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Managed Care Business Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 17th, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Business Week | Other Publications

3M - New IV Dressing Benefits Both the Patient and Clinician

Adecco Group North America - Statement by Tig Gilliam, CEO of Adecco Group North America, on January's Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report

AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation - AdvanSource Biomaterials to Showcase its Innovative Technology at MD&M West Expo on February 10-12

Aflac Incorporated - Aflac Incorporated Announces Fourth Quarter Results, Sees 2008 RBC Ratio Above 450%, Affirms 2009 Operating EPS Target

Agresso - Agresso Wins Another $1 Million+ Deal in Health Care Sector

Allied Healthcare International Inc. - Allied Healthcare International Inc. Reports Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results

Amerigroup Corporation - AMERIGROUP Names Finley Chief Compliance Officer

AmSurg Corp. - AmSurg Names Phillip Clendenin Senior Vice President Corporate Services

Ansell Limited - Ansell Limited Launching a New Global Website

Anthrax - Human Genome Sciences Begins Delivery of First-in-Class Anthrax Treatment to U.S. Strategic National Stockpile

Anvita Health - Health Care Analytics Innovator SafeMed Becomes Anvita Health, Expands Software Solutions

Anytime Fitness - Anytime Fitness Opens 1,000th Club

Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor - Healthy Humor & Laughter are in the Cards at the 22nd Annual Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor Conference

Astra Tech Inc. - Astra Tech Inc. Moves into New State-of-the Art Office and Manufacturing Facility

Authentidate Holding Corp. - Total e-Medical Selects Authentidate's Inscrybe(TM) Healthcare Service to Streamline Operations and Support Business Growth

AVIcode, Inc. - Hydro Tasmania Consulting Saves Time and Money With AVIcode's Real-Time Application Performance Monitoring

Baxa Corporation - Baxa Corporation Ranks Seventh in ColoradoBiz Magazine's Top 50 Family-Owned Companies

Biofield Corp. - Biofield Corp. Expands Arsenal of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Devices

Blue Spoon Consulting Group, LLC - Shifting the Center of Gravity in Pharmaceutical Business Strategy

Breast Cancer - Genomic Health Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Financial Results and Business Progress, Provides 2009 Financial Guidance

Brush Engineered Materials Inc. - Brush Engineered Materials Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Results; Operating Run Rate of $0.16 Per Share, Ahead of Expectations

Carefx Corporation - Carefx White Paper Examines Shift of CIOs from Technologists to Change Agents, Innovators, Strategic Thinkers

Champions DFW Commercial Realty - Champions DFW Commercial Now Marketing Medical/Professional Building in Southlake, TX

Cincinnati Bell Inc. - Cincinnati Bell Delivers Revenue and Earnings Growth in 2008

City of South Bend - South Bend Quality of Life Offers Affordability, Livability

Community Health Systems, Inc. - Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Siloam Springs, Arkansas Hospital

Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, Inc. - Unveiling the Changing Face of Medical Receivables

Converted Organics - Converted Organics’ Food Waste Network Facilitates Production of Organic Fertilizer for Spring Growing Season

Cook Medical - Cook Medical Launches New Interventional Radiology Business Unit to Further Advance Fundamental and Critical Field of Medical Care

Covidien - New Mallinckrodt™ SealGuard Evac™ Endotracheal Tube Reduces Late-Onset Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

DDN Medical Affairs - DDN Medical Affairs Launches in Support of Product Safety, Customer Service

Deloitte - Delayed Retirement, Increased Cost Concerns Dominate 2009 Total Rewards Trends

Eliza Corporation - Eliza Corporation Appoints Industry Veteran Saeed Aminzadeh as Senior Vice President of Sales

Emergency Medical Services Corporation - Emergency Medical Services Acquires Skyservice Air Ambulance

Environmental Tectonics Corporation - Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces Receipt of Contract From United States Navy Valued at $19 Million

Exponent, Inc. - Exponent Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Results

Frontier Capital - Viverae Secures $6.5 Million in Expansion Funding

GeneEd - In Response to President Obama’s Call, GeneEd to Aid Industry Workers and Job Seekers

Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Gilead Announces Senior Management Promotion

Health Care Without Harm - Healthcare Sector Leaders Urge Obama, Congress to Invest in Alternative Energy and Green Jobs in Healthcare

Heart Disease - Bayer Healthcare and WomenHeart Launch Strong @Heart Campaign

Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills - Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills Offers Serenity and Renewal Spa Package

iBIO - Application Deadline Approaches for iBIO IndEx Business Plan Competition

ION Television - ION Life Rolls Out New Slate of Programming for 2009

iSirona - iSirona Selected to Present at Florida Venture Capital Conference

Joint Replacements - While Most Companies and Industries Struggled in 2008, LifeModeler, Inc. Used Unique Products to Post Aggressive Business Gains in All Areas

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. - Kindred Healthcare to Present at the UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment - Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment to Announce Major Sports Environmental Initiative – Florida Governor Charlie Crist Endorses Program

Life Sciences - Honeywell Acquires Exclusive Access to VNA First's Clinical Pathways and Tools for Telehealth

Life Sciences - InfoMedics Shows Strong Growth in 2008 and Invests for Pharmaceutical Marketing Success in 2009

Life Sciences - Medimix International Celebrates its 20th Anniversary and Announces the Opening of Medimix Asia Offices in Hong Kong, China.

Life Sciences - Medimix International CEO to Present Session "Brave New Worlds: Emergence of Innovation in the E7 Countries" at PBIRG's AGM

Life Sciences - Research on life sciences described by P.J. Pitts and colleagues

LSI Corporation - LSI Facility in Wichita Achieves ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Environmental and Safety Certifications

Marsh - Product Liability 'Critical' as New Consumer Protection Legislation Comes into Effect: Marsh

Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute - Juxtopia LLC Receives $168K Maryland Industrial Partnerships Research Project Award

MDVIP, Inc. - MDVIP Announces Bret Jorgensen Chief Executive Officer

MedeFinance, Inc. - Mede Announces Appointment of Ken Perez as SVP Marketing

Medical Device Consultants, Inc. - Medical Device Consultants, Inc. MDCI Announces Senior Staff Changes and Promotions

Medifast, Inc. - Executive Chairman of Medifast Bradley MacDonald Selected to Participate in Leadership Maryland

Microencapsulation - Martek, General Mills Collaborate on Microencapsulation Technology for Food Applications

Mirna Therapeutics - Mirna Therapeutics and UCSF Researchers Initiate Collaboration to Explore Therapeutic Potential of microRNAs

MMR Information Systems, Inc. - Favrille Announces Name Change to MMR Information Systems, Inc. Following Completion of Merger With MyMedicalRecords, Inc.

National Restaurant Association - Restaurant Industry Outlook Softens as the Restaurant Performance Index Fell to a Record Low in December

National Wind Solutions, Inc. - National Wind Solutions Enhances Management Team

Navitus Health Solutions - Navitus Contracted as Pharmacy Benefit Manager for County of Riverside, California

Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, Inc. - Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of OPTIFAST Honey Nut 'n Oat Nutritional Bars Due to Possible Peanut Corporation of America PCA Contamination and Potential Health Risk

Neways International - Neways Launches Annual Maui Marathon

Next Generation Underwriters - Next Generation Underwriters Sponsors Child’s Wish

Obesity - Results of the Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study Published Journal of the American Dietetic Association Presents Study Findings and Policy Implications for Improving the Health of US Children and Adolescents

OMG - Save the Date: OMG, HL7 and SOA Consortium Offer Conference – SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

ParagonDx, LLC - ParagonDx Welcomes Molecular Diagnostic Industry Pioneer, Jorge Leon, PhD, to Its Scientific Advisory Board

PlentyRooms.com Pte Ltd - New Discount Hotel Booking Site -- PlentyRooms.com, Offers Travelers Special 'Book-Now-Pay-Later' option!

