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Patient Care Law Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 19th, 2008
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Patient Care Law Weekly | Other Publications

Acumentra Health - Oregon Hospitals Achieve Medicare Reporting Benchmark for Third Straight Year

Allergies - Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Releases September Advisory

American Dental Association - ADA Presents Distinguished Service Award at 149th Annual Session

American Pharmacists Association - APhA Urges Consumers to Talk to Their Pharmacist During American Pharmacists Month (APhM)

AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies - AmeriHealth Mercy Chief Medical Officer Named Leader in Disease Management

Anxiety Disorders - Biopharmaceutical Company, Cephalon, To Pay $425 Million & Enter Plea to Resolve Allegations of Off-Label Marketing

Attensity Corporation - Attensity Experiences Positive Momentum, as Companies Turn to Text Analytics Solutions to Drive Key Business Decisions

BIOTECHNICA - BIOTECHNICA Promotes Dialogue on European Biotech Goals

CGI Group INC. - CGI Signs Three Year Contract Renewal with Medi-Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield to Provide Business Process Outsourcing Services

Chest Pain - Research on chest pain discussed by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University

CIGNA - CIGNA Expands Medicare Offerings for Individuals

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute CLSI - CLSI Publishes Guideline for Characterization and Qualification of Commutable Reference Materials for Laboratory Medicine

Cox Communications - Cox Business Connects Health Facilities with Advanced Data Solution

CVS Caremark - CVS Caremark Encourages Customers to 'Know Your Medicine, Know Your Pharmacist' During American Pharmacists Month in October

Dementia - Nation's Leaders on Dementia and Family Caregiving Gather at Thomas Jefferson University to Explore 'A New Age in Dementia Care'

DNV Healthcare Inc. - Medicare Approves DNV to Accredit US Hospitals

DocSite, LLC - Texas Medical Association TMA Uses DocSite PQRI to Participate in Quality Initiative

DrFirst, Inc. - DrFirst Releases Enhancement to Rcopia E-Prescribing to Allow Secure Printing of Prescriptions

Drug Development - Pennsylvania Health Department Offers Measures to Reduce Spread of Drug-Resistant Staph Known as 'MRSA'

Drug Resistance - Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for First Rapid On-Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test for MRSA and S. aureus

Duke University Medical Center - An ethical argument: Include pregnant women in research

ECRI Institute - ECRI Institute Unveils Comprehensive Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Services

Expeditive - Sub Acute Care Facilities Turning To In-Sourcing

GE Healthcare - GE Healthcare Acquires Agility Healthcare Solutions, Broadening Capabilities to Help Hospitals Improve Their Performance

GF Health Products, Inc. - Basic American Comfort Drives Dialogue in Long-Term Care Community

Head and Neck Cancer Prognosis - Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions target head and neck cancer prognosis

Health Policy - MDMA to Hold Annual Reimbursement and Health Policy Conference

HealthPartners - HealthPartners Medicare Premiums Increase Three Percent

Heart Disease - Study results from Cornell University, Division of Cardiology in the area of heart disease published

Hitachi America, Ltd. - Hitachi Unveils "Charting Progress," the Company's Newest Execution in its North America True Stories Branding Campaign

HIV/AIDS - New HIV/AIDS study findings reported from University of London

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at William Blair & Company Small Cap Growth Conference

Humana Inc. - 2nd Annual Humana Starlight Award to Honor Des Moines Senior Citizen Volunteer

Humana Inc. - 2nd Annual Humana Starlight Award to Honor Grand Rapids Senior Citizen Volunteer

Humana Inc. - 3rd Annual Humana Starlight Award to Honor Omaha/Lincoln Senior Citizen Volunteer

Humana Inc. - Humana assumes Medicare membership of MD Medicare Choice Plan in Florida

KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. - OR1 Timeout Verification Feature Named Innovation of the Year by Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

KCM HOLDINGS CORP. - KCMH Announces Launch of Independent Insurance Division: Health, Life and Senior Market Policies Offered

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. - Kindred Healthcare Announces 51 of Its Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers Are Recipients of the AHCA Quality Award

Knee Replacement - Duke Study: Knee Replacement Improves Mobility at Any Age

Life Sciences - Investigators at Brown University target life sciences

Life Sciences - New life sciences research has been reported by scientists at Emory University

Life Sciences - Recent findings in life sciences described by researchers from University of Oxford

Life Sciences - Reports from Mie University add new data to research in life sciences

Life Sciences - Research on life sciences discussed by scientists at Griffith University

