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Managed Care Business Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 12th, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Business Week | Other Publications

Aetna - Aetna Celebrates National Employee Health & Fitness Day, May 20th

Aflac Incorporated - Aflac Incorporated Announces First Quarter Results, Declares Second Quarter Dividend, Estimates RBC Ratio of 479%

Alcoa Inc. - Alcoa Volunteers Set to Contribute to a More Sustainable Future

Amerinet, Inc. - Member Turns to Amerinet for Sole-Source Partnership, Saves $1.3 Million in 2008

Analog Devices - Analog Devices Introduces 18 New Low-Power ADCs for Communications, Industrial, Portable and Instrumentation Applications

Analog Devices - Analog Devices Unveils Industry’s Smallest, Lowest Power Instrumentation Amplifier

Analog Devices - CORRECTING and REPLACING Analog Devices Unveils Industry’s Smallest, Lowest Power Instrumentation Amplifier

Applied Protein Sciences - Applied Protein Sciences and Biomodels Collaborate to Boost Supportive Cancer Care

Arysta LifeScience Corporation - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Honors Arysta LifeScience with Ozone Layer Protection Award

Ashley Koff Approved - Introducing 'Ashley Koff Approved' (AKA): the Stamp of Nutrition for Optimal Health

Assurant Employee Benefits - Americans Ignoring Income Protection of Disability Insurance

Behavior - Robert J. Gould Named President at Partnership for Prevention

Belize Tourism Board - Official Statement From the Belize Tourism Board Regarding Swine Flu Pandemic

Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. - Bio-Imaging Technologies and Phoenix Data Systems Unify Service Offerings as BioClinica™

Biocodex - Biocodex Appoints Vice President, Managing Director of U.S. Operations

BioFlorida - BioFlorida Elects 12 New Directors to Its Board

Biomedical Companies - Response Biomedical Corporation Files for U.S. FDA 510(k) Market Clearance of its Rapid Respiratory Syncytial Virus Test

Biomedicine - Bioalma Announces Full-Text Search Capabilities From Open Access Journals Through novo|seek

Biomedicine - The Ohio State University, Cardinal Health, State of Ohio to Invest $10 Million to Advance Medical Imaging Industry

Biotech Business - BioTech Medical Well-Positioned to Immediately Respond to Swine Flu Emergency with SDC-Based SpectraSan 24 Disinfectant

BodyLogicMD - Orlando Offers More Than Amusement Parks to Help You Feel Younger

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Extends Review Timeline for ONGLYZA™ saxagliptin New Drug Application

Cancer - Florida Fishes for Answers to Cancer & More

CareCentrix - CareCentrix Adds to Senior Leadership Team

Carson-Dellosa Publishing - Active Bodies Active Minds Campaign Addresses Education and Fitness Problems Facing Kids This Summer

Claimsnet.com inc. - Claimsnet.com Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

CoActiv, LLC - CoActiv Inks Reseller Agreement with NY Imaging Service

CodeObjects - CodeObjects Announces General Availability of CodeObjects Policy Enterprise

Cook Medical - Cook Medical Sponsors Global Exchange Program for Urologists

CORP's HealthSERVE division. "We have delivered a complete management - SOURCECORP(R) HealthSERVE Unveils Unique Tool for Healthcare Providers to Support Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program Defense

Covidien - Covidien Launches Duet TRS Reload with Tissue Reinforcement

Craneware, Inc. - Craneware Appoints New Non-Executive Director

DCS Hosted Solutions - DCS and NextDocs Partner to Deliver Compliance Without Complexity

Delphi Technology, Inc. - Delphi Technology Appoints Bill Moss President of US Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Delphi Technology, Inc.

drugstore.com, inc. - drugstore.com Reports Highest Net Revenues in Company History

Eclipsys Corporation - United Hospital System Chooses Eclipsys for Expanded Clinical Workflows across Care Environments

