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Public EMR fears overblown

Public EMR fears overblownPatients worry about insurance abuseand well they should.Until people can elect to have a reasonably priced public coverage there will be abuses by the insurance industry. We're not enjoying the standards that the country enjoyed in the 50's - technology has been used to exclude all...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Government, health care, health insurance, public option

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

When Health Care Law, Health Insurance Companies & Customers Don't Mix

My wife and I get our health insurance from Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, here in Virginia. Because my wife is a cancer survivor our insurance rates are exorbitant. Last year, we had a $500.00 deductible each and were paying more than $1600 a month for coverage that at...

Tags: Health Insurance, Insurance Company, Customer, Health Care, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-04-03

HP Integrity Servers Provide a Robust Platform for New Croatian Healthcare Portal

Hrvatski Zavod za Zdravstveno Osiguranje HZZO is the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance which manages the country's mandatory health insurance system. The Croatian Government's Institute for Health Insurance HZZO wanted a more efficient way to exchange vital treatment and billing information with the republic's healthcare providers. HZZO replaced its practice...

Tags: HP Integrity, Health Insurance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Health Care, Server, Croatian Government, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

Case studies 2008-12-01

Health Insurer Streamlines IT, Boosts Security and Efficiency, With New Operating System

With more than 4.3 million members and a total of 6.3 million health insurance policyholders, Techniker Krankenkasse TK is one of the largest providers of statutory health insurance in Germany. As the company's Windows 2000 operating system approached the end of its supported life cycle, TK wanted to find a...

Tags: Health Insurance, Security, Information Technology, Operating System, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2008-09-17

45.7 mln Americans uninsured in 2007

The US Census Bureau released a report that estimates that 45.7 mln Americans were uninsured in 2007 compared to 47 mln in 2006. The US Census report found that more people were covered by government health insurance programs - increasing from 27% in 2006 to 27.8% in 2007. During this...

Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, AM

Blog posts 2008-08-26

79 million adults can't pay medical bills

Lead author Sara Collins called this a "perfect storm" of trends impacting Americans during what was advertised as a period of economic growth. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Insurance, Income, Bankruptcy, Benefits, Operational Accounting, Healthcare, Litigation, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-21

What people hate most about health insurance

What people hate most about health insurancetry medicaid if you want a real headacheIf you think your paid insurance is bad, try living on SS or SSI, yet being expected to make co-pays on everything they can find to ding you on, it may sound like no big deal if...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Have insurers tied their fate to Newt Gingrich?

Did the health insurance industry just fail to research its own campaign brand or are they, in fact, acting as a Newt Gingrich front? They're certainly using Gingrich's tactics. If they're not connected, Newt, I'd sue. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Numbers show Obama plan won't work

Honest numbers and real straight talk about who will pay those costs have yet to come from either side in this debate. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Costs, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Commonwealth Fund finds wide disparities in kids' health care

The non-partisan Commonwealth Health Fund, founded 90 years ago by Standard Oil heiress Anna M. Harkness, has a new study out on childrens' health care which makes great reading. The fund ranked all the states, and the District of Columbia, based on how kids make out on...

Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-28

eHealthinsurance Improved Site Usability and Reduced Abandonment Rates With Google Site Search

Licensed to market and sell health insurance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, eHealthinsurance has developed partnerships with more than 175 health insurance companies and offers more than 10,000 health insurance products online. The site didn't have an integrated search capability, and the eHealthinsurance team saw that...

Tags: Health Insurance, Google Inc., Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

Case studies 2008-05-08

Forget health insurance. Who needs an Rx? Just drink the water.

"Just say No" was once a battle cry against drugs in America. Now it seems the slogan should have been, "drink booze but not water." Because America's drinking water is laced with dozens of pharmaceuticals, and you get 'em all for free. Don't need health insurance after all....

Tags: Health Insurance, Beverage, Health Care, Drug, Veterinarian Drug, Benefits, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Insurance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-03-15

Health care or health insurance?

The political debate over guaranteeing health care or health insurance was put in sharp relief today by a story out of California. The Los Angeles Times broke the story, of Wellpoint asking doctors to seek out pre-existing conditions in all new employees so coverage could be cancelled...

Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Times, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-13

Vendor relationship management: viable or theory?

While at LeWeb3, I caught Doc Searls session entitled "Turning the tables: What happens when the users are in charge." Doc is co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto and widely regarded as a leading thinker on customer relationships. Susan Kish at LunchoverIP does an excellent job bullet pointing Doc's presentation....

Tags: Health Insurance, Theory, Idea, Health Care, Vendor Relationship Management, Doc, E-lance, Business Reality, Ed, Jarvis, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-12-17

$200 Linux PC selling out is another reason Wal-Mart is good for America

Our own Adrian Kingsley-Hughes writes about the new, Everex’s TC2502 gPC- a $200 Linux-based PC now temporarily out of stock at Wal-Mart. A full 10,000 units were sold. The Everex does the basics-word processing, spreadsheet, email, edit your photos and pictures, even burn...

Tags: Health Insurance, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., PC, Retail Company, Health Care, Linux PC, Wal*Mart, Retail, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Linux, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-11-13

Christelijke Mutualiteit Improves System Availability and Performance With Enterprise Management Solution

With 4.5 million members, Christelijke Mutualiteit LCM is Belgium's largest health insurance organization. The company wanted to ensure the stability of the organization's IT systems, which process more than a million transactions each day The challenge was to implement a tool to monitor, measure, manage, and report on availability and...

Tags: Enterprise Management, Health Insurance, Oracle Corp., Performance, Information Technology, Christelijke Mutualiteit, Performance Management, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Management

Case studies 2007-10-01

Leading the Market Through Innovation: BLANCO Migrates Its SAP Systems to an HP-UX 64-Bit Platform

Based in southern Germany, BLANCO GmbH + Co KG is one of the leading providers of innovative, design-oriented system solutions for workstations in KITCHEN TECHNOLOGY, CATERING + MEDICAL SYSTEMS. One of the company's biggest challenges is to maximize efficiencies across all lines of business. Aggressive competition dominates the market for...

Tags: Innovation, Health Insurance, HP-UX, 64-bit, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Logistics, SAP AG, Supply Chain, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Strategy, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Business Operations, Human Resources, Corporate Insurance, Management, Software, Hardware

Case studies

Health Insurance Provider Streamlines Processes, Increases Sales With New Portal

Assurant Health wanted to establish a competitive advantage by making it easier for independent agents and customers to obtain insurance quotes and submit policy applications. Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Capgemini and the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 development system, Assurant Health created an online solution called the Electronic...

Tags: Health Insurance, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Agent, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Portals, Real Estate, Insurance, Web Technology, Web Services, Application Servers, Middleware, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies

AOK Systems GmbH Creates Foundation for Health Insurance Data Service

AOK Systems GmbH develops complete SAP-based and individual IT solutions, focusing on statutory health insurance. The challenge was to establish a health insurance data service and provide up-to-date, interoperable administrative data on insured persons in accordance with the requirements laid down by Gematik, the organization responsible for telematics applications relating...

Tags: Health Insurance, Oracle Corp., Health Care, AOK Systems GmbH, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software

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Additional Resources

Schedula Professional 2.3.6 (Mac)

Schedula Professional is enterprise and scheduling software for FileMaker Pro. Key features include: Advanced scheduling, date and time blocks, custom repeats, presets, and action items Integrated names, passwords, barcodes, merge letters, time slips, and reminders CMS-1500 HCFA Health Insurance Claims ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Schedula Professional, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

Software downloads 2009-07-03