Managed Care Weekly Digest

Wellness - Hooper Holmes Introduces Hooper Holmes OnSiteSM Face-to-Face Health Coaching

Premier - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from a New Premier Agreement for Surgical Instrument and Scope Repair

Humana Inc. - Humana Appoints Commercial Market President for Illinois

Business News - Hundreds of RNs from Across the State Join UMass Memorial Medical Center Nurses for Picket and Rally to Protest Poor Staffing Conditions, Proposed Closure of Needed Beds and Services, Wage and Benefit Cuts

IASIS Healthcare - IASIS Healthcare Names Mazzuca Chief Operating Officer

Business News - Independence Blue Cross Offers Members New Discounts Through Blue365(R)

Business News - Jack Black, America Ferrera Take on "Liars for Hire" in New HCAN Video

Business News - Jackie Jennifer Named Senior Vice President of Operations for Blue Cross

Medicare and Medicaid - LTC Global Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Fort Myers

Medical Action Industries Inc. - Medical Action Industries Inc. Awarded National IV Site Management and Ascend Agreement with the Premier Healthcare Alliance

Medical Device Companies - Medtronic Settles US Lawsuits on Sprint Fidelis Family of Defibrillation Leads

Medicare and Medicaid - MicroStrategy Congratulates Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Outstanding Technology Achievements in Government

Electronic Medical Records - Netsmart Technologies is First Behavioral Healthcare Software Provider to Pass Final Rule ARRA Certification Tests

Medicare and Medicaid - New Jersey's Seniors and Disabled Will Feel Impact of Policy Changes that Restrict Power Wheelchair Access in Medicare

Pediatrics - New findings from A. Kalil and co-researchers in the area of pediatrics described

Mental Health - New mental health data have been reported by researchers at University of Pennsylvania

Orthopedics - New orthopedics study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Iowa, Department of Internal Medicine

Health Insurance - New report: How will the Affordable Care Act affect 15 million uninsured young adults?

Emergency Medicine - New research on emergency medicine from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine summarized

Sepsis - No New Licenses to Prime Healthcare While Under State, Federal Investigations for Shocking Hospital Infection Rate, SEIU-UHW Asserts

Business News - Orthocare Innovations Wins da Vinci Award for Compas Computerized Prosthesis Alignment System

Electronic Medical Records - Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems Selects ChartAccess(R) Comprehensive EHR From Prognosis Health Information Systems

Pressure Ulcer - Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers Updated With MDS 3.0 Info

Health Insurance - Public Employee Health Coverage Dips as Local Governments Address Shortfalls

Pediatrics - Reports from I. Sawhill et al highlight recent research in pediatrics

Medicare and Medicaid - Republicans Prove Unpopular with Voters Opposing Obama in Poll

Mental Health - Research on mental health detailed by scientists at Columbia University

Orthopedics - Research reports from Case Western Reserve University provide new insights into orthopedics

Orthopedics - Researchers from Exponent, Inc. discuss findings in orthopedics

Managed Care - SCAN Health Plan Arizona Launches Hispanic Outreach Program

Pediatrics - Scientists at Boston University, Department of Pediatrics discuss research in pediatrics

SeaBright Holdings, Inc. - SeaBright Holdings to Release 2010 Third Quarter Results on October 26, 2010

Palliative Care - Studies from Yale University, Department of Medicine add new findings in the area of palliative care

Health and Medicine - Study findings from University of California, Department of Medicine provide new insights into health and medicine

Managed Care - Study findings from Vanderbilt University provide new insights into managed care

Managed Care - Study results from F. Zeng and colleagues update understanding of managed care

Business News - Summa Health System Reports $2.86 Billion in Economic Impact, $110.8 Million in Community Benefit

Alzheimer Disease - Tea Party's Economic Gloom Fuels Republican Election Momentum, Poll Shows

Medicare and Medicaid - Texas Community Care Announces New Local Office Location

Research and Markets - US Pharmaceutical Market Overview: Once Recession-Proof Industry Feeling Impact of Economic Downturn

Incontinence - WPI Holdings Acquires Wilmington Medical Supply Inc.

Medicare and Medicaid - WellCare Announces Leadership Team Appointments