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Managed Care Business Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 23rd, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Business Week | Other Publications

3M Health Care - 3M Health Care Wins GHX 2009 Best In Class Award

Abbott - Abbott Gives Back to New Orleans

Acid Reflux Disease - IRISH MEDICAL DEVICE PIONEER, CROSPON, SHOWCASES EndoFlip® GASTROENTEROLOGY TECHNOLOGY AT DDW, ADDS STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics - Advanced Cancer Therapeutics Secures Exclusive License to Anti-Cancer Therapeutic from the University of Louisville’s Brown Cancer Center

Amalyte Pharmaceuticals LLC - Amalyte and Meiji Enter Into a License, Development and Commercialization Agreement on AM3301 and a Novel Class of Anti-Inflammatory Compounds

Amcom Software, Inc. - Amcom Software Releases Enhanced Smart Console Call Center Solution

America's Agenda - Businesses, Unions, Veteran Party Leaders Unite Behind Bipartisan, Consensus Approach to Health Care Reform

American Chemistry Council - Connecticut Ignores Worldwide Body of Scientific Evidence and Limits Consumer Choice

American Innovative Research Corp. - A closer look at the I-Con™  - Isolation and containment for pandemic control

Attune Foods - Attune® Foods Debuts Three Chocolatey New Ways to Get Daily Probiotics

Bain & Company, Inc. - Bain & Company Selects Tim van Biesen, Pharmaceutical Industry Expert, to Lead the Consulting Firm’s Healthcare Practice in North America

Behavior - Cox Business Addresses Complex Voice Needs of Health Care Organization

Biotech Business - Nanoguardian Partners With Sdi To Deliver Closed-loop Protection of Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Blue Diamond Growers - Blue Diamond Launches New Roasted Almond Flavors for Ingredient Use

Breast Cancer - Phase Ii Trials Investigating Oral Parp Inhibitor, Olaparib, In Brca-deficient Advanced Breast and Ovarian Cancer Presented During Asco 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca - Dapagliflozin Study Demonstrated Improved Glycemic Control In Type 2 Diabetes Patients Treated With High Doses of Insulin and Common Oral Anti-Diabetic Medicines

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca - Interim Analysis of Long-Term Data with ONGLYZA™ saxagliptin When Added to Metformin in People with Inadequately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Presented at ADA Annual Scientific Sessions

Canon U.S.A., Inc. - Canon U.S.A. To Showcase its High-Quality Medical Imaging Solutions at SIIM 2009 In Charlotte

Central Nervous System Disorders - Transdermal Drug Delivery for CNS Conditions Expected to Exceed $1 Billion by 2012

Clearspring Technologies - More Than 28,000 Moms, Dads and Caregivers Have Made a Gerber Pledge Enabled by Clearspring Widgets

CMPMedica - Physicians Practice and Pocono Medical Center to Improve Patient Care in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Coagulation - International Panel of Experts Reaches Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Bleeding Disorders in Women

Coloplast - Coloplast Opens New U.S. Headquarters

Combined Agents of America, Llc - CAA Producer Named IIAT's 2009 'Young Agent of the Year' Award

Community Health - The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, the City of Miami, Microsoft and Resolute Solutions Seek to Improve Care of Diabetic Populations Using Collaborative Technology

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals - CSCMP Conference Session to Focus on How Supply Chains Positively Influence Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cruise Lines International Association CLIA - 'You Deserve a Cruise' - Take a Break - It's Good for You, Good for Your Country, It's Affordable and You've Earned It

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cubist Pharmaceuticals to Present at June 2009 Investor Conferences

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - INSERTING and REPLACING Cubist Pharmaceuticals to Present at June 2009 Investor Conferences

Diabetes - VSP's Individual Plan Thrives in a Starving Economy

Drug Resistance - ConvaTec Launches New AQUACEL® Ag Dressing with Strengthening Fiber

Ekahau Inc. - Ekahau RTLS Selected by University of Kentucky Healthcare

Embassy Suites Hotels - Embassy Suites Hotels® Transforms Popular BusinessBalance.com Website into a Blog Written for Road Warriors by Road Warriors

