Accenture, LBK Hamburg Chosen to Re-design and Transform Austrian Hospital Center

The Carinthian Regional Hospital Operating Company has hired Accenture and LBK Hamburg to re-design and transform a major Austrian hospital, LKH Klagenfurt.  Accenture will team with LBK Hamburg, one of Europe's foremost health providers, to transform the existing LKH Klagenfurt hospital into one of Europe’s most modern, patient-centric health centers.
October 18, 2004

Accenture to Provide New Health Care Rating and Underwriting Solutions to Largest Not-for-Profit HMO

Accenture today announced an agreement with Kaiser Permanente to help transform their national pricing and underwriting operations. The initiative will redesign and automate Kaiser Permanente's end-to-end quoting, rating and underwriting process.
August 10, 2004

Two-Thirds of U.S. Consumers Would Pay More in Exchange for Better-Valued Services, Accenture Survey Finds

Two-thirds of U.S. consumers are willing to pay more for select services in exchange for better service despite lower prices being a primary reason for switching service providers, according to survey findings released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
August 05, 2004

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Accenture Test Digital Pen Solution with Physicians

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Accenture are testing digital pen technology designed to help healthcare professionals capture and send medical claim information digitally.
July 14, 2004

Accenture Finalizes Agreement with iSOFT for NHS National Program for IT

Accenture and iSOFT recently finalized an agreement under which iSOFT will provide core clinical and administrative information systems and services to Accenture as part of Accenture’s role as the North East and East local service provider for the National Health Service (NHS) National Program for IT (NPfIT).
June 16, 2004

Vanderbilt and Accenture Launch Healthcare Industry Collaboration Initiative

The Vanderbilt Center for Better Health (VCBH) and Accenture today announced that they are launching a research-based effort aimed at helping the global healthcare industry find ways to use information more effectively to increase collaboration.
January 12, 2004

Accenture Wins £934 Million Contract to Help Improve Healthcare in Eastern England

Accenture has been awarded a £934 million contract, to help the National Health Service (NHS) improve healthcare for patients in Eastern England.
December 23, 2003

NHS Awards Accenture £1099 Million Contract to Help Improve Healthcare

Accenture announced today that it has been awarded a £1099 million, 10-year contract to help the National Health Service (NHS) improve healthcare for patients in North East England, including Yorkshire and Humberside.
December 08, 2003

Accenture Strengthens Delivery of Health Insurance Rating, Underwriting Solutions

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced today that it has acquired the intellectual property assets of Selectica’s eInsurance technology suite, which allows health insurers the capability to more accurately price and manage the profitability of their group health business.
December 01, 2003

Novation Teams With Accenture to Offer Supply Chain Training to Hospital Materials Management Executives

Novation, the supply company of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), has signed a multi-year agreement with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to offer Web-based supply chain management education to materials management executives.
November 10, 2003