Managed Care Weekly Digest

Electronic Medical Records - Highmark Announces Collaboration to Help Independent Physicians Prepare for Federal Government's Meaningful Use Requirements

Blood Glucose Monitoring - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Blood Glucose Meters

Globins - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from a New Premier Agreement for Hemoglobin Testing Hand-Held Analyzers

Premier - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from a New Premier Agreement for IV Therapy Products - Sets and Tubing

The California Endowment - How Can California Policymakers Help Low Income Children Benefit from National Health Reform?

Electronic Medical Records - IASIS Healthcare Announces Third Quarter 2011 Results

Community Health - Independence Blue Cross Honors Future Nurses at Nurses for Tomorrow Event

Patient Care - Investigators at Medical College of Wisconsin Have Published New Data on Patient Care

PHACTS, Llc - Lawsuit Filed Against PHACTS, LLC is Dismissed

Lovelace Health System, Inc. - Lovelace Completes Purchase of Heart Hospital of New Mexico

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Magellan Health Services and the American College of Radiation Oncology Announce Collaborative Agreement

MedCath Corporation - MedCath Announces Completion of Sale of Arkansas Heart Hospital

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicaid Health Plans of America's Center for Best Practices Appoints First-Ever Director

MyHealthDIRECT - MyHealthDIRECT Expands Services to California in Partnership with Regal Medical Group, an Independent Physician Association

Democratic National Committee - NH Democrats: Huntsman Will Leave NH's Centrist Majority in the Dust

Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care - National MTM Advisory Board Releases Pharmacist Service Definition

Medicare and Medicaid - New Findings from Kaiser Permanente in the Area of Medicare and Medicaid Published

Medicare and Medicaid - New Medicare and Medicaid Research Reported from M. Takach and Co-Authors

Ophthalmology - New Ophthalmology Research from K.D. Frick and Colleagues Discussed

Online Tech - Part D Advisors Selects Online Tech for Colocation Hosting Services

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons AAPS - Patients, Doctors, and Tennessee Leaders to Discuss Real Solutions to Medical Cost Crisis

Pharmaceutical Companies - Pfizer's Support of NCOA's BenefitsCheckUp(R) Program Will Point Struggling Seniors to Needed Benefits

Medicare and Medicaid - Qualifacts Customer Receives $42,500 in Medicaid Incentives

Mental Health - Report Summarizes Mental Health Study Findings from University of Iowa

Mental Health - Reports from Brigham Young University Highlight Recent Research in Mental Health

Medical Research - Research Findings from B.T. Howrey et al Update Understanding of Medical Research

Schizophrenia - Research from Columbia University in the Area of Schizophrenia Described

Health Care Financing - Research on Health Care Financing Published by Scientists at Harvard University

Pediatrics - Researchers at Louisiana State University Target Pediatrics

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers at University of California Target Medicare and Medicaid

Pediatrics - Researchers from University of North Carolina Detail Findings in Pediatrics

Medicare and Medicaid - S&P Alarm About Nursing Home Sector Should Spur Administration, Congressional Concern for U.S. Seniors' Care, Deep Nationwide Job Losses

Managed Care - SCAN Health Plan Appoints Community Relations Representative to Northern California Service Area

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Savient Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Medicare and Medicaid - Scientists at University of Iowa Describe Research in Medicare and Medicaid

Health Insurance - Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results; Company Announces Access to up to $45 Million in Financing

Stone & Youngberg Holdings LLC - Stone & Youngberg Comments on US Austerity and Investment Implications

Critical Care Medicine - Studies Conducted by D. Rowell et al on Critical Care Medicine Recently Published

Health Insurance - Studies from McGill University Add New Findings in the Area of Health Insurance

Medicare and Medicaid - Tenet Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results

American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons - The AAOMS Collaborates with Ad Council Coalition to Improve Children's Oral Health

Medicare and Medicaid - Thousands of Idahoans Helped Drive Debt Debate Outcome

Prestige Care - Three Prestige Communities Are Named to U.S. News & World Report's List of "Best Nursing Homes"

Medicare and Medicaid - Towers Watson Partners With Extend Health on Retiree Medical Solution

Managed Care - UPMC Health Plan Officially Opens New Erie Office with Open House

Pneumonia - USA TODAY Publishes Analysis of Death Rates at More Than 4,600 U.S. Hospitals

Industrial Metal and Mineral Companies - USEC Names Marian Davis Vice President & Chief Audit Executive

Joint Replacements - Washington Hospital and UnitedHealthcare Extend Network Relationship

Aetna - Whalers Sports & Entertainment Welcomes Aetna as First "Whalers Alliance" Partner

Medicare and Medicaid - With Report of Second Quarter 2011 Results, Metropolitan Health Networks Remains on Pace for Record Year

Medicare and Medicaid - meridianEMR(R) Customers Start Receiving Meaningful Use Incentive Payments