Oops, wireless pill bottles and other interventions don't appear to improve medication adherence or clinical outcomes.
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An analysis from TransUnion suggests that patients and providers are struggling with unpaid bills.
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The federal government can't keep the NSA from being hacked, but let's fine health plan Anthem $115 million dollars, which consumers ultimately pay, for a data breach.
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/privacy-security/anthem-agrees-to-115m-settlement-over-2015-data-breach?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJJMllqZzNOMk5rTURVNCIsInQiOiJIcE5tZG05TUJLVDBjbWdLb0p5aExzUU5KNnh1VlZGTDJIV1EwQ0pEV3Awd0tSbkNIXC9jVW9RdGNuN21UYWxvSHJtVWVVNzdnVWZWMjdkMURITHJ1VVZNK1pLXC9oQVNzcEgyMmx0bjJuK1FFK2pZa1pHTGV2dXFaTjd5XC94Z0dnQyJ9A Mark Farrah Associates brief looks at the competitive state of private health insurance markets.
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Large health IT vendor Cognizant is acquiring TMG Health, a subsidiary of HCSC, which provides administrative services for Medicare and Medicaid health plans.
http://investors.cognizant.com/2017-06-13-Cognizant-and-Health-Care-Service-Corporation-HCSC-Expand-Strategic-Relationship-Cognizant-to-Purchase-HCSC-Subsidiary-TMG-Health-and-Enter-into-Multi-Year-Services-AgreementNuvolo, which tracks performance of equipment in hospitals, has raised a new $10 million in funding.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/heres-not-sexy-cloud-startup-just-raised-10m-ge-nea/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8YeVIjsY3xBoAwN8rqKh8zh0sPmuGeWZilfh-R31V50u9swOcWkrMWHuzsjK-px3B830zaM5nk8coruWtxZpnBl30DWSQEE-aWlXoZ8CAgZHk5cB0&_hsmi=53492619&rf=1A report sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines the recent growth in provider-sponsored health insurance plans.
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