Health plans partner with Lumeris to purchase NaviNet

Health IT vendor Lumeris is partnering with three health plans associated with the BlueCross BlueShield Association to acquire NaviNet, a health information exchange provider headquartered in Boston.

Highmark in Pittsburgh, Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia and Horizon in Newark, N.J. hope the acquisition will make information exchange with providers available using the St. Louis-based IT vendor’s accountable care delivery platform.

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