BCBS.com: Health Information Technology

Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield In New Hampshire Announces Unique Enhancement To Its ePrescribing Program

Wed, 07 May 2008 09:14:00 -0400

New Hampshire physicians will now have "real time" access to medical records and medical histories for their Anthem patients, virtually anywhere they can receive an internet signal, thanks to an innovative program from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire.

Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield In Connecticut Introduces Industry's First Electronic Tool To Help Members Search In-Network Doctors And Hospitals; Transparency Tool To Enable Searches Via Web-Enabled Cell Phones Or Hand-Held Devices

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:08:00 -0400

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut today announced the launch of the industry-leading Anthem Mobile Provider Finder, a new online directory tool that will allow Connecticut members to search for local, in-network doctors and hospitals through any Web-enabled cell phone or hand-held device.

WellPoint Introduces Industry's First Electronic Tool To Help Members Search In-Network Doctors And Hospitals

Thu, 01 May 2008 09:59:00 -0400

WellPoint, Inc., today announced the launch of a mobile provider finder tool, a new mobile directory that will allow members of its affiliated health plans to search for local, in-network doctors and hospitals through any Web-enabled cell phone or hand-held device.

FCC Grant to Create Broadband Network to Help Expand Telemedicine in the Rural West

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Health Sciences Center has had programs for a dozen years and already connects to nearly 100 sites in 50 communities.

Microsoft Health vs.Google Health

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Bill Reid, director of Microsoft's HealthVault program, described the effort to integrate information technology into personal health care as a "long journey. Google is encouraging use of open technology standards that will let the health world's many different information systems talk to each other easily. Data show more than 70 percent of people seeking health-care information turn first to Google.