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Managed Care Business Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 2nd, 2008
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Business Week | Other Publications

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. - Acorda Therapeutics' Preclinical Pipeline Named One of the 10 Most Promising Neuroscience Projects Available for Partnering by Windhover

Aetna - Aetna Names David S. Memel, M.D., Head of Aetna Informatics

America's Agenda - America's Agenda to Honor Former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt at Democratic National Convention

American Journal of Nursing - AJN study reveals compression stockings incorrectly used in 29 percent of patients

Aon Corporation - Aon to Acquire Benfield Group Limited

Apoptosis - Aposense® [18f]-ml-10 To Be Radiolabelled By Iba for Multi-center Clinical Trials

ArthroCare Corp. - ArthroCare Receives Expected NASDAQ Notice Regarding Delayed Filing of Form 10-Q; Company to Request Hearing Regarding Stock Listing

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Wm. W. George & Associates, Inc.

Asthma - Long-Term Safety Profile of SYMBICORT® Analyzed in Patients With Moderate to Severe Persistent Asthma

ATI Enterprises, Inc. - ATI Enterprises, Inc. to Award Veterans 16 Career Training Scholarships Valued at Up to $400,000

Bausch & Lomb - Bausch & Lomb Names Presidents for Europe, Middle East, & Africa and Asia Pacific Regions

Biotech Business - DuPont Obtains Biotechnology Endorsement for Pioneer(R) Brand Products

Biotech Business - USDA Approves Syngenta and John Deere for Broadened Biotechnology Endorsement for Corn Crop Insurance

Cancer - Moores UCSD Cancer Center Luau & Longboard Invitational Celebrates 15 Years of 'Surfing for a Cure' on August 24

Chronic Disease - VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc., Announces Its Associate, Private Access, Appoints Marc Kirshbaum as President & COO

Compressus, Inc. - Compressus Interoperability and Workflow Solutions Result in 600% Improvement in Diagnostic Turnaround at PennData Imaging Centers

Consumer Federation of California - Daimler/Mercedes Benz, Port of Long Beach Condemned for Teaming Up in a Predatory Lending Scheme to Target Low-Wage Truck Drivers

Diabetes - Independence Blue Cross Signs on as Presenting Sponsor of American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes in Philadelphia

DocuSys, Inc. - DocuSys Closes Acquisition of Prompte

Eclipsys Corporation - Eclipsys Appoints Ali Zarzour as Vice President and General Manager of Middle East Operations

Encoda - Tanner Medical Group chooses M/EDI Information Generator from Encoda

Findley Davies, Inc. - Introducing Findley Davies' New Suite of Dependent Eligibility Audit Services: TbV4

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Massachusetts $1.1B GO Bonds 'AA'

Forerun, Inc. - Forerun Secures $1.35M Investment to Advance Emergency Medicine Workflow Management Solution

GSI Securitization Inc. - GSI Acquires ARGYLE Solutions

HealthFitness - HealthFitness Makes Case for Integrated Health Benefit Design in New Issue Brief Spotlighting Florida Power & Light

HighPoint Solutions Llc - HighPoint Solutions Acquires Aptiv Technology Partners

IntrinsiQ, LLC - DSS Licenses IntelliDose to Standardize VA Oncology Practices

Keck Graduate Institute - City of Hope Helps KGI Launch New Management Training Program for Scientists

KJT Group - KJT Group Positions for Substantial Growth

Lawson Software - ProHealth Care Selects Lawson Talent Management

Life Sciences - DePuy Franchise Breaks Ground on Major New Surgical Training and Research Facility

Life Sciences - Immersion Expands International Business

Life Sciences - Pall Corporation Provides Leukoreduction Filter System To New York Blood Center; Long-Term Agreement Helps NYBC Convert To In-Line Filtration As Demand for Leukoreduced Red Blood Cells Increases

Lifeclinic International, Inc. - Lifeclinic Health Station Helps Make Hyatt 'Best Place to Work in Hawaii'

Liko Inc. - Gundersen Lutheran Health System is Recognized for Safe Lifting Leadership

Microsoft Corp. - Microsoft Introduces 'Ultimate' Support Offering for Premier Family

Mintz Levin - Daria Niewenhous of Mintz Levin Named by Nightingale to 2008 List of Outstanding Hospital Lawyers

