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Health Net Receives Full URAC Accreditation for Health Utilization Management and Case Management – Yahoo Finance

January 29th, 2012 Comments off

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT – News), announced today it has been awarded full reaccreditation for Health Utilization …

Medical leaders may seek Cameron talks over health bill concerns – The Guardian

January 28th, 2012 Comments off

Medical leaders opposed to the government’s restructuring of the NHS are considering making a last-ditch direct appeal to David Cameron to help ensure the service is not damaged by Andrew Lansley’s plans. Several organisations representing …

Report: Electronic health records still need work – msnbc.com

January 28th, 2012 Comments off

WASHINGTON — America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system’s conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue. Hospitals and …

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Viewpoints: Cuts to mental health programs shift burden to law enforcement – Sacramento Bee

January 28th, 2012 Comments off

Imagine being jailed and charged with trespassing after having a spirited conversation with a friend while in line for stamps. The district attorney wants to prosecute and is offering probation to avoid jail time, in exchange for pleading guilty …