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Table of Contents . . . December 22nd, 2009
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Aegis Health Group - Hospitals Urged to Implement New Strategies Now or Risk Ceding Decision Making to Others While Waiting for Healthcare Reform
Americans United for Life Action - AUL Action Challenges Planned Parenthood to Reveal Financial Interest in Health Care Legislation
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. - Ascension Orthopedics Hires Key Senior Executives
AT&T Inc. - AT&T Continues Supporting Christina Noble Children's Foundation to Help Underprivileged Children
AtlantiCare - AtlantiCare Named 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Winner
Attus Technologies, Inc. - The National Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Selects ATTUS Technologies as Preferred Provider for OFAC, OIG, EPLS and USA PATRIOT Act Compliance
Bank of America - California Nonprofits Receive More than $4 Million from Bank of America Charitable Foundation to Provide Emergency Services
Biomedical Engineering - The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Announces Additions to Nationally Recognized Executive Program
Cardiology - Al Novak Elected Chairman of the Board of OrbusNeich Medical
Chick-fil-A, Inc. - Chick-fil-A President's 100th Campout to Occur at the Dec. 10 Opening in Pompano Beach; First 100 Customers in Line to Receive Free Year's Supply of Chick-fil-A
Dendreon Corporation - Dendreon Appoints Hans Bishop as Chief Operating Officer
Endologix, Inc. - Endologix Appoints Dan Lemaitre to its Board of Directors
Gwathmey, Inc. - Rosalie Dunn, Ph.D., Joins Gwathmey, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer
Hard to Treat Diseases - Hard to Treat Diseases HTDS Comments on Recent Movement of Its Security
Hylant Group - Morman Joins Hylant Group as Vice President of Carrier Relations
Jedi Mind, Inc. - Dr. Gordon Chiu to Develop Jedi Mind's Medical Division
Kaiser Permanente - Kaiser Permanente CIO Philip Fasano Named One of Computerworld's Top 100 IT Leaders for 2010
Lentigen Corporation - Lentigen Awarded Phase I SBIR Grant for Hepatitis C Vaccine
MassMutual Financial Group - MassMutual Recognized as One of America's Healthiest Companies
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. - Medco Health Solutions' Subsidiary Serving Germany Acquires Leading Online OTC/Healthcare Products Store
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. - Medco, State of Illinois and Community Retail Pharmacies Launch 'Wired' Collaborative Solution to Close Critical Medication-Related Gaps in Healthcare, Improving Outcomes and Lowering Costs
Microsoft Corp. - Microsoft Deepens Investment in Healthcare Industry With Acquisition of Sentillion
Particle Sciences Inc. - Particle Sciences and IES Engineers Cooperate on High Potency Compound Handling Capabilities
Pharmaceuticals - Aurora Health Care and ECRS Complete 112 Location Retail Automation Project
Physicians Healthcare Management Group, Inc. - Physicians Healthcare Management Files S-1 Registration to Spin Off Phyhealth Corporation
RecoverCare, Llc - RecoverCare Announces the Relocation of Corporate Headquarters to Louisville
Roper Industries, Inc. - Roper Industries Completes the Acquisition of Verathon, Inc.
SAP Ag - SAP and Siemens Sign Global Reseller Agreement for i.s.h.med and i.c.m.health
SCAN Health Plan Arizona - SCAN Health Plan Arizona Named one of Area's Best Places to Work by the Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ, LLC
Select Medical Corporation - SSM Health Care - St. Louis & Select Medical Corporation Announce Joint Venture Partnership
The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary - The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Announces Partnership with ZocDoc
ThermoGenesis Corp. - ThermoGenesis Corp. Names Healthcare Industry Executive Craig Moore to Board of Directors
Van Andel Institute - Van Andel Institute Cuts Ribbon on $178 Million Expansion
Weber Shandwick - Weber Shandwick Is First U.S. Healthcare Practice To Be Trained and Certified In Regulatory Compliance
Winner Medical Group Inc. - Winner Medical Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results
Workforce Alliance - Workforce Alliance Earns Grant to Train Health Care Workers
Age, Aging and Nursing - Research on age, aging and nursing published by P. Housen et al
Allergan, Inc. - Nationwide Survey Shows Americans Oppose Cosmetic Tax to Pay for Health Care Reform
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - Eliminating Consultation Codes Will Force Four out of Five Specialists to Drastically Cut the Number of Medicare Patients Seen in Their Practices
American College of Physicians - ACP expresses views on key issues in H.R. 3590, Senate 'Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'
American Health Care Association - New Medicaid Study Finds Payment Gap Between Seniors' Actual Care Cost and Provider Reimbursement Most Problematic in NY, IL, OH, TX, NJ, PA, MA, FL, CA,
American Health Care Association - New National Study Spotlights Importance of Federal Medicare Funding to Propping-Up Seniors' Deteriorating State Medicaid Benefits and Services
Americans United for Life - AUL Action: Senate Health Bill Now Leads to Unprecedented Federal Abortion Funding
Americans United for Life Action - Americans United for Life Action Fights the Abortion Bailout by Supporting the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment
Amerigroup Corporation - Amerigroup Foundation Supports Empty Stocking Fund
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine and National Council on Aging Provide Vital Benefits Information to Economically Challenged Older Adults
ARKRAY, Inc. - ARKRAY, Inc. Receives FDA 510k Clearance on the Assure Platinum Auto-Code Blood Glucose Monitoring System
AstraZeneca - AstraZeneca Medicare Part D Patient Assistance Program No Longer Requires Co-Pays
Bell Partners - Morton Named President of Bell Senior Living
Blue Care Network - Blue Care Network CEO Jeanne Carlson to Retire at the End of February 2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - Smoking Ban Good Step Toward a Healthier Michigan, Says Blue Cross
Boies, Schiller & Flexner Llp - Boies, Schiller & Flexner Commences Trial to Enforce Federal Medicaid Rights for Children
