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Managed Care Business Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 5th, 2008
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Business Week | Other Publications

Aegis Health Group - Norton Healthcare Inc. Partners With Aegis Health Group to Bring Health- Management Program to Area Employers

Air Products - Air Products Announces Plans to Sell Its U.S. Healthcare Business; Will Record Impairment Charge for Fiscal Third Quarter

Alaska Power & Telephone Company - Alaska Power & Telephone Company Unveils Progress on New Terrestrial Microwave Network to Improve Communications in Southeast Alaska

AltaMed Health Services - Move Over Margarita! Mexican Food has a New Dinner Partner

AltaMed Health Services - UPDATE (With Photo): Move Over Margarita! Mexican Food Has a new Dinner Partner

Amerigroup Corporation - Three Executives Bring Healthcare and Government Experience to AMERIGROUP Senior Management Team

Answerthink - Joerns Healthcare Selects and "Goes Live" with Solutions from SAP and Answerthink, Including EzMed

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Cost of Health Care Focus of October 1 Conference

AOL - AOL Health Forms Content Partnerships with Caring.com, Health.com and HealthCare.com

ArthroCare Corp. - ArthroCare to Restate Financial Statements

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Gale Smith & Company, Inc.

Artromick International, Inc. - Artromick Names Christopher Mennone Vice President of International Business

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - The New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Nexavar Study Demonstrating Significant Improvement in Overall Survival in Patients With Liver Cancer

BG Medicine - BG Medicine Closes $40 Million in Series D Financing

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates Join to Combat Global Tobacco Epidemic

BioLineRx Ltd. - BioLineRx's BL-1040 Named One of 10 Most Promising Cardiovascular Projects by Windhover

Biomedicine - Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Approves Grant Agreement for Max Planck Florida Institute

Bioscience - Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter of 2008

CareTools Inc. - CareTools Announces iChart Available on Apple App Store

Cellumen, Inc. - Cellumen Spins Off Personalized Medicine Unit as Cernostics Pathology, Inc.

Center 7, Inc. - The Green Polka Dot Box Contracts with Center 7 for Colocation Services

Centre Partners - Centre Partners Announces Investment in Covenant Care LLC

CGI Group INC. - CGI divests a Canadian business processing unit

Chronic Disease - U.S. Preventive Medicine: Healthcare Savings More if Productivity Taken into Account

Click4Care - Click4Care Appoints Executive Leadership Team as Medical Management Product Takes Off

CNP Assurances - CNP Assurances and Marfin Popular Bank set up a Strategic Partnership in Greece and Cyprus

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris - Digitek Debacle - Actavis Totowa Accused of Producing Dangerously Defective Digitek Heart Pills in Lawsuit Filed by Cory Watson Crowder and DeGaris

Covidien - Covidien Announces Commitment to Adopt Updated PhRMA Code

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. - Cross Country Healthcare Announces Agreement to Acquire Medical Doctor Associates

Discovery Health - The First Surviving Set of African American Sextuplets To Be Profiled on Discovery Health's Then Came 6

Exelixis, Inc. - Exelixis Appoints Frances K. Heller As Executive Vice President of Business Development

Farmers Insurance Group - U.S. Birthrates Are Highest in August: Farmers Insurance Warns: Protect Your Children's Identity by Taking Precautionary Steps

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Confirms Illinois Health VRDBs 2002 Centegra Health 'AAA'; Assigns Short-Term 'F1+'

Frost & Sullivan - Demand from the Medical Device Industry Provides Stimulus for SMT Manufacturers to Enhance Product Range

Galvanic Spa - Get a Spa Treatment Like the Stars With the Galvanic Spa!

General Electric - John Dineen Named President and CEO of GE Healthcare; Lorenzo Simonelli to Lead GE Transportation

Greater Medical Center Group - Greater Medical Center Group Receives Major Funding From MELCO Investments

Healthation - Healthation CEO Scott Kornhauser to Speak on Real Time Claims Adjudication in the Emerging Healthcare Retail Marketplace

Healthvision - Healthvision Acquires Medisolution's Healthcare Products and Services Division

HIV/AIDS - Senator Tom Daschle Leads Delegation to Advocate the Elimination of Global Poverty and Disease in Rwanda

J.D. Power and Associates - J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Total U.S. New Light-Vehicle Sales Expected to Drop to 14.2 Million Units, Reaching the Lowest Levels Since 1993

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies - Alameda County Hosts National Initiative to Reduce Health Disparities

Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Kimberly-Clark Announces Full Details of Second Quarter 2008 Results

