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Managed Care Business Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 11th, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Business Week | Other Publications

Accenx - Accenx Information Exchange Platform Live With BayCare's RxHistory - Goal to Reach 8,200 Users

ACS - Employee Cost Sharing Rises Dramatically in Prescription Drug Plans, According to Buck Consultants Survey

Adventist Medical Center - Kunau to Retire as Vice President of Adventist Medical Center

Aesyntix Health, Inc. - Aesyntix Physician Network Signs Exclusive Contract with Wholesale Merchant Group for Merchant Processing Services

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. - Allscripts User Conference Draws 2,700, Sets Attendance Record

Altair Engineering - PROTOMED SA Chooses HyperWorks to Simulate Implantable Medical Devices

Amendola Communications - Amendola Communications Garners National Industry Ranking as "Best-of-the-Best" Small PR Agency for Third Consecutive Year

American Health Information Management Association - AHIMA Enters Multinational Arena to Support HIM Worldwide Advancement

American Hospital Association - AHA Endorsed Surgical Information Systems Solution Now Includes Powerful Analytics

APCER Pharma Solutions - APCER Pharma Solutions, Inc. Appoints Senior Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry Executives Susan A. Jalbert and Ronald M. Lillie to U.S. Management Team

Averion International Corp. - Averion Announces Organizational Realignment

Behavior - Scientists at Florida International University detail research in behavior

Biotech Business - F. Duwaine Townsen Joins SpectraScience Board of Directors

Boston Scientific Corporation - Boston Scientific Announces Election of Katharine Bartlett and Bruce Byrnes to Its Board of Directors

California Healthcare Institute - New Directors Elected to California Healthcare Institute

Cardiocom - Premier Visiting Nurse Selects Cardiocom Telehealth Technology

CBSA - 17 Regional Companies Accepted During First-Round Vetting for the Inaugural Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference, September 17th in Denver

Claimsnet.com - Claimsnet.com Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

Community Health - Researchers from University of Arkansas discuss findings in community health

Conseco, Inc. - Foote Promoted to Vice President at Conseco

Cook Medical - Cook Medical's New Zenith® TX2® TAA Endovascular Graft With Pro-Form™ Enhances Control During Thoracic Aneurysm Repair

Covidien - Covidien Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Power Medical Interventions, Inc.

Cummins Inc. - Cummins Recognized by National Business Group on Health for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Its Employees

Custom Spine, Inc. - Custom Spine Announces New Board of Directors and CFO

DJO Incorporated - DJO Incorporated Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009

Dormir, Inc. - Dormir, Inc. Completes $12M Series a Financing

Dynamic Computer Corporation - Michigan IT Companies Helping the University of Miami Center for Patient Safety Tackle a Leading Cause of Death Using an RTLS Solution to Monitor Staff Hand-Washing Compliance

EKR Therapeutics, Inc. - EKR Therapeutics Announces the Appointment of Dave Iwanicki as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development

Empact America - North American Conference on the Threat Posed by Electromagnetic Pulse EMP to U.S. and Canada to be Held in Niagara Falls Sept. 8-10

Fresenius Medical Care North America - Fresenius Medical Care Dialysis Patient Bikes 4,000 Miles Across the U.S. to Raise Awareness for Chronic Kidney Disease

Genocea Biosciences - Genocea Biosciences Appoints John Sorvillo Vice President of Business Development

GoGirl - GoGirls in the Military! GoGirl Partners with Hopkins Elks to Send 250 GoGirl Devices to Troops in Southwest Asia

HBA Global Expo - HBA X-Ceuticals Conference Explores the Emerging Market of Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals

Humanitas, Inc. - Humanitas Designated as Approved Provider by California Board of Registered Nursing for Continuing Education Course Credit and Units

Language Line Services - Language Line Services Honored by Nebraska Association for Translators & Interpreters (NATI)

Life Technologies Corporation - Life Technologies Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results and $200 Million of Debt Repayment

Luis Palau Association - Rwanda Genocide 100-Day Commemoration Culminates With Kigali Festival With Andrew Palau

Lungen Group - The Lungen Group Welcomes Healthcare Business Leader Charles Falcone as Partner, Expands to NY-based Headquarters

Markel Corporation - Heidi Peterson Named to Women in Insurance Leadership Program

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Smoothie King Expansion Signals International Trend Toward Healthy Living

MeadWestvaco Corporation - MWV Names Julia M. Amadio as Vice President of Global Marketing for Company's Healthcare Business

