Archive for November, 2010

  • HUMANA Purchases Concentra HUMANA Purchases Concentra

    Thinking about an on-site program?  Just ask your current TPA, broker or insurance company to add this as a component to your coverage! HUMANA is the latest insurance giant to get into the provider space with a direct purchase of an on-site provider.  This time it is CONCENTRA going from privat...

  • Kokomo Schools Add On-Site Clinic Kokomo Schools Add On-Site Clinic

    Kokomo-Center School Corporation (Indiana) has opened an on-site Employee Health and Wellness Center this fall.  The site is being  operated jointly by Howard Regional Health System (a local hospital) and Workplace Health Services.  The School District apparently included Workplace Health Servic...

  • Negotiate! Negotiate! Negotiate! Negotiate! Negotiate! Negotiate!

    In creating your narrow networks and establishing contractual relationships with providers like hospitals, we can't say it enough - negotiate, negotiate, negotiate.  The ice has been broken by those who have gone before you; you do have power and clout.  A recent Research Brief by the Center for...

  • Staffing Concerns for the PCMH Staffing Concerns for the PCMH

    University of Michigan researchers are publishing the results of a study they have completed in which they attempted to assess the effects of redistributing chronic disease care workload among PCPs and specialists in the patient-centered medical home model.  This model is a key component of on-sit...

  • Health Insurance Company Profits Health Insurance Company Profits

    For the first three quarters of 2010, health insurance companies have now reported profits in excess of $9.3 billion - yes, that's Billion with a capital B.  And, the spokesperson for America's Health Insurance Plans said (believe it, he really said this) that Democrats shouldn't focus on company p...