Live@ News is Modern Healthcare's daily email alert on the news and events taking place at the healthcare conferences important to you. The most recent Live@ coverage is below.
Friday is the final day to vote for the Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare. The deadline for this annual recognition program is midnight CT Feb. 10. Vote now. FULL STORY »
WellPoint, Indianapolis, terminated Brian Sassi, who was executive vice president, marketing, and president and CEO of its consumer business unit, effective immediately, according to an SEC filing. FULL STORY »
Final rules issued by the Obama administration established the first nationally standardized descriptions for the coverage provided by health insurance plans. FULL STORY »
UnitedHealthcare, the insurance unit of UnitedHealth Group, Minnetonka, Minn., completed its purchase of XLHealth Corp., a Baltimore-based Medicare Advantage-focused insurer. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare assistant digital editor Christine LaFave Grace wraps up the 2011 CHIME Fall CIO Forum in San Antonio. Innovation-focused keynote speeches from two authors closed out the forum, giving attendees food for thought on breaking out of their professional comfort zones. FULL STORY »
It was as if the voice and bearing of British actor Michael Caine had transmigrated to the body of an author and motivational speaker when Sir Ken Robinson gave the final keynote address Friday. FULL STORY »
Technology consultant Craig Schiefelbein, author of “Get Out of I.T. While You Can,” advised attendees to foster a culture of innovation by seeing the bigger picture. FULL STORY »
The national market for software and services to support health information exchanges is a mile wide and an inch deep, but in Doylestown, Pa., its 4-year-old HIE is doing just fine. FULL STORY »
The Boy Scouts' motto, “Be prepared,” was the condensed message of three health information technology experts at a panel discussion on ICD-10 strategies. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare assistant digital editor Christine LaFave Grace reports on the second day of major programming at the CHIME 2011 Fall CIO Forum in San Antonio, which featured a presentation on meaningful use from the CMS' Travis Broome and the presentation of several CHIME awards. FULL STORY »
From mariachis to meaningful use: Modern Healthcare assistant digital editor Christine LaFave Grace recaps the start of the CHIME Fall CIO Forum. Highlights from Wednesday included discussions of bending the healthcare cost curve with Harvard Business School professor and author Clayton Christensen and former HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt. FULL STORY »
Physician group practices considering a move to a concierge model must be prepared for the unique needs of patients willing to pay an upfront fee to receive more personal care. FULL STORY »
Former HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt wasn't quite talking about a healthcare apocalypse, but he did invoke Charles Darwin's survival of the fittest in discussing U.S. healthcare costs. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare News Editor Gregg Blesch reports from Las Vegas on the fourth and final day of the Medical Group Management Association's 2011 conference. FULL STORY »
CHIME officially opened its annual three-day CIO fall forum on Wednesday after concluding a few pre-conference activities that included fun and education. FULL STORY »
Violating the privacy and security laws protecting medical information doesn't seem to be the most pressing issue of practice administrators—at least based on attendance at a session on privacy. FULL STORY »
