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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
- When Health Care Law, Health Insurance Companies CRM and Universal HealthCareYou suppose that universal healthcare will bring a more personal touch to your experience in the healthcare system. If you think it is out of touch and cold today, wait until bureaucrates from the IRS and FEMA are running...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Healthcare reform, Insurance, health care, health insurance
- Discussion threads 2009-04-03
- 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
- Health Insurance Firm Enhances Security With Operating System Upgrade
- The French National Health Insurance Fund for Salaried Workers CNAMTS manages health and disability insurance for more than 55 million French citizens. CNAMTS has a client computing environment composed of 79,500 computers, approximately 10 percent of which are mobile computers, running the Windows XP operating system and Microsoft Office 97....
- Tags: Health Insurance, Security, Patient, Operating System, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Computer, CNAMTS, Productivity, Benefits, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Operating Systems, Human Resources, Software, Enterprise Software
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- 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
- Should health care rationing be binary or analog?
- Should health care rationing be binary or analog?Who pays for healthcare???.Who is really paying health insurance aka disease care in America.Folks lets check the facts and do the math and you will find it is us the taxpayer paying 100% of it all.1. The "Private Sector" as the republicans so...
- Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Vertical industries, payroll solutions, health care, health insurance, taxpayer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- What a competitive health insurance market looks like
- What a competitive health insurance market looks likelink is brokeThe linkhttp://www.gohealthinsurance.com/index.htmfor gohealthinsurance at the top of the article is a 404. remove the /index.htm part.Thanks. Got itlink fixed.
- Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, payroll solutions, Vertical industries, health insurance, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- What a competitive health insurance market looks like
- Rather than argue about public vs. private visions of health care, it might be fun for you to try out sites like GoHealthInsurance and see how well they meet your needs. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Norvax, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Do you really want to know how you might die?
- Do you really want to know how you might die?Do you really want to know how you might die?Yes and No. Yes I'd like to know if I'm at risk for a disease so that I can take steps to minimize risk through a healthy diet and exercise. ...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- 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
- What people hate most about health insurance
- In a public system bureaucracy is just waste. But in a private system, bureaucracy is a profit center. As the debate over health care heats up, this is the point I'll remember most. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Bureaucracy, Carrier, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 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
- Health Insurance Provider Plans for Future With Verizon Business
- With numerous locations in several states, this medical insurance provider handles care for millions of members and employs thousands of healthcare professionals. There was no overall central call center strategy and deployment plan, and much of the equipment was nearing end-of-life. Consequently, the IT staff was challenged to manage software,...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Network, Environment, Verizon Communications Inc., Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Networking, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-07-01
- 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
- Deja vu all over again on health insurance
- Deja vu all over again on health insuranceNothing's gonna happenThe same thing will happen that happens every time they talk about "health care reform". They'll make minor changes that have almost no effect and move on. The great "reforms" of the past have consisted of allowing prior healthcare...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Benefits, Insurance, Nothing, health care, Deja Vu, health insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
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