Press Releases



January 05, 2012

Computerworld Names McKesson's Ugo Mattera to Premier 100 IT Leaders List

December 08, 2011

Two Wisconsin Health Plans Select McKesson to Enhance Quality and Performance Improvement Initiatives

October 26, 2011

McKesson Partners with National Comprehensive Cancer Network to Automate Access to NCCN Compendium

October 18, 2011

McKesson Launches Episode Management Solution to Promote Bundled Payments and Value-Based Reimbursement

October 04, 2011

Dr. Emad Rizk Named One of Nation's “50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare”

September 29, 2011

CMS to Use McKesson's InterQual® Criteria to Support Medicare Initiatives for Twelfth Consecutive Year

September 12, 2011

Banner Health and Morehead Memorial Hospital Report Enhanced Care Management Efficiency, Cost Savings with InterQual® Criteria from McKesson

September 08, 2011

McKesson, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Recognized with Outstanding Collaborative Care Award for Medicaid Program

July 26, 2011

McKesson Completes Acquisition of Portico Systems

July 19, 2011

McKesson Integrates Fraud, Waste and Abuse Analytic Tools into the Total Payment Solution

June 22, 2011

McKesson to Acquire Portico Systems

June 15, 2011

McKesson's David Nace, M.D. to Speak on Bundled Payments at AHIP Institute 2011

June 09, 2011

McKesson Signs Three New Health Plans for Molecular Diagnostics Solution

June 08, 2011

McKesson, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Report $262 Million Net Savings in Program's Fourth Year

May 03, 2011

McKesson's Emad Rizk, MD to Speak on Personalized Medicine at Milken Institute Global Conference

April 25, 2011

McKesson, Los Angeles County DHS Extend Care Management, Nurse Advice Line, Complex Case Management Services

April 20, 2011

McKesson's InterQual® Releases Specialty Rx Criteria, Enables Automated Authorizations for Acute Levels of Care and Introduces Condition Specific Approach

April 04, 2011

McKesson Experts to Discuss Personalized Medicine, Advanced Molecular Diagnostics and New Payment Models at 2011 World Healthcare Congress

March 28, 2011

McKesson Launches Whole Person Care Management Program for Texas Health and Human Services Commission

March 08, 2011

McKesson Signs New Customers for Auto-Authorization and Decision Support Solution

February 18, 2011

McKesson, Regence Improve Care Management Program for Health Plan Members, Support Providers

January 28, 2011

McKesson Health Solutions President Emad Rizk, MD to Speak on Personalized Medicine at Brookings Institution

November 15, 2010

McKesson Health Solutions President Emad Rizk, MD to Speak at Personalized Medicine Conference

November 10, 2010

Two More Recovery Audit Contractors Select McKesson's InterQual Clinical Guidelines

November 03, 2010

McKesson Launches New InterQual On-Demand Training Solution

October 28, 2010

McKesson Awarded URAC Case Management, Disease Management and Health Utilization Management Reaccreditation

October 20, 2010

McKesson Partners With MedVentive to Bring Powerful Analytics Solution to Payor Market

October 18, 2010

2010 McKesson Health Solutions Conference to Focus on Impact of Reform, New Payment Models and ICD-10

October 07, 2010

McKesson Releases Newest Component of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Management Suite

August 10, 2010

CMS Extends Decade-Long Use of McKesson's InterQual Criteria to Support Medicare Initiatives

August 03, 2010

Security Health Plan Licenses McKesson Products Focused on Total Coordinated Care

July 13, 2010

McKesson Brings Together Senior Leaders from Health Plans and Labs for Advanced Diagnostics Summits

June 30, 2010

McKesson Announces 2010 InterQual Interrater Reliability Suite

June 08, 2010

McKesson Showcases Innovative Solutions to Bend the Healthcare Cost Trend

June 02, 2010

McKesson Launches Personal Health Advisor®, a Personalized, Population Health Service for Health Plans and Members

May 19, 2010

McKesson, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Report $169 Million in Net Savings in Program's Third Year

April 30, 2010

McKesson to Discuss New InterQual Quality Enhancements at AHQA Annual Meeting

April 27, 2010

McKesson's Care Management Workflow Solution Gains New Customers

April 21, 2010

2010 InterQual Release Features Technology and Evidence-Based Content to Improve Quality of Care and Drive Efficiencies

April 12, 2010

McKesson Health Solutions President Emad Rizk, MD to Speak at World Health Care Congress

April 08, 2010

McKesson to Sell Its McKesson Asia-Pacific Business to Medibank Private Ltd.