GE Security Inc. - GE Security’s Mass Notification/Emergency Communications Solution Sets Industry Benchmark

General Mills - Yoplait® YoPlus™ Clinically Shown to Naturally Help Regulate Digestive Health

Glaucoma - EyeIC Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for MatchedFlicker Retinal Aid Detection Technology; New technology to address issue of interpretation, storage and documentation of photograph files focused on progression

Greystone Associates - Strategies Evolving as Retractable Safety Syringe Suppliers Strive for Traction

HealthLink Europe - HealthLink Europe Expands Their Expertise with the Addition of Joachim de Jong to the Operations Team

HemCon Medical Technologies Inc. - ELMARCO s.r.o. and HemCon Medical Technologies Join in Exclusive Partnership to Bring Nanofiber Technology to the Wound Care Market

HIV/AIDS Co-Infection - IMPACT Study Showed Longer Valcyte® (valganciclovir hydrochloride tablets) Treatment Demonstrated Better Protection Against Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease One Year Post-Transplant CMV is the most seri

ID Media - ID Media Drives ROI With New Director of Media Intelligence

Imaging Agents - MDS Nordion Begins to Manufacture Cardiac Imaging Agent

iMedica Corporation - The Physicians' Organization of the University Medical Center at Princeton Chooses iMedica's EHR and Practice Management Solutions

ING Americas - ING Named as New Title Sponsor of Duramed FUTURES Tour Tournament in Connecticut's Greater Hartford Area

Innovative Risk Management, Inc. - Innovative Risk Management Launches New Commercial Auto Insurance Program

InterSystems Corporation - Tieto and InterSystems Create Swedish National Electronic Health Record

Kappametrics Inc. - Kappametrics Inc. Appoints Healthcare Industry Veteran Jay D. Miller CEO

Keane, Inc. - Keane 'Optimum' Creates Higher Standards in Healthcare IT, Improved Patient Safety

Kemin Industries Inc. - Kemin Acquires Amalyte Pharmaceuticals in Bid to Expand Pharma Business

Kemin Industries Inc. - Kemin Industries CEO Dr. Chris Nelson Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2009 Award Winner in Central Midwest Region

Life Sciences - AAPC Expands Team, Hires VP of Strategic Development

Life Sciences - Aappo and Ama Partner On New Contracting Toolkit

Life Sciences - AdvaMed 2009 Now Accepting Applications for Company Presentations

Life Sciences - Centerstone Wins 2009 Gold Hermes Creative Award; Reclaiming Lives Magazine Recognized for Excellence in Publications/Magazine Category

Life Sciences - Hospitals Turn to Allegiance to Mitigate Risk and Improve Patient Satisfaction

Life Sciences - nanoTox Appoints Gov. George Allen to Board of Directors

Life Sciences - The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative is Named Reviewer for Life Science Funding Requests through New Program in Michigan

Long Term Care Group, Inc. - Long Term Care Group Completes Complex Claims Conversion for SHIP

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital - Packard Children's Surgeon Helps Vietnamese Counterparts Keep Up With Latest Techniques

Marbles: The Brain Store - Marbles: the Brain Store Opens in Chicago, Introduces World’s First Bike That Trains Body and Brain

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - nCircle and HITRUST Partner to Deliver Innovative SaaS Offering to Secure Healthcare Information

Medical Action Industries Inc. - Medical Action Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic Highlights New Advances in Development of Closed-Loop System for Diabetes Management

Mental Health - FDA Approves Labeling Change for VYVANSE® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII to Include Supplementary Clinical Data Supporting Efficacy at 13 Hours Postdose in Children Aged 6 to 12 with ADHD

Merge Healthcare - Merge Healthcare Expands eFilm Workstation® Product Line

Meridian Bioscience - Meridian Bioscience Wins GHX 2009 Best in Class Award

Methodist Health System Foundation - Norman Brinker Honored With 2009 Methodist Health System Folsom Leadership Award

Methuselah Foundation - Printing New Organs: Foundation Funds Medical Technology That Replicates Human Tissue

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. - Mintz Levin Represents American Well Corp. in Strategic Partnership with OptumHealth Inc.

