title: The Internet in managed health care.
abstract: Blue Shield of California recognized it could realize business gains by implementing solutions that would streamline health care administration. It began looking for opportunities to apply the Internet to the core business and defining which of those services would benefit quickly from implementation. It selected Internet technology from Healtheon Corp., a Silicon Valley startup in Palo Alto, California.
authors.affiliation: Blue Shield of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002140:California; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016494:Computer Security; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects