A.M. Best's E-Fusion Podcast Explores Availity, an Internet Exchange for Health Providers.OLDWICK, N.J. -- Availity's experiences in connecting a growing portion of the health insurance provider market is highlighted in the latest edition of the E-Fusion Podcast, released by the A.M. Best Co. In an audio interview, David Johnson David Johnson may refer to:
Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and and now in other states. Availity's system won the E-fusion Award in 2003. The company began in 2001 as a joint effort of a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is Florida's largest health insurance provider and plan administrator. The company is a member of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The nonprofit, Jacksonville-based Blue Cross and its subsidiaries serve more than 8. , Inc. and Humana Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), founded in 1961 in Louisville, Kentucky, is a Fortune 500 company that markets and administers health benefit consumer services. With a customer base of over 11. Inc. Johnson and Shepse describe how the Availity system has adjusted to expanding beyond Florida, and particularly in how the company grew by quickly adapting to the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when . The company aims to continue to expand throughout the U.S., and deeper into the healthcare market. Johnson is one of the presenters at this year's E-Fusion Conference, set for Oct. 23-24 in Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. . The two-day conference focuses on developments in insurance technology, insurance issues and operations. Part of the conference involves finalists making presentations for the E-Fusion Awards. The awards, which are independently judged, seek to recognize innovative uses of insurance technology. In conjunction with the conference, A.M. Best Co. has launched a new podcast series focused on insurance technology and the E-Fusion conference. The audio series covers technology developments, conference details and the E-Fusion awards. Each episode includes an interview with technology leaders associated with the E-Fusion conference. Links to listen to and subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the E-Fusion podcast are available at http://feeds.feedburner.com/e-fusion2006. Conference information is available at www.efusion2006.com. A.M. Best Co., established in 1899, is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. For more information, visit A.M. Best's Web site at www.ambest.com. |
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