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Health Insurance Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 1st, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Health Insurance Week | Other Publications

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University describe findings in abdominal aortic aneurysm

Access to Integrated Cancer Care AICC - Congressional Letter Highlights Increased Racial Health Disparities and Barriers to Cancer Care in Proposed CMS Policy

ACS - ACS Awarded Contract to Develop Health Information Exchange for the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Aging - America Celebrates Aging in Place Week, Oct. 12-18

Aging - Pelosi Record Means Public Option Viable, Asserts Ex-White House Aide and Aging Committee Director Robert Weiner; San Francisco Chronicle Op-ed 'Pelosi Power'

AIDS Healthcare Foundation - Pfizer's Selzentry Poised To Be Most Expensive First-Line AIDS Drug

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. - Iowa's Largest Health System Launches First-in-the-Nation Statewide Electronic Prescribing

Allsup - Healthcare Reform, Coverage Changes Highlight Key Questions for Medicare Annual Enrollment Season, Allsup Says

Arkitek Studios - NIH Awards Phase I Grant to Arkitek and NWABR for Bioethics Education

Arthritis - India's Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Market Will More Than Double by 2013

AseraCare - AseraCare Home Health Now Serving Atlanta

Benefit Informatics Inc. - Premier Consulting Associates Contracts with Benefit Informatics to Offer New Health Plan Analysis and Reporting Solutions to Clients

Bioethics - March of Dimes Establishes Two New Perinatal Bioethics Awards

Board of Certified Hazard Control Management - The Board of Certified Hazard Control Management (BCHCM) Relocates to New Offices in Helena, Alabama

Bravo Wellness - Bravo Wellness Featured on Inside Business Report with Fred Thompson

Briggs - Regulatory Leader in OASIS Documentation Introduces OASIS-C Products

Cancer - Two St. Jude Faculty Elected to Institute of Medicine

Cancer - WellPoint Honored With BlueWorks(R) Award for Journey Forward, an Initiative to Provide Coordinated Follow-Up Care for People Surviving Cancer

Capital BlueCross - Capital BlueCross Reaches Out to Former Employees of Turbine Airfoil Designs

Cardiovascular Disease - Researchers at Yale University target cardiovascular disease

CIGNA Foundation - Stephanie Stahl, 'DocRock' to Headline CIGNA Foundation Forum on Health of Philly Kids and Urban Community

Commonwealth Fund - New state health care scorecard finds wide differences in access, quality and cost across states

Community Health - Leading Southern California Physicians Report Patient Fears About Complexities of Flu Season

Connexin Software, Inc. - H1N1 Flu Vaccine Requires Pediatricians to Change EMR Software System Requirements

Consumer Watchdog - Consumer Watchdog: White House Should Respond to Health Insurer Scare Tactics by Supporting 'Prior Approval' Rate Regulation

Davis Fuller Jackson Keene - Dean Davis is Legal Icon in Texas Healthcare Industry

Dementia - Scientists at Veterans Affairs Medical Center publish new data on dementia

Dementia - Studies in the area of dementia reported from B.C. Kleijer and co-researchers

Diabetes - Recent findings in diabetes described by J. Polisena and colleagues

Diabetes Care - New research on diabetes care from University of Michigan summarized

eClinicalWorks - eClinicalWorks Customer, Urban Health Plan, Receives HIMSS Davies Award

Eclipsys Corporation - Eclipsys Clients Outperform Peers in Quality Measures

Family Resolution Center - New Jersey Judge Under Fire for Alleged Corruption

Fox Insurance Company - The State of Pennsylvania Names Fox Insurance Company a Prescription Assistance Program PACE Provider

Free & Clear - The American Cancer Society and Free & Clear Announce Joint Collaboration to Reduce Tobacco Use to Prevent Cancer and other Chronic Diseases

Frost & Sullivan - Frost & Sullivan Bestows European Care Management Systems Industry Innovation and Advancement Award on Anoto Group AB

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Fulbright & Jaworski 2009 Litigation Trends Survey: U.S. Companies Experiencing New Litigation Wave, Anticipate More To Come

Gender Studies - National Women's Law Center Challenges Insurance Industry Practices That Treat Being a Woman Like a 'Pre-Existing Condition'

Head and Neck Cancer - New head and neck cancer findings from M.D. Fesinmeyer and co-researchers published

