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Patient Care Law Weekly


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 18th, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Patient Care Law Weekly | Other Publications

Total Attorneys, Inc. - State of Hawaii Finds in Favor of Total Attorneys in Zelotes Request for Investigation

AARP Illinois - AARP, Advocates Urge Governor to Protect Home Care Services

AARP Illinois - Governor's Cuts to Home Care Services to Have Devastating Impact on Older Adults

Accelify Llc - Saint Louis Public School District Awards Contract to Accelify

Addiction Medicine - Treating Addiction Cuts Health Care Costs - 'Let's Put Our Money Where the Savings Are' Says Howard Meitiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House

Aetna - Aetna Introduces Individual Medicare Supplement Plans in Virginia

Aetna - Aetna Set to "ACTIVATE" Kids in Fort Worth

Aging - MetLife Foundation Awards $200,000 Grant to Provide Geriatric Training to Medical Students

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. - West Penn Allegheny Health System Selects Allscripts as its Preferred Healthcare IT Provider, Expands Electronic Health Record Deployment to 645 Physicians

American Nurses Credentialing Center ANCC - SOLD OUT -- ANCC National Magnet Conference: Inspiring Innovation, Achieving Outcomes

Bladder Cancer - Research from Harvard University yields new findings on bladder cancer

Cancer - New cancer study findings have been published by scientists at INSERM, Department of Urology

Cancer - Studies from Sunnybrook Health Science Center provide new data on cancer

Cardiology - Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas Recognized for Exemplary Surgical Patient Care

Carotid Stenosis - Reports from C.K. Zarins and colleagues advance knowledge in carotid stenosis

CDW Healthcare - Mercy Memorial Hospital Partners with CDW Healthcare to Improve Data Availability for More Efficient Patient Care

Center for Justice & Democracy - National Consumer Groups Announce Urgent New Ads Asking Congress to Oppose Medical Malpractice Limits

Clinical Trial Research - Ottawa Hospital publishes research in clinical trial research

Covidien - Covidien Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.

Delta Dental - Delta Dental Awards $10,000 to Help Launch Butler County Dental Clinic for Uninsured

Dementia - Findings from J.W. Shega and co-authors broaden understanding of dementia

Dementia - New research on dementia from J.T. Vandersteen and co-authors summarized

Diagnostics - TAMING THE BELOVED BEAST: How Medical Technology Costs are Destroying Our Health Care System, by Daniel Callahan, co-founder of the Hastings Center, Published Today

Eclipsys Corporation - Children's Hospitals Turning to Eclipsys for Advanced, Integrated Performance Management

Emergency Medical Services Corporation - Emergency Medical Services Announces Medical Transportation Agreements with SavaSeniorCare, HealthSpring, Inc., and Bravo Health, Inc.

GE - New Miniature, Portable GE Ultrasound Allows for Rapid Diagnosis, Procedures at Patient's Bedside

Golden Rule Insurance Company - New Temporary Health Insurance Plans Launched for Individuals, Families Without Current Coverage

Health Insurance - Hospital Group Receives $1 Million Grant to Help Patients Access Health Insurance

Herpes Zoster Virus - New herpes zoster virus data have been reported by B.P. Yawn and co-authors

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Acquires IntegriGuard to Expand Program Integrity Capabilities

Honeywell - Honeywell Brings Facility Expertise to New University of Kentucky Hospital

Humedica - Humedica, Anceta and AMGA Partner to Improve Patient Care Through Clinical Analytics

Impulse Monitoring, Inc. IMI - Impulse Monitoring to Provide Neuromonitoring Support to Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Ingenix - State of Illinois Paying Bonuses to Best-Performing Doctors

JAMA and Archives Journals - At-home care may be an alternative to hospital care for elderly patients with chronic heart failure

Kronos Incorporated - HCF Management Live on Latest Version of Kronos(R) Workforce Central(R) Suite

Kronos Incorporated - Kronos(R) Supports Principles of Magnet(R) with Staffing and Scheduling Solution

Life Sciences - Reports outline life sciences study results from J. Rycroftmalone et al

Life Sciences - Researchers from National Taiwan University describe findings in life sciences

Managed Care - Scientists at Aetna Inc. detail research in managed care

Managed Care - United American Healthcare Corporation Announces Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Medica - Medica Now Available to Medicare Beneficiaries in Additional 57 Counties in the Upper Midwest

Medicare and Medicaid - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Broadens Medicare Options With New Medicare Advantage PPO Product

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Approves Press Ganey as a Qualified Home Health Care CAHPS Survey Vendor

Medicare and Medicaid - Detroit-Area Rehabilitation Facility Executive Pleads Guilty to $18.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Medicare and Medicaid - Edifecs(TM) Provides Free Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Solution for Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)