Emmi Solutions, LLC - The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and Emmi Solutions Create a Valuable Tool to Educate Patients About the Patient-Centered Medical Home

Epidemics - Swine Flu Plans Triggering Difficult Legal Questions, Says Noted Pillsbury Attorney

Exxon Mobil Corporation - ExxonMobil Marks World Malaria Day with $1 Million Grant to the President’s Malaria Initiative

Food Poisoning - Pennsylvania Governor's Food Safety Council Meets to Discuss Food Supply Protection

GfK Healthcare - GfK Healthcare Introduces FlashPoints™: a Fast and Flexible Study for Tapping Topline Research Results

Global Ethics - North America - Global Ethics North America Provides 12,000 Bottles of Water to Race for Hope

Hastens - Swedish Bedding Company Hastens Puts Its Head to Rest in Santa Barbara

HealthCenters - Sleep HealthCenters Launches Sleep Education Website

HIPAApedia.com - HIPAApedia.com Goes Live - the First Dedicated Educational Community Wiki Aimed at Healthcare Information Professionals Interested in HIPAA Regulatory Issues and Solutions.

Honeywell HomMed - Honeywell LifeStream(TM) Products Improve Patient Care by Offering Greater Access to Web-Based Health Information

iMedica Corporation - iMedica and Doctors' Administrative Solutions Partner to Accelerate Electronic Health Record Adoption

Immunization - Doctors Urge Precaution to Shield Against Swine Flu

Immunization - Study findings from University of Pittsburgh provide new insights into immunization

IMS Health - IMS Sets Second-Quarter 2009 Dividend

Incontinence - HDIS Acquires Best Buy Healthcare

Influenza - Luminex Confirms Effectiveness of Xtag® Respiratory Viral Panel for Swine Flu Surveillance

Influenza - Public Health Laboratories To Assume Primary Responsibility for Confirmatory Testing of Swine Flu

Initiate Systems, Inc. - Bill Conroy of Initiate Systems Honored with ITA CityLIGHTS Award

Insurance Information Network of California - IINC Offers Insights into Insurance Implications of Swine Flu Outbreak

Inter-Atlantic Financial, Inc. - Patriot Risk Management, Inc. and Inter-Atlantic Financial, Inc. Announce Definitive Agreement

Intermec Inc. - Intermec and Infratab Partner to Improve Distribution of Perishable Goods

iRise - iRise Sponsors U.S. Healthcare Innovation Challenge

John Muir Health Foundation - John Muir Health Foundation Forms Major Gifts Committee

Life Sciences - Enclarity named as finalist in Outstanding Private Company category for TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards Honorees to be announced at an annual dinner on May 14

Life Sciences - Jennings President to Judge National Health Information Awards

Life Sciences - New Software Streamlines Medical Device Development and Commercialization

Life Sciences - Skila Launches iPerformance Medical, a Performance Management Solution for Measuring Thought Leader Relationships

Life Sciences - The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative Expands Venture Center with Additional Grand Rapids Location and will Provide the Only Incubator Space in Michigan Tailored to Medical Device Development

Life Sciences - Tocris Bioscience First to Launch Novel Light-Sensitive Caged GABA Compound: RuBi-GABA Licensed from Columbia University

Life Technologies Corporation - Life Technologies Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

MabCure Inc. - MabCure Inc. Welcomes Dr. David S. Frank As New Member of the Board of Directors

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Executives Testify at NCVHS Hearings on 'Meaningful Use' Criteria

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Shiftwise Unveils Markets Most Comprehensive Platform for Flexible Workforce Management

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants - McCormick & Schmick's Honors Moms With Menu Specials, Complimentary Dessert and Pearls of Wisdom Contest

McKesson Corporation - McKesson Announces Appointment of Chief Technology Officer

MDS Inc. - MDS Nordion and TRIUMF Collaborate to Study Development of Photo Fission-Produced Molybdenum-99

MedAssets - Healthcare Suppliers Honored at MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit

