Health Insurers Improve Claims Processing

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AMA/39991?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2013-06-21&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=WC&eun=g578717d0r& From the article: The percentage of claims incorrectly processed by health plans fell for the third straight year to 7.1% in 2013, according to the American Medical Association (AMA). The error rate of commercial health plans in the National Health Insurer Report Card has dropped significantly since the 2011; that year, the report found […]

Kroger cuts checkout time to win shoppers

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130620/BIZ/306200128/Kroger-cuts-checkout-time-win-shoppers?nclick_check=1 From the article: Cincinnati-based Kroger is touting a new number it says is winning shoppers and adding to the grocer’s bottom line: A wait of just 26 seconds to start in the checkout lane, down from 4 minutes a few years ago. By year’s end, the nation’s largest grocer expects to complete the installation […]