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change:healthcare

Nashville Technology Council Presentation

Light in the Darkness: How Information Will Create Transparency in Healthcare
Presentation Transcript
Miriam Paramore
SVP Strategy and Government Affairs at Emdeon
August 26, 2010
Presented at “The Naked Hospital – A Provocative Look at Healthcare” a Nashville Technology Council super roundtable event., Miriam Paramore of Emdeon, mentions change:healthcare in reference to cost transparency in the healthcare industry.
http://www.slideshare.net/nashtechcouncil/light-in-the-darkness-how-information-will-create-transparency-in-healthcare

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Transparency and Cost Reduction

I always appreciate words of wisdom from someone who has “been there, done that” and Christopher Parks recent guest post on Catalyst Healthcare Research blog – For the Record exemplifies his experience with and passion for healthcare.
In Healthcare Costs, Transparency and Feeling Vindicated Parks says, “… the lessons we’ve learned about transparency and healthcare are [...]

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Healthcare Costs, Transparency and Feeling Vindicated

Christopher Parks was the guest blogger on “For the Record” by Dan Prince, President of Catalyst Healthcare Research. Read his entry “Healthcare Costs, Transparency and Feeling Vindicated.“
http://www.catalysthealthcareresearch.com/learning-center/for-the-record/2010/08/17/healthcare-costs-transparency-and-feeling-vindicated/

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Change is on the Horizon

For three years now, change:healthcare has had the goal to help people save money on their healthcare expenses.  We want to help lots of people – as many as possible. We won’t say we’ve found the magic sauce (we’ll leave that to journalists like those at the New York Times, but we will say that [...]

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change:healthcare in The New York Times

Bringing Comparison Shopping to the Doctor’s Office
New York Times: Claire Cain Miller
Published: June 10, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO — Americans comparison-shop for items as small as groceries and as big as cars. But they rarely compare prices on their health care. When a doctor recommends a test or a procedure, most patients simply go [...]

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Finding Folks for change:

Hiring at change:healthcare!

Right now at change:healthcare, we are looking to fill some key positions, and we really like referrals. That’s how we hired every member of our team and we’ve gotten fantastic results. We have a team of rockstars (some of them truly rockstars, right Michael?). Not only that, we’re pretty quick when it comes to hiring. [...]

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Seeking health care control

More firms see incentives, choices lowering costs
MEMPHIS BUSINESS JOURNAL – BY Christopher Sheffield
Caterpillar dealer Thompson Machinery is investing in an Internet-based system that will help employees make cost-effective health care choices, thus reducing their out-of-pocket expenses while helping the company’s bottom line.
It’s an additional investment Thompson officials say will pay off, and one facing many [...]

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Shifting Healthcare Costs and Online Pricing Tools

Know your healthcare costs and save money

Great article from Jane Sorenson-Kahn pointing out that employers see “cost-sharing among employees as a top #1 cost-control strategy.” and that employers are “less satisfied [with] online comparison tools.” That’s a bad mix. No information on price AND you’re going to have to pay for it. Sounds like going to the auto-repair mechanic who [...]

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Ways to Save Money on Your Prescription Medications

Co-Founder and COO Robert Hendrick spent a few minutes with the local TV crew to share tips on how to save money on your prescriptions. Easy steps that can add up to huge savings. You’ll be surprised!
Thanks for all of the support, and for trusting us to help you make smarter healthcare decisions and save [...]

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From Coast to Coast, Everyone is Talking About change:healthcare!

Folks from coast-to-coast are talking about change:healthcare! The New York Daily News is talking about healthcare cost savings in the east, while the team was in California presenting as part of a panel at the Health 2.0 conference. And here at home in Nashville, the Venture Capitalist arena is buzzing about the company too. We [...]

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