HEALTH PLAN HIGHLIGHTS NEWSLETTER Archives

Fall 2009
Topics include:

  • Focus Diagnostics 2009 H1N1 (2009) flu test granted FDA authorization for pandemic emergency
  • Common Member Questions about the test
  • FDA Disclosures

Summer 2009
Topics include:

  • TestMinder service reminds members about routine lab testing
  • Streamline standing lab orders with Care360™ Physician Portal
  • Lab results as close as an iPhone

Spring 2009
Topics include:

  • Quest Diagnostics Destination:HEALTH Email Reminder Service
  • Patient Service Centers and member compliance
  • Person health record initiatives

Winter 2009
Topics include:

  • Taking Laboratory Spend Management Services to a new level
  • Positive experiences improve member compliance
  • QuestNet™ cuts the red tape for capitated laboratory services

Fall 2008
Topics include:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Disease Management Support
  • Cigna

Spring 2008
Topics include:

  • Patient’s Respond Positively to Automated Appointment Scheduling
  • Diagnostic Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease Underutilized for Hypertensive Patients, Women

Fall 2007
Topics include:

  • Interview with Brendan Kerrigan, Vice President of Health Plans, Quest Diagnostics

Summer 2007
Topics include:

  • Innovations in Cervical Cancer Prevention — Screening Remains Essential to Avoiding Cervical Cancer
  • Advances in Cervical Cancer Screening
  • Gold Standards Put Patients First
  • Patient Service Appointment Scheduling gives patients more control

Spring 2007
Topics include:

  • Care 360™, Health Information Technology Solution to Increase Patient Safety, Save Time, and Reduce Costs
  • BluePrint for Wellness™, provides complete wellness solutions with national coverage
  • Drug use hits new low among U.S. workers
  • Upcoming Events

Winter 2007
Topics include:

  • CDC Recommends new HIV screening Guidelines for Patients in all Health Care Settings
  • A Backgrounder on HIV
  • Spotlight on Destination Health
  • Vitamin D- A Frequently Overlooked Nutrient
  • Upcoming Events

Fall 2006
Topics include:

  • Human Papiloma Virus, Agent to Cervicle Cancer
  • The Case for Screening for Human Papiloma Virus
  • In the Spotlight, Augusta L. Kairys
  • eGFR will now be performed on all Serum Creatinine Levels
  • Upcoming Events

Special Edition Fall 2006
Topics include:

  • Health Trends Report Shows Patients Improved Diabetes Management Over 5-Year Period, Despite Failure to Achieve Treatment Goal
  • Diabetes Control, A look at why Hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) is a Key Indicator of Diabetes Control.
  • Nation’s Largest Database of Test Results
  • Beyond Testing. Hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c)
  • Aetna is Awarded for Pilot Diabetes Program
  • Public Policy Conference to Examine Pay for Performance

Summer 2006
Topics include:

  • Sexual Health is Important for Men, Too
  • A Closer Look at Detecting Bladder Cancer
  • In the Spotlight, Dr. Louis Liou, Director of Urologic Oncology Research at Boston Medical Center.

Spring 2006
Topics include:

  • Bacterial Vaginosis/Vaginitis: Decoding Mixed Infections
  • Infection or Disease? Why words are important
  • In The Spotlight Joining the "Great American Eat Right Challenge"

Special Edition Winter 2006
Topics include:

  • Health Trends® Reveals Drops in Average LDL Cholesterol Levels Among People Under Doctors’ Care
  • Why is this Important to Health Plans?
  • Health Trends® Provides Insights for Health Plans

Spring 2005
Topics include:

  • Prenatal Genetic Testing Plays Vital Role in Educating Prospective Parents
  • Will Your Lab Go to Any Heights to Take Care of Your Members?
  • In the Spotlight: Dr. Charles Strom

Winter 2005
Topics include:

  • A New Test Means Better Care for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
  • Prescriptions Made Simple: Quest Diagnostics now offers Care360™ ePrescribing service solution
  • Quest Diagnostics Presents: The Art of Women's Health

Fall 2004
Topics include:

  • Emerging Research to Lead to Earlier Diagnoses
  • NCQA Partnership

Winter 2004
Topics include:

  • Esoteric and Genetic Testing
  • How Can You Form a Strategy for a Hand of Cards You Have Never Seen?
  • Prenatal Genetic Screening Can Help to Make Important Decisions
  • In the Spotlight: Surya N. Mohapatra, Ph.D.

Summer 2003
Topics include:

  • Preventive Care
  • Missed Diagnoses and Misdiagnoses?
  • Insure™ Your Safety: A Better Way to Screen
  • In the Spotlight: Greg Richard

Spring 2003
Topics include:

  • Chlamydia Testing: The New Gold Standard is Emerging
  • In the Spotlight: Gary Strong

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