Managed Care Law Weekly

Kryptiq Corporation - Hillsboro Advanced Surgical Care Extends Value of EMR With Connect IQ Secure Messaging

Kryptiq Corporation - Regence Automates Provider Contracting with Kryptiq's Choreo Contract Manager

Life Sciences - Findings from J.J. Huang et al in life sciences in children reported

Life Sciences - Investigators at Karolinska Institut publish new data on life sciences

Life Sciences - New life sciences study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Alabama

Life Sciences - Research from UCLA Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia broadens understanding of life sciences

Life Sciences - Research from University of Aberdeen, Center for Rural Health provides new data on life sciences

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. - LifePoint Hospitals Announces New Director

Managed Care - New 2008 Health Plan Directory Features Year-End 2007 Enrollment Data and 4,600 Key Executives

Managed Care - Research from C.B. Harley and colleagues has provided new data on managed care

Medicare and Medicaid - Access Diabetic Supply Helps to Save Lives by Providing Free Diabetic Meters

Medicare and Medicaid - Blunt Praises President's Plan to Save Medicare

Medicare and Medicaid - HAP Announces Largest Expansion in Its History With Securing of Statewide Provider Networks for PPO Products

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports from City University of New York describe recent advances in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports outline medicare and medicaid study findings from University of Minnesota

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from RTI International publish findings in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from University of California describe findings in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Extends LifeMasters Demonstration Project in Florida

Medicare and Medicaid - TrailBlazer Announces Final Medicare Administrative Contractor Schedule for Claims Processing in Four States

Menopause - Menopausal women need better health care and community support in rural areas

Mental Health - Reports from Medical University of South Carolina, Research Center advance knowledge in mental health in children

Mental Health - Research reports on mental health from University of Manitoba, Department of Occupational Therapy provide new insights

Mental Health - Research results from J.L. Zazzali and co-authors update knowledge of mental health in children

Mental Health - Studies conducted at University of Tennessee, Health Services Research Center on mental health recently published

Mental Illness - Research from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey broadens understanding of mental illness

Mergers & Acquisitions - Amedisys Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire TLC Health Care Services, Inc.

New Jersey Hospital Association - Statement of Betsy Ryan, President-elect and Chief Operating Officer, New Jersey Hospital Association

Pediatrics - National survey shows minority children experience multiple disparities in health care

Premerus - Premerus Issues Study Addressing Medical Misdiagnosis in America 2008: a Persistent Problem with a Promising Solution

Pressure Ulcer Prevention - Scientists at Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research target pressure ulcer prevention

Priority Health - Priority Health Expands Coverage Area

Public Citizens for Children and Youth - Bush Budget Shortchanges Pennsylvania's Children, Communities and Families

Quality of Life - Scientists at University of South Florida release new data on quality of life

Raymond James & Associates - Raymond James Health Care Investment Banking Group Advises Amedisys on $395 Million Acquisition of TLC Health Care Services, Inc.

Salmonellosis - New salmonellosis findings from C. Frank and co-researchers published

SARS - Data on SARS published by researchers at Ohio State University

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - UHW Launches Campaigns for More Than 75,000 Hospital and Nursing Home Workers

Spectrum Health - Spectrum Health Enhances Web Site With Payment Information

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. - Fox Hill Senior Condominium Development Thrives During National Housing Slump

Texas Association of Health Underwriters - Texas Association of Health Underwriters Launches Advocacy Initiative

The Amerigroup Foundation - Texas Senator Robert Duncan Honored as 'Champion for Children' by the AMERIGROUP Foundation

Thomson Healthcare - Thomson Healthcare Announces Next Generation of Medstat Advantage Suite(R)

Thromboembolism Risk Factors - Mayo Clinic, Department of Health Sciences Research describes research in thromboembolism risk factors

Touchstone Health - Managed Care Veteran Jane E. Rollinson Joins Touchstone Health as Chairman of the Board

TransUnion - Columbus Regional Hospital Selects TransUnion's Healthcare Revenue Cycle Platform to Improve Its Emergency Department's Registration Process and Reduce Bad Debt

URAC; SNAPforSeniors - URAC Launches Online Decision Support Tool to Ease Housing, Care Transitions

Zynchros, Inc. - Zynchros Introduces New Chief Technology Officer