Managed Care Weekly Digest
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 2nd, 2006
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HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Government distrust may be barrier to HIV/AIDS healthcare service
Healthcare Costs - Consumer empowerment alone will not solve the U.S. healthcare cost crisis
Healthcare Costs - Employees in small firms pay 18% more for health insurance when adjusted for value of plan
Healthcare Coverage - More U.S. physicians opting out of managed care
Medicare - CMS proposes payment, policy changes for inpatient rehabilitation facilities in fiscal year 2007
Alzheimer Disease - Collaborative care is effective in decreasing some symptoms of Alzheimer
Awards - Clinical research association presents Meritorious Service Award to Ronald S. Waife
Business & Finance - American Shared Hospital Services records 13% increase in revenue
Business & Finance - AmeriPath records 27% increase in revenue
Business & Finance - Ceres Group reports increase in net income
Business & Finance - IntelliDOT secures $13 million in series C financing
Business Update - A.O. Fox Hospital physicians now armed with electronic medical records
Business Update - Altus expands agreement with Centro Medico Excel
Business Update - Banner Health System activates patient records system at Estrella Medical Center
Business Update - Cyberonics announces 1,100th patient treated with VNS therapy for treatment-resistant depression
Business Update - Hythiam board approves employee stock purchase plan
Business Update - Independent review organization Hayes Plus changes name to IMEDECS, offers new services
Business Update - Jacobs receives contract from Clarian Health Partners/Arnett Health System partnership
Business Update - KliniTek releases information integration software for healthcare providers, reference labs
Business Update - Kodak debuts imaging system software with security features
Business Update - Kodak introduces new digital radiography system for hospitals, imaging centers, clinics
Business Update - Presbyterian Healthcare Services awards IT contract
Business Update - Sisters of Mercy Health plans implementation of critical care software system
Business Update - Summa Health System reports 95% of physicians adopt clinical management software
Collaborations - Aetna, Specialty Health sign agreement to manage chiropractic benefits
Collaborations - Cerner and UPMC launch innovation initiative to create and commercialize new healthcare IT
Collaborations - PhysioHealth and Dynamic Physical Therapy announce partnership
Dental Research - Delta Dental donates $5M to expand care to underserved populations
Drug Abuse - Alcohol is the cause of almost half of all treatment admissions for older adults
Facilities - California hospitals are not earthquake safe; healthcare workers union encourage funding
Facilities - New Kaiser Permanente medical center coming to West Cobb in Georgia
Facilities - Solucient study shows majority of U.S. hospitals little changed in performance since 2000
Facilities - The Behavioral Center of Michigan opens specialized mental healthcare facility
Facilities - University Hospitals, Case reach historic affiliation agreement, create Case Medical Center
Finance - Alliance Imaging reports earnings of $0.10 per share
Finance - Allied Healthcare International posts 21.7% decrease in revenue
Finance - Allion Healthcare posts 81.9% increase in sales
Finance - American HomePatient reports 1.2% decrease in revenue
Finance - Cardinal Health's earnings strengthen as revenue reaches record level in third quarter
Finance - Coventry Health Care reports record operating revenues in first quarter
Finance - Crawford reports 140% increase in first quarter earnings per share
Finance - Humana reports first-quarter 2006 financial results of $0.50 earnings per share
Finance - IASIS Healthcare reposts Q2 net revenue of $418 million
Finance - Kaiser health plan, hospitals report $8.6 billion Q1 06 revenue up from $7.7 billion in 05
Finance - Kindred reports Q1 2006 net income from continuing operations of $20.4 million
Finance - Laserscope reports Q1 2006 U.S. sales of fiber optic delivery devices was 14,782 units
Finance - Magellan Health Services reaffirms 2006 segment profit guidance, raises net income guidance
Finance - MethylGene to complete private placement of up to US$20 million with investors, shareholders
Finance - Migenix raises $8.8 million through sale of royalty interest to U.S.-based investment funds
