Medical Practice

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Insurance & Technology December 6, 2007 Nathan Conz	Aetna, CIGNA, Empire BlueCross Establish Standards With New York State AG The health insurers have reached an agreement with the New York State Attorney General on standards for physician-rating programs.
Managed Care November 2007 Tom Reinke	New Imaging Controls Strict, But May Be Easier on Doctors Preauthorization procedures for costly new imaging technologies aim to help doctors learn the rules to avoid denials.
Managed Care November 2007	Microsoft Launches Health Record System Microsoft has entered the consumer health care market with a free personal health record on the Web. HealthVault will store, collect, and distribute private health information that can be shared with a physician, a clinic, or a hospital.
Managed Care November 2007	P4P -- Giving Rewards at the Practice Level Simply implementing a pay-for-performance program isn't enough to result in sustainable improvements in quality of care, according to a study.
Managed Care November 2007 Thomas Morrow	Cryoablation for Atrial Flutter Requires No Anesthesia Compared with radiofrequency ablation, this technique has some advantages and it should be acceptable to managed care plans.
Nursing Management November 2007 Carrick et al.	Rapid-Fire Strategies for Regulatory Readiness The public opinion plays a key role in determining whether or not caregivers and hospitals are safe, high-quality providers.
Managed Care October 2007 Lola Butcher	Can Insurer, Oncology Practice Really Work Together? Premera Blue Cross and a large Spokane oncology practice agree on treatment protocols and on the importance of cost control.
Managed Care October 2007	Family Physicians Give Payers Middling Grades Results of a survey conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians and Family Practice Management magazine indicate that health plans have issues to work on.
Managed Care October 2007	Second DMAA Report Issued The Disease Management Association of America has issued the second volume of the "Outcomes Guidelines Report."
Managed Care October 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Cultural Sensitivity Is Vital In Medication Management The diverse Latino population requires insurers to understand that there is no cookie-cutter answer for successful medication management.
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