April 06, 2010

The Department of Veterans Affairs Renews Contract for McKesson's InterQual Clinical Guidelines

March 30, 2010

McKesson Adds Two New Customers for Auto Authorization Solution

February 02, 2010

McKesson's InterQual Clinical Guidelines Selected by Connolly Healthcare for Its CMS RAC Services

January 28, 2010

McKesson Health Solutions President Dr. Emad Rizk to Speak at Bay Area Health Care Breakfast Club

January 08, 2010

Dr. Carrie Nelson Named Medical Director of Your Healthcare Plus Medicaid Disease Management Program in Illinois

November 17, 2009

McKesson Adds New InterQual Molecular Diagnostics Criteria Customers

November 13, 2009

McKesson Disease Management Programs, Health Call Centers Accredited by URAC

November 06, 2009

McKesson Executive, Emad Rizk, MD, to Speak at Harvard Business School Health Industry Alumni Conference

October 19, 2009

McKesson CEO John Hammergren to Open 2009 McKesson Health Solutions Conference

October 08, 2009

McKesson Partners with Three New Organizations to Streamline Access to Gold-Standard InterQual Criteria

October 05, 2009

McKesson Partners with 3M and Executive Health Resources to Provide Advanced RAC Auditing and Consulting Services

September 29, 2009

McKesson Expands New Auto Authorization Capability Into Care Management Workflow Software

August 26, 2009

McKesson, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Extend Successful Disease Management Program Through 2011

August 25, 2009

McKesson Announces 2009 InterQual Interrater Reliability Suite

August 20, 2009

McKesson Expands InterQual Clinical Guidelines for Molecular Diagnostics With Over 100 New Tests

August 06, 2009

McKesson Nurse Advice Line Receives NCQA 'Health Information Products' Certification

August 06, 2009

McKesson Adds InterQual Procedures Criteria to Auto Authorization Solution

July 29, 2009

McKesson's Decade-Long Leadership Among QIOs Continues With New and Renewed Client Contracts

June 09, 2009

CMS Again Extends InterQual Contract with McKesson to Support Medicare Initiatives

June 03, 2009

McKesson Previews New Comprehensive Payment and Business Intelligence Solutions at AHIP Institute 2009

June 02, 2009

Dr. Emad Rizk to Sign New Book at AHIP Institute 2009

May 28, 2009

Modern Healthcare Names Dr. Emad Rizk One of Nation's 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare

May 18, 2009

McKesson Disease Management Program Reduces Hospitalizations, Improves Drug Compliance in Diabetic Hispanic Medicaid Beneficiaries

May 18, 2009

McKesson Disease Management Program Reduces Hospitalizations, Improves Drug Compliance in Diabetic Hispanic Medicaid Beneficiaries

May 11, 2009

McKesson, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Report More Than $100 Million in Net Savings

May 06, 2009

McKesson's Emad Rizk, MD, Appointed to Board of National Alliance for Hispanic Health

April 27, 2009

Dr. Emad Rizk Releases Roadmap for Bringing Together Healthcare's Power Players in New Book

April 02, 2009

2009 InterQual(®) Release Introduces First Complete Molecular Diagnostics Criteria and Enables Automated Authorization

March 30, 2009

McKesson Announces Advanced Diagnostics Management Solution to Simplify Molecular and Genetic Test Selection and Reimbursement

December 10, 2008

McKesson's Disease Management Programs Receive Full Reaccreditation from NCQA

December 02, 2008

McKesson Releases New Version of Care Management Workflow Software

November 24, 2008

McKesson Health Solutions, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Receive DMAA Award for Best Provider Engagement

November 07, 2008

Study Shows McKesson's Flu Vaccine, Nurse Advice Line Mailings Decrease Bed Days/ED Visits, Improve Health Plan ROI

October 27, 2008

McKesson Health Solutions and IBM to Deliver Business Intelligence Solutions to Health Plans

October 23, 2008

McKesson Health Solutions President to Participate in Prestigious Partners Connected Health Symposium

