Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association President and CEO Scott P. Serota issued a statement in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt's electronic prescribing event today.

Scott P. Serota, president and chief executive officer of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), released the following statement in response to today's announcement that RxHub LLC and SureScripts are merging to form a seamless, integrated e-prescribing network linking patients, doctors, pharmacies and payers.

RxHub stores data on more than 200 million insured patients and provides physicians with information on which medicines are covered by their insurance. John Halamka, chief information officer at Harvard Medical School. Under the legislation, doctors in the government's Medicare program would receive a 2 percent payment bonus next year if they use the technology.

Bringing patient records into the computer age, experts say, is crucial to improving care, reducing errors and containing costs in the American health care system. The slow adoption of the technology is mainly economic. David J. Brailer, the former health information technology coordinator in the Bush administration.

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Today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) awarding twelve communities a new electronic health record (EHR) demonstration project will help improve patient safety and promote quality for Medicare beneficiaries by accelerating the adoption of health-information technology throughout the entire system, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) said today.

Highmark Inc. announced today that it is contributing $29 million to help physicians acquire ePrescribing/eHealth Record technology for their practices.

GE Healthcare and ASHE say they're not against the technology coalition's proposal, but want tougher technical standards implemented to lessen any potential risks. They've have had several discussions with the FCC and technology companies to find a compromise. Attorney Scott Blake Harris, who represents several technology companies, said Tuesday the coalition has agreed to the substance of GE Healthcare's proposal. "There are no insurmountable technical hurdles here," he...

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 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, 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.