Are Bad Times Healthy? - The Ledger 2008 The rising cost of prepared foods in the United States is forcing people to cook from scratch. It does, but not always in ways you might expect. The data on how an economic downturn influences an individual?s health are surprisingly mixed. It ...
Too much sweet talk isn't healthy for elderly - International Herald Tribune Professionals call it "elderspeak," the sweetly belittling form of address that has always rankled older people: the doctor who talks to their children rather than to them about their health; the store clerk who assumes that an older person does not ...
Health groups step up efforts to identify domestic abuse - Wisconsin State Journal Bonnie Hill went to clinics, emergency rooms and hospitals for years with all the signs of domestic abuse. She had mysterious bruises, broken bones, anxiety and depression. But hardly any of the doctors and nurses she visited asked how she got them ...
Bank of America gifts $1 million to Burrell Behavioral Health - News-Leader.com At a time when the national financial crisis has tightened money everywhere, a bank in Springfield has made a substantial gift for area mental health services. Bank of America has given Burrell Behavioral Health a gift with an estimated worth of $1 ...
State-run health insurance decision on hold - Abington Mariner It will take longer than expected to resolve the issue of whether Braintree employees should participate in a state-run health insurance plan. ?We?re not quite done yet,? Chief of Staff and Operations Peter Morin told the Forum on Oct. 7. This ...
Health secretary warns of deeper cuts - New Orleans Times-Picayune BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ? The state's health care secretary says the cuts needed to address a deficit in the state's Medicaid program will be deeper if lawmakers continue to delay voting on how to fill the gap. Alan Levine, head of the Department of ...
Health expo set for Oct. 25 in Greenfield - News-Leader.com Dade County-area residents are invited to attend a health expo Oct. 25 at Dade County Family Medical Center in Greenfield. The event, sponsored by Citizens Memorial Healthcare, is set for 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 105 N. Grand, Suite 2, Greenfield. A ...
NYC Health Department takes campaign to the rails - Guard Online NEW YORK (AP) ? Craving a burrito with sour cream and guacamole? What if you knew it had more than half the calories you should eat in a day? The city Health Department is expanding its healthy-eating campaign with subway ads that say most adults ...
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Private Healthcare Systems Managed care products and services to employers nationwide through a group of commercial insurance carriers.
Managed Care On-Line - MCOL offers electronic info and communications services to the managed care community.
Managed Care Information Center Conducts customized healthcare research for clients; and publishes newsletters, directories and special reports for managed care and healthcare executives.
Emron Inc Health care research and communications company focusing on managed care pharmacy.
Apollo Managed Care Consultants Provides consulting services to medical groups, IPAs, PPOs and HMOs to improve cost-effective health care management.
Ruskin and Associates Develop and audit compliance programs for the new Medicare+Choice regulations.
ManagedCare Partners, Inc. Consulting in strategic planning, capitation and risk sharing strategies, PSOs, IPAs, POs, MSOs, messenger models, clinical, UR/UM, and disease management programs.
Triage Consulting Group Specializing in managed care payment reviews, triage assists hospitals and physicians' groups in every aspect of managed care consultation.
Managed Care On-Line [mcareol.com] Offers managed care news, data and resources as well as information about Managed Care On-Line and other MCOL software.
NaviMedix, Inc. Works with managed care organizations to streamline communications and processes in existence between health plans and physician offices using web-applications.
Managed Care Mall Place to gather information for Managed Care professionals.
Gil Weber MBA Managed care and practice management consulting. Capitation rates development and risk analysis, contracting and negotiations strategies, RFPs, integrated networks, compensation systems, vision and eyecare plans.
Axiom Systems, Inc. Software programming, systems integration, and business consulting services.
Horizon Mental Health Management Provides psychiatric contract management services to hospitals. Also does physician, nursing and medical director recruiting.
Physician Management Alliance National consulting company helping payers, physicians and hospitals capitalize on managed care opportunities.
Campbell & Associates, Inc. Group of independent managed health care experts who have been in the international managed health care industry frontlines for many years
Managed Care Resources, Inc. Risk contracting, develop managed care strategies, assist with contract negotiations including capitation arrangements .
Outlook Associates, Inc. Managed healthcare information systems consulting provided nationwide to indemnity and HMO insurers, PPOs, Medicare, Medicaid, self-insured employers, PHOs, MSO, and medical groups.
Integration Resources, Inc. Specializes in medical imaging and information systems, offering a range of RIS and PACS planning, cost justification, contracting, and project management services.
Innovative Care Management Provides healthcare management services, including medical case management, precertification, and a prenatal support program.
GHS Turnkey health risk stratification systems give health providers concise, validated risk probability and risk factor information on each managed care enrollee.
HealthCare Options, Inc. Specializing in Medicare risk arrangements, Medicaid, PPOs, PHOs and IPAs.
HMS Associates Specialists in network design/formation, managed care, contract development/negotiation, capitation/fee structures, certificates of need, community health priority identification, and behavioral health.
Donlon & Associates Actuarial consulting firm specializing in strategic planning advice for health care provider and employer clients for design, pricing, funding, and administration of managed care plans.