October 17, 2008

HAP Implements McKesson's Contract Symphony to Improve Contracting Process with Providers

October 15, 2008

McKesson Health Solutions Conference 2008 Brings Providers, Payors and Industry Experts Together

October 09, 2008

Industry Innovators to Speak at McKesson Health Solutions Conference

September 18, 2008

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Renews McKesson Health Solutions Medicaid Disease Management Program

September 18, 2008

McKesson Marks 10th Anniversary as a Leader and Innovator in the Care Management Workflow Market

September 12, 2008

McKesson Health Solutions Donates Nurse Advice Services to Texans Affected by Hurricane Ike

September 10, 2008

McKesson Introduces Health Insurance Fraud & Abuse Detection and Management Solution

September 09, 2008

McKesson Corporation's Emad Rizk, M.D. Named Among Top Leaders in Disease Management by Managed Healthcare Executive

September 08, 2008

McKesson, Magellan Health Launch Integrated Medical/Behavioral Health Care Management Program

September 03, 2008

McKesson Health Solutions Helps Pennsylvania's ACCESS Plus Program Net $35.9 Million in Savings

August 26, 2008

McKesson Adds Four New Organizations to InterQual Alliance Partner Program

August 14, 2008

Military Health System to Use McKesson's InterQual Clinical Decision Support for 16th Year

July 28, 2008

James Hardy Joins McKesson Health Solutions as Senior Vice President of Care Management Services Division

July 22, 2008

CMS Contracts With McKesson to Support Medicare Initiatives for Ninth Year

July 14, 2008

McKesson Health Solutions Implements New Disease Management Participant Survey to Better Measure Program Satisfaction

July 09, 2008

McKesson's ACCESS Plus One of 15 Finalists for 2008 Innovations in American Government Awards

July 01, 2008

ENCOMPASS Selects InterQual to Support Delivery of Quality Improvement Services to 44 Health Plans

June 26, 2008

McKesson Sees Strong Momentum in Care Management Software Sales

June 19, 2008

Debuting at AHIP Institute 2008: McKesson Fraud & Abuse Detection and Prediction Tool

May 21, 2008

McKesson's ACCESS Plus Named Among Top 50 Programs of the 2008 Innovations in American Government Awards

May 20, 2008

Over 300 Hospitals License InterQual Criteria

May 14, 2008

HHS Texas Management Selects InterQual to Guide Appropriate Levels of Care for Medicare Population

May 12, 2008

Emad Rizk, M.D., McKesson Health Solutions President, Named One of Nation's "50 Most Powerful Physician Executives" by Modern Physician

May 05, 2008

Nearly $34 Million Net Savings During First Year of Illinois Department of HFS, McKesson Health Solutions DM Program

April 30, 2008

McKesson Software Earns Certification for Eighth Year

April 03, 2008

Connectivity, Transparency Key Features in InterQual(R) Criteria and Software Releases

March 31, 2008

McKesson Health Solutions President to Speak at Premier Australian Disease Management Conference

March 05, 2008

McKesson Focuses on Bringing Fraud Control into the 21st Century

February 05, 2008

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Licenses Full McKesson InterQual(R) Product Suite

January 31, 2008

McKesson Expands Aetna Relationship with Implementation of New Solution to Further Automate Claims Management Performance

December 17, 2007

McKesson Health Solutions, State of Washington Medical Assistance Administration Report 3:1 ROI for Medicaid DM Program

December 13, 2007

McKesson Health Solutions Enters United Kingdom Healthcare Services

November 13, 2007

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Renews Disease Management Contract with McKesson Health Solutions

November 05, 2007

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Renews McKesson Health Solutions Medicaid Disease Management Program

October 22, 2007

Nurse Triage Callers More Likely to Join, Remain in Disease Management Programs: Disease Management Journal

September 17, 2007

McKesson Health Solutions Customer New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Receives DMAA Award

August 13, 2007

McKesson Health Solutions Diabetes DM Program Reduces Inpatient Stays; Improves Prescription Medication Adherence: Journal

August 02, 2007

New Version of McKesson's Care Management Software Makes Care Coordination in Field Easier, More Effective

July 24, 2007

Texas Health and Human Services Commission Extends McKesson Health Solutions Medicaid Disease Management Program

June 05, 2007

Health Plans Gain Greater Insight into Business Drivers with McKesson's Latest CRMS(TM) Release