MEDSEEK - Arizona's University Medical Center Selects MEDSEEK Consumer Portal

Merck & Co., Inc. - Sanofi-aventis to Acquire Merck's Interest in Merial

Morrisey Associates - Morrisey Associates: Patent Claim Has No Merit

Natus Medical Incorporated - Natus Medical Announces 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results and Increases 2009 Guidance

New Fields Exhibitions, Inc. - Int'l Swine Flu Conference to be held in Washington, DC, August 19-20

NewsGator - NewsGator Passes Million-Enterprise-User Milestone and Deepens Relationship with Microsoft

OFS - Established Medical Sub-Component Manufacturer Achieves ISO 13485 Certification

One Call Medical - One Call Medical Launches Newly Redesigned Online Customer Center

Pandemics - FDA Grants First Authorization of a Commercial 2009 H1N1 Flu Test for use During Pandemic Flu Emergency to Quest Diagnostics' Focus Diagnostics Business

Partnership for Prevention - Partnership Applauds Obama's 'No Cost-Sharing' Protections for Preventive Services

Pfizer Inc - Pfizer and Fudan University Announce Joint Graduate Program in Clinical Research

Pfizer Inc - Pfizer Announces Partnership With Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences for Drug Discovery Activities

Pharmaceuticals - "Over the Next 2-3 Years We Will Leverage Developmental Capabilities and Explore In-licensing and a Co-development Model to Consolidate Our Presence in Japan" - Dr. Kailash Sharma, Pre

Precyse Solutions - Precyse Solutions Taps Former Siemens Executive to Lead New Marketing Organization

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. - Spic and Span® Multi-Surface Cleaners to Carry EPA's "Design for the Environment" Seal

Public Health - New public health study findings have been reported by A.R. Hinman and co-researchers

PURE Bioscience - PURE Bioscience Announces the Cleveland Clinic Has Taken an Equity Stake in FTA Therapeutics

Quantum Genomics - Quantum Genomics Enters the NYSE-Euronext Market MLQGC

Radiology - Hitachi Medical Systems and Monarch Medical Announced as Co- Title Sponsors of the Health Connect Partners' 2009 Fall Radiology and Imaging Conference

Radiology - Radiology Informatics: Frost & Sullivan Examines the Next Big Wave in Medicine

Replikins Ltd. - Latest Replikins Data Predicts Continued High Level of H1N1 Swine Flu Infectivity and Lethality

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation RWJF - New Study for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Identifies Strategies to Retain Experienced Workers

Sciele Pharma, Inc. - Sciele Pharma and Plethora Solutions Announce Positive Results of Final Phase III Pivotal Trial for PSD502 for Premature Ejaculation

Sechrist Industries - Sechrist Industries, World Leader in Hyperbaric Chambers, Announces Edward Pulwer as President/CEO

Solicore, Inc. - Solicore Raises $13.3 Million in Financing Led by Rogers Corp.

Surgery - Ten Secrets for Getting High Quality Plastic Surgery at More Affordable Prices

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation - MMRC Multiple Myeloma Genomics Initiative First to Sequence Complete Myeloma Genomes

The Timberland Company - Timberland Reports Second-Quarter 2009 Results

Thermal Angel - Makers of the High-Tech 'Thermal Angel Blood Warmer' Say Lawmakers Should Look for Private Sector Solutions During Health Care Debate

Transcend Services, Inc. - Transcend Reports 42% Revenue Growth and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $.20

URAC - URAC Launches New eLearning Courses for Health Care Management Accreditation

Verisk Health, Inc. - Verisk Health Acquires TierMed Systems

WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

Zix Corporation - Zix Corporation Reports Another Record-High Revenue Quarter as Company Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

ACS - ACS Appoints Connie Harvey Group President of Business Process Solutions

Aetna - Aetna Adds WhiteGlove House Call Health to Austin Network

Aetna - Aetna Reports Second-Quarter 2009 Results

Aging - Scientists at University of Missouri report research in aging

AIDS Healthcare Foundation - "Where's Nancy?"; Pelosi Silent While CA Health Care Crumbles

AIDS Healthcare Foundation - AHF Renews Challenge to Merck on Price of AIDS Drug Isentress

Alcoholism - Testing trauma cases for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients

Allegiant Professional Business Services Inc. - Allegiant Professional Business Services Inc. Now Offers Health and Workers Comp Package to Independent Truckers: Targets Increased Revenues of $18 Million Over 12 Months

American Center for Law and Justice - ACLJ: 65,000 Americans Sign Petition Demanding Congress Exclude Abortion Services from National Health Care Legislation