Poliomyelitis - Rotary Members Worldwide Prepare for Mass Immunization Campaigns In Polio-Endemic Countries

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Progenics Appoints Peter J. Crowley as Independent Board Member

Pulse Systems - Pulse Systems Receives Dual Certification Under ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2008

Qwest Communications International Inc. - Newly Opened Cancer Treatment Centers of America Hospital Powered by Qwest

Research and Markets - Belgium Medical Equipment Markets: Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Out Now

Research and Markets - New Ruling To Provide Immunity for Medical Equipment Manufacturers

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Examine Pfizer's Pipeline, Products, Performance and Potential as the Company Re-Affirmed its 2008 Guidance of Revenue Range from US$47 to US$49 Billion in 2008

Research and Markets - Schering-Plough: Pipeline - Products - Performance - Potential

Research and Markets - The FDA Seeks More Power for Better Regulation of Medical and Healthcare Products

Schering-Plough Corporation - Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for 2008 Fourth Quarter, Full Year

Sciele Pharma, Inc. - PrandiMet®, First Repaglinide and Metformin HCl Fixed Dose Combination Therapy, Now Available in the United States

SEIU Local 668 - Pennsylvania's Public Sector Unions Join Together to Oppose Service Cuts in Rendell Budget Proposal

Shaklee Corporation - Shaklee Hits the Road With Its Infinite Possibilities Tour

St. Vincent’s Health System - St. Vincent’s Health System Names John D. O’Neil New CEO

Steaz - Steaz Launches Organic, Fair Trade Energy Shot

Stericycle, Inc. - Stericycle, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008

SupplyExpo - From Top of the Heap to Prison Cell: Mark Whitacre, the Man Behind Matt Damon's Movie Character, Shares His Story at SupplyExpo/Natural Products Expo West 2009

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Tenet Healthcare Corporation Announces Extension of Early Participation Date and Withdrawal Date with Respect to Exchange Offer

The Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego - Rady School's First Funded 'Lab to Market' Company, Polka, Provides Technology to Manage and Share Health Information

UnitedHealth Group - UnitedHealth Group Board Authorizes Payment of Annual Dividend to Shareholders

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Transition in Company Leadership

Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association - Pfizer’s Bill Ringo Joins Invest Northwest™ Keynote Line-up

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Places Ratings of Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc. and CDPHP Universal Benefits, Inc. Under Review With Negative Implications

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Report: Insurance Stock Indexes 2008 Market Review: P/C Insurance Index Experienced Depression-Like Drops in 2008

A.M. Best Company - A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to WellPoint, Inc.’s Senior Unsecured Notes and Anthem Life & Disability Insurance Company

ACS - ACS Extends Partnership with Hawaii to Support Medicaid Program

Addiction Medicine - Three-Quarters of Americans Believe Health Insurance Should Pay for Addiction Treatment, yet Most Don't Know If Their Health Plan Covers Substance-Abuse Care, Says New Hazelden Survey

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - Allstate and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Unveil Public Policy Fellowship Program

Aetna - Aetna and Southern Ocean County Hospital Reach New Three-Year Agreement

Aetna - Aetna Awarded $50,000 to Tennessee Non-Profits

Aetna - Aetna Better Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Announce Network Agreement

Alere - Alere Offers Single-Source Solution for Health Plans Seeking to In-Source Health Management Programs

Allscripts - Allscripts Survey of Healthcare Professionals Demonstrates Potential Impact of Economic Stimulus Plan on Electronic Health Record Adoption

American Academy of Physician Assistants - American Academy of Physician Assistants Applauds Passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program

American Optometric Association - Doctors of Optometry Cheer Obama's Call to Action on Children's Vision

American Roentgen Ray Society - Radiologists overestimate their overall risk of malpractice lawsuits in breast imaging

Anesthesia - University of Washington reports research in anesthesia

Aortic Aneurysms - Studies from J.K. Kim and colleagues yield new information about aortic aneurysms

Artificial Limbs - Virginia Amputees Challenge Insurance Lobby to Compromise

Associated Labor Corporation - New Program Helps Companies Cut Costs but Keep Productive Workers

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - New attention deficit hyperactivity disorder data have been reported by scientists at Tufts University

Avondale Partners Llc - Avondale Partners Expands Coverage With Healthcare Analyst

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited - Chris DiSipio to Lead Establishment of International Accident & Health Business for AXIS Insurance

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Challenges Nearly 43,000 Arizona Children to Walk On!