Health Dialog - Health Dialog and Sanitas Team Up to Launch Health Dialog Espana

Health Grades, Inc. - HealthGrades Study: 52% Lower Chance of Dying at Top-Rated Hospitals

Health Insurance - Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine Issues Statement Following Senate Finance Committee's Vote to Pass Health Insurance Reform

Health Insurance - Pelosi: Senate Finance Committee Vote a Critical Step Toward Passage of Health Insurance Reform

Health Insurance - Portico Healthnet Awarded $988K to Launch MN Coalition for Kids Health Coverage

Health Insurance - Statement of Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on the Senate Finance Committee's Health Reform Plan

Health Insurance - Stop Playing Monopoly with Health Insurance - Break Up the BUCAs and Restore Competition in the Marketplace

Health Insurance - The Effects of Health on Wealth: New Study Reveals Individuals Without Health Insurance at Risk for 'Financial Catastrophe'

Health Maintenance Organizations - Consumers Compare Virginia HMOs on Quality and Satisfaction - Scores Improve in Newest Report

Health Maintenance Organizations - Ground-Breaking Innovation: Natural Protection Against Infectious Diseases by Human-Milk-Oligosaccharide Fucosyllactose

Health Net of California - Larry Tallman Named Vice President of Sales for Health Net of California

Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo - Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo Celebrates Packed Sessions, Its Largest Fundraiser Ever, and the Introduction of New Award in Chicago

HealthPartners - HealthPartners Retains NCQA's Top Accreditation Status

HealthSpring, Inc. - HealthSpring Members and Doctors Speak in Updated TV Campaign

HealthTrio LLC - HealthTrio LLC and Malik Hasan, M.D., Spin Out xpress Technology to Form Monument Systems LLC

Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research - Institute for Aging Research study says dementia is a terminal illness

HERAE, LLC - HERAE and ChainDrugStore.net Ink Deal to Provide Electronic Payment Processing to 52,000 Pharmacies Nationwide

HIV/AIDS - Data on HIV/AIDS discussed by researchers at University of Miami, Medical Department

HMS - Illinois Awards Program Integrity Contract to HMS

Immunization - Data on immunization detailed by researchers at Sun Yat-Sen University

Incontinence - Reports summarize incontinence research from University of Iowa

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions - Unequal access: Hispanic children rarely get top-notch care for brain tumors

Language Line Services - Limited English Speaking Patients Closer to Being Guaranteed Quality, Equitable Healthcare

Life Sciences - Scientists at Southern Illinois University detail research in life sciences

LTC Financial Partners Llc - LTC Hotline Offers Competitive Long Term Care Insurance Quotes by Phone and Internet

Managed Care - NBCH Releases Findings on Tobacco Cessation Efforts of Health Plans

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - First Site in CalRHIO's Statewide Health Information Exchange Goes Live in Orange County

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Kaiser Permanente Recognized by National Committee for Quality Assurance for Innovative Efforts to Reduce Health Care Disparities

Medical Device Manufacturers Association - MDMA Board Unanimously Opposes Medical Device Tax

Medicare and Medicaid - AMA Medicare Campaign Kicks-Off With New TV Ads

Medicare and Medicaid - Detroit Clinic Owner, Doctor and Office Manager Indicted in Medicare Infusion Fraud Scheme

Medicare and Medicaid - Kidney Care Community Commends Congressional Black Caucus for Naming Expansion of Medicare Provisions for Kidney Failure Patients as Top Priority

Medicare and Medicaid - Looming Medicare Cuts Threaten Medical Care for Illinois Seniors

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Cutbacks Threaten to Put Cardiac Care Out of Reach for Millions of Rural Americans

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports on medicare and medicaid findings from Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care provide new insights

Medicare and Medicaid - Research reports on medicare and medicaid from B.A. Briesacher and colleagues provide new insights

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from University of Illinois detail new studies and findings in the area of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - State, National Nursing Home Caregivers: Medicare Funding Cut to Long Term Care Will Jeopardize Vital Staffing Positions, Compromise Care for Maine Seniors

MediConnect Global, Inc. - MediConnect Participates in 2009 National Health Summit

Medversant Technologies, LLC - Medversant Reports Robust Financial Outlook: Revenue Growth Tops 300 Percent

MemorialCare Health System - Corporate Leaders Share Perspectives, Solutions of Health Reform's Impact on a Company's Bottom Line at Oct. 20 Forum at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Sponsored by the Presidents' Partnership