National Business Group on Health - WorldatWork Honors Helen Darling, NBGH President, with Prestigious Keystone Award

NetDespatch Ltd - NetDespatch Mobile Web Innovation Keeps Life Saving Medical Supplies on Track for DSB

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Single Dose Palonosetron Prevents Emesis Induced By Chemotherapy In Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Exiqon Diagnostics Announces KRAS Mutation Analysis for Predicting Therapeutic Response in Colorectal and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Oclaro, Inc. - Oclaro Launches Eye-Safe High Power Laser Diodes at LASER 2009

OptumHealth Inc. - OptumHealth, American Well Join Forces to Provide First Nationwide Service Offering Consumers 24/7 Online Access to Physicians

Patni Computer Systems, Ltd. - Patni launches ‘Claims as a ServiceTM’ CaaS for Healthcare Payers

Pediatrics - Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Seeks Federal Recovery Funding to Improve WIC Nutrition Program

Perot Systems Corporation - Apria Healthcare Awards Technology Solutions Contract to Perot Systems

Personnel Concepts - Nevada Ups Minimum Wage and Revises ‘Rules To Be Observed’ Notification, Personnel Concepts Advises

Pfizer Animal Health - FDA Approves First Canine Cancer Therapy

Pharmaceuticals - Skilas iAdvocate Solution Chosen by Top 5 Pharma Company

Pharmaceuticals - Two Prescription Solutions Executives Named to Prestigious Health Care Boards

Prevent Disease - New Poll Finds Disease Prevention is Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform

Prudential Financial, Inc. - PREI® Establishes High Yield Debt Platform

Public Health - Press Releases on BPA Studies By-Pass Scientific Process

Public Health - Public Health Reporting Eased with Orion Health Technology

Pulse Veterinary Technologies, LLC - Pulse Veterinary Technologies Acquires VersaTron® Veterinary Business

Radiography - Frost & Sullivan: Replacement of Old Equipment Boosts Kenyan Medical Imaging Industry

Raydiance, Inc. - Raydiance Incorporated Introduces Breakthrough in Manufacturing Cardiovascular Stents

RemitDATA, Inc. & Oncology Metrics, llc - New Reimbursement Efficiency Metric Released for Oncology Market

Sarnova - Sarnova Names Hank Struik Chief Executive Officer

ShiftWise, Inc. - ShiftWise and the Hospital Association of Southern California HASC Announce Strategic Partnership

Simplyhealth - Businesses Increase Spend on Healthcare, Despite Recession

SleepEx - Electronic Medical Records Are Going Green with All New ZMR™ Green from SleepEx

Sparton Medical Systems, Inc. - Sparton Corporation's Medical Subsidiary Recognized as Supplier Partner for Award-Winning NeuroStar® TMS Therapy System

Spectrum - Spectrum Names Katherine Maynard Chief Operating Officer

Teleflex Medical - Clinical Foundation Education Program Offers Additional CRCE Opportunities

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. - Spike In Severe Weather and Looming Alzheimer’s Disease Epidemic – a Formula for Disaster

ThirdForce - Barchester Healthcare Gains Skills for Life With ThirdForce

University City Science Center - Royal Society of Chemistry and GADORE Center USA Make a Soft Landing at Science Center; the Center for Patient Interactive Research Launches at Science Center

University of Southern Nevada - Utah Celebrates the First Graduating Class from the Nationally Recognized University of Southern Nevada—South Jordan Campus

Wellness - Lake Hospital System Is Now Lake Health

Wellness - NIAHC Premiers It's Natural Health Care and Balanced Living Website

Westlands Water District - Westlands Statement on NMFS Biological Opinion on Salmon

Women in Technology WIT - Nominations Now Being Accepted for Ninth Annual Heroines in Technology Awards

Wren, Inc. - It's Official! Following a Rocket-Like Business Start Wren, Inc. WRNI is Changing Name to NextFit, Inc.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Recent studies by E.S. Lee and co-authors add new data to abdominal aortic aneurysm findings