Breast Cancer Screening - New findings in breast cancer screening described from University of Illinois

Burness Communications - Medical schools must reform how they train physicians so they meet societal needs

Carotid Endarterectomy - Reports on carotid endarterectomy findings from University of Texas provide new insights

CIGNA - Beyond the Brush: CIGNA Aims to Help Parents Keep Kids’ Teeth Healthy with New Online Dental Toolkit

Clinical Gastroenterology - Research reports from M. Chang and co-authors provide new insights into clinical gastroenterology

Coalition to Protect Senior Care - National Front Line Caregiver Group Urges Senate Leaders to Support Grassley Amendment Protecting Seniors' Care, Assuring Stability of Nation's Long Term Care Workforce

Colon Cancer - Studies from N. Malila and co-researchers update current data on colon cancer

Companion Data Services - CDS Completes Large-Scale Transition of Medicare Data Processing

Compressus, Inc. - Compressus Bolsters Executive Team to Expand Interoperability Market Pioneered by MEDxConnect(TM)

Corporate Voices for Working Families - Corporate Voices for Working Families Releases Employer Guide Providing Companies with the Tools to Help Employees Take Advantage of Tax Credits and Other Federal Benefits

Debevoise & Plimpton Llp - Debevoise Ranked #1 Legal Advisor for Insurance M&A by SNL Financial

Depression - Scientists at University of Oklahoma describe research in depression

Diabetes - dLifeTV Announces New Season Programming and Celebrity Guests; Only Nationally-Broadcast Program About Diabetes Celebrates 5th Year and 200th Show

Embryo Transfer - New Study Proves Multiple Births From IVF Can Be Avoided

Equal Health - Reading in the Comfort of Their Own Classroom

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Christian Care Centers Obligated Group TX Series 2005 at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Hurley Medical Center's Michigan Revs at 'BB+'; Outlook Stable

Gathers Strategies, Inc. - Medical Credentialing Survey Finds Potentially Unsafe Time Delays in Nursing Home Credential Verification Process

Glioblastoma - Research from F.M. Iwamoto and co-authors provides new data about glioblastoma

Hayes, Inc. - Hayes, Inc. Selected to Bring Evidence Based Health Technology Assessment to Spain, Brazil, and Switzerland

Health and Society - Studies from University of Kansas update current data on health and society

Health Insurance - American Dietetic Association Commends Congress and President for Passage of State Children's Health Insurance Legislation

Health Insurance - Catholic Charities USA Praises Congress for Protecting Health Care for Low-income Children

Health Insurance - Catholic Charities USA President Joins President Obama at Signing of Children's Health Insurance Legislation

Health Insurance - Connextions Inc. Hires Steven G. Auerbach as President

Health Insurance - Final House Vote on SCHIP Delivers Peace of Mind to America's Families

Health Insurance - Researchers from University of Quebec detail new studies and findings in the area of health insurance

Health Insurance - SCHIP Brings Relief to Modest-Income Families

Health Insurance - Studies from Harvard University provide new data on health insurance

Health Net, Inc. - Health Net Reports Adjusted Fourth Quarter 2008 Net Income of $63.1 Million, or $0.61 Per Diluted Share1

Health Policy - American Dietetic Association Announces Agenda for Health Reform

Healthplace America - Stephens Media LLC Partners With Healthplace America to Enhance Employee Healthcare Benefits With Quality and Savings for Surgery

Healthways, Inc. - Healthways Establishes 2009 Earnings Guidance of $0.90 to $1.04 Per Diluted Share on Revenues of $652 Million to $680 Million

Heart Bypass Surgery - New heart bypass surgery findings from S.N. Piper and co-authors described

Heart Disease - Traditional Risk Factors Often Miss Heart Disease Warning Signs

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at 2009 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

HST Global, Inc. - HST Global Announces Medical Reimbursement Initiative

Humana Inc. - Humana Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results, Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance

IES Abroad - IES Abroad Helps Students Study Abroad

ikaSystems Corp. - ikaProHEDIS+ Goes Live at Parkview Health and Passport Health Plan

Intellidyn - AvMed Health Plans Partners with Intellidyn to Develop Enhanced, Analytics-Driven Direct Marketing Campaigns

INX Inc. - INX Announces Data Center Win at Community First Health Plans

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - Decline in health among older adults affected by Hurricane Katrina

Krames - Krames On-Demand Helps with 2009 NPSG Compliance Efforts

Lazard Ltd - Lazard Ltd Reports Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2008 Results

Legacy Hospital Partners, Inc. - Parties Sign Portneuf Medical Center Joint Venture Agreement, Announce Board of Directors

Life Sciences - Data on life sciences reported by H.M. Hang and co-researchers

Life Sciences - Investigators at University of Maryland have published new data on life sciences

Life Sciences - New findings in life sciences described from University of California

Life Sciences - New life sciences study findings reported from J.S. Diasdacosta and co-authors

Life Sciences - Reports outline life sciences study results from Umea University, Department of Nursing

Life Sciences - Research conducted at University Medical Center has updated our knowledge about life sciences

Life Sciences - Research conducted at University of Western Australia has provided new information about life sciences

Life Sciences - Research from Ghent University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the area of life sciences described

Life Sciences - Research results from National Yang-Ming University update knowledge of life sciences

Life Sciences - Satori World Medical Appoints Leading Healthcare Experts to its Medical Quality and Strategic Advisory Boards

Life Sciences - Studies from Brigham and Women's Hospital describe new findings in life sciences

Life Sciences - Studies from University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health reveal new findings on life sciences

Life Sciences - Study data from H.T. Kuo and colleagues update understanding of life sciences

Life Sciences - Study data from University of Helsinki provide new insights into life sciences

Liver Transplant - Study data from Sichuan University update knowledge of liver transplant

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital - After SCHIP, What's Next?

Malnutrition Therapy - Reports on malnutrition therapy findings from M.H. Suominen and co-researchers provide new insights

Managed Care - New managed care research from S.H. Scholle and colleagues discussed

Managed Care - Unison Health Plan of Ohio Accredited by NCQA

Medicare and Medicaid - AMERIGROUP Health Plan in Nevada Begins Serving Medicaid Enrollees

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicaid Health Plans of America Applauds Passage of SCHIP Legislation

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid data have been reported by researchers at University of California

Medicare and Medicaid - Pictures Say a Thousand Words... No American Should Lack Access to Affordable, Comprehensive Health Services

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports from Cooper University highlight recent research in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports summarize medicare and medicaid research from S.W. Reeves and co-authors

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports summarize medicare and medicaid study results from J.M. Brooks and co-researchers

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

Medicare and Medicaid - San Diegos Largest Home Dialysis Program Brings Renewed Independence, Health and Enjoyment to Patients Living with Advanced Kidney Disease

Medicare and Medicaid - State Budget Proposal Hurts Ability to Care for Most Vulnerable Ohioans

Medicare and Medicaid - Study results from R.A. Deyo and colleagues update understanding of medicare and medicaid

MEDNAX, Inc. - MEDNAX Earns 81 Cents, non-GAAP, in 2008 Fourth Quarter

Mental Health - Research from Liverpool Hospital yields new findings on mental health

Mental Health - Research from University of Helsinki reveals new findings on mental health

MetLife, Inc. - MetLife Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results

Michigan Dental Association - Area Dentists, University of Detroit Mercy Team Up to Provide Free Dental Care to Low-Income, Uninsured Detroit-Area Children on Saturday, February 7

Michigan Dental Association - Michigan Dentists Giving Free Dental Care to Low-Income Children During Annual 'Give Kids a Smile' Program Starting February 6

MinuteClinic - MinuteClinic Becomes Participating Provider With Preferred Blue Network of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

Molina Healthcare, Inc. - National Committee on Quality Assurance Grants Molina Healthcare of Ohio New Health Plan Accreditation