Mental Illness - New mental illness data have been reported by scientists at Harvard University, Medical Department

Movement Disorders - Study findings from Movement Disorders Center broaden understanding of movement disorders

mPay Gateway - mPay Gateway Teams With Allscripts to Provide Point-of-Care Patient Payment Tools to Physician Practices Nationwide

Multiple Sclerosis - East Brunswick Native Returns Home to Help New Jersey Residents Living with MS

National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants - First Annual Conference of National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) to Be Held Nov. 14-15; Board of Directors Announced

National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA - Consumer Groups Urge Senate to Keep Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency in Health Care Reform

National Council on Aging NCOA - NCOA Signs on sanofi-aventis U.S. as Newest BenefitsCheckUp Sponsor

National Taxpayers Union - Nation's Oldest Taxpayer Group Criticizes Committee Vote for Baucus Health Bill, Hidden Tax Increases

NaviNet - Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Selects NaviNet for Health Information Exchange with Providers

NaviNet - NaviNet Provider Network Tops 800,000 Healthcare Providers

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority - Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Supports 'International Infection Prevention Week'

Pharmaceuticals - Leahy Secures Funds to Support Adoption of Electronic Prescribing in Vermont

Phytel Inc. - Phytel, MED3OOO, Panasonic Sponsor MGMA Forum on Practice Reform

Portico Systems - Lovelace Health Plan Selects Portico Systems

Premier Inc. - Premier Healthcare Alliance Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Charlotte, N.C.

Pressure Ulcer Prevention - Data from Ghent University provide new insights into pressure ulcer prevention

Public Health - Data on public health described by V. Mann et al

Public Health - Greenway Medical Technologies' EHR Platform Continues to Lead Interoperability Efforts With Participation in Key Health IT Integration Showcases

Public Health - Scientists at Royal College of Surgeons publish new data on public health

Quantros - Quantros Introduces New Module to Support MMSEA Compliance

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company and AllOne Health - Wellness as Health Care Reform: Two Pennsylvania Companies Partner in Integrated Health and Productivity Services

Renal Disease - NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning Takes Capitol Hill by Storm, Urging Congress to Support Health Care Reform that Improves Choice, Access in Care for Kidney Patients

Renal Disease - New renal disease study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Virginia

Sage Software Healthcare, Llc - Sage Summit Keynote to Address Healthcare and the Media

Senior Living Residences - Senior Living Residences Leads Nation's Strongest Market Despite Rough Economy

Sherlock Company - Medicaid Plan Core Administrative Cost Growth Declines in 2008

Stanford University Medical Center - MRI abundance may lead to excess in back surgeries, Stanford study shows

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association - National Health Insurance Association Confirms Reports - Coverage Going to the Dogs!

The Senior Citizens League - Social Security COLA: President Obama's Call for $250 Payment a Distraction

Tibotec Therapeutics - Tibotec Therapeutics Recognizes National Latino AIDS Awareness Day With Information and Insights for the Latino Community

Tuberculosis - Research in the area of tuberculosis reported from S.V. Kik and colleagues

Type 2 Diabetes - Recently Approved Onglyza Is Covered by 44 Percent of Commercial Health Plans but Less Than One Percent of Medicare Plans for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

U.S. Agency for International Development - USAID Awards Five-Year Grant, Strengthening Health Outcomes through Private Sector (SHOPS)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Sebelius, West Highlight New Tips to Prevent Medical Identity Theft and Medicare Fraud

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS - Texas Orthopaedic Surgeon to Provide Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS Equal Access to Services

U.S. People Foods & Beverages - Natural Anti-Menstrual Pain and Natural Viagra-like Beverages

Vitech Systems Group, Inc. - Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) Live on V3 Benefits Administration System

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center - Study questions need for routine intervention in patients with renovascular disease

WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint Honored With BlueWorks Award for Journey Forward, an Initiative to Provide Coordinated Follow-Up Care for People Surviving Cancer

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Upgrades St. Clair Hospital's Pennsylvania $29MM Revs to 'A+'; Outlook Stable

Research and Markets - Audio Conference on CD-ROM - Reimbursement Briefing: New FY 2010 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System IPPS Final Rule

Research and Markets - Comprehensive Board Review in Internal Medicine Is Designed for All Physicians Preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine Examination



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