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - National Report Ranks Kentucky 40th in Protecting Kids From Tobacco
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - New Report: States Cut Funding for Tobacco Prevention Programs Despite Receiving Record Amounts of Tobacco Revenue
Capital BlueCross - Capital BlueCross Subsidiary Ranks High Nationally Among Other Top Health Plans, According to U.S. News & World Report
Children's Health Fund - New England Journal of Medicine Perspective by Irwin Redlener, MD, Addresses Health Care Reform
Cinergy Health - Top Five Tips to Help Small Business Owners Cut Costs in 2010
Colon Cancer - For Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Avastin Will Face Increasing Competition From Erbitux in Europe, Most Notably in Spain
Community Health - Research from A.H. Baqui and co-researchers in the area of community health described
Community Oncology Alliance - National Oncologist Group Warns: Current Health Care Reform Legislation Woefully Short in Addressing Cancer Care Crisis
Constipation - Reports from Mayo Clinic add new data to research in constipation
Consumer Watchdog - Senate Opponents Delivering 'Chicken Little' Mistruths Crafted to Sow Fear on Health Reform, says Consumer Watchdog
Crescent Healthcare - Crescent CIO '09 Dreamforce Conference Speaker and Award Finalist
Diabetes - Studies from Hadassah University update current data on diabetes
ECRI Institute - ECRI Institute Survey Identifies Top Risk Management Challenges for 2010: Free Report Can Help Hospitals Face These Risks
Health Insurance - Data on health insurance detailed by researchers at University of New South Wales
Health Policy - Reports outline health policy study results from D.W. Macpherson et al
Healthcare Partners, Ipa - Healthcare Partners, IPA, CEO Dr. Richard Merkin, Salute Enrollees Honored for Health Care Advocacy With Members of Congress
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy - Reports from Georgetown University advance knowledge in highly active antiretroviral therapy
Institute for America's Future - Experts to Challenge Senate to Require Health Insurance Companies to Make Cost and Coverage Information Public
International Brotherhood of Teamsters - Teamsters Oppose Senate Plan to Tax Health Insurance Plans
Kaiser Family Foundation - States Sustain and Expand Coverage for Low-Income Children and Families Despite Recession, but Gains Are Threatened By Impending End of Federal Assistance
Kaiser Permanente - Alcohol Consumption May Increase Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
Laboratory Medicine - New laboratory medicine research from University of Wisconsin described
Life Sciences - Research data from Zhejiang University update understanding of life sciences
Life Sciences - Studies from University of Toronto in the area of life sciences described
Lumetra Healthcare Solutions - Lumetra Healthcare Solutions Begins Contract With City and County of San Francisco
Managed Care - New findings reported from J. Yoon and co-authors describe advances in managed care
Managed Care - Value-Based Benefit Design Trend Grows As Health Plans Expand Offering To Fully Insured Group Market
Mental Health - Research from N. Boonstra and colleagues provide new insights into mental health
National Association of Free Clinics - Free Health Clinic Event Is Not Just for the Sick
National Nurses United - Nation's New RN SuperUnion Names Executive Director, Holds First Public Rally for RN Rights, Representation
Oregon Health & Science University - Children who lack continuity with a regular health care provider miss needed services
Pennsylvania Health Law Project - PHLP Releases 'Uninsured Pennsylvanians: Meet Your Friends, Neighbors, Co-Workers'
Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Governor Rendell Reminds Pennsylvania Families of New Law Offering Health Insurance Options for Adult Children
Pharmacology - Study data from Carnegie Mellon University update understanding of pharmacology
PharmMD - PharmMD Secures Investments to Fund New Opportunities in Medication Therapy Management
Physician Hospitals of America - New Analysis of Health Reform Bills Reveals Artificial Criteria Meant to Shut Down Physician-Owned Hospitals
Plant Science - Studies from S. Amutha et al have provided new data on plant science
Psychiatry - Research results from Mayo Clinic update understanding of psychiatry
Ronald McDonald House Charities - Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Brings Dental Care to Area Schools
Texas Health Care Association - New National Medicaid Study: Texas Seniors' Care Underfunded by $271 Million Annually
The Scooter Store - The SCOOTER Store Launches New Advertising Highlighting the Value and Cost Savings From Medicare's Power Mobility Benefit
Travel Medicine - New travel medicine study findings have been reported by scientists at College of Medicine
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - U.S. Bishops Urge Senators to Support Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment on Health Care Reform; Urge Constituents to Back it
U.S. Department of Justice - Physical Therapist, Money Launderer and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Connection With Multiple Detroit Health Care Fraud Schemes
U.S. Department of Justice - Syracuse Mortgage Underwriter to Pay United States Nearly $679,000 to Resolve Mortgage Fraud Allegations
U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship - Landrieu, Lincoln, Stabenow, Small Business Owners Discuss Positive Impact of Health Reform on Small Businesses
Ulcers Epidemiology - Studies from Hong Kong Polytechnic University describe new findings in ulcers epidemiology
UniRush Financial Services - Russell Simmons Provides 1 Million Free Prescription Drug Discount Cards to RushCard Members to Help Offset Rising Medication Costs
UPMC Health Plan - UPMC Health Plan Offers Brain Fitness Software to Improve Health
Urban Health Plan, Inc. - $12 Million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant Awarded to Urban Health Plan, Inc. UHP
Women's Health - BMP Sunstone Announces the Inclusion of Seventy Eight Drugs in China's National Insurance Catalog
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