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Patient Care Law Weekly


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 31st, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Patient Care Law Weekly | Other Publications

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Downgrades Issuer Credit Rating of South Dakota State Medical Holding Co., Inc.

Access to Medical Imaging Coalition - AMIC Unveils RightScanRightTime.org

Aging - Social Security 'Problems' Are 'Misplaced Scare Tactics' and Media Missing Story of Solvency, Says Former Congressional Aging Committee Chief of Staff Bob Weiner

Aging Research - Research from Simon Fraser University has provided new information about aging research

AIDS Healthcare Foundation - CORRECTING and REPLACING L.A. County Cuts Vital AIDS Medical Services

AIDS Healthcare Foundation - L.A. County Cuts Vital AIDS Medical Services

Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation - CORRECTING and REPLACING New Report: Home Health Care Saves Billions for Medicare

Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation - New Report: Home Health Care Saves Billions for Medicare

Allscripts - Leading Healthcare Technology Companies Launch National Physician Education Program on Stimulus and Electronic Health Records

Alzheimer Disease - State-of-the-Art Technology and Hotel-Like Environment Get CareOne's Rehab Patients Home Quicker

American Academy of Nursing, Washington, D.C. - University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell: Nurse Practitioners Are Key to Obama Health Care Reform, Call for Increased Federal Funding for Innovative Nurse-Managed Health Ca

American Society of Nephrology - Kidney disease patients reap rewards of prevention

Amerigroup Foundation - Dr. Emily Abrams Massey of Atlanta Honored as 'Healthy Hero' by the AMERIGROUP Foundation

Cancer - Findings from University of Texas provide new insights into cancer

Cancer - Make No Small Plans: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Endeavors to Make Cancer History

Cancer Epidemiology - New cancer epidemiology study findings have been reported by researchers at University College, Department of Mathematics

Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland Clinic Named One of World's Most Ethical Companies

Colon Cancer - CMS Denial of Coverage for Virtual Colonoscopy May Cost Lives

Colon Cancer - Decision by Medicare's CMS to Deny Coverage for 'Virtual' Colon Cancer Tests Underscores Lack of Evidence on Cancer Prevention

Committee to Save Independent Hme Suppliers, Llc - New Organization Formed To Save Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers

Concentric Medical, Inc. - Concentric Medical Announces Enrollment Milestone for Merci Registry

Dementia - New findings in dementia described from University of Connecticut

Dementia - Study findings from Hong Kong Polytechnic University broaden understanding of dementia

Depression - Data from University of Calgary provide new insights into depression

Eldercare Services - Hospital Discharge – a Danger to Older Adults? Eldercare Services Can Help

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Cullman Regional Medical Center, AL's Outstanding Debt at 'BBB-'; Outlook Negative

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Silver Cross Hospital, IL Series 2009 Revs 'BBB+'; Dwngrs Outstanding; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Virginia Public Building Authority's 2009B Revs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

Gender Studies - Gender-Selection Technique Embraced for Hopeful Parents

Geriatrics - New geriatrics study findings recently were reported by researchers at Kean University

Health Insurance - Actuaries: Addressing Health Spending Growth is Path to Sustainable Health Care System

Health Net of Arizona, Inc. - Health Net of Arizona Bolsters Provider Network and Signs Multi-Year Agreement

Heart, Diabetes & Weight Loss Centers of New York - Dr. Fred Vagnini to Appear at NYC Major Health Conferences

Heinz Family Philanthropies - Heinz Family Philanthropies (www.heinzfamily.org) Release New 'Facts About' Cards, Highlighting Questions Families Should Ask About Long-Term Care -- 10 Questions to Answer

Hip Fracture - Reports summarize hip fracture research from Central Finland Hospital, Department of Geriatrics

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at 2009 Deutsche Bank Healthcare Conference

Humana - Hawaii Medical Center Signs Agreement to Provide Care to Humana’s Medicare Advantage PPO members

Immune Deficiency Foundation - Immune Deficiency Foundation Honors Cerda Family and Volunteers From ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

JAMA and Archives Journals - Diet and exercise intervention helps older, overweight cancer survivors reduce functional decline

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareholders of Community Health Systems, Inc.

