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EHRs hold promise for genetic testing research
Electronic health records hold promise in augmenting current studies of genetic testing, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. The
Earnings indicate low hospital utilization
An earnings report from a major insurer suggests that hospital utilization is growing modestly, if at all, Kaiser Health News reported . Minnesota-based insurance giant UnitedHealth Group is
Genetic testing to be future hospital cost driver
Spending on genetic testing could rise sharply in the coming years, possibly adding another cost burden to hospitals, reports Bloomberg News. A study published by UnitedHealth Group predicted the
Genetic testing market to hit $25B by 2021
Despite physician optimism about the future of genetic testing, close to 60 percent of doctors worry that the cost of such tests will be too high, according to a recent survey conducted by
Blues, UnitedHealth launch IT initiatives for ACOs, cloud computing
Looking to increase relationships among patients, payers and providers, health IT vendor Lumeris and three Blues plans--Highmark, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Independence Blue
Blue Button builds momentum inside and outside the VA
The Blue Button campaign that enable veterans to download their medical records from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-VA providers is exceeding the government's expectations. Half a
Cisco taps Walgreens to provide telehealth to employees
In yet another solid move into the mHealth sphere--and into a possibly competitive position with hospitals--Walgreens has partnered with Cisco to provide telehealth and onsite clinical services to
430K veterans press the Blue Button to retrieve health info
More than 430,000 veterans have used the Blue Button of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to download their personal health claims data, according to Todd Park, chief technology officer of the
Proposed database could boost comparative effectiveness research
Comparative effectiveness research (CER), which generated a lot of heat during the healthcare reform debate, has taken its first step forward with the publication in the Federal Register of a
CMS proposes release of claims data to help profile providers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed releasing extracts of Medicare claims data that will be used to profile healthcare providers so that consumers and employers can make