American Community Mutual Insurance Company - American Community Introduces Its Own PPO Network in Ohio to Save Policyholders Money

American Council of Life Insurers - The CLASS Act: Retirement In-Security

American Medical Association - New AMA Ad Emphasizes Common Ground on Health Reform, Shares Vision to Fix Broken System

AmeriChoice - AmeriChoice Expands TennCare Member Access to Specialty Care With Investment in Local Telehealth Programs

Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D. - Betsy McCaughey Rallies to Protect Seniors & Your Healthcare Choices

BioScrip, Inc. - BioScrip, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Earnings of $0.11 Per Share

Cardiac Surgery - Reports outline cardiac surgery research from University of Michigan, Medical Department

Cavit Sciences, Inc. - Cavit Sciences' National Health Services Sought to Develop "Mini-Med" Wellness Plans

Chronic Kidney Failure - Texas Kidney Community: CMS Authorization to Survey 22 New Dialysis Centers Excellent First Step Toward Opening Additional Pending Facilities, Creating More Local Jobs

Colon Cancer - Patient Advocacy Groups Urge Congress and President to Preserve Access to Medical Imaging

Companion Global Healthcare Inc. - New Policies Protect Employers, Workers Who Choose Global Health Care

Compete, Inc. - Photos: Compete Releases Top Insurance and Physician Web Sites for June 2009

Conseco, Inc. - Lynch Promoted to Vice President at Conseco

Coventry Health Care, Inc. - Coventry Health Care Reports Second Quarter Earnings and Increases Full Year 2009 Guidance

Dementia - The First SamarionSolution Installed in Lake Charles Alzheimer's Facility

Diabetes - New diabetes findings from S. Shea and co-researchers published

Diabetes - S.C. Medical Home Pilot for Diabetes Enrolls 1,110

Diagnostic Devices, Inc. - Diagnostic Devices, Inc.'s Low-Cost Prodigy™ Blood Glucose Meters Now Medicaid-Covered in Illinois and Missouri

Dialysis - New BioTrends Report Explores Anticipated Treatment Pattern Shifts Expected with the Proposed Bundled Payment Structure Planned for 2011

Drug Resistance - Studies from P. Brugnaro and co-researchers in the area of drug resistance published

Enzyme Research - New research on enzyme research from I.A. Mirza and co-authors summarized

Episcopal Retirement Homes - Breakthrough Nursing Home Alternative Now Available to Cincinnati Elders and Their Families at Deupree Cottages

FRC Action - FRC: the Truth Hurts Planned Parenthood and NARAL

George S. May International Company - Small Businesses Face Uphill Battle With Health Insurance Costs

Harris Interactive Inc. - 5-to-3 Majority Supports the Idea of a Public or Government Health Plan to Compete with Private Insurance

Health and Medicine - Reports by R.H. Glazier and co-researchers describe recent advances in health and medicine

Health and Society - Findings from M. Bhatia and co-authors broaden understanding of health and society

Health and Society - New data from University of California, Medical Department illuminate research in health and society

Health and Society - New health and society research has been reported by J.A. Sakowski et al

Health and Society - New health and society study findings reported from University of Illinois

Health and Society - Reports on health and society findings from Oregon Health & Science University provide new insights

Health and Society - Reports summarize health and society study results from University of California

Health and Society - Research on health and society described by scientists at University of Michigan

Health and Society - Research on health and society detailed by A. Fidler and co-authors

Health and Society - Researchers from University of Michigan report recent findings in health and society

Health Insurance - AHIP Selects Deloitte as ICD-10 Training Provider for Health Insurance Plans

Health Insurance - Allow States to Adopt Single Payer Health Care, Not Just Weak 'Co-Ops'

Health Insurance - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Introduces a Health Insurance Solution With a Special 'Boulder Flair' to Chamber Members

Health Insurance - Pelosi and Hoyer Statement on Progress of Health Reform Legislation

Health Insurance - Study findings from Princeton University broaden understanding of health insurance

Health Policy - URAC Brings Together Leaders in Health Care Management

HealthMarkets - HealthMarkets Launches the "Fit" Series Individual Health Insurance Plans

HealthTransaction Network - Electronic Healthcare Network Announces Multi-State Expansion, Beginning in Buffalo, NY

Healthways, Inc. - New Research Report Shows Potential Medicare Savings from Health Promotion, Prevention and Chronic Care Management Could Exceed One Trillion Dollars over Next Decade

Heart Attack - New heart attack data have been reported by M.S.V. Sarrazin and co-authors

