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AIS's Health Business
Daily
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May
12, 2008
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"The
inability to read, understand and act upon medicine
[and] medical information makes it less likely that
patients will...follow their medicine instructions.
This in turn is likely to lead to inappropriate, inaccurate
and unsafe use of medications."
— Ray Bullman, executive VP of the National Council
on Patient Information and Education, told AIS's Drug
Benefit News.
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70%
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…of
members of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
who were initially prescribed a cardiovascular drug
failed to pick up their first prescription within
60 days, according to data released by Horizon and
CVS Caremark Corp.
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New
OptumHealth Webinar on 5/29/08
NCQA Quality Plus: Are You Prepared For The New Member
Self-Management Standards?
At this live Webinar, you will:
o Understand these standards and their requirements
o Learn the 5 best practices that can improve the accreditation
process
Register
Now! |
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People
On the Move |
Medgenics,
a biopharmaceutical company, appointed Ehud Shoshani,
M.D., vice president of clinical affairs. Shoshani
was CEO of Quintiles Israel.…Capital
District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP), in Albany,
N.Y., named John Bennett Jr., president and CEO.
Bennett has been chairman of CDPHP's board for the past
five years. |
Never-Event Payment Policies:
How Major Health Plans Are Getting Tough on Preventable
Hospital Errors
An Audioconference — May 13, 2008
Learn how to implement and enforce never-event payment
methods — from Aetna's chief medical director for
national accounts, medical director of Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Virginia, and The Leapfrog Group. Click
here to register today. |
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Implementing
'Medical Homes' to Improve Patient Care and the Bottom
Line: Steps That Health Plans and Providers Should Take
An audioconference
May 21, 2008
Register
today.
Senators
Rockefeller, Hatch and Wyden and Congressmen Stark,
Waxman and Camp to Speak at Health Reform Conference
July 10-11.
Click
here.
AIS's
DIRECTORY OF HEALTH PLANS: 2008
Features more than 4,600 key executive contacts, and
contains year-end 2007 enrollment data.
Click
here.
ONCOLOGY
DRUG MANAGEMENT: A WHITE PAPER ON MARKETPLACE CHALLENGES,
OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES
Find out how to design a cost-effective oncology drug
program
Click
here
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