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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 communitiesHealthcare Access - Latino leaders release strategies for improving Latino health care in AmericaHealthcare Costs - AARP studies find rising prescription drug prices and rising voter concern about affordabilityMedicare - Medicare survey finds overall satisfaction in contractor-provider relationshipAccreditation - Alere Medical coronary artery disease program receives full accreditationAccreditation - BioRx completes accreditation for infusion therapyAccreditation - URAC releases guidelines to gauge consumer protection efforts of healthcare organizationsAddiction Medicine - Let's Talk Recovery, Inc., prepares to enter the intervention market spaceAlzheimer Disease - New home-care option available to Illinois families caring for Alzheimer patientsAwards - Aetna wins recognition for closing cultural, linguistic gaps in healthcareAwards - Kaiser Permanente wins NCQA multicultural awardAwards - Medivance's patient cooling system is runner up in Wall Street Journal technology awardsAwards - Quality assurance group recognizes 10 health plans for bridging cultural healthcare dividesAwards - Texas Nurses Association names 14 new Fall 2006 nurse-friendly designated hospitalsAwards - Two Smith & Nephew products tapped for Wall Street Journal 2006 Technology Innovation AwardsAwards - Zargis' Cardioscan is runner-up in Wall Street Journal 2006 Technology Innovation AwardBrain Health - Americans speak out about brain fitness in national pollBusiness & Finance - Medical liability insurer TMLT reduces rates 7.5%, declares 20% dividend effective 2007Business Update - Advanced Chemistry Development releases upgrade of ChemSketch Freeware for chemical drawingBusiness Update - Advanced Clinical Software company joins Clinical Research Forum IT RoundtableBusiness Update - Aetna Health Connections programs for wellness target optimal healthBusiness Update - Affiliated Computer Services expands contract with state of MissouriBusiness Update - Amicas installs image management system for Affinity HealthBusiness Update - APS Healthcare's commercial division wins 11 new and renewed accountsBusiness Update - Aramark launches restaurants on large healthcare campusesBusiness Update - Beacon Partners expands healthcare management consulting services to CanadaBusiness Update - College Network partners with League of Nursing for new NCLEX-RN preparation packageBusiness Update - Cyberonics provides patient access and outcomes update for VNS therapyBusiness Update - Delta Dental launches new voluntary PPO in CaliforniaBusiness Update - Edifecs launches HIPAA companion guide testing on CollabrusBusiness Update - Hospice Pharmacia reports increased demand for pharma care services in inpatient unitsBusiness Update - Inpatient Medical Services changes name to Intercede Health; Ted White named CEOBusiness Update - Journal Science launches complete 1880-1996 digitized archive titled Science Classic Business Update - Medical Protective announces rate reduction of additional 10% for Texas physiciansBusiness Update - Mortara Instrument releases update of electrocardiographs platform for wireless ECG workflowBusiness Update - New York-based St. Peter's Hospital selects emergency department outpatient coding softwareBusiness Update - Schering stockholders consent to agreement paving way to integration with The Bayer GroupBusiness Update - Sentillion-sponsored survey shows company is top single sign-on healthcare software providerBusiness Update - Southwest Ambulance awarded exclusive contract to continue 911 services in Avondale, ArizonaBusiness Update - Spheris selected as an awarded vendor by University HealthSystem ConsortiumBusiness Update - Stanford Hospital selects IntraOp's intraoperative electron radiation therapy deviceBusiness Update - StockerYale releases specialty optical fibers for medical marketBusiness Update - Textronics expands into U.K. with NuMetrex clothes that monitor the bodyBusiness Update - The Sullivan Group, MedQuest form partnership to produce patient discharge education systemBusiness Update - Unibased Systems Architecture expands, redirects products toward revenue cycle applicationsBusiness Update - Union denounces off shoring of health care servicesBusiness Update - UT Southwestern Medical Center selects MedeFinance revenue cycle Web-based software suiteBusiness Update - VNUS announces deferral of radiofrequency generator revenue sales during Q3, Q4 2006Cardiac Medical Devices - Ventracor trial results show left ventricular assist device had 83% success rateCardiovascular Research - New international guidelines for heart transplant candidates standardize patient careCollaborations - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Medical ID partner to promote medical IDsCollaborations - Lung association and Myogen form pulmonary arterial hypertension educational partnershipCollaborations - Metagenics and BioMeridian form partnership to provide patient diagnostic systemDental Research - MetLife selected as a dental provider for federal employeesDepression - Diverse new coalition launches education campaign to counter misconceptions about depressionDiabetes Research - Joslin Diabetes Center partners with drugstore chain for diabetes awareness and educationDrug Safety - More doctors on a senior's care team correlates with higher risk of adverse drug eventsElectronic Medical Records - Henry County Medical Center selects McKesson for electronic health record initiativeFacilities - Avanti Skin Care and Laser Centers opens in SouthlakeFacilities - Behavioral Center of Michigan breaks ground for construction of partial day hospitalFacilities - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia opens the Center for Celiac DiseaseFacilities - Sleep HealthCenters opens sleep medicine center with diagnostic and treatment servicesFacilities - St. Hope, Health Net, Walton Pediatrics open health center at California high school
