Ingenix news from FierceHealthcare
NewsIngenix to acquire Executive Health Resources
Ingenix, the health information technology branch of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), announced that it will acquire Executive Health Resources, a Newtown Square, Pa. company that provides medical Read more...
Ingenix gets its comeuppance
For quite some time, complaints had been piling up over the rates U.S. health plans were paying for out-of-network charges. Doctors were upset because the rate base was low, and patients were unhappy Read more...
Study: Ingenix data used throughout health plan industry
The Senate has looked into the face of the infamous Ingenix rate databases, and concluded that they are legion. A new report by the Senate Commerce Committee has concluded that the Ingenix Read more...
Health Net will stop using Ingenix database
Following the lead of other insurers, including Cigna, UnitedHealth and Aetna, Health Net has agreed to stop using an Ingenix database commonly used by health plans to set out-of-network Read more...
Ingenix database faces federal going-over
At this point, execs with UnitedHealth Group may be wondering what it takes to kill a zombie Ingenix database--which continues to bite them and chase them around even though it's near dead. Earlier Read more...
WellPoint added to AMA's class-action lawsuit
The American Medical Association recently argued in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that Indianapolis-based WellPoint, held its out-of-network reimbursements artificially low for several years. Read more...
WellPoint to contribute to independent database
Looks like Cigna won't be the only healthcare company ponying up money to create a new, independent research database; New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that WellPoint has Read more...
Aetna to pay $5M over underpaid out-of-network charges
Aetna has agreed to pay more than $5.1 million to settle a suit charging that it underpaid thousands of consumers for out-of-network medical costs. The suit stems from state Attorney General Andrew Read more...
Aetna will pay $20 million over use of Ingenix data
Though the state of New York investigated 16 health plans when it went after alleged use of bad data to underpay doctors, it looks like Aetna drew the short straw. Aetna agreed this week to pay $20 Read more...
UnitedHealth will pay $350M to settle AMA class-action over Ingenix data
Just days after cutting a $50 million deal with the state of New York to address similar issues, UnitedHealth Group has agreed to pay $350 million to settle a class-action suit brought against it by Read more...
| Press ReleasesRecondo Technology Announces Sheila Schweitzer Has Joined the Recondo Board of DirectorsGREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Recondo Technology, a leading provider of revenue cycle solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that Sheila Schweitzer, a leader Read more >> Physician Using Ingenix CareTracker Becomes One of the First in the U.S. to Demonstrate Meaningful Use of Health ITNew Meaningful Use Dashboard supported patient care and administrative decision-making to help Dr. Douglas Forman demonstrate Meaningful Use in the first 90 days of 2011 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--( Read more >> UnitedHealth Group Schedules First Quarter Results Earnings Release and Conference Call for April 21, 2011MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2011 on Thursday, April 21, 2011 before the market opens. At 8:45 a.m. EDT, Read more >> inVentiv Health to Acquire Clinical Development Outsourcing Businesses from IngenixIngenix Life Sciences Retains Commercialization, Safety and Regulatory Businesses SOMERSET, N.J. & EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- inVentiv Health, a leading provider of outsourced Read more >> Navicure Recognized as 2010 Best in KLAS for the Clearinghouse Services Market Segment2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report recognizes Navicure for its service to clients ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Navicure, a leading provider of Web-based Read more >> |
