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TriZetto Founder Jeff Margolis Fusing Healthcare Population Management and Social Networking

by Martin Trussell on January 10, 2012

in Health,Innovation,Social media,wellness

DENVER, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Well known for founding healthcare payer software powerhouse, The TriZetto Group, and growing it to return $1.4 billion to shareholders in just 10 years, as well as authoring The Healthcare Cure, Jeff Margolis is now focusing on the opportunity to improve healthcare value through social networking technology. [...]

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Cigna and Partners In Care Launch First Accountable Care Program in New Jersey Involving an Independent Physicians Organization and a Health Plan

by Martin Trussell on December 20, 2011

in ACO,Healthcare Reform,Innovation,Managed Care,Pay for Performance

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. & NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., December 20, 2011 – Cigna (NYSE:CI) and Partners In Care (“PIC”), an independent physicians organization based in Central New Jersey, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to expand patient access to health care, improve care coordination, and achieve the “triple aim” of improved health outcomes (quality), lower total medical costs [...]

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IncentOne Launches Outcomes-Based Biometrics Incentive Solution

by Martin Trussell on December 9, 2011

in Health,Innovation,wellness

Lyndhurst, NJ (PRWEB) December 08, 2011, IncentOne, a provider of incentive solutions to the healthcare industry, has launched what it says is the first outcomes-based biometric incentive program through its Health Power™ platform. With this solution, IncentOne will enable payers, health service companies, employers, governments and administrators to align incentives to outcomes and improvements in 20 [...]

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HealthRally Raises $400K to Motivate Wellness

by Martin Trussell on December 6, 2011

in Health,Innovation,Social media,wellness

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HealthRally, a social health company developing a new crowdfunding platform for personal health motivation, announced that it raised more than $400,000 in seed funding and assembled an expert board of strategic advisors. The company is building a social health platform focused on inspiring the nearly 100 million Americans who spend over $50 billion [...]

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Highmark’s Pay-For-Performance Program Saved Lives and Health Care Dollars in 2010-2011

by Martin Trussell on November 3, 2011

in Health,health insurance,Innovation,Managed Care,Pay for Performance

Nov. 3, 2011 | Pittsburgh, Pa. — Highmark’s latest data on its Quality BLUE pay-for-performance programs demonstrates that participating hospitals and physicians consistently take better care of Highmark members than health care providers that are not part of the program. “Whether you look at infection rates, screening for various diseases or electronic prescribing rates, Highmark members are [...]

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CIGNA Individual and Family Plan Customers Use “DailyFeatsTM” to Improve Health and Well-being

by Martin Trussell on July 25, 2011

in Health,health insurance,Innovation,Social media,Uncategorized,wellness

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. – July 19, 2011 – CIGNA (CI:NYSE) announced today that its Individual and Family Plan customers in Colorado and Texas can now earn points and save money on real-life expenses by accomplishing “feats” that reflect good health, emotional well-being and community involvement. CIGNA is working with DailyFeats, an online site where people can “check in” [...]

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Humana Delivers on Well-being Commitment with Launch of HumanaVitality Wellness and Loyalty Program

by Martin Trussell on July 7, 2011

in health insurance,Innovation,wellness

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) health plan members start earning rewards for their efforts to live healthier lives through the launch of HumanaVitality – a wellness and loyalty program that features a wide range of well-being tools and rewards from leading reward-partners. A key element of the program is a sophisticated health-behavior-change [...]

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“Humana Healthier Choices” Guides Taste of Chicago 2011 Toward Healthier Eating

by Martin Trussell on June 8, 2011

in Health,wellness

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– More Chicago restaurants than ever are committed to providing food options at this year’s Taste of Chicago that are both healthy and delicious. Showing that it is possible for Taste-goers to munch on foods that are low on calories but still high on taste, 20 items from 17 different Chicago restaurants have been [...]

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Employers Stress Healthier Habits and Behavior Change in an Effort to Lower Health Care Costs

by Martin Trussell on June 2, 2011

in Health,Plan Design,wellness

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Employers are beginning to rely more on employees to stem the tide of rising health care costs, but the inability to motivate and change habits has prompted concern, according to Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON). Aon Hewitt surveyed [...]

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Click4Care Announces Major Release of Its Care Management Platform

by Martin Trussell on June 1, 2011

in Health,Health IT,Innovation

POWELL, OH–(Marketwire – May 31, 2011) - Click4Care™, an award-winning software company providing its care management platform to enable high quality healthcare at reduced overall cost, today announced the availability of Click4Care version 4.0. New functionality is provided for drastically enhanced transparency and traceability, quick compliance with industry regulations and improved processes and outcomes, all to support customers [...]

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