Managed Care Weekly Digest
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 4th, 2002
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Immunization - Medicare rule change sets new standards
Quality Assurance - Survey: Medicare gets higher marks from enrollees than private insurance
Consumer Opinion - Survey: Confidence in health system stable but worries about future persist
Crisis Counseling - Workers need help learning to persevere in hard times
Healthcare Cost - As employer spending on drug coverage decreases, employee expense rise
Medication Safety - Barcode technology should be adopted at hospitals
Appointments - AAHP names Dan Leonard senior VP, strategic planning and public affairs
Appointments - Aetna names new product and risk management head for group insurance division
Appointments - Healthtrac announces new president
Cardiac Catheterization - CardioNow selected by Deaconess Billings Clinic for filmless services
Depression - Treatment breaks are ill-advised
HIPAA Compliance - Early market share lead taken with applications EDI software
Healthcare Access - Aetna announces new 2003 Medicare+Choice markets
Healthcare Access - Blue Cross & Blue Shield Medicare HMO withdrawn from three counties
Healthcare Facilities - $1.5B hospital expansions underway in Minnesota
Healthcare Policy - Oregon considering universal health care
Healthcare Provider Relations - AAPPO forms provider relations committee
Information Management - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana to use Impact Pro for quality improvement
Information Technology - ACS announces MIDAS+ license agreement with Baylor Health Care
Malpractice Insurance - Mississippi governor signs bill to keep doctors in state
Medicaid - ACS makes contract announcements in Montana, Texas, Indiana
Technology - First Health to use TeleDirect technology
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