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Managed Care June 2004 Tony Berberabe	Welcome to the Brave, New (Electronic) World, Doctor WellPoint is providing free handheld or even desktop computers in an effort toward minimizing medication errors. Will docs finally abandon pen and pad?
Managed Care April 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Health Plans, Employers Join Forces To Promote E-Prescribing The e-prescribing movement is getting some new advocates --employers. Can the combined influence of plans, employers, and the government affect physician buy-in?
Insurance & Technology October 12, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Lori Beer Drives IT to the Next Level at Post-Merger WellPoint Elite 8 honoree Lori Beer's tenure as CTO of WellPoint in the wake of the Anthem merger has helped position her to drive major platform consolidation and enterprise data and architecture initiatives as the insurer's CIO.
Insurance & Technology October 10, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell	Wellpoint's Mark Boxer Exemplifies How Empowering Technology Can Be In A Healthcare Setting The insurance company's president and CEO of Operations has achieved strategic prominence in the health insurance industry through a combination of technology depth and a resolute focus on the business.
Managed Care March 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Plans, PBMs, Employers Prod Docs To E-Prescribe Widespread adoption of electronic prescribing is inevitable, yet physicians still resist. Various coalitions and initiatives are trying to make adoption easier.
Insurance & Technology July 10, 2008 Nathan Conz	Highmark Funds EHR Adoption Having recognized the quality of care improvement opportunities certain technologies can bring to provider offices, Highmark established a program that will provide financial assistance to member physicians who implement electronic health records or e-prescribing technology.
Managed Care June 2004	Mergers Remain Hot Topic In Managed Care Health plans increasingly find themselves in a position where they need to grow or else, according to A.M. Best, the rating company.
Insurance & Technology August 6, 2010 Nathan Golia	WellPoint Providing Financing for Health IT WellPoint hopes that favorable interest rates on loans and other financial incentives will ease adoption of technology among rural hospitals and other providers.
CIO November 2, 2010 Diane Frank	What's Next for the CIO Role CIOs can advance their leadership roles in their company's growth agenda.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	WellPoint Looking Well Indeed Solid enrollment numbers, good cost control, and national leverage make this a compelling health benefits company. It may be time to seriously consider owning this stock.
Managed Care September 2003	Anthem Blocked In Bid To Buy BCBS of Kansas The consolidation of member plans in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has hit yet another snag. The Kansas Supreme Court on Aug. 6 upheld an order blocking the $190 million sale of the not-for-profit Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas to Anthem, a for-profit operation.
Insurance & Technology May 29, 2008 Nathan Conz	WellPoint Launches Mobile Provider Directory The driving force behind the initiative, according to Mark Boxer, president and CEO for WellPoint's operations, technology and government services business unit, was the insurer's continued focus on improving the customer experience.
CIO December 23, 2008 David F. Carr	What IT Leaders Need to Know About Getting Mergers Done Right Whether it's a shotgun merger or a planned acquisition, chances are you're not ready for it. Here's how to change that.
Insurance & Technology August 25, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell	Health Insurance Transformation In order to maintain its own fiscal health, the health insurance industry must build the technology and processes needed to meet consumerism's demands.
Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 Phil Britt	Ounce of Prevention Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is providing system physicians with the ability to prescribe medicines electronically, which should improve safety and efficiency.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Tom Taulli	What's at Stake in Managed Care Merger? Anthem and WellPoint's union may face a fight against California.
Insurance & Technology February 6, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell	Alliances & Partnerships Connecture TeamsWith Microsoft... PMI Dental Health Plan has merged with parent company Delta Dental of California... etc.
Insurance & Technology August 25, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell	Lori Beer Named WellPoint CIO, EVP Former CTO will balance innovation and simplification while cultivating greater strategic alignment between IT and the business.
Insurance & Technology September 2, 2008 Nathan Conz	WellPoint Launches Women's Health Campaign Indianapolis-based WellPoint has launched the Women's Health and Wellness Action Campaign, which employs data analytics and computer telephony technologies to identify and notify members who have not undergone timely mammograms or cervical cancer screenings.
CIO September 28, 2012	Big Value from Big Data How CIOs are expanding the benefits that business intelligence can bring the enterprise.
Managed Care September 2005 Martin Sipkoff	The Private Sector Can, Should, and Will Help Solve the Problem of the Uninsured WellPoint Chairman Leonard Schaeffer and other health plan leaders believe they can help with the chronic societal issue of uninsured Americans.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	WellPoint Can Do Better Results are pretty good, but returns on capital should be better at this managed health-care company. Investors, take note.
Managed Care July 2001 Harry L. Leider	HMOs Need To Share Gains of DM Programs Physicians are more likely to buy in if they see better outcomes -- and financial rewards that go with them...
Managed Care June 2007	Docs Don't Exploit Electronic Prescribing While physicians were positive about the basic features of e-prescribing, products often lacked advanced features, or if they had them, physicians often did not use them because of implementation hurdles or their perceptions that the features did not add value.
CIO October 21, 2008 Jarina D'Auria	2008 CIO Hall of Fame Meet the the 12 extraordinary men and women of the 2008 CIO Hall of Fame.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Jack Schember	Sales Management: Cleaning House A well-maintained database is the key to maximum doctor outreach.
