Managed Care Weekly Digest
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 13th, 2011
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Medicare and Medicaid - Findings from J.E. DaVanzo and Co-Authors Provide New Insights into Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid - Humana Adding 105 Jobs at its Medicare Sales Call Center in Phoenix
Medicare and Medicaid - More money, better health?
Medicare and Medicaid - My Medicare Matters Helps Consumers Get the Most Out of Medicare
Medicare and Medicaid - PQA Recognizes Kaiser Permanente Hawaii for Excellence in Medication Safety
Medicare and Medicaid - U.s. Consumer Confidence Rises: Rbc Consumer Outlook Index
Medicare and Medicaid - 250 New Jobs Coming to Richardson, Texas as Operator of Largest Private Medicare Exchange, Extend Health, Opens Second Service Center
Medicare and Medicaid - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Sentinel Security Life Insurance Company
Medicare and Medicaid - ABILITY|EASE - Making Life Easier for Home Health Care Agencies
Aetna - Aetna Announces Appearance at Goldman Sachs 32nd Annual Global HealthCare Conference
AirStrip Technologies, Inc. - Alan W. Portela Named CEO of AirStrip Technologies, Inc.
Amedisys, Inc. - Amedisys Participates in DecisionHealth's Opportunities for Accountable Care Organizations Webinar
Randstad US - American Workers Feel Overqualified, But Aren't Ready to Stop Learning
Citizens Against Government Waste - CAGW Releases June WasteWatcher
Computer, Electronics - CGI awarded 4-year, US$44.9 million contract renewal with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare
Medicare and Medicaid - California Physicians Worried About Increasing Denials Turn to Medicalbillersandcoders.com for Assistance
Health Insurance - Craig Gray Named Head of Return to Work Solutions for Aetna Disability and Absence Management
Medicare and Medicaid - Data on Medicare and Medicaid Described by M.J. Press et al
Mental Health - Data on Mental Health Published by S. Gabel and Colleagues
Occupational Health - EK Health Hires Dr. Douglas Benner as Medical Business Product Development Officer
Medicare and Medicaid - Florida's Dr. Carlos A. Labrador Secures Maximum Medicare Incentives for Meaningful Use
Premier - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for PET Isotopes
Juniper Advisory LLC - Juniper Advisory Adds Two Veterans to Its Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Practice
Kaiser Permanente - Kaiser Permanente Joins Federal Government's Patient Safety Initiative
Managed Care - MedRisk, Inc. Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Examination
MedeAnalytics - MedeAnalytics Launches Value-Based Purchasing Resource Center
Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare should employ new data sources, methods to ensure accuracy of geographic adjustments to payments
Biologics - More Than 600 NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates Now Available from NCCN to Enhance Patient Safety
Patient Care - National Study on Best Practices in Home Health to Reduce Re-hospitalizations Planned
Medicare and Medicaid - New Data from M. Musumeci et al Illuminate Research in Medicare and Medicaid
Endoscopy - New Endoscopy Study Results from Cambridge Health Alliance Described
Mental Health - New Mental Health Study Findings Have Been Reported by M.P. Salyers and Colleagues
Psychiatry - New Psychiatry Study Findings Have Been Published by A.A.W. Siegwarth and Colleagues
Quality of Care - New Quality of Care Findings from D.D. Durham and Co-Researchers Published
Radiology - New Study Questions Ability of Radiology Benefit Managers to Lower Costs
Dentistry - ODS Boosts 2010 Savings to Over $9 Million with TC3's TruClaimSM Payment Integrity Suite
Biotechnology - Oncology National Commercial ONC Study Outlines 10 Trends Shaping the Market for Oncology Pharmaceutical and Biotech Products
Multiple Sclerosis - People With MS Caught in Medicare "Donut Hole" Finding Critical Relief Under Affordable Care Act in Their Costs For Prescription Medications
Managed Care - Reform Will Lead to Work Avoidance by Doctors, AAPS Told Congress
Linkwell Health - Renowned Behavioral Economist and Best-Selling Author Richard H. Thaler Joins Linkwell Health Advisory Board
Addiction Medicine - Research Findings from E. Carrier et al Update Understanding of Addiction Medicine
Mental Health - Research on Mental Health Discussed by J. Hamilton and Co-Researchers
Mental Health - Researchers from King's College London Publish Findings in Mental Health
Mental Health - Salt Lake County Selects OptumHealth to Manage Mental Health Programs
Medicare and Medicaid - Sedgwick CMS Acquires the Assets of Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc.
Cochlear Implants - Studies from University of Iowa Reveal New Findings on Cochlear Implants
Health Politics, Policy and Law - Study Findings from Columbia University Provide New Insights into Health Politics, Policy and Law
Medicare and Medicaid - Study Results from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Update Understanding of Diabetes
Managed Care - TMG Health Inc. Announces a New Agreement With Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Information Technology - TOMORROW: CMS Administrator Don Berwick and Former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist to Headline Bipartisan Policy Center Briefing
United Seating & Mobility - United Seating & Mobility Reaches Agreement to Acquire Advacare Mobility & Seating
UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealth Group Invests $8.6 Million in Antelope Valley Healthcare District to Enhance Health Care Access in Northern Los Angeles County
Universal American Corp. - Universal American Corp. to Present at the Jefferies 2011 Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, June 6th
California Nurses Association - University of California RNs Ratify New Agreement, Praise Staffing Gains in One of Nation's Biggest RN Pact
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