Finance - Advocat common stock approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital MarketFinance - Medical Nutrition USA reports branded product sales up 62% for quarter ended July 31, 2006Finance - Memry Corporation reports FY 2006 revenue up 17% to $53 million, net income of $2.7 millionFinance - NMHC reports Q4 2006 revenue of $211.5 million, down 2% from $215.9 million a year agoFinance - SunLink Health reports earnings in Q4 2006 of $1,171,000 compared to $955,000 in Q4 2005Finance - TC3 Health secures $10 million in new private equity funding led by JMI EquityFinance - Tibion completes closing of $3.5 million in series A funding, plans to develop PowerKneeFitness & Wellness - American Council for Fitness and Nutrition unveils blueprints for healthy familiesFitness & Wellness - People with disabilities are less healthy than those without disabilitiesHealth Insurance - Parental English proficiency affects children's access to health servicesHealth Promotion - Highmark launches 5-year, $100 million initiative to improve kids' health and well beingHealthcare Access - Access to equipment is one of several barriers in cardiac intervention variationHealthcare Costs - Kaiser Permanente reveals strategies for managing the high cost of biotech drugsHealthcare Costs - Nearly nine of ten who seek individual market health insurance never buy a planHealthcare Coverage - Centene files appeal with State of Kansas, company to challenge selection of new Medicaid providersHealthcare Coverage - CIGNA HealthCare posts more cost and quality information onlineHealthcare Coverage - ClaimVantage study reveals dissatisfaction with current disability claims management technologyHealthcare Coverage - InstaMed announces all-payer real-time claim processing and preadjudicationHealthcare Coverage - MVP Health Care/Preferred Care, CIGNA to offer new health plan suiteHealthcare Coverage - United Benefit Advisors reports results of employer-sponsored health plan benchmark surveyHeart Failure - Heart failure patient care improves at hospitals in the Get With The Guidelines programHospice - U.S. Department of Health announces funding boost for hospices and end-of-life careHospitals & Health Networks - LifePoint Hospitals announces $50 million increase in revolving line of creditHospitals & Health Networks - U.S. health care system gets poor scores on quality, access, efficiency, and equityInfectious Diseases - Infection control experts warn of a more aggressive form of MRSAInformation Technology - Internet site provides virtual support system for neurosurgical patients and their family membersInformation Technology - Predictive modeling software released by Johns Hopkins University, DST Health SolutionsMarket Analysis - Chinese OTC pharmaceuticals market is worth estimated US$34.89 billion, market study showsMarket Analysis - Frost & Sullivan analysis finds clinical, cost benefits to grow point of care test marketMarket Analysis - Hospital admissions for GI disorders risingMarket Analysis - Neuropathic pain market forecast to grow to $5.5 billion by 2015, market research findsMarket Analysis - Over half of U.S. hospitals juggle financial success or failure, new financing report saysMarket Analysis - Report comparing quality and efficiency of Minnesota health plans releasedMarketing - Archer Daniels Midland starts Natural Health Tour to bring samples, health tips to consumersMarketing - Spot Runner and OrthoClear sign marketing agreement to promote orthodontic products locallyMedicaid - Health insurance organization comments on George Washington University report on Medicaid reformMedicaid - Medicaid quality data added to National Committee for Quality Assurance 2006 dataMedical Devices - Implanted wireless device alerts patients and physicians to dangerous conditionsMedicare - New poll shows support for Medicare drug benefit increasing among enrolled seniorsMental Health - Caregivers of people with mental illness say treatment disruption has serious consequencesMental Health - Stress at work is biggest health threat to U.K. employees, reports from Personnel Today saysMergers & Acquisitions - TriZetto signs definitive agreement to acquire Quality Care Solutions, Inc.Mergers & Acquisitions - Vibra Healthcare acquires Dallas, Texas-based long-term acute care hospitalNurse Study - Work-family conflict is common among registered nurses, study showsNursing Shortage - Regional foundations are selected for an initiative to address nursing shortagesOncology - Arkansas Children's Hospital cancer patients find healing in bead collectionsOphthalmology - Survey reveals cultural variances in vision care knowledge and practicePediatric Cancer - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society launches back-to-school program for children with cancerPersonnel - Adam Boyse named chief executive office of Medic ExchangePersonnel - Amy M.H. Johnson joins Cirrus Health as VP of physician strategic developmentPersonnel - CIGNA appoints Jim Jacobsen group insurance marketing leaderPersonnel - Henry H. Beckwith re-elected to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida boardPersonnel - John B. Ramil elected to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida board of directorsPersonnel - Medicexchange names sales managers and clinical applications manager to complete China teamPersonnel - Sentillion names new vice president of servicesPersonnel - Tandem Labs names James Jersey general manager and VP of newly acquired New England divisionPersonnel - Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, named to Tibion Corporation board of directorsPersonnel - Valeritas builds diabetes team to market h-Patch insulin delivery system, other productsPhilanthropy - Gift of $25 million to support bench-to-bedside research at StanfordPhilanthropy - Stop & Shop, Giant Food raise $6.5 million in Triple Winner Game to fight childhood cancerProfessional Education - Medicsight to sponsor clinical education programs in virtual colonoscopyRheumatoid Arthritis - Arthritis Foundation campaign to help rheumatoid arthritis patients talk with their doctorsSleep Apnea - Updated sleep apnea screening recommended by medical groups for commercial driversTelemedicine - State insurance office, Georgia BCBS launch teleradiology pilot program for rural hospitals
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