May 30, 2007

Industry Leaders Tackle Pressing Issues at 2007 McKesson Healthcare Leadership Forum

May 17, 2007

McKesson Raises the Bar With InterQual Criteria and Software Releases

April 17, 2007

McKesson Expands InterQual(R) Alliance Partner Program

April 03, 2007

Over 250 Hospitals Sign Contracts for McKesson's InterQual(R) Criteria in 2006

March 05, 2007

McKesson Health Solutions Visionaries to Speak at 19th Annual National Managed Health Care Congress

February 22, 2007

McKesson Selected by the California Department of Health Services to Run the State's First Disease Management Program

February 15, 2007

The Joint Commission Recertifies McKesson Health Solutions CareEnhance(R) Disease Management Programs

January 19, 2007

Emad Rizk, M.D., President of McKesson Health Solutions, Named to Disease Management Association of America Board of Directors

January 18, 2007

McKesson Health Solutions, Pfizer Health Solutions Provide DM, Nurse Triage to Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

October 13, 2006

URAC Re-Accredits McKesson Health Solutions' Call Centers

October 02, 2006

McKesson's Provider Contracting Solution Now Available for Health Plans

September 26, 2006

Fredric Leary, M.D., Named "Your Healthcare Plus" Medical Director

September 26, 2006

Industry Leaders Gather to Transform Healthcare at 2006 McKesson Health Solutions Conference

September 19, 2006

McKesson Adds ZeOmega to Alliance Partner Program; McKesson's InterQual(R) Criteria, Healthcare's Premier Evidence-Based Medical Guidelines, Will Be Integrated Into ZeOmega's Web-Based Care Management Tools

September 19, 2006

McKesson Health Solutions' Disease Management Program Saves State of New Hampshire $1.3 Million in One Year

September 18, 2006

McKesson ClaimCheck Available on TriZetto Systems

September 06, 2006

McKesson Health Solutions, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Extend Diabetes Program; Chronic Illness Management Program for Medicaid Beneficiaries

August 09, 2006

McKesson's InterQual(R) Criteria Integrated With More Care Management Applications Than Any Other Clinical Decision Support Criteria Tool

August 01, 2006

McKesson's Dr. Ricardo Guggenheim to Chair Track at Prestigious Pay-for-Performance Conference

July 17, 2006

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, McKesson Health Solutions Help Illinois Children, Medicaid Beneficiaries Manage Chronic Illnesses; More Than 168,000 Illinoisans to Participate in Provider-Directed Program

April 24, 2006

McKesson Health Solutions Visionaries to Speak at 18th Annual National Managed Health Care Congress; Drs. Emad Rizk and Ricardo Guggenheim Will Share Insights on Proactive Medical Management and Optimal Disease Management Program Design

April 19, 2006

McKesson and Cogent Partner to Integrate InterQual Criteria into Equicare Software for Evidence-Based Care Management

April 11, 2006

McKesson Releases 30th Anniversary Edition of InterQual(R) Evidence-based Criteria for Clinical Decision Support; Software Enhances Reporting Capabilities, Expands HL7 Functionality

April 05, 2006

McKesson Adds Close to 500 New Hospital Facilities as InterQual(R) Criteria Customers in 2005; Excellence in Evidence-based Content and Workflow Software Set InterQual Apart

March 22, 2006

McKesson Announces Expanded Pay-for-Performance Features for Leading Analytics and Reporting Software; HEDIS Reporting Tool Receives NCQA Certification for Sixth Year

March 07, 2006

Texas A&M University Selects McKesson's InterQual Criteria to Give Small, Rural Hospitals Access to World Class Decision Support Content

February 23, 2006

Oregon Department of Human Services Extends McKesson Health Solutions Program, Adds to Covered Disease States; State Adds Two New Diseases, Nurse Advice Service

February 23, 2006

McKesson Offers Expanded Information Integration Capabilities to Support Optimal Care Coordination; Recently Released CCMS Version 3.2 Enables Successful Care Management Through Enhanced Data Integration

January 19, 2006

McKesson Expands Alliance Partner Program with Addition of Extended Care Information Network

January 05, 2006

Innovative Integrated Delivery System Trusts McKesson for Care and Claims Management; Mercy Health Plans Renews McKesson's Medical Management Solutions