ACS - ACS Honors 2008 ACS MIDAS+ Platinum Quality Award Winners for Excellence in Clinical Performance

Acute Pancreatitis - Interim Study Results Presented at ADA 2009: Exenatide Not Associated With Increased Rate of Acute Pancreatitis Compared to Other Antidiabetic Drugs

Adverse Drug Reactions - New adverse drug reactions study results from Radboud University described

Adverse Drug Reactions - Research results from University of Iowa, Department of Epidemiology update knowledge of adverse drug reactions

Aetna - Aetna’s New Small-Group Plans Focus on Wellness

Aflac - Aflac Survey Shows Small Businesses Find It More Difficult to Offer Strong Benefits Packages to Employees

Aging Research - Data on aging research detailed by L. Christensson and co-authors

Alameda Alliance for Health - Alameda Alliance for Health Celebrates Enrollment of Its 100,000th Member

America's Health Insurance Plans - Nearly 9 in 10 Seniors Satisfied With Medigap

American Health Information Management Association - PHRs Protect Families From the Harshest Realities of Natural Disasters

American Medical Association - AMA Committed To Health Reform This Year

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Introduces SmartSense and Premier PPO Plans, Price-Conscious Individual Plans Targeted at the Uninsured

Anthropology - New anthropology findings from I. Pristas and co-authors described

Asthma - Studies from University of Massachusetts provide new data on asthma

Behavior - Alere Introduces Industry's First 12-month Unlimited Health Coaching Program

Benefit Informatics Inc. - The Phia Group to Utilize Benefit Informatics Data Analysis Services to Increase Claim Recovery for Clients

Benefitfocus - Benefitfocus Technology Increases Enrollment Efficiency for Hawaii Medical Service Association

Breast Cancer - New breast cancer data have been reported by C. Brito and co-authors

Breast Cancer - Reports from Columbia University add new data to research in breast cancer

Brown & Toland - Brown & Toland Announces 2008 Financial Results

Cancer - Studies from Pennsylvania State University reveal new findings on cancer

Cancer Survivorship: San Diego! - Celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 14

Chronic Disease - Shared Medical Appointments Provide New Paradigm for Chronic Care Management

Community Health - Findings from M.A. Farrell and co-authors broaden understanding of community health

Community Health - Studies from P. Frazao and co-researchers in the area of community health published

CompPartners - CompPartners Names Stevie Bosch Operations Supervisor

Concuity, A Healthcare Division of Trintech, Inc. - Providence Health & Services Increases Revenue by $35 Million Using Concuity ClearContracts

Coventry Health Care, Inc. - Coventry Health Care Announces Sale of First Health Services Corporation Subsidiary

Dementia - Findings from Rhode Island Hospital in dementia reported

Dementia - Researchers from University of New South Wales detail findings in dementia

Dementia Therapy - Studies in the area of dementia therapy reported from University of Nijmegen, Center for Family Medicine

Diabetes - Sizable Health Disparities Evident in Every State Between Women of Different Racial and Ethnic Groups

Eldorado Computing, Inc. - Eldorado Allies with FlexTech to Provide Professional Implementation Services in Response to Demand for Javelina™ Platform

Eliza Corporation - Entrepreneur Magazine Names Eliza Corporation One of the Nation’s 100 Companies to Watch in 10 Hot Industries

Empire BlueCross BlueShield - Empire BlueCross BlueShield Adds Life Insurance, Becomes Full-Service Benefits Provider

Employee Benefit Research Institute - 12th Annual Health Confidence Survey: Americans Show Support for Several Health Coverage Options, but Their Views Could Change as More Details Emerge

Employee Benefit Research Institute - New Research From EBRI: Health Reform 'Exchange' Plan Would Restructure Health Insurance Market, Has Big Implications for Current Employment-Based Benefits

Epilepsy - Reports from O.A. Hope and colleagues advance knowledge in epilepsy

eXude Benefits Group, Inc. - eXude Benefits Group Adds More to Your Benefits With Their Free Discount Prescription Card

Fingertip Formulary - Fingertip Formulary Mobile(R) Now Offers Access to Real-Time Formulary Data on the iPhone

Genetics & Genomics - Research on genetics & genomics discussed by N. Lublinghoff and co-researchers

GfK Healthcare - GfK Healthcare’s Roper Global Diabetes Program Launches New U.S. Diabetes Patient Market Study

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. - Donald K. Warwick Joins the Litigation Healthcare Section of the Law Firm of Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.