MediConnect Global, Inc. - MarketStar Founder Alan Hall Joins MediConnect Board of Directors

Medifacts International, Inc. - Medifacts Forms Strategic Alliance with Suzuken for Cardiac Safety Services in Japan

Medtronic, Inc. - New National Survey Shows That Overactive Bladder Symptoms Are Pervasive and Difficult to Manage

MidTech Partners, Inc. - MidTech Partners Ready for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009

Milestone Scientific Inc. - Milestone Scientific Grants Sinopharm Exclusive Distribution and Marketing Rights to STA System in China

Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. - VIEW-BARRIER: Super High Gas Barrier Film for Front Panels of Electronic Devices

MonaVie LLC - MonaVie Declared Official Juice of the Boston Red Sox

National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA - NCPA Offers New Online Diabetes Supply Resource for Pharmacists

National Restaurant Association - Restaurant Industry Outlook Improved as the Restaurant Performance Index Rose for the Third Consecutive Month

Network Dynamics Associates Llc - China Seeks to Transform Healthcare Sector with Information Technology

Nfocus Neuromedical Inc. - Nfocus Neuromedical Elects Eric P. Milledge Chairman of Board

O.C. Beverages, Inc. - O.C. Beverages Appoints Agency

Oakwood Healthcare System - Oakwood Investment Triggers the Development of a New Landmark in Downtown East Dearborn

Obesity - Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet Book by Physician, Author, and Weight-Loss Expert Sanford Siegal, D.O., M.D., Available May 22nd

Obesity - Youth to Fight Obesity With World's Largest Exercise Class

Oceana Therapeutics, LLC. - Q-Med AB and Oceana Therapeutics enter into agreements for worldwide rights to Hospital Healthcare Products

Octapharma USA - Octapharma USA Joins the International Fight Against Hemophilia in Developing Countries with Platinum Sponsorship of Save One Life

Odwalla, Inc. - Chocolate and Coffee Unite! Odwalla® Combines Best of the Beans in New Mocha-walla™ Bar

OptumHealth Inc. - OptumHealth Awarded Five-Year Contract to Administer Empire Plan Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program

OptumHealth Inc. - OptumHealth Provides Free Counseling Help Line for People Affected by the South Carolina Wildfire

Pandemics - Maplecroft Flu Pandemic Maps Reveal Countries Most at Risk

Pandemics - Pandemic Flu Preparedness Guides for Families, Businesses, Medical Providers, and Community Groups Released by Trust for America's Health

Patents - Ansell takes License for Nitrile Gloves

PDI, Inc. - TVG Offers Innovative Advances in Forecasting

Pediatrics - Nestle Launches Major Initiatives in Nutrition, Water and Rural Development

PerkinElmer, Inc. - PerkinElmer and Accelrys Announce Software Collaboration to Enable New Single Cell Imaging and Analysis Techniques

PerkinElmer, Inc. - PerkinElmer and Cerep Announce Expansion of New Kinase Assay Offerings to Accelerate Drug Candidate Screening and Validation

Pfizer Inc - Pfizer Hosts Annual Meeting of Shareholders; Declares a 16-Cent Second-Quarter 2009 Dividend

Pharmaceuticals - HRA Pharma Appoints Erin Gainer as CEO to Lead Company Through Next Phases of International Growth

Pharmaceuticals - nanoTox Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. David W. Hobson, to Speak on Nanotech Policy, Regulation and Product Safety at NSTI Nanotech

Pharmaceuticals - Shengtai Pharmaceutical Hosts Key Customers at Its Headquarters for Facility Tour and Technology Exchange Conference

Pharmaceuticals - Wolters Kluwer Health Delivers On-Demand Market Data to the Pharmaceutical Industry, Powered by QlikView

Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. - Physicians Formula Appoints Padraic Spence to the Company's Board

Poisoning - FEMA Adds Masimo Rad-57(R) Pulse CO-Oximeter(TM) to Required Medical Equipment List

