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Insurers use IT triggers to communicate on member wellness

As health insurers increasingly are expanding their business to focus on member health and wellness, they are finding that one particular information technology (IT) tool, known as trigger-based

Reports outline paths to HIE success

A pair of reports unveiled over the past week, in addition to a recent blog post by National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari , detail the growing importance of health information exchange

Payers to focus on consumers, social media in 2012

It's a new year and, apparently, a world of the new health insurer. As we usher in 2012, I hope the health insurance industry takes the time to regroup, reassess and, most importantly, improve. IDC

Report: Physician practice adoption of EHRs to reach 80% by 2016

Physician practices will move from a 25 percent adoption rate of electronic health record technology in 2009 to more than 80 percent adoption by 2016, according to a new report from IDC Health

Payers turning to IT for new revenue

Although the outcome of healthcare reform remains up in the air, its various provisions are driving health insurance companies to explore new IT markets. How can payers acquire new technology in a