Life Sciences - Meddius Introduces Fastest Data Exchange Appliance for Healthcare, Improving Patient Care, Winning Rocket Innovation Award

Life Sciences - Remedi SeniorCare Acquires Ohio-Based HealthCare Pharmacy (HCP)

Lighthouse1 - Lighthouse1's Revolution '08 a Big Hit with Attendees

Locum Medical Group - Locum Medical Group Achieves Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services Certification

Loftware, Inc. - Loftware Officially Launches Blog Devoted to GS1 Labeling in Healthcare

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Microsoft HealthVault and RelayHealth to Connect Doctors and Patients

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Spring Medical Systems Continues Sales Growth; Again Raises the Bar for Electronic Health Records for Small-to-Medium Sized Medical Practices Company Grows Revenue, Adds Customers and Creates Key Industry Part

McKesson Corporation - McKesson Acquisition of EN-Chart Enhances Emergency Care Solutions

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic Completes Acquisition of Restore Medical

Mid-Atlantic Bio - Mid-Atlantic Bio to be Held October 22-24 in Dulles, Va.

My Healthy Access, Inc. - My Healthy Access and NuPhysicia Sign Joint Operating Agreement for Wal-Mart Based Telemedicine Clinics

Nonin Medical - Nonin Medical Inc. Announces Entry Into the Cerebral Oximeter Market

Obesity - YMCA Calls on Senate to Fund Community-Based Solutions to Address Childhood Obesity Crisis

Oracle - The Jackson Laboratory Improves Enterprise Search With Oracle

Pediatrics - $15 Million Donation From the Karabots Foundation Enables the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to Open a New Pediatric Care Facility in Norristown, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue - Pennsylvania Lottery Sets New Sales Record

Pet DRx, Inc. - Pet DRx Acquires Valley Animal Medical Center in Coachella Valley

PPD, Inc. - PPD Names Christine Dingivan, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Public Savings Bank - FDIC Insurance Coverage on CD Investments Up to $50 Million

Research and Markets Ltd. - Discover the Next Generation Treatments and Market Dynamics with Innovations in the Management of Diabetes

Research and Markets Ltd. - Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q3 2008: Independent Forecasts and Competitive Intelligence on the Czech Republic's Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Industry

Rxium Llc - RxPop.com Introduces Home Health Search

Smoking - Stopping Smoking in the Workplace Continues to Be a Challenge

Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. - Encore Medical Staffing of Baltimore Maryland Signs Second Staffing Agreement

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. - Streamline Health(R) Signs Catholic Healthcare West for Integrated Document Workflow Solutions

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Appoints Andrew J. Ferrara to its Board of Directors

Tepha, Inc. - Tepha Announces Appointment of John Hartnett as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon - Tepper School of Business Welcomes New Faculty Members for 2008-2009

The Institute for Integrative Nutrition - Joshua Rosenthal to Appear on Martha Stewart Living Radio

Type 1 Diabetes - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk To Cure Diabetes

URAC - URAC Quality Summit Keeps Consumer in Focus With Emphasis on Health Care Management Improvement, Innovation

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. - USANA Athletic Advisory Council Member & Associate Jennifer Azzi to Be Inducted Into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. - USANA Honored by Utah Department of Health for Smoking Cessation Programs

Vetcision - Vetcision Opens Its New Specialty Hospital with a Community Donation

Willis Group Holdings Limited - His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, Opens London's Latest Architectural Icon: the Willis Building at 51 Lime Street

Wyeth - Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2008 Second Quarter and First Half and Raises Earnings Guidance

Aetna - Aetna CareEngine-powered Personal Health Record Enhanced to Better Engage Members in Managing Their Health

Ageing - New ageing study findings have been published by scientists at Brown University

AmeriChoice - AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare Announces Clinical Appointments

Amerigroup Corporation - AMERIGROUP Reaches Agreement in Principle to Settle Illinois Qui Tam Litigation

Aneurysm - New aneurysm findings from University of Dusseldorf published

Antibody Engineering - Intravenous Gammaglobulin (IVIG) plus Rituximab Improves Chances for Successful Transplantation in High Immunologic-Risk Patients

Applied Ergonomics - Findings from M. Takahashi and co-researchers advance knowledge in applied ergonomics

Arizona State University - Study outlines measures to limit effects of pandemic flu on nursing homes

Arthritis - Studies in the area of arthritis reported from Vanderbilt University, Medical Department

Assisted Living Federation of America - ASSISTED LIVING: the Model for Person-Centered Long Term Care