Principal Financial Group - Time for a Disability Insurance Reality Check

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. “PSI” - Psychiatric Solutions Reports Its Initial Entry into the Fortune 1000

Public Health - Scientists at University of California release new data on public health

Purdue Research Park - Officials Celebrate Opening of International Technology Company's New Software Center in Purdue Research Park

PuriCore - PuriCore: Final Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2008

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. - Quick-Med and Avery Dennison Enter into Joint Development Agreement

Quintiles Transnational Corp. - Quintiles Announces Appointment of New Practice Leader

ReportLinker - Examine the IT Services in Canada: a Colossus Clipped by the Crisis

Research and Markets - Mexico Medical Equipment Markets Investment Opportunities, Analaysis and Forecasts to 2012

Research and Markets - New Tougher HIPAA Rules: How to Meet Compliance Regulations Under the Economic Stimulus Package Webcast on CD-ROM

Research and Markets Ltd. - Introducing the Scandinavian Pharmaceutical Market Outlook to 2013: Policy Environment, Market Structure, Pipeline Analysis, Growth Opportunities

Resurrection Health Care - Resurrection Behavioral Health-Addiction Services “Positive Sobriety Program” Offers Addicts Escape From Stress

Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab & Sleep Pointe LLC - First National Sleep Lab Network for Over-the-Road Professional Drivers Created by Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab and Sleep Pointe LLC

Roche - Roche Honored with a MarketingSherpa Award

Royal Philips Electronics - Philips Supports NBC’s the Biggest Loser: Couples behind the Scenes

Sciele Pharma, Inc. - Sciele Pharma and Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Announce Positive Phase III Clinical Results of Clonicel Used in Combination with Stimulants to Treat ADHD

Sciele Pharma, Inc. - Sciele Pharma and Plethora Solutions Announce That PSD502 Demonstrates Substantial Benefit in the Treatment of Premature Ejaculation

Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. - Span-America Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2009

Standard Register - Standard Register Participates in Analysis of U.S. Document Security Vulnerability

Surgery - ATS Medical Appoints New Vice President of Marketing

The Center for Wound Healing, Inc. - Center for Wound Healing Chairman John Capotorto M.D. Elected Secretary of American Association for Wound Care Management

The National Cheng Kung University - NCKU Museum Displays Two Exhibitions Themed on NCKU Ecosystem and Charles Darwin

The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative - 'Meaningful Connections' Offers Guidance, Case Examples for use of Electronic Health IT to Support Patient Centered Medical Home

The Phoenix Companies, Inc. - America’s Millionaires Don’t See the Economy Turning Around Any Time Soon

The Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. - Product Stewardship Institute Announces Two New Sustaining Partners

TheFind - TheFind and GoodGuide Partnering to Help Shoppers Find Green Products

Time Domain Corporation - Time Domain Goes Global, Announces Worldwide Availability of its PLUS(TM) Ultra Wideband Real-Time Location System Sensor Platform

TSI Healthcare - TSI Healthcare Announces Relocation of Corporate Headquarters to Chapel Hill, NC

Tunstall Healthcare A/S - Tunstall Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market Wireless Telehealth Monitor With Built-in GSM/GPRS Mobile Phone Technology in USA

U.S. Department of Labor - U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announces convening of rulemaking panel on worker exposure to food flavorings containing diacetyl

UnitedHealthcare - Southwest Medical Associates Announces New Advanced Cardiac Imaging Technology

USA Mobility - USA Mobility Sets Date to Report First Quarter Operating Results

Valley Presbyterian Hospital - Valley Presbyterian Hospital Appoints Interim Chief Executive Officer

Veeva Systems, Inc. - Avidas Pharmaceuticals Selects Veeva CRM to Save More than 50% in Total Costs

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

WinMagic Data Security - The Hospital for Sick Children Selects WinMagic’s SecureDoc Full-Disk Encryption to Protect Hospital Data on More Than 800 Laptops

