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Managed Care Weekly Digest

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 22nd, 2008
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Weekly Digest | Other Publications

JAMA and Archives Journals - Number of residents training in graduate medical education programs increases in recent years

American Heart Association - Hospitals Participating in Get With the Guidelines(SM) Program Follow Heart Attack Treatment Guidelines Better Than Others

Analysis Group - Health Costs and Insurance Claims Less for Morbidly Obese after Bariatric Surgery

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Llp - Proposed Class Action Settlement Provides Consumers, Medicare Recipients, and Insurers With Money Back

Life Sciences - New life sciences research from Kaiser Permanente discussed

Money Management International - Give Your Insurance Coverage Its Annual Check-Up

Obesity and Diabetes - Research on obesity and diabetes published by scientists at Harvard University

Arrhythmia - New arrhythmia study findings have been reported from University of Pennsylvania

Bipolar Disorder - Studies from University of Washington yield new data on bipolar disorder

Breast Cancer - Reports summarize breast cancer study results from Johns Hopkins University

Dialysis - Findings from Emory University provide new insights into dialysis

Health Insurance - Research reports from X.Z. Zhang and co-authors provide new insights into health insurance

HIV/AIDS - Data on HIV/AIDS published by researchers at University of California, Medical Department

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Data on inflammatory bowel disease discussed by researchers at Kaiser Permanente

Medicare and Medicaid - Investigators at University of Washington zero in on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research conducted at M.D.A. Carlson and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from F. Grispino and co-authors provides new data about medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research on medicare and medicaid published by scientists at Yale University, Medical Department

Osteoporosis - New findings in osteoporosis described by J.R. Curtis and co-researchers

Regulatory Actions - New regulatory actions study findings reported from C.A. Stockl and co-authors

Rehabilitation Research - Reports outline rehabilitation research research from J.H. Park and colleagues

Reoperation - Scientists at National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute target reoperation

Defibrillators - Reports outline defibrillators study results from University of Western Ontario, Department of Medicine

Epilepsy Therapy - New research on epilepsy therapy from L.P. Hsieh and co-authors summarized

Health Policy - New health policy study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Glasgow

Life Sciences - Research findings from College of Medicine update understanding of life sciences

Medicare and Medicaid - Research on medicare and medicaid described by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Affirms, Upgrades, Downgrades, Assigns and Withdraws Public Data Ratings on HMOs

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. - ACS Facilitates Emergency Prescription Assistance Program Now Activated in Southern Louisiana

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. - Health Care Cost Increases to Continue at Double Digit Rates, According to Buck Consultants Survey

American Cancer Society - Many colorectal cancer survivors do not receive recommended follow-up care

AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare - AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare and Community Health Center, Inc. Sign Contract to Provide Services to Charter Oak, HUSKY Beneficiaries

Ameritox - Dr. Harry L. Leider, Renowned Healthcare Expert, Joins Ameritox as Chief Medical Officer

Benefit Informatics Inc. - Presidio Excess Insurance Services and Benefit Informatics Announce Exclusive Relationship

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida - DuBose Ausley Retires From Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Board of Directors

BPO Management Services Inc. - BPO Management Services to Merge With Healthaxis

Cancer Vaccines - Society of Gynecologic Oncologists to Host Cervical Cancer Prevention Forum

Centene Corporation - Centene Corporation Names Sherry B. Husa as President and CEO of Wisconsin Subsidiary

Chronic Disease - New Jersey Launches New Effort to Fight Chronic Disease

Commonwealth Fund - Extra payments to Medicare Advantage plans to total $8.5 billion in 2008

Constellation Energy - Constellation Energy Receives Top Rating on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index

Eureko B.V. - Eureko Announces Acquisition in Russia of Oranta Insurance Company from PromSvyazCapital PSC

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Arkansas Valley Regional Med Center CO at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Albert Einstein Healthcare Network's Pennsylvania $90MM Revs 'A-'

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. - Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. Announces a National Agreement with Government Employees Health Association, Inc. Through Linkia, its Wholly-Owned Provider Network Management Company

Health Insurance - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Staff to Participate in WTMJ-TV Health Insurance Phone Bank

Health Insurance - Health Insurance Industry Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Health Care Reform in Albuquerque

Health Insurance - Patients Whose Health Coverage Was Retroactively Cancelled When They Got Sick Urge Governor to Keep His 'State of the State' Promise to Protect Innocent Patients

Health Insurance - Senator George Mitchell and the Bipartisan Policy Center to Host Forum Examining Health Insurance Reform