Axolotl Corporation - Elysium Exchange by Axolotl Selected to Power New Statewide Idaho Health Information Exchange Linking 1500-plus Healthcare Providers

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Announces Updated Benefits, Lower Premium for HMO Plan

Cancer - Researchers from Technical University detail findings in cancer

Cardiology - Findings from Beijing Sport University in cardiology reported

Cardiology - New cardiology research reported from A. Zimmermann and co-authors

CertifiedMail, Inc. - CertifiedMail President and COO Kelly Mackin to Present in CEO Showcase at the AlwaysOn and STVP Summit at Stanford

Clinical Pharmacology - Data from University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department advance knowledge in clinical pharmacology

CNA - CNA Zeroes in on Serious Medical Errors

Community Health - Findings in community health reported from University of Pittsburgh

Contraception - Findings from The Guttmacher Institute broaden understanding of contraception

Courtroomlaw.com - William F. McMurry - Lead Class Counsel Obtains $16.4 Million Settlement for Elderly Clients

Cowen Healthcare Royalty Partners - Cowen Healthcare Royalty Partners and Cowen Group, Inc. Announce Closing of Fund

Crocs, Inc. - Top U.S. Government Agency Validates Benefits of Croslite Material

Dementia - Reports from Harvard University, Medical Department advance knowledge in dementia

Dementia - Research from A.J. Bharucha and co-authors in the area of dementia published

Dementia - Studies from L. Volicer and co-authors have provided new information about dementia

DestinationRx, Inc - DestinationRx Launches Drug Trends Today Blog

Diabetes - Data on diabetes detailed by researchers at Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Diabetes - Studies from University of Washington, Medical Department reveal new findings on diabetes

Dialysis - Fresenius Medical Care Launches Night-time Dialysis Programs In Perimeter-marietta Area of Metro Atlanta

Dialysis - Fresenius Medical Care Opens State-of-the-Art Dialysis Treatment Center in Lewisburg, TN

Diaphragmatic Hernia - Investigators at University of Heidelberg publish new data on diaphragmatic hernia

Diaphragmatic Hernia - New diaphragmatic hernia findings from University of Heidelberg described

Drug Resistance - Reports from R. Wolf and colleagues advance knowledge in drug resistance

Emory University - Chest pain center accreditation linked with better outcomes in heart attack patients

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Alaska Foundation Bonds at 'A'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Memorial Health System, Indiana $78.4MM 2008 Revs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

Gastroenterology - Reports from Johns Hopkins University add new data to research in gastroenterology

General Dynamics Information Technology - General Dynamics Information Technology Completes Acquisition of ViPS, Inc.

Gordian Health Solutions, Inc. - Gordian Health Solutions Receives URAC Consumer Education and Support Accreditation

Greenway Medical Technologies Inc. - Justin Barnes of Greenway Medical Technologies Elected as Chairman of Electronic Health Record Vendors Association

Health and Medicine - Findings from A. Bone and co-authors broaden understanding of health and medicine

Health Insurance - Health Insurance Plans Kick Off Health Care Reform Campaign by Listening to Uninsured Ohioans

Health Maintenance Organizations - New health maintenance organizations research has been reported by scientists at Harvard University, Medical Department

Healthation - Payers Gain NCQA Compliance With Release of AboveHealth(R) 3.2

HealthMarkets, Inc. - HealthMarkets' Subsidiaries Reach Settlement with State Regulators

Healthways, Inc. - Healthways Again Awarded Health Information Product NCQA Certification

HTH Worldwide - HTH Worldwide to Provide International Health Guide to Living Abroad.com

Hypertension - Recent studies by J. Tang and co-authors add new data to hypertension findings

Life Sciences - Healthcare Facilities Slow to Adopt E-Health Records Despite Improvements in Patient Care

Life Sciences - RNCOS Releases a New Report- China Healthcare Sector Analysis

Life Sciences - Scientists at University of Turku target life sciences

Life Sciences - Studies by S.A. Paschall and co-authors describe new findings in life sciences

Life Sciences - Studies from Vestfold University College in the area of life sciences published

Life Sciences - Study results from Tel-Aviv University broaden understanding of life sciences

LTC Financial Partners Llc - Millions of Americans Face $100,000-Plus Annual Hit for College and Long-Term-Care Combo

Managed Care - Researchers from University of Oregon publish findings in managed care

MedAppz, LLC - MedAppz Selected as EHR Provider for Maryland Health Care Commission EHR Adoption Initiative

Medical Management - Researchers from University of Texas report recent findings in medical management

Medicare and Medicaid - Bravo Health Membership Surpasses 200,000

Medicare and Medicaid - Century Foundation Announces New Working Group on Medicare Reform