Health Insurance - A Milestone of Opportunity for VNUS Medical Technologies

Health Insurance - Cinergy Health Expands Staff in Face of Dramatic Growth

Health Insurance - NCBA's Statement in Response to Senator Conrad's Proposal to Reform Health Care

Health Insurance - New Research From EBRI: New Estimates Update Retiree Health Savings Needs

Health Insurance - Will Insurer & Drug Money Leash the 'Blue Dogs'?

Health Maintenance Organizations - Reports outline health maintenance organizations research from Kaiser Permanente

Heart Disease - AHRQ News and Numbers: Two in Three Adults Under 65 Have One or More Chronic Diseases

Heinz Family Philanthropies - New From the Heinz Family Philanthropies: 10 Questions and Valuable Answers to Help Families If They Are Not Happy With Their Long-Term Care

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield - Highmark to Sponsor Partners for a Healthy Community Event in Uniontown

HIPPA.com - New Single Source Location for HIPAA & HIT Information

HIV/AIDS - Four Miami-Area Residents Sentenced In $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

HMP Communications - Best in Class: Scottsdale Wound Management Guide

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at William Blair 29th Annual Growth Stock Conference

InSight Health Corp. - InSight Imaging Announces Strategic Service Partnership Agreement with Quorum Health Resources

InsureMonkey - National Survey Shows Americans Confused About COBRA and Other Health Insurance Options

Invesco Aim - Invesco Aim Launches AIM Core Plus Bond Fund

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. - J.P. Morgan Shares Best Practices for Implementing a Health Savings Account Program

Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 2 studies find patients have lower health-related quality of life after cancer diagnosis

Kidney Transplants - Researchers from Army report details of new studies and findings in the area of kidney transplants

Kroll - Kroll Helps Healthcare Providers Face Looming Red Flag Rules

Life Sciences - AOPA Applauds Introduction of Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act of 2009

Life Sciences - Data on life sciences reported by researchers at Wayne State University

Life Sciences - Emdeon and Bloodhound Partner To Improve Claims Workflow, Make the Business of Healthcare More Efficient

Life Sciences - FDIs Hospital Services expand to San Diego, Denver and Tampa to be closer to client hospital facilities

Life Sciences - Health Expert Offers Innovative Remedy to Ailing Health System; Dr. Harold Luft of UCSF Looks Beyond the Public Plan Debate in New White Paper

Life Sciences - New findings in life sciences described from Johns Hopkins University

Life Sciences - Over 60% of All US Bankruptcies Attributable to Medical Problems: Most victims are middle class, well educated and have health insurance

Life Sciences - Research from A. Attanasio et al has provided new information about life sciences

Life Sciences - Research from Swansea University yields new findings on life sciences

Life Sciences - Research from Winthrop University provides new data about life sciences

Life Sciences - Study findings from Indiana University broaden understanding of life sciences

LTC Financial Partners Llc - Insurance Leader Praises Senator Kennedy for Promoting Long-Term Care Aid for All Americans as Part of Health Reform

Macular Degeneration - Studies from N. Kaiserman and co-researchers update current data on macular degeneration

Magellan Health Services, Inc. - Magellan Health Services to Acquire First Health Services Corp. from Coventry Health Care

Managed Care - Commercial Pharmacy Benefit Enrollment Experiencing Greater Shifts in Florida than Commercial Medical Benefit Enrollment

Managed Care - Long Beach Legislative Staffers Participate in 'Aging Sensitivity Training' Provided by SCAN Health Plan

