DENVER, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –South Metro Primary Care (SMPC), one of the largest primary care independent practice associations in the Denver metro area, along with their medical management company Physician Health Partners (PHP), have announced plans to connect the electronic health records systems of its 118 primary care providers to the CORHIO health information exchange (HIE). In partnership with PHP, SMPC is one of 32 Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) in the U.S., a federal program designed to improve quality and care coordination for more than 24,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the Denver area. Connecting to the HIE will allow the 118 primary care providers in 26 practice locations to quickly and securely access their patients’ information from hospitals, other provider offices and public health departments, helping them to provide more proactive and higher-quality care. Continue reading
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Iloilo joins Freedom Ride vs Human Trafficking
ADVOCATES and cyclists against human trafficking continue the fight in Iloilo with another Freedom Ride happening on April 20, Saturday, at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building. Cyclists are expected to assemble at 6 a.m. Continue reading
MBC Guides Family Medicine Practitioners to Effectively Tackle the ACA Impact!
WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — With the Family Physicians revenue cycle management in a state of transition due to the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicalbillersandcoders.com has witnessed a large demand from Family Medicine practice centers across the US keen on outsourcing their billing functions to MBC in order to enhance their RCM. Continue reading
The Government of the Canary Islands Migrates Telecommunications and New Technologies Platform to Red Hat Enterprise …
RALEIGH, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Red Hat, Inc. Continue reading
NASA Request for Information: Planetary Science Division Technology Infusion Study
Synopsis – Mar 20, 2013 Technology Infusion Appendices – Posted on Mar 20, 2013 New! General Information Solicitation Number: NNH13ZDA008L Posted Date: Mar 20, 2013 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Mar 20, 2013 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No Original Response Date: Apr 19, 2013 Current Response Date: Apr 19, 2013 Classification Code: A — Research and Development NAICS Code: 541712 Contracting Office Address NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771 Description The Planetary Science Division (PSD) within the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters seeks to understand how to better realize a scientific return on spacecraft system technology investments. This Request for Information (RFI), will provide PSD with recommendations on how to effectively infuse new spacecraft systems technologies that it develops into future competed missions, enabling increased scientific discoveries, lower mission cost, or both Continue reading
2013 Health Care Quality Report Cards are a Vital Tool for Consumers Making Health Care Choices
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –The Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) released the 2013 Report Cards today on a redesigned, consumer-friendly Website, www.opa.ca.gov, and, for the first time, as a mobile app for iPhone and iPad. The Website and app make it easy for consumers to review quality ratings on more than 40 clinical care measures for the state’s 10 largest commercial Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO), six largest commercial Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO), and 209 medical groups. Continue reading
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Hosts Expert on Healthcare Journalism and Media
Newswise New Brunswick, N.J. A veteran journalist and advocate for clear and accurate reporting of healthcare issues for consumers, Gary Schwitzer, will be the featured speaker at the annual Mates David and Hinna Stahl Memorial Lecture on Bioethics, a free community seminar at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to be held at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the Clinical Academic Building, room 1302, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick. Mr. Continue reading
Iconic Inventor, Author, and Futurist Ray Kurzweil to Keynote Kodak Global Directions 2013 Conference
ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kodak today announced that renowned author, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil will keynote its Global Directions 2013 conferencean annual technology and educational event sponsored by the companys document capture and enterprise software business unit. Continue reading
Engaging the U.S. Astronomy Community – NSF Awards Partnership-Planning Grant to TMT
Newswise Today the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a cooperative agreement to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Observatory Corporation to explore a potential partnership between the organizations. The award is a milestone for the TMT project, initiating a broad dialog between TMT, the NSF and the United States’ astronomical community. Continue reading
Institute for Spirituality dedicates new prayer, reflection space
The West Virginia Institute of Spirituality will dedicate its newest private prayer space when it opens the Nazareth House later in February. Continue reading
Eric W. Dickson MD, MHCM, FACEP Named as UMass Memorial Health Care President and Chief Executive Officer
WORCESTER, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care system in Central New England and the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, today announced that Dr. Eric W. Dickson, MHCM, FACEP has been named as President and Chief Executive Officer. Continue reading
Freedom Credit Union Now Available for Home Loans
Its time to put the home equity that has built up to work and Freedom Credit Union is here to assist. Continue reading
Libertarian candidate running for Cincinnati mayor
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility to Use Earth Networks’ Total Lightning Data and Weather …
GERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Earth NetworksSM, the owner of WeatherBug and operator of the largest weather, lightning detection and climate observation networks, announces it will be delivering lightning data from its total lightning detection network to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF). Continue reading
Freedom of Press Foundation Names The UpTake Among the First Four Independent Organizations Promoting Government …
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The UpTake has been selected by the prestigious new Freedom of Press Foundation as one of the first four independent organizations to receive crowd-funding help for journalism that brings transparency to government and demands accountability of those in power. The UpTake joins WikiLeaks, MuckRock News and the National Security Archive as one of the first four organizations to be helped in raising funds by the new foundation through Jan Continue reading
Douglas Dirschl to Lead Orthopedics at the University of Chicago Medicine
Newswise Douglas R. Dirschl, MD, a nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon, administrator, teacher and researcher, will chair the newly created Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine starting Jan. 1, 2013 Continue reading
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Liberty Mutual Insurance And Positive Coaching Alliance Name 2012's "Top 10 Responsible Sports Moments"
BOSTON, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports, a partnership between Liberty Mutual Insurance and Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) that celebrates the positive impact that every day, responsible actions can have on youth, has announced the “Top 10 Responsible Sports Moments” of 2012. From a track star who abandoned near certain victory to help an opponent in distress, to a high school football team that rallied a community devastated by Sandy, each of the ten honorees serve as reminders of the valuable lessons that can be learned by participating in sports, while demonstrating qualities such as sportsmanship, leadership, selflessness and responsibility Continue reading
Optum and SAS Align to Help Prevent Health Care Fraud, Waste and Abuse
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Optum, an industry leader in health care payment integrity services, is working with SAS to further enhance its comprehensive health care anti-fraud, waste and abuse services. This enhanced solution combines detection, investigation, prevention, case development and recovery services to provide commercial health plans with a flexible approach to ensuring proper payments to care providers. While the vast majority of health care spending reflects the actual costs of patient care and medical services, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) estimates that $60 billion is lost annually to health care fraud, waste and abuse. Continue reading