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Awards National Supplier Clearinghouse Contract to Palmetto GBA

Medicare and Medicaid - Mercy Health Plans Announces New Name for Their Medicare Advantage Plans: Mercy Medicare Advantage

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid research from C.L. Roumie and colleagues discussed

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study findings have been reported from National Cancer Institute

Medicare and Medicaid - New York Takes Steps to Bring Healthcare Coverage to More Residents

MedSolutions MedSolutions - MedSolutions Supports GAO Recommendations Regarding Prior Authorization for High-Tech Imaging Under Medicare

Mental Health - Reports by G. Thornicroft and co-researchers describe recent advances in mental health

MphasiS Healthcare Solutions - MphasiS/Eldorado Partners with NavigatorMD to Deliver Value-Based Benefit Design Modeling with Health Data Integration

NCR Corporation - Siemens and NCR Ink Reseller Agreement

NDSI Healthcare, Inc. - NDSI Healthcare Announces Launch of Next Generation Home Care Agency Software Solutions

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Studies in the area of non-small cell lung cancer reported from Medical University of South Carolina

Norvax - Norvax Joins With WellPoint to Introduce New Senior Quoting Feature

Nursing - Research from Eindhoven University of Technology in nursing provides new insights

Optima Healthcare Consulting - New Consulting Firm Formed to Help Healthcare Providers Deal With Complex Compliance Issues

Pain Management - Researchers from University of Louisville report recent findings in pain management

Pancreatic Cancer - Research conducted at University of Alabama has updated our knowledge about pancreatic cancer

Pets Best Insurance - American Veterinary Medical Association - Group Health & Life Insurance Trust, Partners With Pets Best Insurance in National Pet Insurance Effort

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association - PCMA President and CEO Mark Merritt Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee on Medicare Part D

Plant Physiology - Investigators at Tohoku University publish new data on plant physiology

Principal Financial Group - The Principal Financial Group Announces New Chief Medical Officer for the Health Division

PrismaStar, Llc - PrismaStar Brings Jessops to the Next Level with AnswerOil, State of the Art Product Search and Consumer Guidance Technology

Public Health - Study results from G.R. Swain and colleagues in the area of public health published

Purdue University - Political borders, health-care issues complicate pandemic planning

Rehabilitation Research - Investigators at University of Brescia target rehabilitation research

Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area - California Supreme Court Gay-Marriage Ruling Reinforces Top Bay Area Fertility Specialists' Support for Same-Sex Couples

ResCare - ResCare Acquires Multi-State Home Care Provider

Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute - The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute Announces 2008/2009 Annual Risk Management Conference, Dates

Sleep Apnea - Studies from H.E. Resnick and colleagues provide new data on sleep apnea

Surgery - New surgery research from University of Colorado described

Sutter Health - Sutter Health Provides $5 Million to Help Keep Community Health Clinics' Doors Open During State Budget Crisis

Teamsters Joint Council 28, Tukwila, Wa - Teamsters Picket Oak Harbor Freight Over Plans to Slash Health Care

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Tenet Announces Multi-Year Agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida

Teradata Corporation - Teradata Global Community to Take Business Intelligence to the Next Level

The California Academy of Family Physicians - Family Physicians Laud Congress on Medicare Veto Override; Call on CA Legislators to Similarly Rescind Medi-Cal Cuts

Theragenics Corporation - Medicare Act Extending Longstanding Reimbursement Policy for Brachytherapy Seeds Through 2009 Enacted into Law

Touchstone Crystal - Touchstone Crystal Joins Direct Selling Association

Trust for America's Health - TFAH Applauds Sen. Durbin and Rep. Capps for Introducing Legislation to Protect Disaster Victims

Type 2 Diabetes - Colorado Business Group on Health (CBGH) Releases Report on the State of Diabetes in Colorado

U.S. Department of Justice - Missouri Health Care System to Pay U.S. $60 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

University of Florida - Long-term care fraught with uncertainties for elderly baby boomers

University of Michigan Health System - Pandemic flu: Most nursing homes don't have a plan

University of Michigan Health System - U-M Health System Honored by American Hospital Association for High Quality Care and Patient Safety

Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc. - TeleHealth Services and Vocollect Healthcare Systems Announce Reseller Agreement

Webster University - Webster University Nationally Recognized as One of Top 'Great Colleges to Work For'

Wiley-Blackwell - Liver unit reports higher than average success rate for children receiving living donor transplants

Women's Health - Research conducted at S.K. Hendlish and co-authors has provided new information about women's health



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