Health Insurance - Social Network for Affordable Health Care Supporters Stimulates a New Level of Interactivity and Dialogue

Health Integrated - Health Integrated Receives NCQA Certification for Health Utilization Management

Health Policy - New think tank at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children researches health policy and professionalism

HealthLeaders-InterStudy - Competing Colorado Springs Health Systems Look to Northern Expansion

Heart Attack - Englewood Hospital Among Top Three Hospitals Nationwide for Heart Attack Patient Survival Rate

HIV/AIDS - Miami HIV Clinic Administrator Pleads Guilty for Role in a $14 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

HIV/AIDS - Two Miami Physicians Plead Guilty and Admit Ordering $6.8 Million Worth of Unnecessary HIV Infusion Treatments

International Living - Mexico is the Best Place in the World to Retire, Says International Living

J.P. Morgan - Health Savings Accounts Rise 60 Percent at J.P. Morgan

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International - JDRF-funded clinical trial demonstrates continuous glucose monitoring improves blood sugar control

LTC Financial Partners Llc - Long Term Care Costs on Call: the Numbers, Useful for Estate and Retirement Planning, Now Available by Phone

Magellan Health Services, Inc. - McKesson, Magellan Health Launch Integrated Medical/Behavioral Health Care Management Program

Managed Care - National Health Plan Collaborative Launches Online Toolkit to Assist Health Plans in Reducing Disparities

Managed Care - Valley Baptist Health System Selects Concuity's ClearContracts to More Accurately Calculate Payments from Managed Care and Government Payers

Medica - South Dakotans Receive an Incentive to Work Out

Medical Society of the State of New York - Survey Reveals that Doctors Feel Pressured By Health Insurers to Alter Treatment of Patients

Medicare and Medicaid - Burgess(TM) to Participate in AdvaMed's the MedTech Conference

Medicare and Medicaid - End of Private Fee-for-Service Medicare Plans Creates Significant Competition in TriState Area

Medicare and Medicaid - Healthcare Executive Richard Peitzmeier Returns to Phoenix as Regional Sales Director of SCAN Health Plan Arizona

Medicare and Medicaid - Largest U.S. Hospice Member Organization Files Suit Against Bush Administration

Medicare and Medicaid - Medco CEO Unveils Pragmatic Blueprint for Health Care Reform; Reducing Costs by Upwards of $1 Trillion

Medicare and Medicaid - Mid Rogue eHealth Services Now Offers Electronic Prescribing

Medicare and Medicaid - Nation's Foremost Health Care Leaders Kick Off Summit Focused on Zero-Tolerance Approach to Hospital-Acquired Infections

Medicare and Medicaid - On-Line Medicare Advisor Saves Seniors Time, Hassle and Money

Medicare and Medicaid - Part D Advisors, Inc. Signs On as a TPAA Preferred Partner

MediConnect Global, Inc. - MediConnect Global Ranked #72 in 2008 Inc. Top 100 Business Services Companies

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. - For Second Consecutive Year Mintz Levin Named Family-Friendly Firm by Yale Law Women

National Association for the Self-Employed NASE - Health Care Reform Key Issue as Entrepreneurs Size Up Presidential Candidates

New Jersey Hospital Association - NJHA: Public Deserves Full Disclosure of Horizon Conversion Plan

Obesity and Diabetes - As Presidential Debates Approach, American Dietetic Association Says Prevention is Key to National Health-Care Reform

Pediatrics - Calvin B. Johnson, MD, MPH, Appointed Vice President & Chief Medical Officer for Temple University Health System

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PCMA - PCMA: HHS Conference on E-Prescribing Will Accelerate Physician Adoption

Phytel - CMS Names Phytel a Qualified Patient Registry for PQRI Reporting

Regence - Regence's Online 'Live Help' Gets Members Chatting

Research Australia - Extend Medicare to cut waiting lists, up competition

Sentrigo, Inc. - Sentrigo Announces ArcSight Technology Partnership

Signature Home Health & Home Care - Signature Hospice Says, 'People Should Not Have to Wait for Admission to Hospice!' Hospice Services Now Available in the Eugene/Springfield Area

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Survival instincts propel 'difficult patient' to insist on quality care

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center - Free drug samples may end up costing uninsured more

Warner Pacific - Warner Pacific and Norvax to Host a Free Health Insurance 2.0 Summit for Producers, General Agents and Carriers

WLTW - WLTW & EmblemHealth Launch "Respecting your health, Respecting your environment" Green Initiate for Tri-State Area this Fall

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