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Managed Care Weekly Digest

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 9th, 2006
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Weekly Digest | Other Publications

Healthcare Access - Federal grants to help people with disabilities stay part of their communities

Healthcare Access - Latino leaders release strategies for improving Latino health care in America

Healthcare Costs - AARP studies find rising prescription drug prices and rising voter concern about affordability

Medicare - Medicare survey finds overall satisfaction in contractor-provider relationship

Accreditation - Alere Medical coronary artery disease program receives full accreditation

Accreditation - BioRx completes accreditation for infusion therapy

Accreditation - URAC releases guidelines to gauge consumer protection efforts of healthcare organizations

Addiction Medicine - Let's Talk Recovery, Inc., prepares to enter the intervention market space

Alzheimer Disease - New home-care option available to Illinois families caring for Alzheimer patients

Awards - Aetna wins recognition for closing cultural, linguistic gaps in healthcare

Awards - Kaiser Permanente wins NCQA multicultural award

Awards - Medivance's patient cooling system is runner up in Wall Street Journal technology awards

Awards - Quality assurance group recognizes 10 health plans for bridging cultural healthcare divides

Awards - Texas Nurses Association names 14 new Fall 2006 nurse-friendly designated hospitals

Awards - Two Smith & Nephew products tapped for Wall Street Journal 2006 Technology Innovation Awards

Awards - Zargis' Cardioscan is runner-up in Wall Street Journal 2006 Technology Innovation Award

Brain Health - Americans speak out about brain fitness in national poll

Business & Finance - Medical liability insurer TMLT reduces rates 7.5%, declares 20% dividend effective 2007

Business Update - Advanced Chemistry Development releases upgrade of ChemSketch Freeware for chemical drawing

Business Update - Advanced Clinical Software company joins Clinical Research Forum IT Roundtable

Business Update - Aetna Health Connections programs for wellness target optimal health

Business Update - Affiliated Computer Services expands contract with state of Missouri

Business Update - Amicas installs image management system for Affinity Health

Business Update - APS Healthcare's commercial division wins 11 new and renewed accounts

Business Update - Aramark launches restaurants on large healthcare campuses

Business Update - Beacon Partners expands healthcare management consulting services to Canada

Business Update - College Network partners with League of Nursing for new NCLEX-RN preparation package

Business Update - Cyberonics provides patient access and outcomes update for VNS therapy

Business Update - Delta Dental launches new voluntary PPO in California

Business Update - Edifecs launches HIPAA companion guide testing on Collabrus

Business Update - Hospice Pharmacia reports increased demand for pharma care services in inpatient units

Business Update - Inpatient Medical Services changes name to Intercede Health; Ted White named CEO

Business Update - Journal Science launches complete 1880-1996 digitized archive titled Science Classic

Business Update - Medical Protective announces rate reduction of additional 10% for Texas physicians

Business Update - Mortara Instrument releases update of electrocardiographs platform for wireless ECG workflow

Business Update - New York-based St. Peter's Hospital selects emergency department outpatient coding software

Business Update - Schering stockholders consent to agreement paving way to integration with The Bayer Group

Business Update - Sentillion-sponsored survey shows company is top single sign-on healthcare software provider

Business Update - Southwest Ambulance awarded exclusive contract to continue 911 services in Avondale, Arizona

Business Update - Spheris selected as an awarded vendor by University HealthSystem Consortium

Business Update - Stanford Hospital selects IntraOp's intraoperative electron radiation therapy device

Business Update - StockerYale releases specialty optical fibers for medical market

Business Update - Textronics expands into U.K. with NuMetrex clothes that monitor the body

Business Update - The Sullivan Group, MedQuest form partnership to produce patient discharge education system

Business Update - Unibased Systems Architecture expands, redirects products toward revenue cycle applications

Business Update - Union denounces off shoring of health care services

Business Update - UT Southwestern Medical Center selects MedeFinance revenue cycle Web-based software suite

Business Update - VNUS announces deferral of radiofrequency generator revenue sales during Q3, Q4 2006

Cardiac Medical Devices - Ventracor trial results show left ventricular assist device had 83% success rate

Cardiovascular Research - New international guidelines for heart transplant candidates standardize patient care

Collaborations - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Medical ID partner to promote medical IDs

Collaborations - Lung association and Myogen form pulmonary arterial hypertension educational partnership

Collaborations - Metagenics and BioMeridian form partnership to provide patient diagnostic system

Dental Research - MetLife selected as a dental provider for federal employees

Depression - Diverse new coalition launches education campaign to counter misconceptions about depression

Diabetes Research - Joslin Diabetes Center partners with drugstore chain for diabetes awareness and education

Drug Safety - More doctors on a senior's care team correlates with higher risk of adverse drug events

Electronic Medical Records - Henry County Medical Center selects McKesson for electronic health record initiative

Facilities - Avanti Skin Care and Laser Centers opens in Southlake

Facilities - Behavioral Center of Michigan breaks ground for construction of partial day hospital

Facilities - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia opens the Center for Celiac Disease

Facilities - Sleep HealthCenters opens sleep medicine center with diagnostic and treatment services

Facilities - St. Hope, Health Net, Walton Pediatrics open health center at California high school

Finance - Advocat common stock approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market

Finance - Medical Nutrition USA reports branded product sales up 62% for quarter ended July 31, 2006

