UnitedHealthcare news and information

Dr. Thomas Lee, network president for Boston-based Partners HealthCare system and CEO of Partners Community Healthcare, will join Press Ganey on July 1 as chief medical officer, a new position at the company. Lee is a practicing cardiologist and co-chair of the Committee for Performance...
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Phoenix-based SharedClarity, a joint venture formed by healthcare providers and insurer UnitedHealthcare, has added three executives.Alex Brown, 35, has joined as VP of operations; Michael Georgulis Jr., 60, is VP of strategic sourcing; and Jan Tankersley, 52, is VP of sales and marketing.
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Falling Medicare Advantage payments helped contribute to UnitedHealth Group posting a year-over-year first-quarter decline in profits on Thursday, with the nation's largest health insurer saying it was also hampered by a large public-sector customer switching from fully funded to self-funded...
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Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Women in Healthcare recognition program honors exceptional female healthcare executives who are making a positive difference in the industry. See who made this year's list, presented in alphabetical order
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UnitedHealthcare and about 50 hospitals say they will conduct research comparing some of the costliest medical devices and then use that data to inform their purchasing decisions.
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More hospitals and docs are signing accountable care contracts that tie payouts to delivering better results at lower costs. Some want insurers to nudge patients toward choices that help them do it.
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Both providers and payers have been saying for years that personalized medicine will radically alter the way that cancer patients receive care.
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Mobile technologies are changing the way healthcare is consumed and delivered in America, paving the way for greater consumer engagement, reduced costs and better patient outcomes. Driving the trend is the growing prevalence of smartphones and tablets, which have empowered consumers like never...
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PITTSBURGH—Insurer Highmark closed on a deal for its first hospital under a costly plan to diversify and compete with the region's well-financed and largest health system. Jefferson Regional Medical Center, in Jefferson Hills, Pa., will receive $100 million for capital projects under...
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Lifespan Corp. and insurer UnitedHealthcare will launch an “accountable coordinated-care organization” in Rhode Island on July 1.
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