Health Benefits Tools & Technology
Enhance wellness and ROI with personally meaningful incentivesThe Benefits Package is HereAfter health care reform, employee benefits move to center stage as one of the most important issues facing Americans.
AT&T ForHealth Practice Accelerates Pursuit of $34 Billion Health Care I.T. Market Health Care Leaders Salute AT&T's Efforts to Improve Patient Care, Drive Down Costs
AT&T Selects WellDoc Mobile Health Solution for Management of Chronic Diseases AT&T and WellDoc
Health Reform Navigator, a One-Stop Shop for Questions and Direction on the Health Care LawThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has passed and is now law. However, passage of the law has seemingly created more questions than answers among benefit managers, brokers and policymakers.
Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. Signs A Multi-Year Services Contract With NoridianConsumer Health Technologies, Inc. (CHT), announced that it has signed a multi-year services agreement with Noridian Administrative Services, one of the nation’s largest and most respected administrators of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The multi-year contract firmly establishes CHT, an award winning Healthcare IT Company, as an IT leader in the private and government Healthcare sectors.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia Aids Businesses Navigate Health Care Changes with Online Tool New Grandfathering Tool Helps Businesses Determine Best Health Plan Solution
H&R Block Tax Calculator Tool Helps Companies Determine Tax Credits and Financial Impacts
PayFlex® Drives Greater Healthcare Engagement with HealthHubUniquely Links Financial and Wellness Information on Single Platform
WageWorks strengthens position as market leader with acquisition of Planned Benefit SystemsAcquisition of leading independent administrator confirms WageWorks’ position as nation’s preeminent consumer-directed benefits provider
Evolution BenefitsTM Named to the 2010 Inc. 5000 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 197%Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Fourth Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
eHealth Easier, User Friendly for Caregivers For RememberItNow! Founder Pamela Swingley, her company was created out of sheer necessity.
Virtual Health Insurance Adviser Educates, Simplifies Enrollment To say Jellyvision Founder and CEO Harry Gottlieb likes to think outside the box is an understatement.
Customer Service Improves with Innovative SolutionsDiscovery Benefits leverages the expertise of its employees along with leading-edge technology to successfully create new opportunities.
Clients Come First as Software Solves Communication IssuesAccording to Servant Insurance Services, a servant is one who puts the needs of others before self and is willing to go the extra mile to help others.
New Portal Aids Consumer by Simplifying Process Navigating the health care system is complex and not designed for consumer engagement and accountability.
Prepaid Debit Card Program Offers Advantages When companies implement a prepaid debit card program in conjunction with a flexible spending account, many problems can arise, especially in communicating with the debit card technology provider.
Interactive Software Replaces CDHC Forms, Spreadsheets For Dan Morrill, the light bulb effect proved to be beneficial in the creation of Dynamic Benefit Systems.
Technology Organizes, Manages, Compares Medical Bills In 2006, Christopher Parks’ life was forever altered when both his parents died of cancer.
PayDirect Leads Way in Electronic Benefit Payment Industry With new government-mandated rules and regulations, health plans are becoming more complex. As a result, there is a growing demand for benefits administration technology to handle the prospective increase in members while reducing administration complexities.
Finding Correct Diagnosis,Treatment Helps Consumer Reduce Expenses Misguided health care is an issue that greatly impacts today’s health care system. Lives are impacted, peace of mind is compromised, and money is being wasted on inappropriate treatments.
Give Employees the Tools to Decide Established in 1988, NEEBCo is the largest employee benefits brokerage in New Hampshire and a leader in providing comprehensive programs that help companies make effective employee benefits decisions.
Patient Connects to Provider for Faster Payments, Communication Alacriti is more than a company name, it’s a philosophy the firm has embraced.
Trend Insights From MetLife’s Enhanced Benefits Benchmarking Tool Drive Strategic Benefits DecisionsMetLife's Benefits Benchmark Tool will help employers and brokers deliver strategic benefits decisions and recommendations
How Brokers Can Capitalize on Technology to Become a Trusted PartnerHow brokers can become more relevant in a time when HR Departments are looking for ways to cut costs
Online Tools Help Employers Control Health CostsEmployers concerned about the impact of the rising cost of health coverage on their businesses and employees are searching for more aggressive, proactive solutions that can help rein in costs while still offering employees high-value, quality health care
Health Reform Navigator Aids in Dealing With Health Care ReformBy Todd Callahan, Online Content Manager, FieldMedia
Consumer Health Technologies Inc. Acquires MyHealthFunds, Inc. CHT Adds Business Process Outsourcing Services for TPA and Payer clients
Dominion Launches Online Producer Portal Producers Can Create Quotes, Track Sales Activity, Access Product Information In One Convenient Place
Benefitfocus Acquires Benefit Informatics, Inc. to Provide Analytics and Plan Modeling“All Your Benefits. One Place.™” meets “All Your Data. One Place.”