Insurance & Technology August 18, 2010 Nathan Golia	Insurers Take Lead in EHR Implementation With guidelines for meaningful use of electronic health records established, health carriers expect IT improvements on the provider side to lower healthcare costs by reducing care redundancies and readmissions.
Managed Care February 2006 John Carroll	Consolidations Should Bring Nationwide Contracts The whole is often greater than the sum of its parts, and that is proving to be the case with health plans. Will we end up with just 4 or 5 competitors?
CIO April 1, 2004 Meridith Levinson	Mergers Put Four Key Career Questions to CIOs For CIOs caught up in mergers, it's a time to answer crucial career questions. Will they lead the combined IT group? Be part of postmerger plans? Or be kicked to the curb?
Managed Care April 2007 John Carroll	Mergers: Is Bigger Better? Health plan consolidation has its upside, but some who contract with insurers see only the downside.
Managed Care August 2002 Joyce Ochs	Managed Care's Use of Web Not Just for Marketing Anymore Virtually all MCOs today have Web sites as a matter of course. The challenge is to have a site useful enough to make people come back, while the operating challenge is to transfer selected company functions entirely or partially to the Internet to increase efficiency and reduce expenses.
Managed Care December 2002 Frank Diamond	Blues on the Move The resurgence of what was once primarily known as the insurer of last resort has been breathtaking. Can it be sustained? Even better, replicated?
The Motley Fool March 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	WellPoint Is Not Well WellPoint lowers guidance on its earnings per share from 15% in 2008 to only 4% to 8%.
Insurance & Technology April 4, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurers Are Making Business More Personal Insurers such as Humana and WellPoint pursue an ideal of customer intimacy with highly personalized documents and phone communications.
Managed Care February 2008 Martin Sipkoff	Why Is It So Tough to Deliver On E-Prescribing's Promise? The push to mandate this electronic tool is increasing in intensity, but dealing with costs and coming up with standards remain obstacles
CIO August 15, 2002 Ben Worthen	Mergers and Acquisitions Many of the CIO-100 honorees were thrust into the theater of integration following a merger. These companies shared the same urgent pace of integration as they streamlined processes and combined systems.
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005	The WellPoint CEO's "Simple Philosophy" Larry Glasscock, head of the $45-billion-a-year health-care insurer WellPoint, discusses his "very humble beginnings," lessons learned from his company's merger, and pressing issues in health care.
Managed Care June 2005 Martin Sipkoff	The Re-Emergence of the Primary Care Physician A new model of care developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians places primary care physicians back at the center of care delivery.
CFO March 15, 2004 Laton McCartney	The Great Divide Or, what your CIO would really like to say to you if only the job market were better.
CIO January 15, 2002 Derek Slater	Costly, Painful and Worth It Enterprise application integration tools can cost half a million dollars, but the payback is there -- for big companies and big projects...
Insurance & Technology November 28, 2005	Executive News Zurich North America named Dan Loris director of the property line of business for Zurich Technical Center... James W. Schacht joined Navigant Consulting as a managing director... WellPoint promoted Mark Boxer to EVP, technology and operations, and CIO... etc.
Managed Care February 2005	Class-Action Suit By 600,000 Docs Heading To Court Discusses a lawsuit filed by about 600,000 physicians against some of the biggest health plans in the country: Humana, PacifiCare, UnitedHealthcare, WellPoint, Anthem, and Health Net. Aetna and Cigna were named but settled out of court.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Musacchio & Hunkler	More Than a Game of Keep Away The Prescribing Data Restriction Program takes effect in July. The AMA explains how individual doctors can keep their prescribing habits safe from reps, and how pharma can keep using the anonymous data -- if the industry polices itself.
Insurance & Technology February 3, 2010 Nathan Conz	Larry Glasscock to Retire as WellPoint Chairman Wellpoint has announced that Larry C. Glasscock is retiring as chairman of the board of directors and will be replaced by CEO Angela F. Braly, effective march 1, 2010.
Managed Care December 2004 John Carroll	Anthem-WellPoint Deal A Windfall for Two States The Anthem-WellPoint merger is a done deal, thanks to buyer Anthem's generous offerings to two states whose approvals were needed to create the largest health insurer in the country.
Managed Care June 2007 MargaretAnn Cross	What the Primary Care Physician Shortage Means for Health Plans Insurers fear rising costs and poorer outcomes if members are less able to get appointments with family physicians and general internists.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2007 Jeffrey Zornitsky	Sales Management: Get Committed By better managing relationships with physicians, pharma companies can develop a base of dedicated prescribers.
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005 Joseph Weber	The BW 50: In The Pink Of Health Larry C. Glasscock followed one of Corporate America's more winding career paths to become chief executive officer of WellPoint Inc., the $45 billion-a-year health care company that runs Blue Cross Blue Shield Assn. plans in 13 states.
Managed Care February 2008 Frank Diamond	Program Lets Patients Rate Doctors Online Regence's effort gets nod of approval from physician organization because it allows providers to respond.