Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is asking President Barack Obama to approve a health insurance exchange the state already has in place and declare that it meets the requirements of the federal healthcare overhaul. FULL STORY »
Utah hospitals and clinics would have to disclose on privacy notices their practice of sharing patients' personal information with the state under a bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday. FULL STORY »
Medical malpractice insurer the Doctors Co., Napa, Calif., agreed to purchase Utah Medical Insurance Association, Salt Lake City, for undisclosed terms. FULL STORY »
Utahns now have a Web tool intended to make shopping for health insurance easier. A online site created by the Utah Department of Health Insurance allows comparisons of consumer ratings. Soon, the site will have data showing how quickly insurers pay claims, how often they deny claims and average... FULL STORY »
By Joseph Conn | September 29, 2012
| Print Magazine
Three years after the government began trying to shame the healthcare industry into tightening up what can only charitably be described as sloppy data security practices, breaches are still rampant. FULL STORY »
By Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City) | September 20, 2012
It wasn't exactly a resounding endorsement, but the Utah Medical Association's House of Delegates has decided to support the expansion of Medicaid in Utah allowed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. FULL STORY »
By Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City) | September 14, 2012
Utah's massive Medicaid breach wasn't the only healthcare-related hacking of state information. Three weeks ago someone corrupted the Web portal for Utah's Health Exchange, a virtual marketplace where small-business employers and employees can shop for health insurance and obtain price quotes. FULL STORY »
Health information technology entrepreneur Todd Cozzens has been named to the board of directors of Healthcare Quality Catalyst, a Salt Lake City-based data warehouse services provider, the company announced. FULL STORY »
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