Lung Cancer Therapy - Data on lung cancer therapy reported by researchers at Northwestern University, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

McKesson Corporation - McKesson Assembles National Forum to Strategize Solutions for Improving Performance in Oncology Care

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. - Medco's 2009 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Options Help Seniors Bridge Gaps in Prescription Drug Coverage and Care

Medical Ethics - Researchers from University of Melbourne provide details of new studies and findings in the area of medical ethics

Medical Sciences - Research from Tulane University, Medical Department broadens understanding of medical sciences

Medicare and Medicaid - $425 Million Cephalon Civil Settlement and Criminal Fine; In America's Largest Biotechnology Medicaid Fraud Case; Qui Tam Whistleblower Attorney Brian P. Kenney, Esq. Filed First Complaint With Client SIN

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Chooses Porter Novelli for 2009 Medicare Outreach

Medicare and Medicaid - Compliance Technology Expert Available to Discuss the Impact of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program on Healthcare Providers

Medicare and Medicaid - Data from E. Salsberg and colleagues advance knowledge in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Judge Approves Two National Classes in AWP Drug Litigation

Medicare and Medicaid - Health Care Excel QIO Uses Milliman Care Guidelines(R) for Indiana, Kentucky Medicare Reviews

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicaid Dental Program Fails to Heal Nation's Toothache

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Policy to Withhold Payments to Hospitals That Harm Patients Goes Into Effect October 1

Medicare and Medicaid - National Business Coalition on Health Endorses New CMS 'Never Events' Policy

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study findings reported from Rutgers University

Medicare and Medicaid - Ohio Sales Rep's Information Launched Massive Government Investigation of Cephalon

Medicare and Medicaid - Older Workers Worried About Promised Medicare and Social Security Benefits, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds

Medicare and Medicaid - Research in the area of medicare and medicaid reported from P. Thiebaud and colleagues

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from Boston Health Economics, Inc. report details of new studies and findings in the area of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - RID Applauds Medicare's New Payment Rule, Urges New York and All States to Follow

Medicare and Medicaid - S.C. BlueCross Prepares for Medicare Plans Open Enrollment Beginning Nov. 15

Medicare and Medicaid - State Medicaid Programs to Spend $1.6 Trillion on Long-Term Care over the Next Twenty Years

Medicare and Medicaid - Tennessee Introduces Long-Term Care Partnership Insurance Policies and Producer Training Requirement

Medicare and Medicaid - Walgreens Pays U.S. $9.9 Million to Settle Medicaid Prescription Drug Allegations

Michigan Health & Hospital Association - Michigan Success Lands National Research Contract to Reduce Hospital-Associated Infections in 10 States

National Committee for Quality Assurance NCQA - Report: Health Care Quality Improves but Varies Across Different Regions of the Country

NewsRx - NewsRx Launches 19 New Technology Titles

NHS Human Services - NHS Human Services CEO Receives National Award

Novo Innovations - Exempla Healthcare Signs Agreement with Novo Innovations

Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease - PFCD Experts Cite Health Care as Next Financial Casualty on Horizon

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. - Nashville Maternal-Fetal Physician Group Acquired by Pediatrix

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. - Pediatrix Acquires Large Anesthesia Group in Raleigh, NC

Psychiatry - Reports summarize psychiatry research from University Hospital

Samarion Inc. - Samarion(SM) to Have Major Presence at the AHCA/NACL/MECF 59th Annual Convention & Expo

Service Employees International Union - Stand Up for Main Street, SEIU Tells Senators

Surgery - 'Never Events' Responsible for One Out of Six Med Mal Liability Claims, Says Aon

U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc. - Economic Downturn Creates Growth Opportunity for Prevention Services Firm, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.

United Medical Systems - UMS Announces a New Mobile Brachytherapy Service for Ambulatory Surgery Centers

University of California, San Diego - UC San Diego Contributes $7.2 Billion to California's Economy

University of Iowa - Study examines how doctors discuss medical errors

University of Washington - Depression linked to higher death rates from all causes among elderly with diabetes

Verathon Inc. - Verathon(R), Maker of BladderScan(R) Bladder Volume Instruments, Offers Free Infection Prevention Information Kit to Help Minimize Catheter-Associated UTIs

VisionShare Inc. - VisionShare Inc. and Foresight Corp. Unveil Total OnBoarding System at Lake Placid NPAG Conference

WebCE - WebCE's Medicare Advantage Course Available for Student Training

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