Evaluation of the effect of a consumer-driven health plan on medical care expenditures and utilization.
Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) have moved beyond the concept stage and are now health benefit options available to employees in many large companies. Mainstream insurers, such as Aetna, United Health Group, and Wellpoint have introduced their own CDHPs to compete with products offered by start-up companies such as Definity,...

Personal health record remains elusive goal.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, members of Congress, and key consumer organizations are all calling for the widespread implementation of electronic personal health records--and now it is time to convince the public of their worth, David Lansky, Ph.D., said at a meeting on health information technology sponsored by eHealth Initiative...

Public resists electronic personal health records.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, members of Congress, and key consumer organizations are all calling for broad implementation of electronic personal health records--and now it's time to convince the public of their worth, David Lansky, Ph.D., said at a meeting on health information technology sponsored by eHealth Initiative and Bridges...

The new healthcare system.
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson, who served in the Bush administration's first term, recently joined the board of directors of Florida-based Applied Digital. Applied Digital is the owner of VeriChip, the company that specializes in making implantable radio frequency identification chips (RFID) for both people...

Medical Tests Sourcebook.
Shannon, JB (Editor) October 1999 Detroit, MI (Omnigraphics, Inc.) 691 pages; hardcover; indexed ISBN: 0780802438 $78.00 Medical tests are essential in the screening and diagnosis of diseases and other conditions. To make health care decisions, consumers should be aware of the purpose and the costs of medical...

Finding good health information on the web.
When looking for health formation on the Internet, most of us type the name of a condition or procedure into Google or another search engine, then wait for the results to pop up onto the screen. (1) While this method immediately yields many results, it also can generate inaccurate,...

New website offers wellness information.
Thanks to modern technology, people can now easily access all the information they need to help them start a healthy lifestyle. This is what people can find in the new Nesvita Adult Wellness Website, a user-friendly portal that provides tips and information on achieving health and wellness....

New website offers wellness information.
Thanks to modern technology, people can now easily access all the information they need to help them start a healthy lifestyle. This is what people can find in the new Nesvita Adult Wellness Website, a user-friendly portal that provides tips and information on achieving health and wellness....

The Rudiments of an Internet-based Health Plan for Consumers: An Interview with John Danaher, MD, MBA.
Q: TELL US ABOUT YOUR background. Why have you surfaced at HealthMarket in Norwalk, Connecticut? Danaher: I'm a board-certified internist. I did my residency and received my MBA at Stanford. My first job was working for Dick Gaintner, MD, CEO of Deaconess Hospital in Boston. My responsibilities...

The terms, they are a-changin': with cradle-to-grave benefits headed for extinction, corporations are redefining the benefits compact with their employees in a multitude of ways.
Helping employees "get a life" by voluntarily turning around high-risk lifestyles can generate dramatic savings in employee benefits costs. These partnership strategies are an especially good fit for corporations with high-margin products, or in stable industries, or with large populations of high-risk employees. Last summer,...