Zix Corporation - Zix Corporation Reports Highest Revenue Quarter as Company Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Zurich Financial Services Group - Zurich Financial Services Announces Sponsorship Extension of PGA Tour Event in New Orleans Through 2014

Abacus Employer Health Solutions - City of Hartford to Provide Better Health Care Benefits for Diabetic Employees and Dependents

Adapt - ADAPT Disability Rights Activists and SEIU Home Care Attendants Tell Congress: Community Choice is a Right

Aetna - Aetna Behavioral Health National Clinical Director to Speak at Medical-Behavioral Healthcare Integration Conference

Aetna - Aetna Reconfirms Support for the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model of Primary Care

Aetna - Aetna Releases 2008 Annual Report, ‘Choosing to Make a Difference: Improving Health Care One Person at a Time’

Aetna - New York Labor Health Care Alliance NYLHCA Endorses Aetna PPO Network and Medical Management Offerings

Aetna - The Verden Group Awards Aetna Best Overall Performance in 2008 for Provider Network Management

Aging - Research reports on aging from University of Hawaii, Medical Department provide new insights

All Web Leads - All Web Leads Launches COBRA Insurance Web Site to Educate Unemployed Consumers on Health Plan Options

Alliance for Patient Access AfPA - Petition for Health Insurer Code of Conduct Garners Widespread National Support

Allsup - Income at Risk: Unemployment Continues to Hit Those with Disabilities Hard, Reports Allsup

American Hospital Association - Economic Downturn Taking Toll on Patients and Communities Hospitals Serve: New Survey Finds

American Urological Association - Certain ecologic factors associated with greater risk of bladder cancer

AmSurg Corp. - AmSurg Reports Net Earnings from Continuing Operations of $0.40 Per Diluted Share for the First Quarter of 2009

Atherosclerosis - Data on atherosclerosis reported by researchers at University of Heidelberg

Autism - Steinberg Announces Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders

Availity, Llc - Insurers Administrative Corporation Joins the Availity Network

Benefitfocus - Benefitfocus Kicks-off 12-Week Wellness Incentive Program

Bladder Cancer - Research from K. Wallace and co-researchers yields new findings on bladder cancer

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Steps into National Walk @ Lunch Day

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina - Columbia, Greenville, Charleston Walkers Cover 3,000 Miles During Lunch

Brown University - Hispanics appear to face poorer quality nursing home care

California Endowment - Report Provides New Vision for L.A. County Healthcare Safety Net; Emphasis on Financial Sustainability and Quality Improvement

Cambridge Heart, Inc. - Cambridge Heart Announces Date of 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Cancer - US Oncology Commends Governor Sebelius' Confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Cancer - Women Ten Times More Likely To Do Breast Self-Exams Correctly With Intervention Program, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

Cardiology - Sustaining Excellence in All Aspects of Cardiac Care Rare but Lives Could Be Saved If More Patients Were Treated at Top-Performing Hospitals

CardioNet, Inc. - CardioNet Addresses Analyst Report on Reimbursement Speculation

Centene Corporation - Centene Corporation Reports 2009 First Quarter Earnings

CIGNA - CIGNA and Merck Sign Performance-Based Contract

Colon Cancer - Reports summarize colon cancer research from Emory University

Community Health - New community health data have been reported by scientists at Georgetown University

Community Health - University of Nebraska, College of Nursing reports research in community health

Compliance 360 - Compliance 360 Announces the GRC Performance Center™ for Real Time Risk Monitoring and Advanced Visual Dashboards

Concentra Urgent Care - Concentra Urges Employers to Protect against Swine Flu Outbreak

Consumer Watchdog - Lesson From the States: Lack of Cost Controls Derailed California Health Reform, Led to Budget Overruns and Unaffordable Policies in Massachusetts

Dementia - Research on dementia reported by scientists at University of Leipzig

Dementia - Study data from J.T. Vandersteen et al provide new insights into dementia