MagnaCare Launches Social Networking Initiatives to Advance “Care Right Here” MagnaCare, a health plan services company with national reach, announced its ongoing social networking campaigns are successfully raising awareness of the importance of personal health improvement and preventive care, emphasizing issues that sometimes fall between the cracks of larger causes.
Health Care Reform: What Does it Mean for Card-Based Benefit Accounts?Master Card has some ideas on how card-based benefit accounts may take advantage of the new health care law
EZ-CAP Launches Fully Integrated Case Management ApplicationBrowser-based EZ-CARE enables users to streamline case management
Benz Communications Adds Social Media and Employee Communication ExpertiseBenz Communications Adds Social Media and Employee Communication Expertise to Metlife’s 2010 Online Open Enrollment Toolbox
Benz Communications Adds Social Media, Employee Communication Expertise to Metlife Jennifer Benz, founder and chief strategist of Benz Communications, today announced the launch of MetLife’s 2010 Open Enrollment Toolbox, which includes four tips sheets created by Benz Communications.
Alere Introducing New Global Brand at AHIP’s Institute 2010Branding intended to bring diagnostics and health management solutions closer to physicians, nurses and participants
CANOPYHR BRINGS TOGETHER PREMIUM SERVICE AND AFFORDABLE HR SOLUTIONS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIABacked by Local Private Equity Firm, Innovate Partners, Local HR Phenom Competes with Industry Giants-And Wins!
MagnaCare Expands Marketing Team to Maximize National Brand LaunchMagnaCare, a health plan services company with national reach moves its focus to the next phase of clinical care tools and behavior support resources necessary to impact the health status of any population.
Lighthouse1 Extends Its Consumer-Driven HealthCare Leadership with U.S. Bank PartnershipFifth-largest U.S. Commercial Bank Chooses Lighthouse1 as Strategic Technology Partner
Social Network Helps Nelnet Employees Shape UpBenefits Communication in a Web 2.0 World Shrinking Attention Spans, Overwhelming Amount of Information Make Use of Web Critical
BEMAS Software Hosts Users ConferenceConference to Focus on Developing Strategies of Consumer Driven Healthcare Benefit Administration
Engage And Retain Health Plan Members With Online ToolsNew HighRoads Benefit Financial Management Service Offers Unique Insights into Human Capital CostsCIGNA Simplifies Paying Medical Bills for Millions of CustomersCIGNA simplifies paying medical bills for customers by expanding Quicken health expense tracker, in addition to adding online bill pay capability
New HighRoads Benefit Financial Management Service Offers Unique Insights into Human Capital CostsThe HighRoads Benefit Financial Management Service gives both finance and benefit managers a means of more accurately looking at past claims performance.
Companies Face Worker, Health Care Challenges as Millennium Closes Overall Outlook for 2010
Revolution Health PHR 'before its time'Personal health records are not catching on with consumers as quickly as anticipated and Revolution Health is retiring it's PHR offering.
Knoxville Takes Charge of Health Care Costs with NavigatorMD AnalyticsThe city of Knoxville, TN, offers an innovative wellness program that includes HRA contributions for physical activity, tobacco avoidance, and chronic disease self-care.
Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. Acquires P+W Software, Inc.Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. completes the acquisition of P+W Software, Inc.
New Applications Provide Employers with Competitive Position of Health Care Costs, Benefit Plans...New Application from Thomson Reuters and HighRoads Provides Employers with a Deeper Understanding of the Competitive Position of Their Health Care Costs and Benefit Plans
Quotib Corporation hires Lisa RehburgQuotib. Corporation hires Lisa Rehburg to lead national sales and expand broker and carrier relationships throughout the United States.
HealtheReports Provides True Transparency to InterGroup Network MembersIF Technologies, LLC has partnered with InterGroup Services Corporation, a comprehensive PPO network serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and West Virginia, to empower their network members with true transparency via HealtheReports(TM). HealtheReports, a web-based subscription service, provides network members access to pricing for medical procedures by health care provider.