HP - State of Tennessee Awards $170 Million Medicaid Management Contract to EDS, an HP Company

Immunization - Online H1N1 Management: FairChoice Helps Schools Respond to Infectious Disease on Campus

Independence Blue Cross - Independence Blue Cross Harnesses Technology to Connect the Dots on Patient Care

Ingenix - State of Washington Awards Program Integrity Contract to Ingenix

International Union of Electronic Workers - Union Talks with GM Ongoing

JAMA and Archives Journals - Adult cancer survivors at increased risk of psychological distress

Journal of the National Cancer Institute - JNCI news brief: Older cancer patients have more frailty than other seniors

Knee Arthroplasty - Study results from Brigham and Women's Hospital broaden understanding of knee arthroplasty

Life Sciences - Research on life sciences detailed by scientists at St. Michael's Hospital

Life Sciences - Researchers from Columbia University report recent findings in life sciences

LTC Financial Partners Llc - Get Long Term Care Insurance Now, Before Health Reform, Industry Leader Says on Sky Radio

Managed Care - Fingertip Formulary Accounts(R) Now Offers Access to Comprehensive Real-Time Account Information and Integrated Formulary Data, in a State-of-the Art Web-Based Platform

Managed Care - Research from Korea University broadens understanding of managed care

March of Dimes - 'Be a Hero for Babies Day' Raises $2.6 Million for March of Dimes

Mark Farrah Associates - Top Plans See Enrollment Declines During 1Q09 According to Mark Farrah Associates

McKesson - VHA Inc. Names RelayHealth a Supplier of Financial Clearance Services

Medicare and Medicaid - American Association for Homecare Sets the Record Straight About Recent Home Medical Equipment Issues in the News

Medicare and Medicaid - American Association for Homecare Supports Crackdown on Medicare Scammers in Houston, Boston, New York, Louisiana

Medicare and Medicaid - Eliminate Cost-Sharing for Medicaid Preventive Services, Partnership Urges House Committee

Medicare and Medicaid - Findings from University of British Columbia in medicare and medicaid reported

Medicare and Medicaid - Findings from University of California broaden understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - HMS Holdings Corp. Announces Q2 2009 Results and Raises 2009 Guidance

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Cuts Will Force Many Cancer Centers To Close, Stop Seeing Medicare Patients, Lay Off Staff, According To ASTRO Survey

Medicare and Medicaid - Medigap Plans in Illinois to Benefit From Medicare Advantage Reimbursement Cuts

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid research from N.L. Reaven and colleagues discussed

Medicare and Medicaid - President Takes Illinois Woman's Tough Health Care Questions at AARP Town Hall

Medicare and Medicaid - Report summarizes medicare and medicaid study findings from R.M. Werner and co-researchers

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports from K. Davis and colleagues advance knowledge in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research on medicare and medicaid published by R.D. Zorowitz et al

Medicare and Medicaid - University of Michigan Health System Experts Available to Comment on Health Care Reform Efforts

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. - MedImpact Announces Contract Extension with Health Alliance Plan

Mental Disorders - New Initiative to Improve Mental Health Among Chicago Latinos

Mental Health - Study findings on mental health are outlined in reports from M. Cleary and colleagues

Mental Health - ValueOptions Wins Maryland Mental Health Contract

MetLife, Inc. - MetLife Provides New Resource to Help Employers, Brokers and Consultants Maximize the Value of Dental Benefits

Mintel - Younger Generations Ignored by Insurance Industry

MinuteClinic - American CareSource Holdings Increases ACS Network's Convenience and Quality With MinuteClinic Signing

National Center for Policy Analysis - 10 Steps to Affordable Health Care Overhaul: NCPA Proposes Reforms to Protect Choices, Control Costs and Preserve Access

Nevada Drug Card - Nevada Drug Card and Las Vegas Chamber Offer Rx Assistance

Nexicon - Nexicon Technology to Protect Healthcare Industry

North American Spine Society - North American Spine Society Expresses Concern Over Proposed Federal Health Care Reform Legislation

nTelagent, Inc. - Oklahoma Hospital Association Chooses nTelagent as Preferred Vendor

Obesity and Diabetes - Study Estimates Medical Cost of Obesity May Be As High as $147 Billion Annually

ODS - ODS' Next-Generation Health Activation Program

Office of the Speaker of the House - Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Labor, HHS, Appropriations Bill, Which Lifts Ban on Needle Exchange

