An open-and shut-contract

Article Abstract:

Kaiser Permanente's auditing contract with the California Public Employee's Retirement System or CalPERS may not cover all information desired. CalPERs has argued that public employees should not be penalized for the Oakland, CA-based HMO's $270 million loss in 1997. Kaiser, however countered that the rate hikes are needed for meeting the requirements of the 330,000 public employees' health care needs. The Kaiser review may reportedly spur a raise of up to 10.75% in 1999 rates that would result in other health plans raising their demands as well. However, after the rate negotiations for 1999, an average 7.3 % hike resulted for 10 HMOs covered.

Comment:

Auditing contract w/ Kaiser Permanente may not cover all information it asks

Use of services, Contracts & orders received, Health Care, Health Care and Social Assistance, Company Planning/Goals, Accounting & Auditing Services, Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services, Agency Financial Data, Medical care, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System

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Clark-O'Neill/POL to offer drug sampling via the Internet

Article Abstract:

Clark-O'Neill in a partnership with Physicians' Online (POL) has developed an online pharmaceutical sample fulfillment system that will make samples available to physicians through the Internet. The online service, scheduled to begin in Sep. 1998, is a counterpart of Clark-O'Neill's mail service, Single Source Sampling. Participating pharmaceutical companies will pay Clark-O'Neill a fee based on sample requests received. POL operates a site that restricts access only to registered physicians. The site is visited daily by approximately 15,000 doctors.

On-Line Information Services, Services introduction, New Products/Services, Alliances, partnerships, Videotex & Teletext Svcs NEC, Internet services, Online information services, Physicians' Online Inc., Clark O'Neill Inc.

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