Health Plan and Provider Contracting Developments Vol. 3, Issue 12,  December 2011
HealthWebSummit: 	Managing Patient Security and Privacy on a New Data-Sharing Playground
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Summary

United States

    Health Plan(s)/Partners   Provider(s)   State/Region
   1   Blue Shield of California   UCLA Health System   California
   2   Kaiser Permanente Colorado   Banner Health   Colorado
   3   Priority Health   Lakeland Care   Michigan
   4   Blue Cross Blue Shield   El Paso Orthopaedic Surgery Group   Texas
   5   UnitedHealthcare   Highlands Physicians   Tennessee
   6   Cigna   Cancer Treatment Centers of America   Multiple
   7   Blue Shield of California   Monarch Healthcare   California
   8   Independence Blue Cross   Academic Urology   Pennsylvania
   9   Highmark   University of Pittsburgh Medical Center   Pennsylvania
10   Humana   SeniorBridge   New York
11   Cigna   Hospital of Saint Raphael   Connecticut

In the News

Blue Shield coverage of care at UCLA medical centers may end
Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2011

Kaiser Permanente, Banner Health to partner in Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado Business Report, December 13, 2011

Priority Health Welcomes Lakeland Care
Business Wire, December 13, 2011

Surgery group quits Blue Cross
El Paso Inc., December 12, 2011

More physicians sign contract with UnitedHealthcare
Times news, December 7, 2011

Cancer treatment firm expands deal with Cigna
Crain's, December 6, 2011

O.C. HMO patients stuck in contract dispute
Orange County Register, December 3, 2011
 
Dispute as an Independence Blue Cross relationship ends
Philadelphia Business Journal, December 1, 2011
 
Clash Between Hospital, Insurer May Reach Pa. Statehouse
Kaiser Health News, November, 30, 2011
 
Humana announces deal to buy chronic-care provider
Wall Street Journal, November, 29, 2011  
 
Cigna, Hospital of Saint Raphael Reach Agreement
The Hartford Courant, November 29, 2011

HealthcareWebSummit Events

Upcoming Webinars: 

Benchmarking Employer Onsite Health and Fitness Centers, January 19, 2012
Managing Patient Security and Privacy on a New Data-Sharing Playground, January 25, 2012
Future Care Web Summit, January 26, 2012
Transparent Cost Networks: A Consumer Driven Solution, February 9, 2012
Consumerism Web Summit, March 15, 2012

 
Check out CD-ROMs of past HealthcareWebSummit events on Medicare and a wide range of other key topics at www.healthwebsummit.com/cdroms.htm
 

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