Monsanto Company - Eli Lilly and Company to Acquire Monsanto's POSILAC Brand Dairy Product and Related Business

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. - Neptune Technologies Further Advances Its Cardiovascular Pharmaceutical Development Through Its New Operating Subsidiary Acasti Pharma

NewCardio, Inc. - Vincent W. Renz Joins NewCardio as President

PathoLase, Inc. - PathoLase, Inc. Appoints Skip Phairas as Chief Operating Officer

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Highlights Renewable Energy, Health Care Reform at Ag Progress Days

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Reminds Parents that CHIP Can Help Children Have a Healthy School Year

Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association - Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association Launches Vet Shortage Initiative

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Asteres Inc. Selects Pitney Bowes as National Multi-Vendor Services Provider for Automated Prescription Pick-up Kiosks

Porter Novelli - Porter Novelli Sharpens Science and Health Care Capability by Integrating Porter Novelli Life Sciences and FischerHealth Divisions

Prematics, Inc. - Prematics Names Dean M. Panovich Vice President, Deployment

Public Health - Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Awards Cactus Three-Year Contract

Publicis Selling Solutions Group - Publicis Selling Solutions Group President Rick Keefer Selected One of PharmaVOICE's 100 Most Inspiring People In the Life Sciences Industry in 2008

SHPS - SHPS Presents at Harvard Colloquium: Six Sigma Principles Drive Healthcare Behavior Change -- Using Medication Compliance to Improve Healthcare Outcomes

Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. - Southern Home Medical Announces Record Revenues and Profits in Q2 2008

Technology Solutions Company - Technology Solutions Company Announces the Hiring of Healthcare Sales Executive

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Tenet Monetizes Broadlane Ownership Stake

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission - EHNAC to Develop HIE Accreditation Program

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. - Meadors, Adams & Lee and the Hanover to Offer 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' McCully Family Advice and Insurance

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. - The Hanover Insurance Group's Two New Broadening Endorsements are Just What the Doctor - and Lawyer - Ordered

The University of California, Irvine Extension - UC Irvine Extension Offers Principles of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Management Course

United Recyclers Group, Llc - URG Advisory Group Announces New Training Tool Highlighting the Benefits of Automotive Recycling

Versant - Versant Leads New Era of Nursing Analytics, Accelerating Nursing Excellence from New Graduates

Wellness - Rodale Leverages Coremetrics Explore(TM) for On-The-Fly Analysis, Segmentation and Reporting

Aegis Therapies - Aegis Therapies Wins Legislative Award from Florida Health Care Association

Ahima - AHIMA Supports CMS Steps to Adopt ICD-10 Upgrades

Alzheimer Disease - Study results from T.C. Kuo and colleagues in the area of Alzheimer disease published

Arthritis - Study results from G. Kobelt and colleagues in the area of arthritis published

Arthritis Therapy - Findings from Department of the Treasury advance knowledge in arthritis therapy

Asthma - New findings reported from Kaiser Permanente describe advances in asthma

Bipolar Disorder - Researchers at University of Michigan, Medical Department publish new data on bipolar disorder

Brent Green & Associates, Inc. - New Website Called U.S.A.G.E. Addresses Entitlement Funding Crisis Raised by Movie I.O.U.S.A.

Cancer - Chicago Area Nonprofit Fills Unique Niche for Low-Income Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy

Cancer - Harry and Louise Return to Promote Health Care Reform in New Ad Campaign

Cancer - Studies from S.K. Chaturvedi and colleagues yield new information about cancer

Cervical Cancer - Investigators at University of Texas have published new data on cervical cancer

CIGNA - CIGNA Named "Best Managed Health Care Organization" and "Best Employee Assistance Program" in Business Insurance Magazine's 2008 Readers Choice Awards

Clinical Trial Research - Aon: Complex Insurance Requirements, Risk Management Needs Challenge Firms Conducting Clinical Trials Beyond Own Borders

Clinical Trial Research - New clinical trial research study findings have been reported by M. Boorsma and co-researchers

Clinical Trial Research - Research from University of Sydney in the area of clinical trial research published

Clinical Trial Research - Scientists at Case Western Reserve University describe research in clinical trial research

Colon Cancer - New colon cancer findings from University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Science Center published

Community Health - Congressman Gonzalez Joins CommuniCare Health Centers as Part of a National Campaign to Honor Community Health Center Heroes

