Sebelius Awards $100 Million to 10 States to Test Innovations in Children’s Health Care.

February 22, 2010

The money will help states implement and evaluate provider performance measures and utilize health information technologies such as pediatric electronic health records and other quality improvement initiatives.

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‘Innovation Initiative’ Underway for Health Records Improvements at the Veterans Health Administration.

February 20, 2010

The Innovation Initiative will allow employees to enter health information technology ideas in a variety of categories, such as engaging Veterans in their care, helping medical providers, increasing transparency, and improving workflow.

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Kaiser Permanente Honored in Fast Company’s Annual Most Innovative Companies Issue.

February 19, 2010

Kaiser Permanente has been honored in Fast Company’s annual Most Innovative Companies issue as the fifth Most Innovative Health Care Company in the World for its pioneering electronic health record that is the world’s largest civilian electronic health record, and for its health care innovation center that develops the future of health care.

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Sebelius Unveils New Report on Requested Premium Increases in States Across the Country.

February 18, 2010

The report highlights health insurance premium increases in states across the country and comes shortly after Anthem Blue Cross announced plans to raise rates on its California customers by as much as 39 percent, even after its parent company took in a profit of $2.7 billion in the previous quarter.

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Simply Healthcare Plans of Florida Gets Equity Investment.

February 17, 2010

We believe that managed care can be an integral part in coordinating high quality healthcare services…

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Virginia Launches Healthy Lifestyle Competition for State Employees.

February 16, 2010

Open to all state employees, the Governor’s weight loss competition will begin on Feb. 15 and end in mid-May.

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Sebelius, Solis Announce Nearly $1 Billion Recovery Act Investment in Advancing Use of Health IT, Training Workers for Health Jobs of the Future.

February 15, 2010

The awards will help make health IT available to over 100,000 hospitals and primary care physicians by 2014 and train thousands of people for careers in health care and information technology.

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One in Ten Americans Visited a Health Insurance Site in Q4 2009.

February 15, 2010

Aetna Sites led as the most visited destination with 4.8 million visitors.

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Health Plans Collaborate on Landmark Initiative to Reduce Time, Expense for Physician Office Practice ‘Paperwork’.

February 14, 2010

The initiative, which will simplify information flow between health plans and doctors’ offices, and between health plans and hospitals, is comparable to what ATMs did for banks and consumers.

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Health Net: Using Social Media to Improve Teen Health.

February 11, 2010

Over 90 percent of teens today use social networking sites, not just to interact with their peers but also to get information about issues that are important to them.

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