Managed Care Weekly Digest
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 17th, 2003
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Healthcare Access - Current health care system does not adequately serve chronically ill
Patient Safety - New study explores patients' and physicians' attitudes on medical errors
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Possible dominant-negative mutation of the SHIP gene identified
Health Outcomes - Quality improvement efforts provide mixed results for hemodialysis patients
Healthcare Access - No insurance and limited English hurt Hispanic patients
Healthcare Costs - Study shows declines in payment for emergency care
Appointments - Health plan veteran joins leadership of research company
Breast Cancer - Patients suffer through communication failure
Breast Cancer Screening - Mailed reminder can boost mammography in older women
Collaborations - MedAire and Netcare 911 announce strategic partnership
Collaborations - TRX and CodeRyte announce strategic alliance to provide improved medical records
Common Cold - $40 billion annual price tag calculated
Electronic Prescriptions - E-script service expanded through partnership
Employee Benefits - United Benefit Advisors unveils 2003 strategic goals
Endocrinology - Outstanding diabetes care programs recognized by national organizations
Finance - Option Care reports record revenue for fourth-quarter and year-end 2002
Finance - Universal Hospital Services, Inc., announces fourth-quarter earnings
Finance - VHA completes successful 2002
Geriatrics - State-level healthcare systems unprepared for older adults' population growth
Group Purchasing - Novation, Medline ink infusion therapy kits agreement
Healthcare Access - Insurance company orders a dose of electronic security
Healthcare Costs - Diabetes costs soar to nearly $92 billion
Healthcare Costs - Hispanic advocacy group investigating HCA's treatment of uninsured
Healthcare Costs - New report rejects hospital merger activity as key health cost driver
Healthcare Costs - Rising demand, increasing costs of caring fuel hospital spending
Healthcare Financing - Medicaid shares some of TennCare's troubles
Healthcare Insurance - Characteristics of U.S. workers with health insurance described
Healthcare Outreach - Foundation awards more than $89,000 in grants
Healthcare Services - Next generation decision support resources to be offered to patients
Information Technology - Linnaeus and Q Mark unite to provide HEDIS reporting solutions
Information Technology - OpenNetwork Technologies teams with Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Information Technology - Two U.K. hospitals use Cerner technology to support pathology modernization
Information Technology - Two companies join forces to produce CancerMETRIC
Information Technology - Ventera wins contract to provide IT and professional services to CMS
Information Technology - iMDsoft enters the German market
Legal Issues - Kentucky judge rules against HMOs
Malpractice - Trial lawyer, also a doctor, targets insurance companies
Malpractice Insurance - New York doctors - armed with a script - urged to call lawmakers
Medical Records - Demand for electronic medical records soars
Medicare - Plan expands to include beneficiaries in seven North Carolina counties
Medicare Trust Fund - Integrity program saved $629 million in Florida and Connecticut
Medicare Trust Fund - U.S. Attorney's office seeks repayment for improper billing
Mental Health - The inflammation markers haptoglobin and C-reactive protein lower cognition
Mergers and Acquisitions - HCA's CEO says March 31 deadline firm on Health Midwest deal
Mergers and Acquisitions - Infusion therapy services company makes Virginia acquisition
Mergers and Acquisitions - Quest Diagnostics extends exchange offer for shares of Unilab
Multiple Myeloma - Antibody-producing cells need stress
Patient Care - Evaluating the quality of oncology care should include patient-reported outcomes
Patient Confidentiality - Electronic transfer of prescription-related information raises concerns
Patient Safety - Survey finds strong support for new technologies
Patient Satisfaction - Researchers find health plan appeals process is working for patients
Purchasing Programs - VHA members increasing participation in VHA's supply chain program
Quality Assurance - NCQA announces vendors receiving HEDIS software certification
Staffing - Outsourcing gains momentum, staffing management company claims
Staffing - PDI to provide team of clinical support specialists, new board member named
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