Community Health - Congressman Raul Grijalva Joins Local Health Center and Pfizer to Honor Community Caregivers

Community Health - Studies from J.E. Graber et al add new findings in the area of community health

Davis Vision, Inc. - Davis Vision, United Way 2-1-1 and the United Auto Workers Team Up to Provide Free Vision Screenings August 25 for Detroit Children

Delayed Graft Function - Studies from University of Minnesota provide new data on delayed graft function

Dementia - Research conducted at D.K. Kiely and co-authors has provided new information about dementia

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. - Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Partners to Speak on Issues Affecting Healthcare Industry

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy - Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Partners With NeedyMeds.com to Increase Drug Access

Drug Resistance - Reports summarize drug resistance study results from Harvard University

DW Healthcare Partners - BGS Pharmacy Partners, Inc. and DW Healthcare Partners Announce Financing and Strategic Partnership

Female Infertility - California Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Medical Care and Religious Freedom, Says Americans United for Life

FirstDoNoHarm.com - FirstDoNoHarm.com to Help Healthcare Practitioners and Executives Reduce the Human and Financial Toll Exacted by Hospital-Acquired Conditions HACs

Geriatrics - Study data from Oregon Health & Science University update knowledge of geriatrics

GlaxoSmithKline - New Study Suggests Increasing Prescription Co-payments for Chronic Diseases May Worsen Health Disparities, Adversely Affect Health

Halleland Health Consulting - Halleland Health Consulting Establishes URAC Accreditation Program

HC Innovations, Inc. - Enhanced Care Initiatives (HC Innovations, Inc.) Contracts with HIP and GHI to Create a Medical Home Network Project with Support from the Commonwealth Fund

Health and Society - Research on health and society detailed by scientists at Harvard University, Medical Department

Health and Society - Research reports from University of York provide new insights into health and society

Health and Society - University of California publishes research in health and society

Health Care Service Corporation - HCSC Acquisition of MEDecision Supports Insurer's Strategy to Improve Health, Reduce Costs

Health Insurance - Community Health Plan Ranks Highest for Washington Child Immunizations

Health Insurance - Laboring Without Health Insurance? HSAs May Be an Affordable Option

Health Insurance - Texas State Rep. Sylvester Turner Honored as 'Champion for Children' by the AMERIGROUP Foundation

Health Policy - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Enters 35th Year

Healthcare Management - Studies from University of Nevada describe new findings in healthcare management

Healthcare Management - Study findings from Texas A&M University provide new insights into healthcare management

HealthLeaders-InterStudy - PPO Regulation May Soon be a Reality in Texas

Heart Attack - Studies from Brown University in the area of heart attack described

Heart Failure - Data on heart failure reported by J. Fang and co-researchers

HIV/AIDS - Research reports from A.K. Vanderbij and co-authors provide new insights into HIV/AIDS

Human Papillomavirus Vaccines - Immunizations and Vision Check Part of Back to School Preparations

I-Flow Corporation - I-Flow Corporation Announces Award of Multi-year Contract for ON-Q by HealthTrust Purchasing Group

International Brotherhood of Teamsters - Seniors Protest Gap Stores

Kaiser Permanente - Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center Welcomes Quadruplets

Lawson Software - USC Care Medical Group Inc. Signs Multi-Suite Lawson Software Contract

Leprosy Epidemiology - Data on leprosy epidemiology discussed by P.R. Galvăo and colleagues

Life Sciences - Findings from S.P Carroll et al in life sciences reported

Life Sciences - Investigators at George Washington University publish new data on life sciences

Life Sciences - New life sciences data have been reported by researchers at University of California, Department of Psychiatry

Life Sciences - Reports outline life sciences study findings from A.R. Falsey and colleagues

Life Sciences - Research from University of Pennsylvania in the area of life sciences published

Life Sciences - Researchers at University of North Carolina have published new data on life sciences

Life Sciences - Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine provide details of new studies and findings in the area of life sciences

Life Sciences - Vapotherm Secures $20.5 Million In New Equity Financing

Liver Transplant - Liver Transplant Program Established At Montefiore

Managed Care - NCQA Awards L.A. Care Health Plan Its Highest Accreditation Status of Excellent

Managed Care - New managed care study findings have been published by scientists at Harvard University

Managed Care - New managed care study findings reported from University of Washington