TSI Healthcare Showcases Their 2009 'Circle of Excellence Award' WinnersTSI Healthcare, a national leader in the sales and support of customized healthcare information technology, celebrates the winners of the 2009 "Circle of Excellence Award" for proficiency in Health IT systems.
Group Health Insurance Program Launched by Benepath.comOnline health insurance quotes leader Benepath.com announced the expansion of their online presence into the group health insurance market.
Humana Develops Social Media Tool Combining Twitter Search with Mapping FunctionHumana's new social media tool allows users to see, join conversations as and where they happen.
CHT Improves Consumer Access to Healthcare Products With HealthMall™ Version 3.0 U.S. Health Bill Passes Crucial Senate TestIn a middle-of-the-night vote, Democrats unanimously backed the first in a series of three procedural motions to cut off debate and move the bill to a final vote by at least Christmas Eve.
HealthInsight & HealthMedia Partner, Offer Personalized Health Coaching...HealthInsight and HealthMedia Partner to Offer Personalized Health Coaching with Value-Based Benefit Design
UPMC Health Plan Offers Brain Fitness Software to Improve HealthInsurer Promotes Healthy Minds and Bodies
BeneTrac Honored with Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award for Benefits Management PlatformLeading benefits management provider selected from more than 1,100 entries
Benefit Harbor and BenefitSpan Deliver Innovation and Value for CDHC Administrators and ParticipantsDecision to Join Forces Motivated by Explosive Market Growth and Demand
Aetna Helps Consumer-Directed Health Plan Members Maximize Their Health BenefitsOnline tools and resources can help members better manage their health and wellness, improving overall costs
Lighthouse1 Helps Canopy Financial and CareGain Partners, Customers Avoid Service DisruptionLighthouse1 has created a special migration program for customers and partners of Canopy Financial, including HealthDirect and CareGain.
New Medical Web Site to Open Window on Out-of-Network FeesWeb site will offer patients information on procedures, how much they should cost, and what costs their insurance providers should cover.
New EZ-CAP® v6.0 Health Administration Software Showcased at UCON 2009Open .NET Platform Streamlines Workflow, Reduces Administrative Costs, and Enhances Business Decisions
Lighthouse1 Announces New Features for 2010Lighthouse 1 announces the launch of Lighthouse1 On Demand 2010, the latest version of the nations largest OnDemand health care solution.
CHT Launches New Release of BenefitSpan 3.2 with Expanded Consumer Cost Reduction and Cash Reward CaCHT Launches New Release of BenefitSpan 3.2 with Expanded Consumer Cost Reduction and Cash Reward Capabilities
Announcing the Release of COREmaticaBreak-through technology for healthcare provider groups to increase provider pay and decrease overall practice costs
Health Care Technology Companies Align to Add Cost Information Tool-- With Guaranteed ROI...Health Care Technology Companies Align to Add Cost Information Tool-- With Guaranteed ROI-- to Health and Wellness Application
Healthcare Technology Companies Align, Add Cost Information Tool With Guaranteed ROI to Health...Healthcare Technology Companies Align to Add Cost Information Tool With Guaranteed ROI to Health and Wellness Application
New Online Benefits Tracking Tool, Qantif, Brings Simplicity and Significant SavingsBusiness consulting and technology firm, Concentra, launches qantif, a secure web-based platform that makes the complexities of the benefits tracking process much easier to manage.With major cost-cutting, business transformation and consolidation programs underway globally, the arrival of qantif is good news for big business.
Consumer Health Technologies Presents “Capitalizing on Health Savings Accounts” at the Employee BeneOrion Health and Cisco Announce New Medical Data Exchange Solution to Integrate, Share and Report PuOrion Health and Cisco Announce New Medical Data Exchange Solution to Integrate, Share and Report Public Health Data
Fletcher/CSI Presents Using Competitive Intelligence to Improve Product Development, Strategy...Fletcher/CSI, LLC, experts in competitive intelligence and primary research, announced today the company will present Using Competitive Intelligence to Improve Product Development, Strategy, and Best Practices at the 2009 New Product Innovation, Design & Development for Health Plans Conference in Chicago, IL on September 22nd, 2009.