Managed Care - Moving Beyond the Mysteries of Disruption Reporting

Managed Care - Research from F.S. Debrantes and co-authors in the area of managed care published

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Oakland Physician Network Services to Participate With my1HIE(R)

Maryland Rx Card - Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program Launched

MAXIMUS - MAXIMUS Recognized for Call Center Excellence in Georgia

Medicare and Medicaid - After House Committee Chairs Meet on Health Reform, Long Term Care Leaders Say Rescinding Bush-Era Medicare Regulation Critical to Protecting Jobs, Preserving Quality Eldercare

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Decision - No Material Financial Impact to Medicsight

Medicare and Medicaid - HCCA Web Conference Offers Forum on Medicare's Nationwide Rollout of the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Program

Medicare and Medicaid - HCPro Selects Vivisimo Velocity to Launch MedicareFind.com

Medicare and Medicaid - Legislation Will Expand Access to Life-Saving Laboratory Tests

Medicare and Medicaid - New Jersey University Hospital to Pay Additional $2 Million to Resolve Fraud Claims That Facility Double Billed Medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study findings have been published by A.B. Frakt and colleagues

Medicare and Medicaid - PhRMA Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of Success of Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports summarize medicare and medicaid research from J. Greene and co-authors

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports summarize medicare and medicaid study results from R.S. Foster and co-researchers

Medicare and Medicaid - Research in the area of medicare and medicaid reported from Harvard University, Medical Department

Medicare and Medicaid - Research in the area of medicare and medicaid reported from RAND Corporation

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical College discuss findings in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - RetireSafe Blasts Plan to Pay for Health Care Reform With Huge Medicare Cuts

Medicare and Medicaid - Senate Bill to Protect Patients' Healthcare by Amending Medicare Coverage

Medicare and Medicaid - Successful Disease Management Programs Can Play Role in Health Care Reform

Medicare and Medicaid - Thomson Reuters Offers Average Wholesale Pricing Information for Workers' Compensation Drug Claims

MedRisk, Inc. - Chris J. Main Joins MedRisk’s ECB International Scientific Advisory Board

National Medical Association - National Medical Association Supports Public Insurance Option

Neutropenia - Study results from Duke University provide new insights into neutropenia

Obesity and Diabetes - New Nutrisystem Works(TM) Offers Corporate America New Weapon in the Fight Against Obesity

Pain Management - Research from Oregon Health & Science University provide new insights into pain management

Patient Access Network Foundation - Patients Say Costs Determining Factor in Their Treatment Decisions

Pediatrics - Computer-Related Injuries on the Rise: Young Children Particularly at Risk

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Pennsylvania Governor Signs Four Health-Care Bills That Will Reduce Costs, Improve Access and Quality

Pharmaceuticals - Industry Veteran Stephen Duvall Joins Millennium Management Team

Pharmaceuticals - PDX-Rx.com Works With Microsoft HealthVault to Make Prescription Data Available to Patients

Pharmaceuticals - Research from Samford University provides new data about pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals - ResponsibleShopper.org: What Do You Know About the Companies In Your Medicine Cabinet?

PharMerica Corporation - PharMerica Corporation Announces Results of 2009 Annual Meeting

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Researchers from University of Michigan detail findings in plastic and reconstructive surgery

PMA Companies - John Santulli, EVP, PMA Companies, to Moderate Panel Discussion at Florida Workers’ Comp Institute’s 64th Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference

PMSI Settlement Solutions - PMSI Settlement SolutionsSM Appeals to CMS on Drug Review Methods in Medicare Set-Asides

Pneumonia Therapy - New pneumonia therapy study findings have been published by A.A. El Solh and colleagues

Portico Systems - Portico Systems Selected by Anthem Credentialing Services™ Inc.