Managed Care - New Survey Shows Consumer-Driven Health Plans Continue To Grow

Managed Care - NJ Employers Paying 27.5% More than National Average for Employee Health Care Plans

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Availity and Health Care Service Corporation Announce Completion of National Provider Platform Conversion

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - New marketing and licensing agreements research has been reported by R. Grieve et al

Medica - Medica Introduces Health Plan Targeting Large Uninsured Group: 50-64 Year Olds

Medical Care Research - Findings from University of Toronto, Medical Department provide new insights into medical care research

Medical Care Research - New medical care research study findings have been reported from University of Illinois

Medical Ethics - Data on medical ethics detailed by researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University

Medical Ethics - Researchers from University of Oxford report on findings in medical ethics

Medicare and Medicaid - Inc. Magazine Names Senior Whole Health the Number One Fastest-Growing Private Company in US

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Advantage Plans Struggle to Comply With New Federal Law

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study results from University of Kansas described

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study results from University of Minnesota described

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports outline medicare and medicaid study findings from A.N. West and colleagues

Medicare and Medicaid - Republican and Democratic Voters View Home Care as a Solution to Rising Medicare Spending, Harris Survey Finds

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from K.S. Boockvar and colleagues provide new insights into medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from R. Stock and colleagues provide new insights into medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research reports from Duke University provide new insights into medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Studies from University of New Mexico reveal new findings on medicare and medicaid

Mental Health - Data on mental health described by B. Happell et al

Mental Health - Findings from Oregon Health & Science University broaden understanding of mental health

Mental Health - Studies from K. Carey et al further understanding of mental health

Mental Illness - Grading the States; Mental Health Services Survey

Midwifery - Reports on midwifery findings from University of California provide new insights

Millennium Research Group - Economic Expansion Opens Doors for Orthopedic Devices in Latin America

National Academy of Social Insurance - NASI Experts Available to Discuss Social Security, Medicare, Federal Tax and Spending Issues in I.O.U.S.A. - the Movie

Neurology - Research from J.M. Appel and co-researchers in the area of neurology published

Nursing - Research from Maastricht University has provided new data on nursing

Palliative Medicine - Research findings from Radboud University update understanding of palliative medicine

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PCMA - New Medicare Law Igniting Physician Groups to Adopt E-Prescribing

Pressure Ulcer - Data on pressure ulcer published by N. Bergstrom and colleagues

Prostate Cancer - Research data from University of Michigan update understanding of prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Research on prostate cancer published by O.C. Castel et al

Prudential Financial, Inc. - Prudential Study Sheds Light on the Increasing Costs of Long-Term Care

Public Health - Researchers at Columbia University target public health

Public Health - Study results from A.J.D. Barros and colleagues broaden understanding of public health

Rehabilitation Research - Data on rehabilitation research reported by researchers at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Renal Disease - New renal disease research has been reported by B.B. Newsome et al

Research and Markets Ltd. - Examine the Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement for France in 2008

Research and Markets Ltd. - How Have Safety Concerns and New Warnings Affected the Anemia Market?

Stanford Hospital & Clinics - Finding the "Lost" Survivors of Congenital Heart Defects: Stanford Hospital & Clinics Program Provides Care to Adults Born with Heart Problems

Stroke Research - Report summarizes stroke research study findings from Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The American Fertility Association - Honda Criticized for Discriminatory Insurance Practices

The Generic Animal Drug Alliance - GADA Applauds the Presidential Signing of the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America - Guardian Launches Critical Illness Coverage That Provides Cash Benefits for an Unprecedented Range of Ailments

The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry - Obesity in elderly a ticking time bomb for health services

The Quantum Group, Inc. - The Quantum Group Reaches 3,000 Patients Under Management

The TriZetto Group Inc. - Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Selects TriZetto's Clinical CareAdvance System

Tuberculosis - Studies from J.C. Najeraortiz and colleagues reveal new findings on tuberculosis

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Delivering Care 'Outside the Box'

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare Named Health Plan of Choice by the Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare's PlanBienSM Combines Health Plan Coverage with Bilingual Support Services for Businesses with Spanish-Speaking Employees in Texas

Wellness - Blue Shield of California CEO to Speak at Democratic Convention Host Committee's Health Roundtable in Denver

Women's Health - Studies from L. Stockley et al have provided new data on women's health

ZocDoc - Khosla Ventures Into Healthcare With ZocDoc



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