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Hospital Law Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 24th, 2005

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

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Health Partners - CMS grants nonprofit health plan expanded service area in Pennsylvania counties

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona - Adequate control of postoperative pain prevented infections after lung cancer surgery

Indian Council of Medical Research, Delhi -  P. falciparum parasites infecting a primitive tribe has a low level of polymorphisms

MedCom USA, Inc. - MedCom USA expands solution for Medicare A and B benefits confirmation

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York - Access site reuse preferable to de novo placement for conversion to permanent catheters

National Hospital Organization, Ehime - Advanced age is not a negative factor for surgery in elderly lung cancer patients

PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. - PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. reports third quarter net income of $118 million

Alexandra University Hospital, Athens - Arterial stiffness in type 1 diabetes worsened by autoimmune thyroid disease

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Roles of diabetes and revascularization on extremity amputations examined

California Pacific Medical Center - Researchers' data advance breast cancer research

Cardinal Health, Inc. - Smart pump system has new bar code reader for safer medication administration

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles - Heart patients with shortness of breath, even without chest pain, can have higher mortality risk

Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer - Bezafibrate reduces incidence of type 2 diabetes in obese patients

ChangHua Christian Medical Center - Lung cancer metastasis induced acute pancreatitis

Charite University Hospital, Berlin - Cytoplasmic CD24 expression predicted poor patient survival

Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle - Catechol estrogen activity may affect testicular germ cell cancer risk

Collaborations - Co-marketing agreement signed to research insurance market conditions in healthcare

Daxor Corp. - Georgetown University Hospital acquires BVA-100 blood volume analyzer

Facilities - Allina Hospitals awarded Bariatric Center of Excellence designations

Federal Academy Hospital of Feldkirch - Razoxane was combined with radiotherapy for treatment of melanoma brain metastases

Finance - Community Health Systems announces third quarter 2005 results with net operating revenues up 14.5%

Finance - Health Management Associates records fourth quarter earnings of $0.35 per share

Given Imaging Ltd. - Endoscopic camera pill proves to be effective tool for diagnosing Crohn disease

Glan Clwyd General Hospital, Denbighshire - Antenatal betamethasone reduces neonatal respiratory distress after elective C-section

Harvard Medical School - Study shows escalating climate change will impacts on human health

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. - NorthCrest Medical Center selects hospital information system

Healthcare Policy - Industry leaders launch group to address U.S. healthcare challenges

Henry Ford Hospital - Ultrasound is a diagnostic tool for space, sports and more

Information Technology - Christus Health standardizes on PatientKeeper across 40 hospitals

Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif - Fluorescence detection plus HPLC or HPTLC useful for chemotherapy agent quality control

Ireland Cancer Center - Cancer researcher receives Coleman Chair

Izmir Chest Diseases and Surgery Research Hospital - Cross-resistance between rifampicin and rifabutin detected in 73.1% of active pulmonary TB

John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford - New data illuminates research in oncology

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Reports describe recent advances in osteoporosis research

Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore - Higher levels of serum free testosterone associated with increased prostate cancer risk

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. - Kindred agrees to acquire Commonwealth Community Holding assets for $125 million

Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn - Super-super-obesity linked to mortality in patients undergoing duodenal switch

Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal - Pentameric symmetry loss in CRP induces IL-8 secretion through peroxynitrite signaling

Massachusetts General Hospital - Microvolt T-wave alternans testing can avoid unnecessary defibrillator implantation

Massachusetts General Hospital - OROS MPH safe and effective for up to 2 years in children

National Quality Forum - National action plan to improve consumer use of prescription medication

National Taiwan University - Features of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in diabetic patients described

New York-Presbyterian Hospital - The right drugs and a good response plan will make a life-or-death difference if avian flu strikes

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