Mood Disorder - Research conducted at Rutgers University has provided new information about mood disorder

National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA - NCPA Launches Fight4Rx Online Grassroots Community

National Psoriasis Foundation - National Psoriasis Foundation Asks President Obama to Reform Harmful and Discriminatory Health Insurance Practices

NaviMedix - NaviNet Provider Network Surpasses 700,000 Healthcare Professionals

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. - Omega Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Adjusted FFO of $0.37 Per Share for the Fourth Quarter

Oral Health America - SCHIP Bill More Than a Valentine for America's Children, Says Oral Health America

Pain Management - Data from Brown University provide new insights into pain management

Pennsylvania Department of Insurance - Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Praises Federal Reauthorization of Children's Health Care

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Governor Rendell's Budget: Helping Families Weather the National Recession

PetFirst Healthcare - Pet Dental Claims Skyrocket

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Presents $97,500 Veteran's Cash Grant to Alexian Brothers Hospital Network

Premier Inc. - University of California, Irvine Medical Center Selects Premier’s Web-Based Infection Tracking Solution

Pressure Ulcer Quality of Care - Study findings on pressure ulcer quality of care are outlined in reports from National Research and Development Center for Welfare and Health

Prostate Cancer - Research from Y.N. Wong and co-authors in the area of prostate cancer published

Public Health - APHA Voting Record Tracks How Members of Congress Voted on Public Health Legislation

Public Health - Scientists at University of South Carolina publish new data on public health

Research and Markets - In August 2008, Argentina's Ministry of Health Granted a Major Contract to State Medicine Producers in a Bid to Support Local Pharmaceutical Production

Research and Markets - Independent Forecasts and Competitive Intelligence on Lebanon's Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Industry for Q1 2009

Research and Markets - Puerto Rico's Drug Market Is Expected To Be Valued At Around US$4bn By the End of the Forecast Period In 2013

Research and Markets, Ltd. - Slovakia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2009: Discover the Drawbacks to Operating in the Pharmaceuticals Market

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - State Health Reforms Progress Despite Ailing Economy

Schizophrenia - Scientists at University of Malaga publish new data on schizophrenia

SDI - SDI: Novartis Regains No. 1 Position with Managed Care Pharmacy Executives

SimplyWell - Applying the Obama Test to Healthcare: SimplyWell Cited as Top 10 Best Practices by Center for Healthcare Transformation

Sleep Research - New research on sleep research from Laval University summarized

Spinal Cord Injury - Research conducted at University of Pittsburgh has provided new information about spinal cord injury

Surgery - Research from Harvard University in the area of surgery published

Surgery - SpineMark Partners With Healthplace America to Offer Access to Top Quality Spinal Care

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome - New temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome data have been reported by researchers at King Khalid University

The Ensign Group, Inc. - The Ensign Group Expands into Colorado

Tuberculosis - New findings from C.Y. Chiang and co-researchers in the area of tuberculosis described

Type 2 Diabetes - Less Than Two-Thirds of Surveyed Pharmacy Directors Expect to Reimburse Both Onglyza and Alogliptin Once They are Available for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

U.S. Conference of Mayors - The Nation's Mayors Commend New Children's Health Legislation

United Benefit Advisors, Llc - EMPLOYER SURVEY: UBA Announces the Opening of the 2009 UBA Employer Benefit Perspectives, a Survey of Employer Opinions

UnitedHealth Group - UnitedHealth Group Makes It Simpler for Physicians to Administer Health Care with Updated Customer ID Cards

UnitedHealthcare - AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare and Connecticut Children's Medical Center to Provide Services to HUSKY Participants

Unitrin, Inc. - Unitrin, Inc. Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter Results

University of California - Davis - Health System - UC Davis study finds vitamin use is highest in kids who don't need them

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - UNC study: Access to state children's health insurance programs vital to disabled children

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - UNC study: Postmenopausal women's loss of sexual desire affects health, quality of life

University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences - Seniors in Medicare's doughnut hole decrease use of meds

WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint Applauds President Obama for Signing SCHIP Reauthorization



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