Premera Blue Cross - Premera Blue Cross Launches Vivacity to Help Employers Lower Rate of Increase in Healthcare Costs

Priority Health - Priority Health Expands Service Area Through Southern Michigan

Public Campaign Action Fund - Senators Who Signed Letter Opposing Public Health Plan Took $17.7 Million in Campaign Donations from Health Care and Insurance Industries

Public Campaign Action Fund - Watchdog Group Blasts McConnell for Putting Insurance Donors Before Health Care Reform

Public Health - Findings from University of Zagreb in public health reported

Rehabilitation Research - Brain Injury Association of America Urges President Obama to Include Cognitive Rehabilitation for Returning Service Members as a Part of TRICARE Coverage

Satori World Medical - Satori World Medical Announces Working Partnership with Integrated Healthcare

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold - Scripps Sued for Jeopardizing Medical Care by Shuttling Patients to Its Own Facilities for Financial Gain

SEIU Healthcare Florida - Mayor Manny Diaz, Commissioner Heyman, Rep. Brise, Community Health Leaders and Healthcare Workers to Hold Press Conference to Push for Healthcare Reform

Senior Market Sales, Inc. - Agent Advantage Newsletter Surpasses 10,000 Subscribers

Society of Actuaries - Actuaries Weigh in on Ways to Address Risk Exposures and Challenges with the U.S. Health Care System

Superior Edge - David E. Sipprell Named President of Superior Edge

The Committee for Economic Development - CED Endorses the Healthy Americans Act

The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson - $80 Million Settlement Reached in Deadly Hurricane Rita Bus Fire

The Principal Financial Group - Principal Financial Group Fights Rising Health Care Costs for Northern Nevada Customers

The Senior Citizens League - One in Seven Seniors Faces Social Security Check Cuts in 2010

The TriZetto Group, Inc. - Neighborhood Health Plan and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Earn TriZetto’s First Annual IHM Power Awards

TriZetto - New Book, ‘The Information Cure,’ Introduces Integrated Healthcare Management: an Innovative and Practical Systematic Model for Fixing What Ails U.S. Healthcare

Tuberculosis - Research on tuberculosis reported by L.M. Scatena et al

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS - HHS and VA to Develop a Nationwide Program to Help Older Americans and Veterans with Disabilities Remain Independent in the Community

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS - Secretary Sebelius Makes Recovery Act Funding Available to Bolster Health Care in Needy Communities, Relieve Providers’ Student Debt

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Contracts adding legal twist to family health care

Upp Technology, Inc. - Upp Technology Expands Service Offering to include McKesson, Epic, and Cerner Healthcare Enterprise Systems

Urinary Tract Infection Risk Factors - Report summarizes urinary tract infection risk factors study findings from Yale University, Department of Internal Medicine

Walgreens - Walgreens to Withdraw from Delaware Medicaid Program

WISE & Healthy Aging - Hey Governator! Don't Terminate Senior Funding!

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business - Spencer's Benefits Reports COBRA Survey Finds Recession Takes Hold: More Were Eligible, Fewer Signed Up, Costs Stay High

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to SU Insurance Company

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Downgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of Lifetime Healthcare, Inc.’s Subsidiaries

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Community Health Plan

A.M. Best Company - A.M. Best Affirms the Ratings of Humana Inc. and Its Flagship Insurance Subsidiaries

A.M. Best Company - A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Prudential Financial, Inc.’s New Senior Notes

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Sunset Retirement Communities, Ohio Bonds at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Children's Medical Center of Dallas Texas $200MM 2009A Bonds 'AA'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Virginia's $133MM GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Upgrades Mount Sinai Hospital NY Bonds to 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Research and Markets - Cormorbidity Care Models: Integrated Action Plans for Complex Healthcare Needs

Research and Markets - Drug Delivery - Heading towards a Needle Free Future Order Now

Research and Markets - In 2009, the Vietnamese Market for Pharmaceuticals Is Estimated At US$750 Million, or US$9 Per Capita

Research and Markets - Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies Markets Report Reviews the Market for Medical Products Based On Emerging Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies

Research and Markets - This Comprehensive 2009 Report Gives a Comprehensive Analysis of the UK Private Medical Insurance Sector

Research and Markets - Towards 2013, the UK Growth Rate Will Increase for Vegetarian Chilled Foods and Decline In Frozen Foods



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