Managed Care Weekly Digest

Humana Military Healthcare Services - Humana Military Healthcare Services Receives Web Site Award for Publication Excellence

Medicare and Medicaid - Humana Starlight Award to Honor Clark or Nye County Senior Citizen Volunteer

IMS Health - IMS Health Appoints Sati Sian General Manager, China

Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC - INVESTOR ALERT: Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr. and KSF Notify Amedisys Inc. Investors of Lead Plaintiff Application Deadline in Securities Class Action Lawsuit - AMED

JumpStart Ventures - JumpStart Ventures Closes Two Investments

Medicare and Medicaid - Kindred Healthcare Estimates Revenue Effect of Proposed Medicare Part B Therapy Payment Reduction

Case Management - Medical Mutual of Ohio Receives URAC Accreditation

Psychiatry - NAPHS Names Dr. Kathleen McCann Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs

National Association of Specialty Health Organizations NASHO - NASHO Announces First Annual Most Influential in Specialty Health Award

Medicare and Medicaid - NCOA Lauds Berwick as New CMS Administrator

NeoGenomics, Inc. - NeoGenomics Provides Early Look at Second Quarter Results

Health and Society - New health and society study findings have been reported by B.A. Kash and colleagues

Psychiatry - New psychiatry study findings reported from Health Research Institute

Health Care, Hospitals - Ogilvy & Mather and CommonHealth to merge their healthcare business

Managed Care - Outcomes Health Information Solutions Hires New SVP & Chief Operating Officer

The Providence Service Corporation - Providence Service Corporation Completes Contract Renewal Cycle with Net Gain in Contract Value

Managed Care - Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits: Strategies to Discourage Inappropriate Use and Reduce Preventable Visits - 45-Minute Webinar

Dentistry - Reports by L.Y. Shi and co-researchers describe recent advances in dentistry

Medicare and Medicaid - Research conducted at Urban Institute has updated our knowledge about medicare and medicaid

Political Science - Research from Florida State University reveals new findings on political science

Critical Care Medicine - Research on critical care medicine reported by scientists at University of Wisconsin

Health and Society - Research on health and society published by scientists at Temple University

Quality of Care - Researchers from University of North Carolina report on findings in quality of care

Medicare and Medicaid - RetireSafe Protests the Recess Appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick as CMS Administrator

Community Health - Saint Mary's Licenses TriZetto's QNXT Essentials Solution to Improve Administrative Efficiency, Support Growth and Ease ICD-10 Migration

Pneumonia - Scientists at School of Medicine target pneumonia

Medicare and Medicaid - Seniors at Inverness Village to Meet with Sen. Coburn to Discuss Federal Healthcare Reform Legislation

Medicare and Medicaid - Sherry Witzman Joins BKD, LLP Dallas Office

Connect-Ability - Six Connecticut Companies Earn Connect-Ability Top Employer Status for Workplace Diversity

Medicare and Medicaid - Statement on Appointment of Donald Berwick, M.D., as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Medicare and Medicaid - Studies from Institute for Health Policy have provided new information about medicare and medicaid

Health and Medicine - Studies from University of Vermont provide new data on health and medicine

Medicare and Medicaid - Thomson Reuters Research Identifies Top U.S. Health Systems.

Cymetrix - Torrance Memorial Medical Center Expands Partnership with Cymetrix to Provide Extended Business Office Services

Managed Care - UnitedHealthcare and Mountain States Employers Council Introduce Innovative Health Plan That Encourages Wellness for Colorado Small to Mid-Sized Businesses

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - WellCare Cleared by Court to Pursue Former Executives

Managed Care - WellCare Names Dr. Ann O. Wehr Chief Medical Officer

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - WellCare to Report Second Quarter 2010 Results on August 9