Medicare and Medicaid - HHS OIG Omits Data Essential for Accurate Evaluation of Medicare Program's Power Wheelchair Costs

Medicare and Medicaid - Indiana and Alabama Hospitals to Pay U.S. Over $8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Medicare and Medicaid - Masspro QIO Uses Milliman Care Guidelines(R) for Medicare and Medicaid Reviews in Massachusetts

Medicare and Medicaid - Medcore Health Plan Members to Transition into SCAN Health Plan

Medicare and Medicaid - New Jersey Hospital to Pay $8.3 Million for Alleged Kickbacks and Causing Submission of False Claims to Medicare

Medicare and Medicaid - North Shore-LIJ Health System Investing $400M to Connect Up to 7,000 Physicians, 13 Hospitals with Electronic Health Records System

Medicare and Medicaid - Proposed Medicare Changes Will Increase Costs to Government, Decrease Options for Patients

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from Yale University provides new data about medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from State University of New York detail new studies and findings in the area of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - SCAN Health Plan Announces Its 2010 MAPD Benefits

Medicare and Medicaid - SCAN Health Plan Arizona Announces Its 2010 MAPD Benefits for Maricopa County

Medicare and Medicaid - Six Hospitals in Indiana and Alabama Pay $8.3 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for Medicare Fraud

Medicare and Medicaid - Southeastern Regional Medical Center Selects Allscripts Care Management to Streamline Patient Care and Prepare for Medicare RAC Audits

Medicare and Medicaid - Today Marks the Beginning of Cuts of Up to $16 Billion to Skilled Nursing Home Care

MedQuist Inc. - MedQuist Awarded RAC Consulting and Solution Agreement with Doylestown Hospital

National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA - NCPA Applauds House of Representatives for Passing Bill Maintaining Seniors' Access to Durable Medical Equipment

National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA - NCPA Applauds Senate Committee's Vote to Reduce Health Care Costs by Approving Transparency Requirements for Pharmacy Benefit Managers

National Vaccine Information Center NVIC - "Show Us the Science, Give Us a Choice"

Nccnhr - Long-Term Care Consumer Voices Strengthened

Neuropathy - ReBuilder Medical Technologies, Inc. Hiring! Increases Staff by 40%

Neuropathy - ReBuilder Medical Technologies, Inc. Reports Huge 68% Increase in Neuropathy Sales

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Although Most Surveyed Oncologists Prescribe it for Many Cancer Types, Avastin's High Cost Remains a Barrier to Treatment for Some Patients

Ohio Health Care Association - Ohio's Largest Long-Term Care Association Supports Governor's Proposed Budget Fix

On Assignment, Inc. - Maine Hospital Association Exclusively Endorses VISTA Staffing Solutions, Provider of Locum Tenens Physicians, and On Assignment, Inc., Provider of other Healthcare Professionals

Pandemics - DePaul Security Helps Pacific Northwest Businesses be Ready for Swine Flu and Security Staffing Issues

Preferred Care Partners - Preferred Care Partners Ranks #39 on the 2009 InformationWeek 500

Press Ganey - Patient Satisfaction With Outpatient Services Reaches Five-Year High

Prostate Cancer - Bayer Sued Over Unsupported Prostate Cancer Claims on One a Day

Psychiatry - Reports from University of Sydney advance knowledge in psychiatry

RAND Corporation - Study outlines strategies to test new payment models for health care

Rehabilitation Research - New Annual Report Provides Objective, Independent Analyses of Quality Improvements in America's Nursing and Rehabilitation Facilities

Resonant Medical - Resonant Medical to Exhibit Clarity System at Canada's Top Radiation Oncology Conference

Scabies - Research findings from K. Makigami et al update understanding of scabies

Seniorlink, Inc. - Seniorlink, Inc. Names Thomas P. Riley as President and Chief Operating Officer

Sepsis - Research results from N. Vandermeemarquet and co-authors update knowledge of sepsis

Sherlock Company - Medicare Plan's Administrative Costs Increase on Marketing Growth in 2008

Society of Nuclear Medicine - SNM urges Congress to support CARE bill

Stanford Hospital & Clinics - Stanford Hospital Strengthens Patient Safety with Machine-powered Lifters

Surgery - Data on surgery discussed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital

TheraDoc - TheraDoc Surveillance Technology Helps Hospitals Identify, Monitor & Report H1N1 Influenza Cases

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS - Secretary Sebelius Awards $40 Million to States to Find, Enroll Children in CHIP, Medicaid

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare Unveils 2010 Medicare Plans

Walgreens - Walgreens Launches National Initiative for 90-Day Prescriptions at Community Pharmacies

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms the William W. Backus Hospital Connecticut Revenue Bonds at 'A+'; Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Washington Hospital's PA Revs at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades Northern Berkshire Health System's MA Bonds to 'BB'; Watch Negative



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