Missouri state employees in the Southwest and South Central Missouri regions will now have the option to choose Mercy Health Plans thanks to an agreement reached Tuesday between Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan (MCHCP) and Mercy Health...

The AMBG closed Thursday, Nov. 19 at 801.50 (-1.73%). All 15 A.M. Best stock indexes declined. Leading A.M. Best's Global Insurance Composite Index (AMBG) was CRM Holdings (+5.71%). Trailing the list of global insurance stocks was NYMagic...

According to the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, conducted annually by Mercer and released today, many employers feared that health benefit cost growth would spike in 2009 as employees, worried about...

Tongjitang Chinese Medicines Company, a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the development, manufacturing, marketing and selling of modernized traditional Chinese medicine in China, announced its financial results for the quarter ended...

Image Movement of Montana (IMOM), a grassroots organization composed of 30 Montana healthcare facilities, announced that it will implement eMix, a new cloud-based technology for secure sharing of radiology images and reports. In a...

Leading network security provider DeepNines Technologies has launched its DeepNines Security Labs, along with the output report from its industry-first, proprietary Internet Security Assessment (ISA), which provides critical information on...

Humana Military Healthcare Services, a subsidiary of Humana Inc., has received the National Military Family Association's (NMFA) Dr. Lowell G. Daun Award at the organization's 40th Anniversary Reception in Washington D.C. on October 28....

Martin Linder spent nearly six months in hospital waiting rooms, gathering information that would help him improve what is rarely an inviting space for patients. During his research, Linder, an associate professor of design and industry at San...

Direct Relief USA, a program of humanitarian medical aid group Direct Relief International, is providing 478 clinics in 49 states needed H1N1 protective items to help clinic workers stay healthy and on the job through flu season. This morning...

Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced that Creighton University Medical Center has selected ProVation MD software for Cardiology procedure documentation and coding....

Personal health coaching company Gordian Health Solutions, Inc. said that it has earned a gold 2009 eHealthcare Leadership Award in the Best Interactive Site category for its Web 2.0-based personal health portal, iCoach4You. Gordian...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Power Wheelchair Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, to 2015" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that...

New England Research Institutes, Inc. (NERI) reported that it utilized its ongoing Boston Area Community Health (BACH) survey to evaluate the impact of mandatory health insurance in the Boston area of Massachusetts. In addition to 50...

To raise awareness of the deadly risks associated with poor hand hygiene and encourage best practices among nurses and other healthcare professionals, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and 3M Infection Prevention announced...

MedAssets, Inc. has announced that Samuel K. Skinner has joined the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. In a release, the Company noted that Skinner has had a distinguished career in both the government and private...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report "Dealmaking and Industry Outlook: Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report...

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) announced their opposition to the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," released this week by Senate...

Modern life, a heavy reliance on automobiles and uncontrolled use of wireless devices are taking their toll on the global population leading to the majority of the ailments and diseases affecting humans. This was repeatedly emphasized by the...

Trend will cost state $11 billion annually For policy makers looking to "bend the curve" on healthcare costs, there's a simple step that could put a huge dent in present and future costs -- address the root causes of obesity....

The integration agreement among Haywood Regional, WestCare and Carolinas HealthCare System is about 200 pages, but it outlines how the affiliation will look after Jan. 1. While some sections of the document are blacked out to protect...