Dementia - Vigilan Adds Medication Management to CARE Suite for Senior Living Management

Depression - Investigators at University of Rochester release new data on depression

Diversity Alliance for Science, Inc. - Diversity Alliance for Science to Host Second Annual Networking Conference and EXPO: “Diversity Will Drive Our Scientific Future”

DrFirst - DrFirst Announces Intent to Offer ePrescribing Through New Online AMA Platform

Drug Resistance - Study findings from Queen's University provide new insights into drug resistance

Dyspnea - Research results from H.G. Schneider and colleagues update understanding of dyspnea

Eisai Inc. - Eisai Senior Health Digest Offers Insights into Medication Compliance Among Seniors

Explain My Surgery Inc. - Explain My Surgery Pursues Merger

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York; Outlook to Negative

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Upgrades Lexington County Health Services District, Inc. SC Revs to 'A+'; Outlook Stable

Genetics & Genomics - New genetics & genomics research has been reported by scientists at Royal North Shore Hospital

Genworth Financial - Alaska Long Term Care Costs Highest in the Nation, Although Growth in Costs Trails National Average, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Costs for Most Types of Long Term Care in the Nation's Capital Growing Faster than Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Alabama Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation in Much of the State, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Delaware Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Florida Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Idaho Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Indiana Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Kansas Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Kentucky Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs in Connecticut Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs in Most of Georgia Outpacing Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs in Most of South Dakota Outpacing Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs in New Jersey Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs in Tennessee Outpacing Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs Outpacing Inflation in Colorado, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs Outpacing Inflation in Most of Arizona, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs Outpacing Inflation in Most of Arkansas, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation in Most of Michigan, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Maine Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Maryland Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Nebraska Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Nevada Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in New Hampshire Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in New Mexico Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in New York Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in North Carolina Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in North Dakota Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Ohio Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Virginia Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Washington Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Wisconsin Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth in Wyoming Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth of Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation in Minnesota, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth of Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation in Montana, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth of Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation in Oklahoma, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth of Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation in Oregon, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Growth of Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation in Pennsylvania, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Genworth Financial - Long Term Care Costs Outpacing the Rate of Inflation in Missouri, According to Annual Genworth Financial Study

Gevity - Health Insurance Continuation Subsidy Important Part of Stimulus Package for Small Businesses

Golin/Harris International - Studies uncover high and often overlooked costs associated with epilepsy

Headache and Migraine - Research on headache and migraine reported by R.K. Cady et al

Health and Society - Research from Kaohsiung Medical University in health and society provides new insights

Health Insurance - Alere's Dr. Gordon Norman Highlights Challenges and Promising Solutions to U.S. Healthcare System to International Health Insurance Executives

Health Insurance - For Patients' Sake, Insurance Companies Urgently Need a Code of Conduct

Health Insurance - The Final Exam: Graduates Test Tough Job Markets, Join Growing Pool of Uninsured

Health Policy - Findings in health policy reported from University of Montreal

Health Policy - Research data from University of Durham update understanding of health policy

HealthLeaders-InterStudy - Fixed Dosed Combination Agents and Novel Antihypertensives Are Expected to Face Tougher Formulary Restrictions

HealthLeaders-InterStudy - Physician-Led Quick-Care Clinics Protect Patient Base

HealthPartners - HealthPartners Reports Strong Membership Growth

HIV/AIDS - 'Routine HIV Screening Coverage Act' (Waters, D, CA) a 'Crucial Linchpin to Health Care Reform,' says AHF

HIV/AIDS - New findings in HIV/AIDS described by K.E. Weis and co-researchers

Hypertension - Findings from University Hospital provide new insights into hypertension

I Debate - Nation’s Top Teenagers to Debate at Gen. Tommy Franks-Hosted Event

InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. - InfuSystem Appoints Bryan Russo as Chief Commercial Officer

InstallFree, Inc. - Denver Health Selects InstallFree to Provide Application Virtualization