LHC Group, Inc. - LHC Group Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

Life Sciences - Ingenix CareTracker Enables EMR Adoption for As Little As $5,000; Low-cost, web-based EMRs help health care providers improve care and benefit from stimulus incentives

Liver Transplant - Research from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University provides new data about liver transplant

McKesson Corporation - Maria Parham Medical Center Implements McKesson PACS

Medicare and Medicaid - Actuaries: Trustees' Reports Warn of Looming Financial Challenges Facing Retirement Programs

Medicare and Medicaid - Avalere Shows Home Health Interventions Associated with Lower Medicare Spending and Re-Hospitalizations for Patients With Chronic Illness

Medicare and Medicaid - Catching Criminals, Stopping Fraud in Medicare & Medicaid Effort seeks to recapture estimated $60 billion lost each year to Medicare & Medicaid scams

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Awards Medicaid Integrity Program Contract to HMS

Medicare and Medicaid - Concord Coalition Says New Trustees' Report Demonstrates the Importance of Health Care Cost Control

Medicare and Medicaid - NACDS Commends Senators Tester and Roberts for Legislation Protecting Patient Access to Community Pharmacies - Bill Aims to Exempt Pharmacies from CMS Surety Bond Regulation -

Medicare and Medicaid - New Economic Impact Study: Obama Administration Implementation of Bush-Era Medicare Regulation Will Cost U.S. $2.5 Billion in Business Activity, Cut Over 30,000 Jobs

Medicare and Medicaid - Pelosi Statement on Annual Report of Social Security and Medicare Trustees

Medicare and Medicaid - Scientists at University of Washington publish research in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Single Payer Health Care Ads on National Television

Medicare and Medicaid - Study data from University of Sydney update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - SXC Health Solutions expands presence in state Medicaid programs

Medicare and Medicaid - XLHealth Statement on Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report

MEDNAX, Inc. - Houston Neonatal Group Practice Acquired by MEDNAX

Mental Illness - New mental illness research from State University of New York described

Merge Healthcare - Merge Healthcare Partners with China’s Largest Domestic Health IT Provider

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. - MetCare of Florida Connecting Seniors with Benefit Programs Through the National Council on Aging’s BenefitsCheckUp®

National Center for Policy Analysis - NCPA Briefing Raises Questions About Trustees' Annual Report

National Press Club - Low-Reimbursement Rate Threatens Wheelchair for Wounded Vets

Natrol, Inc. - Natrol Nutritional Supplements Can Support Immunity†

Pathology - New research on pathology from E.W. Catalano and co-authors summarized

Pediatrics - Show Mom and Dad You Care Every Day of the Year; Give the Gift of Health Advocacy this Mother's and Father's Days

Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General - Auditor General Jack Wagner Finds New Castle Area School District Improperly Received $54,784 in State Funds

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PCMA - PCMA: New National Generic Pharmaceutical Study Finds Savings of $734 Billion Over the Last Decade

Pharmaceuticals - Investigators at University of Lausanne zero in on pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals - The National Council on Aging and CVS/pharmacy Educate Georgia Seniors about Medication Management and Ways to Save Money on Prescription Drugs

Physicians Practice - Physicians Practice and Area Businesses Partner to Improve Patient Care in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Postgraduate Medicine - New postgraduate medicine research from Vanderbilt University outlined

Psychiatry - Study findings from University of California broaden understanding of psychiatry

Public Health - Unique Electronic Strategy Alerts Physicians to Latest Clinical Information on H1N1 Flu

Quality and Safety In Health Care - Research from A. Mishra and co-researchers provides new data on quality and safety in health care

RetireSafe - More Dire Warnings for Social Security

RWD Healthcare - St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Announces Latest Phase of Efficiency, Excellence and Engagement Campaign

SCORR Marketing - SCORR Marketing Named Agency of Record by Skilled Care Pharmacy

Sepsis - Medical Simulation Corporation to Introduce Central Line Management Program at the National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition

Sidley Austin LLP - Former Acting General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, James C. Stansel, Rejoins Sidley Austin LLP

Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. - Siemens Joins the Hearing Industries Association on Capitol Hill to Promote the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Act

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice - '50 Nurses from 50 States' Visit Capitol Hill to Preserve Home Health Medicare Benefit for their Patients and All Americans

The Scooter Store - The SCOOTER Store Recognizes National Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Early Alzheimer's diagnosis offers large social, fiscal benefits

Upp Technology, Inc. - Upp Technology, Inc. Unveils IRMS Clinic Management Module

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - WellCare Reports First Quarter 2009 Results



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