Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 10th, 2005
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Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. - Computer company announces North Carolina contract protest is sustained
BioVeris Corporation - Agreements completed with Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
Business Update - Natchez med center wants out of state retirement system
Health Coverage - HCA to provide discounts to uninsured patients
Healthcare Access - Reno, Nevada, considers triage center for the homeless
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian - Sue and Bill Gross give $20 million to California hospital's Women's Pavilion
Legal Issues - Ex-Fletcher Allen hospital chief pleads guilty
Medical Misconduct - Prosecutor alleges Arizona hospital hid evidence of alleged rapes
State Medicaid - House agrees to restore Medicaid benefits to legal immigrants
State Medicare - Three nursing homes risk losing Medicare funding for poor care
Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children - Reports describe recent advances in mutagenesis research
American Stroke Association - Senator McCain's wife participates in stroke awareness and fundraising event
Aquis Communications, Inc. - New York hospital selects telecommunications messaging service
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston - Higher folate intake associated with decreased risk of hypertension in women
Business Update - Fallon Clinic expands payor network with MVP Health Care
Business Update - Parkview Health System plans to buy LaGrange hospital
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles - Studies advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS therapy research
Chang Gung University, Taoyuan - Very-low-birthweight infants may harbor Candida for a prolonged time period
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute - Antibodies elicited by conjugates of pneumococcal polysaccharide compared
Delta Dental of California - Florida Bar Benefits program picks Delta Dental as member, employee DPO provider
Erasmus Medical Center - Inflammatory cytokines promote tumor recurrence in lung
Erasmus Medical Center - Study shows peginterferon alfa-2b effective monotherapy for chronic hepatitis B
Harvard Medical School - Multiple genetic input required; single-gene solution shot down
Healthcare Access - Louisiana being pressured to replace Baton Rouge charity hospital
Healthcare Coverage - Children's insurance funded for budget year in Mississippi
Healthcare Coverage - HHS redistributes unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program funds
Healthcare Coverage - More uninsured in Oregon as health plan withers
Integrated Healthcare Systems, Inc. - Healthcare system selects automated pharmacy system
Karolinska University of Hospital - Poliovirus revaccination elicits long-term immunity in stem cell recipients
Kosuyolu Heart Ed. & Research Hospital, Istanbul - QT interval duration, dispersion were similar in athletes and sedentary controls
Legal Issues - Illinois hospital group settles part of FTC complaint
Lister Hospital, Herts, England - Researchers report on case of testicular granulocytic sarcoma
Malmo University Hospital - Recent findings in imaging provide new insights
Medical Errors - CPR often done inadequately by doctors, paramedics, studies
Medical Malpractice - Medical malpractice bill voted down in Wyoming
Meru Networks - U. of Miami Medical Center selects wireless LAN for its medical community
Niguarda Hospital, Milan - Genotypic polymorphisms don't connect hepatitis C to response to interferon
Orqis Medical Corp. - Congestive heart failure therapy device clinical trial extended
Overlake Hospital, Belleue, Washington - Bellevue, Washington, hospital opens 24-hour urgent care
Patient Safety - Nursing home quality initiative launched
Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Teratomas are of limited value for modeling human neovascularization
RelayHealth Corporation - Online doctor-patient communication company selected by medical center
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital - Age-related rise in blood pressure is lower in older female CF gene carriers
Royal Philips Electronics - Defibrillator selected by several EMS organizations
Singapore General Hospital - Unrelated UCB transplant alternative option to HSC in children and adults
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