Internal Medicine - Christine Cassel, MD Appointed to President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Internal Medicine - Data from C.J. Brown and colleagues advance knowledge in internal medicine

Internal Medicine - Researchers from University of Rochester report details of new studies and findings in the area of internal medicine

Intuit Inc. - Cigna First to Offer Quicken HealthSM Expense Tracker

Kaiser Permanente - Women 10 times more likely to do breast self-exams correctly with intervention, KP study finds

Kidney Care Partners - Kidney Care Partners Applauds Governor Sebelius's Appointment as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Life Sciences - AHRQ News and Numbers: More than 4 Million Potentially Preventable Admissions Cost Hospitals $31 Billion

Life Sciences - E&C Medical Intelligence Inc. Announces New Name: PeriGen Inc.

Life Sciences - Investigators at University of Pennsylvania target life sciences

Life Sciences - New life sciences study findings have been reported by scientists at University of South Carolina, Medical Department

Life Sciences - Research conducted at E. Tompa and co-authors has provided new information about life sciences

Life Sciences - Research from University of Minnesota provide new insights into life sciences

Life Sciences - Study results from La Sapienza University broaden understanding of life sciences

LTC Financial Partners - Long Term Care Alerting Methods Revealed by Industry Leaders

Lung Cancer - Data on lung cancer described by researchers at University of Washington

Lung Cancer - Lung Cancer Research Bill Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives: Companion to Senate Mortality Reduction Bill

Managed Care - Archi-Tech InView Now Supports Managed Care Data, Offering an Interactive Dashboard for On-Demand Sales Planning and Reporting

Managed Care - New Health Plan Payment Models Are Improving Patient Quality and Safety

Managed Care - Product Shifts are Occurring in the Renal Anemia and Bone and Mineral Metabolism Markets According to the Most Recent TreatmentTrends(R): US Nephrology Report from BioTrends Research Group

Medical Quality - New findings from K.M. Mazor and co-authors describe advances in medical quality

Medicare and Medicaid - Allscripts Ranked No. 1 in Electronic Prescription Routing for Second Consecutive Year

Medicare and Medicaid - Area Seniors Rally to Support Medicare Advantage Health Plans

Medicare and Medicaid - Florida Legislature Unanimously Supports 'The Alonzo Mourning Access to Care Act' to Help State's Kidney Failure Patients and the Disabled

Medicare and Medicaid - Investigators at University of Texas target medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid data have been reported by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital

Medicare and Medicaid - New National Survey Reveals Eight in 10 Seniors Satisfied With Medicare Drug Benefit

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports summarize medicare and medicaid study results from Kaiser Permanente

Medicare and Medicaid - Research results from I.B. Ahluwalia and colleagues update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Studies conducted at C.V. Ferri et al on medicare and medicaid recently published

Medicare and Medicaid - Studies from D. Deck et al provide new data on medicare and medicaid

Mental Health - Findings from A.D. Janku and co-authors broaden understanding of mental health

Mental Health - New Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health is Announced

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. - Metropolitan Health Networks Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Physician Practice Assets of Senior Health Care of Volusia, P.A.

MinuteClinic - MinuteClinic Becomes Participating Provider With Highmark Inc.

Movero Technology, Inc. - Movero Delivers Over 10,000 Training Sessions for Physicians Using Mobile ePrescription Applications

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization NHPCO - NHPCO Capitol Hill Day Participants to Congress: Protect Access to Compassionate & High-Quality End-of-Life Care

National Minority Quality Forum - Barriers to Health Care, Prescription Choice Hurt Patients, Leading Doctor Says

NCB Capital Impact - Community Approach Necessary for Affordable Long-Term Care, Says NCB Capital Impact

Neurology - The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Specialists On Call Collaborating in Teleneurology

Obesity and Diabetes - As Health Reform Takes Shape, Leading Medical and Public Health Organizations Join Effort to Keep Obesity Front and Center

