Tag Archives: Aetna

I’m speaking at the Health Technology Forum in SF

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Neil Versel

If you’re in Northern California, or plan to be, I will be on a panel at the Health Technology Forum’s 2013 Innovation Conference: Platforms for the Underserved on Friday, April 19, in San Francisco. I’ll be sharing the podium with … Continue reading →

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CITI ANNOUNCES AETNA TO BE THE CHARTER HEALTHCARE BENEFITS COMPANY FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL HEALTH PAYMENT PLATFORM

Posted on March 4, 2013 by John

Citi to Build Out Network of Insurance Companies and Healthcare Providers in First Phase of New Mobile and Online Patient Payment Solution – Money2 for Health New York, NY – Citi® announced today that Aetna will be the charter healthcare … Continue reading →

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Reasons Hospitals Acquire Medical Practices

Posted on January 28, 2013 by John

The Charlotte Observer did a great report on the shift to hospital owned medical practices. For those not familiar with the shift, here’s the numbers the article offers: Last year, 47 percent of U.S. physicians were employed by hospitals – … Continue reading →

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Large Pioneer ACO Outlines Role of Clinical & Business Intelligence in Value-Based Care

Posted on November 18, 2012 by David

CHICAGO (November 15, 2012) – As patient care models evolve to value-based care, clinical and business intelligence (C&BI) tools are playing a central role for organizations operating under new payment models. HIMSS Analytics published a new white paper titled “Banner … Continue reading →

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Aetna CEO Mark T. Bertolini to Deliver Keynote Address at 2012 mHealth Summit

Posted on November 17, 2012 by David

Arlington, VA (October 16, 2012) – The mHealth Summit today announced that Mark T. Bertolini, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Aetna, will deliver the opening keynote address at this year’s event. The 4th annual mHealth Summit will take … Continue reading →

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HIE and Other Interoperability Solutions for Healthcare

Posted on September 19, 2012 by John

I was participating in a LinkedIn discussion a few months back about HIE solutions. Jeremy Bikman from Katalus Advisors offered this great list of HIE and other interoperability solutions for healthcare: – Orion. Love these guys. Top notch products. Great … Continue reading →

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A dubious honor from Health Wonk Review

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Neil Versel

For the very first time, I captured the top spot on the biweekly Health Wonk Review blog carnival, this time hosted by Dr. Jaan Sidorov of the Disease Management Care Blog. Unfortunately, I had to endure my dad’s untimely death … Continue reading →

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Video: ‘Meet the Bloggers’ panel from HIMSS12

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Neil Versel

As promised,  there is some video from the “Meet the Bloggers” panel I appeared on, and it comes to us from Dr. Chuck Webster of EHR Workflow Inc. and the EHR.BZ Report. (You may know him from his previous job as … Continue reading →

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Aetna Releases CarePass for mHealth Integration

Posted on March 6, 2012 by David

One of the biggest topics for discussion in healthcare right now is interoperability.  It is all well and good to have an amazing app or device, but if it is on an island then it is not as effective as … Continue reading →

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HIMSS12 notes

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Neil Versel

I’ve just returned home from HIMSS12. As usual, it was a grueling week, made more grueling by the fact that I arrived a day earlier than usual. But I do have to say that this was the least stressful HIMSS … Continue reading →

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