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Physician Business Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 10th, 2004

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Finance - HCA previews second-quarter results

NeuTec Pharma plc. - Therapeutics company announces preliminary year-end results

Ramp Corporation - Healthcare technology developer announces business strategy updates

Awards - Six Oregon hospitals recognized for quality in cardiac and infection care

Belfast City Hospital - Subjective benefits of inhaled therapies determined

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Cntr. - Treatment regresses left ventricular hypertrophy more in women than men

Business Update - Detroit-based hospital systems to expand into Oakland County

Business Update - Medical Mutual web site ranked no. 1 by international research, consulting firm

Cell Genesys, Inc. - Phase III trial of GVAX prostate cancer vaccine initiated

Children's Hospital Eastern Ontario - Malaria prevention and therapy reviewed

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Rotavirus IgA stimulated by doses of quadrivalent rotavirus vaccine

Coronary Artery Disease - Mercy Medical Center surgeon performs minimally invasive heart bypass surgery

DePuy Spine, Inc. - Beaumont implants new genetic protein for spine surgery

Electronic Medical Records - North Carolina health system selects ChartMaxx for electronic medical records

Eli Lilly & Co. - Bladder-sparing treatment shows promise against cancer

Facilities - New medical campus planned for west Omaha

ForHealth Technologies Inc. - Colorado-based hospital to install IntelliFill i.v. pharmacy robotic technology

Gazi University - Amputation rate decreases in Turkish diabetic foot population

Health & Politics - U.S. presidential campaigns urged to support women's health platform

Healthcare Coverage - Enrollment in children's health program drops for first time foundation says

Healthcare Coverage - Low enrollment in new CHIP plans spur additional sign-up window

Healthcare Fraud - Morrison outlines strategy against fake health plans

Hospital Sao Joao, Oporto - HIV-1 subtype G detected using Cobas ampliscreen test

Indiana University Hospital - Fecal DNA testing simple and effective

Information Technology - Hong Kong Hospital Authority standardizes on data integration software

John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford - T-cell differentiation distinct in persistent human virus infection

Kobe General Hospital - Left atrial volume may indicate the risk of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

L.A. Care Health Plan - Rebate program to help 18,000 Los Angeles County residents stay insured

Legal Issues - Educators Mutual slapped with $2.86 settlement in Medicare fraud

Mayo Clinic - Aging population, longer survival with disease magnify heart failure "epidemic"

Mergers & Acquisitions - Insurance commissioner rejects Anthem-WellPoint merger

Micromedex - IT company adds drug slang terms to database used by poison centers

Nagasaki University - Weight reduction ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Nursing Care - Arizona Health Care Association, MyZiva launch quality initiative

Obstetrics - Public-private partnership launched to curtail smoking by pregnant women

Ontario Ministry of Health - Patients who see the same doctor after hospital treatment have lower mortality

Patient Care - Cardiac care extended at Waterbury, Danbury, Connecticut hospitals

Patient Care - Specialized doctors take over inpatient care at hospital in North Carolina

Personnel - Oklahoma Health Department appoints temporary manager for care centers

Safe Blood for Africa Foundation - Foundation launches major initiative to prevent spread of HIV

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