Obstetrics - Richard E. Smith, M.D., Installed as President of Michigan State Medical Society

Ohio Health Care Association - Ohio Health Care Association/Ohio Centers for Assisted Living Host Midwest's Largest Long-Term Care Convention in Columbus

OMG - Lt. Gen. James Peake, M.D. to Keynote Conference: SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

OMG - Wes Rishel, Gartner, to be Featured Speaker at Conference: SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

OneBeacon Insurance Group - OneBeacon Professional Partners Expands Directors & Officers Coverage for Health Care Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations

Patient Advocate Foundation - Report Finds an Alarming Number of Chronically Ill Patients - Over 93 Percent - Reporting Medical Debt Crisis Issues in 2008 Have Some Form of Insurance

PayFlex Systems USA, Inc. - PayFlex Appoints Bob Natt as CEO

Perlegen Sciences, Inc. - Perlegen Builds Commercial Group to Support Upcoming MammaPLUS™ Launch

Premera Blue Cross - Premera Announces Notable Results from Prescription Drug Safety Program

Premier Inc. - Akron, Ohio Healthcare System Saves $1.1+ Million Using Premier Insurance Management Services Inc.

Prostate Cancer - Research results from University of California update understanding of prostate cancer

Prudential Financial, Inc. - JennisonDryden to Reopen Jennison Health Sciences Fund

RAND Corporation - Study finds higher drug co-pays discourage patients from starting treatment

RedBrick Health - RedBrick Health Helps Ridgeview Medical Center Reduce Employee Risk for Major Health Conditions by 20 Percent in One Year

Research and Markets - Pay-for-Performance Physician Initiative Awards Were up 25 Percent Last Year, According to New Report

Research and Markets Ltd. - Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Surgery/Vascular Lab Services

Roche - Roche Announces New Co-Pay Program in California That Makes it Easier for Patients With Diabetes to Receive Savings on ACCU-CHEK Blood Glucose Test Strips

Roche - Roche Announces New Co-pay Program in Florida that Makes It Easier for Patients with Diabetes to Receive Savings on ACCU-CHEK Blood Glucose Test Strips

Roche - Roche Announces New Co-pay Program in Pennsylvania that Makes It Easier for Patients with Diabetes to Receive Savings on ACCU-CHEK Blood Glucose Test Strips

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council - Obama at 100 Days: Small Business Still Looking for Commitment and Help

Stanford Hospital & Clinics - Stanford Hospital & Clinics: Saying the Right Thing

Surgery - New surgery study results reported from Columbus Children's Hospital

Surgical Technology - Immersion Fuels Growth of Medical Simulation Market in Japan

Surgical Technology - Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Issues Annual Report for 2008

SynCare, Llc - SynCare, LLC(TM) Awarded HealthCare USA Health Risk Assessments Contract

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Teva Comments on Generic Evista® Preliminary Injunction

The Allstate Corporation - Allstate Applauds Introduction of STANDUP Act

Travel Guard - Travel Guard Offering Free Assistance to Travelers Concerned With Swine Flu Outbreak's Impact

Trichomoniasis - New findings reported from University of South Carolina, Medical Department describe advances in trichomoniasis

Tuberculosis - Study results from National University broaden understanding of tuberculosis

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS - Alaska to Ensure Individuals with Disabilities Have Equal Access to Transportation Services at Anchorage Pioneer Home

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. - Children’s Hunger Fund to Name New Malawi Medical Centre after USANA Founder

Varicose Vein - Varicose Veins Pose Scary Health Risk; Sufferers Find Solace With Insurance-Covered Treatment at Renaissance Laser and Vein Institute

Wellness - Wellness and Innovation Key to New MVP Health Care Brand Identity

West Monroe Partners - Anwer Khan Joins West Monroe Partners as Healthcare Practice Director

Word & Brown General Agency - Word & Brown General Agency Partners with UnitedHealthcare



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