellness-centric health care coverage known as value-based benefit design, announced revenues grew from $7.6 million in 2011 to $50.2 million 2012. "We don't take a traditional approach to health care coverage," said Martin Watson, SeeChange Health's CEO. "We help employers improve the health and productivity of their workforce while helping control medical costs by rewarding...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Health systems evaluating their delivery system reform options are finding success in programs that focus on improving the health of their own workforce, according to a new white paper published today by Evolent Health. Building off of the accountable care movement that is dramatically changing the health system landscape, Evolent Health has identified the unique value of the employee accountable care organization (eACO)--a network of...
National Patient Advocate Foundation and Its Policy Board, Other Leading Experts Identify Areas of Concern for Patient Access to Care WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF), a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of creating avenues of improved patient access to health care through public policy reform at the state and federal levels, recently released their Policy Priorities for 2013. Since its...
ST. PAUL, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2011, Minnesota hospitals and health systems contributed more than $3.6 billion in programs and services to benefit their communities, an increase of 7 percent compared to 2010, according to the latest Community Benefit Report released by the Minnesota Hospital Association. A significant driver of hospitals' community contributions was a nearly 26 percent increase in the difference between the actual costs of providing care and...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, has posted a new two-minute video titled "Accountable Care in U.K. Health Reform." The video examines the primary drivers for health reform in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the emphasis placed on accountable care as an essential mechanism for achieving that country's reform goals. As in the United States, accountable care is seen as an important vehicle...
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Jersey hospitals provided $2.3 billion in added benefits to their communities in 2011 above and beyond the healthcare services they provided to their patients, according to a new report from the New Jersey Hospital Association. The total includes the value of free and discounted care for the poor, uninsured and senior citizens; community health offerings like immunization clinics and other wellness programs; education for...
BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Care Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: MDCE), a growing American medical company providing information technology systems, family and children's healthcare services and Western healthcare products for distribution in China, is pleased to announce that it has received approval from a major Australian financing firm who will underwrite a minimum of US $500,000 in equipment financing to fund the Company's acquisition of medical equipment for its...