HealthPartners One of First to Integrate Electronic X-rays, Radiology Reports into E-RecordsConnected system cuts costs, increases productivity and improves patient care
Prescription Solutions Modernizes Consumer Website with New Content and ToolsSite provides educational components powered by OptumHealth and new features to help customers make informed health care choices
Modern Healthcare ranks Leapfrog’s CEO Number 28 among the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare”The Leapfrog Group CEO Leah Binder was ranked #28 in a list that included President Obama, Peter Orzag, Senator Max Baucus, Drew Altman, and many more health care leaders.
CHT Releases BenefitSpan 2.7 with Expanded Investment Capabilities BenefitSpan™ 2.7 expands investment options for HSA account holders and enables them to automatically sweep HSA cash funds to investment accounts
Leading Health Website Offers New Approach to Comparative MedicineRateADrug.com introduces a methodical way for patients to compare conventional treatments to alternative and complementary therapies.
Online Health Insurance Resource, HealthInsurancePlan.us, Launches New State By State Insurance GuidHealthInsurancePlan.us announces the launch of a new state by state guide to health insurance plans. The guide helps users compare California health insurance with Florida health insurance, and every state in between.
Asparity Helps Consumers Select Health Plans and Control CostsDecision support tools are ‘exchange’ featured in national debate on health reform
HealthCare.com Launches New Site Aimed At Health Insurance Agents And ConsumersHealthCare.com launches a new site, InsuranceAgentFinders.com, aimed at health insurance agents and consumers looking for insurance. The site is full of resources for both consumers and health insurance brokers
Technology Engages Employees in Health Management Employers could take a lesson from other industries by looking to technology. Providing employees with a means to access health care resources and administrative processes on the fly—similar to deposit alerts from their bank or balance updates from their credit card company—is a new type of instantaneous, efficient interaction.
CIGNA Uses Social Media to Deliver Health and Wellness MessagesOptumHealth, American Well Provide First Service Offering Consumers 24/7 Online Access to PhysiciansTwo Innovative Technologies, Powered by Real-time Information, Allow Individuals to Reach Doctors When Needed, and Doctors to Deliver Better-Informed Care
Americans Want Insurers and Physicians to Use Technology to “Coach” Them to Healthier HabitsNew national survey from Microsoft findings support need for health plans to proactively engage consumers where they live and work.
MDdatacor Launches First-Ever Technology Designed to Facilitate the Patient-Centered Medical HomeTechnology Solution, MDinsight, Encourages Higher Quality Patient Care and Enhances Physician Payment
SaaS.com Presenting and Exhibiting at Upcoming ITLMA Annual ConferenceOnline Benefits Tools Can Help Your Company in a Down EconomyOnline benefits cut time, paper, and errors while giving employees more control
New Research from EBRI: Many Support Lower Cost Sharing to Change Health Care System Use Many Americans support the use of lower cost sharing as an incentive to change the way individuals use the health care system
FieldMedia Announces Convergence of Successful Web Communities With Launch of EmployersWeb.comSolutions Outlook: CPOE Systems Reduce Errors, Protect PatientsPlaying Hide & Seek With the Health and Wealth Info Consumers Want and NeedMetavante investigates challenges consumers face when it comes to managing their health plans and tax-advantaged benefits accounts online.
Getting People MovingHealth plans are discovering that they have a role to play in engaging people and assisting them to manage their health. Humana’s leaders have challenged the company to be consumer-oriented and the industry to be smarter about a comprehensive health strategy. Here’s what its Innovation Center is implementing and the results it is seeing.
Health Evolution Partners Announces Innovation 2009 Annual ConferenceSummit to Explore Impact of Economic Environment and Health Reform On Health Care Innovators and Investors
Connected Care Technology-enabled Care at Home
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Mede launches Employer Reporting AnalyticsMede launches Employer Reporting Analytics, Increasing Health Plan Value to Employers
It’s Time to Modernize America’s Health Care SystemJohn Engler of NAM discusses the need to modernize the United States’ health care system with the type of cutting-edge information technology that has transformed the manufacturing workplace.
What Employers Want From Health Insurers--NowIn 2008, PriceWaterhouseCoopers' research team surveyed senior executives at more than 100 large US-based multinational companies and more than 250 privately held small companies. The large companies each have an average of 8,000 employees and revenue of about $3 billion. The small employers each have a workforce of about 200 and less than $50 million in revenue. In addition, PwC surveyed more than 500 human resources executives separately on benefit plan design issues. This white paper discusses the results of this survey.