Oklahoma Drug Card - Oklahoma Drug Card Savings Surpasses $3.8 Million

Olympus Managed Health Care Inc. - Olympus Managed Health Care Receives Third Party Administrative License in State of Florida

Orthopedics - Central DuPage Hospital Ranks 35th in Orthopaedics in U.S. News Media Group's 2009-10 America's Best Hospitals

Pericarditis - New findings from Mayo Clinic in the area of pericarditis described

Pharmaceuticals - Government Officials, Community Leaders Invited to Come Together to Examine the Rising Cost of Healthcare

Pharmaceuticals - Indiana Drug Card to Provide Free Drug Cards to Residents

Pharmaceuticals - Physicians Prompt Care Health Clinic Opens in Orland Park JEWEL-OSCO(R)

Prostate Cancer - Research from University of Pennsylvania provides new data on prostate cancer

Public Campaign Action Fund - Elected Officials Voting Against Health Reform Received 65% More in Campaign Donations From Health and Insurance Interests Than Those Voting for Reform

Radiology - Dr. Christopher Olivia Appointed to Foundation Radiology Group Board of Directors

Regence - Regence BlueCross BlueShield Cited for Project Management Excellence

Renal Insufficiency - Research on renal insufficiency reported by T.S. Field et al

RetireSafe - RetireSafe Blasts AARP for Supporting Plan to Pay for Health Care on the Backs of Seniors

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - New Study Identifies Strategies to Retain Experienced Nurses as Nursing Shortage Looms & Nation's Health Care Needs Grow

Rush University Medical Center - Rush University Medical Center studies program to help older adults transition from hospital to home

SCAI - SCAI Opposes U.S. House of Representatives Health Reform Bill in Current Form

Stanford University School of Medicine - First Class of Global Health Corps Trains at Stanford for Work in Africa, United States

Tennessee Drug Card - Tennessee Drug Card Has Saved Residents Over $7.3 Million

Texas Mutual Insurance Company - Texas Mutual Pays $75M in Policyholder Dividends

The Economic Report - Healthcare: Solutions for the American Crisis 'The Economic Report' Show to Feature Rising Medical Solutions, Inc.

The Heritage Foundation - Millions of Pennsylvanians Could Lose Private Insurance, Study Shows

The Heritage Foundation - Millions of Virginians Could Lose Private Insurance, Study Shows

The Heritage Foundation - Thousands of Maine Residents Could Lose Private Insurance, Study Shows

The Heritage Foundation - Thousands of Montanans Could Lose Private Insurance, Study Shows

The Heritage Foundation - Thousands of Nebraskans Could Lose Private Insurance, Study Shows

The Heritage Foundation - Thousands of New Mexicans Could Lose Private Insurance, Study Shows

The Workers Compensation Research Institute - Medical Costs Per Claim for Florida Workers' Comp Claims Grew, Driven by Increase in Payments Per Service for Hospital Outpatient Services, Reports New WCRI Study

Thomson Reuters - Clear Choice Health Plans Selects Thomson Reuters to Deliver Healthcare Cost Information to Members - and Exceed State Transparency Requirements

TMF Health Quality Institute - Texas Hospitals Recognized for Quality of Care

Transplantation - Findings from University of Alabama advance knowledge in transplantation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Secretary Sebelius Addresses CDC Weight of the Nation Conference

U.S. Department of Justice - Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations Lead to Charges Against 32 Doctors and Health Care Executives for More Than $16 Million in Alleged False Billing in Houston

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Medical Imaging Reaches Record Level

U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship - Landrieu Leads Senate Fight to Improve Health Care for Small Businesses

University of British Columbia - Nearly 1 in 5 university students experienced violence in last 6 months: UBC study

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center - Research shows rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - WellCare Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint, BCBSA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and HCSC Collaborate to Expand Access to Health Care Cost Information

Western Wayne Family Health Centers - Western Wayne Family Health Center -- Taylor Dedication Ceremony Marks Important Step in Providing Healthcare to Underinsured and Uninsured

WhiteGlove House Call Health, Inc. - UnitedHealthcare Adds WhiteGlove House Call Health to Its Provider Network in Central Texas

A.M. Best Co. - Latest Best's Credit Ratings and Reports Now Available in the New Online Edition of Best's Insurance Reports

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Bexar County Hospital District, Texas COs 'AA+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: Full List of Outlook Revisions for 6 U.S. Health Insurers Available

Research and Markets - The Latest Ukraine Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report is Now Available and Forecasts Total Market Value to Reach US$2.857Bn by the End of the Forecast Period



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