All health plans are under pressure to improve quality through better information technology to communicate with customers and medical care providers while more efficiently and rapidly processing medical claims for health plan enrollees.

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In his top-level reshuffle, disclosed Thursday, Mulally also installed global leaders for purchasing, quality and advanced manufacturing engineering and information technology.

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"To remain competitive on the world stage we must ensure the quality of our visitor information online, via mobile technology and in-destination is the best it can be, " he said.

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CORE's objective is to introduce advanced courseware from MIT and other top-ranked universities from around the world, by using the latest information technology, teaching methodologies, instructional content and other resources to enhance the quality of higher education within China.

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The health care industry is one of the last industries to embrace and implement information technology--and other industries are running circles around health care in terms of efficiently delivering high quality products at decreased costs.

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One of these problems is considerable underinvestment in information technology, when that is what brings the promise of huge financial savings and dramatic improvements in health care quality.

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Some of the most serious challenges facing health care today--medical errors, inconsistent quality and rising costs--can be addressed through the effective application of available health information technology linking all elements of the health care system.

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