Finance - Memry Corporation reports FY 2006 revenue up 17% to $53 million, net income of $2.7 million

Finance - NMHC reports Q4 2006 revenue of $211.5 million, down 2% from $215.9 million a year ago

Finance - SunLink Health reports earnings in Q4 2006 of $1,171,000 compared to $955,000 in Q4 2005

Finance - TC3 Health secures $10 million in new private equity funding led by JMI Equity

Finance - Tibion completes closing of $3.5 million in series A funding, plans to develop PowerKnee

Fitness & Wellness - American Council for Fitness and Nutrition unveils blueprints for healthy families

Fitness & Wellness - People with disabilities are less healthy than those without disabilities

Health Insurance - Parental English proficiency affects children's access to health services

Health Promotion - Highmark launches 5-year, $100 million initiative to improve kids' health and well being

Healthcare Access - Access to equipment is one of several barriers in cardiac intervention variation

Healthcare Costs - Kaiser Permanente reveals strategies for managing the high cost of biotech drugs

Healthcare Costs - Nearly nine of ten who seek individual market health insurance never buy a plan

Healthcare Coverage - Centene files appeal with State of Kansas, company to challenge selection of new Medicaid providers

Healthcare Coverage - CIGNA HealthCare posts more cost and quality information online

Healthcare Coverage - ClaimVantage study reveals dissatisfaction with current disability claims management technology

Healthcare Coverage - InstaMed announces all-payer real-time claim processing and preadjudication

Healthcare Coverage - MVP Health Care/Preferred Care, CIGNA to offer new health plan suite

Healthcare Coverage - United Benefit Advisors reports results of employer-sponsored health plan benchmark survey

Heart Failure - Heart failure patient care improves at hospitals in the Get With The Guidelines program

Hospice - U.S. Department of Health announces funding boost for hospices and end-of-life care

Hospitals & Health Networks - LifePoint Hospitals announces $50 million increase in revolving line of credit

Hospitals & Health Networks - U.S. health care system gets poor scores on quality, access, efficiency, and equity

Infectious Diseases - Infection control experts warn of a more aggressive form of MRSA

Information Technology - Internet site provides virtual support system for neurosurgical patients and their family members

Information Technology - Predictive modeling software released by Johns Hopkins University, DST Health Solutions

Market Analysis - Chinese OTC pharmaceuticals market is worth estimated US$34.89 billion, market study shows

Market Analysis - Frost & Sullivan analysis finds clinical, cost benefits to grow point of care test market

Market Analysis - Hospital admissions for GI disorders rising

Market Analysis - Neuropathic pain market forecast to grow to $5.5 billion by 2015, market research finds

Market Analysis - Over half of U.S. hospitals juggle financial success or failure, new financing report says

Market Analysis - Report comparing quality and efficiency of Minnesota health plans released

Marketing - Archer Daniels Midland starts Natural Health Tour to bring samples, health tips to consumers

Marketing - Spot Runner and OrthoClear sign marketing agreement to promote orthodontic products locally

Medicaid - Health insurance organization comments on George Washington University report on Medicaid reform

Medicaid - Medicaid quality data added to National Committee for Quality Assurance 2006 data

Medical Devices - Implanted wireless device alerts patients and physicians to dangerous conditions

Medicare - New poll shows support for Medicare drug benefit increasing among enrolled seniors

Mental Health - Caregivers of people with mental illness say treatment disruption has serious consequences

Mental Health - Stress at work is biggest health threat to U.K. employees, reports from Personnel Today says

Mergers & Acquisitions - TriZetto signs definitive agreement to acquire Quality Care Solutions, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Vibra Healthcare acquires Dallas, Texas-based long-term acute care hospital

Nurse Study - Work-family conflict is common among registered nurses, study shows

Nursing Shortage - Regional foundations are selected for an initiative to address nursing shortages

Oncology - Arkansas Children's Hospital cancer patients find healing in bead collections

Ophthalmology - Survey reveals cultural variances in vision care knowledge and practice

Pediatric Cancer - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society launches back-to-school program for children with cancer

Personnel - Adam Boyse named chief executive office of Medic Exchange

Personnel - Amy M.H. Johnson joins Cirrus Health as VP of physician strategic development

Personnel - CIGNA appoints Jim Jacobsen group insurance marketing leader

Personnel - Henry H. Beckwith re-elected to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida board

Personnel - John B. Ramil elected to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida board of directors

Personnel - Medicexchange names sales managers and clinical applications manager to complete China team

Personnel - Sentillion names new vice president of services

Personnel - Tandem Labs names James Jersey general manager and VP of newly acquired New England division

Personnel - Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, named to Tibion Corporation board of directors

Personnel - Valeritas builds diabetes team to market h-Patch insulin delivery system, other products

Philanthropy - Gift of $25 million to support bench-to-bedside research at Stanford

Philanthropy - Stop & Shop, Giant Food raise $6.5 million in Triple Winner Game to fight childhood cancer

Professional Education - Medicsight to sponsor clinical education programs in virtual colonoscopy

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Arthritis Foundation campaign to help rheumatoid arthritis patients talk with their doctors

Sleep Apnea - Updated sleep apnea screening recommended by medical groups for commercial drivers

Telemedicine - State insurance office, Georgia BCBS launch teleradiology pilot program for rural hospitals

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