Finance - Pediatrix reports non-GAAP post-split earnings per share of 55 cents for first quarter 2006
Finance - Quotesmith.com, Inc. reports first quarter 2006 revenues of $4.9 million
Finance - U.S. Physical Therapy reports first quarter 2006 earnings of $1.5 million
Finance - UCI Medical Affiliates reports second quarter FY 2006 revenue up 8% over year ago
Finance - Universal Health Services reports net income of $51.1 million in Q1 2006
Fitness & Wellness - Most states fail on physical education requirements, heart association, NASPE study shows
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Survey on HIV/AIDS finds support for U.S. leadership to fight disease abroad, home
HIV/AIDS Therapy - U.S. HHS awards $1.07 billion for HIV/AIDS care and medications
Health Policy - Coalition applauds progress on health savings legislation
Healthcare Costs - AHCA/NCAL expresses regret regarding Senate rejection of Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006
Healthcare Costs - Angina patients cost twice as much as coronary artery disease patients without angina
Healthcare Coverage - Access America introduces Annual Med Evac to provide worldwide emergency medical transportation
Healthcare Coverage - Aetna introduces Advantus
Healthcare Coverage - Aetna to offer dental coverage to federal workers nationwide
Healthcare Coverage - Open Access Plans from PacifiCare offer Las Vegas area businesses flexibility and choice
Healthcare Coverage - Regence partners with HSA Bank to give members access to health savings accounts
Healthcare Coverage - Scott & White signs agreement with CIGNA HealthCare for in-network member access
Information Technology - Community Hospitalists and Inpatient Physicians Network deploy PatientKeeper
Information Technology - Health roundtable launched online to discuss range of healthcare issues
Information Technology - Ingenious Med launches IM Practice Manager for hospitalists
Interstitial Cystitis - Interstitial cystitis diagnosis may be predicted by misdiagnosed concomitant conditions
Legal Issues - Radiologists promote banning the sale of ultrasound devices to fetal keepsake studios
Medicaid - New evidence underscores rural communities' dependence on Medicaid
Medical Malpractice - Tort reforms reduce medical malpractice premiums
Medicare - AstraZeneca Foundation to expand patient assistance program
Medicare - Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans show local success in Medicare Part D membership
Medicare - HealthLeaders-InterStudy introduces data analysis reports for Medicare landscape
Medicare - Medicare announces supplemental rural funding for state health insurance counseling programs
Medicare - Medicare beneficiaries now receiving prescription drug coverage
Medicare - PCMA member companies pledge to pay Medicare pharmacy claims within 30 days
Mergers & Acquisitions - Highmark subsidiary to acquire Eye Care Centers of America, Inc.
Mergers & Acquisitions - Jackson Healthcare Staffing completes acquisition transaction, creating one of top five firms
Mergers & Acquisitions - LifePoint Hospitals completes sale of Indiana and Pennsylvania hospitals
Mergers & Acquisitions - Presagia Corp. announces merger with AtWork Resources Inc.
Mergers & Acquisitions - RehabCare announces definitive agreement to acquire Symphony Health Services
Mergers & Acquisitions - St. David's HealthCare and Georgetown Healthcare System finalize partnership
Mergers & Acquisitions - Symmetry Medical acquires Maine company Riley Medical for $45 million in cash
Obesity Pathogenesis - Neighborhood safety may play role in obesity
Ophthalmology - Impaired vision is common in U.S.
Personnel - Ariba founder to join Kryptiq advisory team
Personnel - Assured Pharmacy appoints financier as new chief operating officer
Personnel - BTE Technologies' David Joyner named to clinical consulting role and advisory board
Personnel - J. Brian Munroe re-elected president and chairman of Personalized Medicine Coalition board
Personnel - James J. O'Brien elected as member of Humana board of directors
Personnel - Margo Edmunds, PhD, joins The Lewin Group as a vice president
Personnel - Stephen Corbeil to lead Tenet's newly formed outpatient strategic development group
Quality Assurance - Human factors research highlights ways to improve patient safety
Tuberculosis - Risk factors for tuberculosis diagnosis delays in southern Thailand identified
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