Physician Business Week

HIV/AIDS - Miami Clinic Owner Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for $10.9 Million Medicare Fraud

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference

Hoana Medical, Inc. - HMAA Provides Hoana Medical's LifeBed Patient Vigilance System as a Benefit for Its Members

Humana - Humana Awards $100,000 Grant to Odyssey House

Humana Inc. - Humana to Focus on Preventive Care with 2009 Medicare Plans

Hypertension - Tekturna®, first approved direct renin inhibitor, effectively lowers high blood pressure in elderly patients

Hysterectomy - Chamberlain Group announces two new Robotic surgery training devices for client Intuitive Surgicals da Vinci System

Hysterectomy - New hysterectomy study findings have been published by H. Gretz and colleagues

Incontinence - New incontinence research reported from University of Washington, Medical Department

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. - Interleukin Genetics Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Isabel Healthcare - Wisconsin Health System Installs Computer System for Diagnosis Support

Ischemia - Findings in ischemia reported from Emory University, Medical Department

JAMA and Archives Journals - Vitamins E and C supplements not effective for prevention of cardiovascular disease in men

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions - Heart Association call for routine screening of heart patients for depression is premature

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions - Safety in numbers for community hospitals performing emergency angioplasty

Kaiser Permanente of Georgia - 'U.S. News & World Report' Names Kaiser Permanente Top-Ranked Health Plan in Georgia

Kemin Industries, Inc. - Kemin Broadens Collaboration with AOA in Launching New Nutrition and Eye Health Initiatives

Kmart - Kmart Pharmacy Celebrates GoldK Day for Seniors

Lathian Health - Lathian Health Delivers Pharmaceutical Industry's First Trackable, Portable Closed-Loop Promotion

Life Sciences - AAMC Urges Congress to Stimulate the Economy Through Increased Support for NIH and Medical Education

Life Sciences - Concern, misperceptions describe physician views on CMS Never Event policy, QuantiaMD finds

Life Sciences - European Health Commissioner Vassiliou outlines new Patient Safety Communication at Health First Europe New Horizons Congress

Life Sciences - Findings from National Chi Nan University in life sciences reported

Life Sciences - Research in the area of life sciences reported from R.S. Hooker and colleagues

Life Sciences - Research reports from L. Saastamoinen and co-authors provide new insights into life sciences

Life Sciences - Researchers from Vanderbilt University report recent findings in life sciences

Life Sciences - Study results from Michigan State University, Department of Epidemiology provide new insights into life sciences in children

LTC Global, Inc. - LTC Global Announces the Acquisition of United Insurance Group

Lyme Disease - Turn the Corner Honors Andy Abrahams Wilson, Director of Under Our Skin, for His Dedication in the Fight Against Lyme Disease

Malnutrition - Plastic Surgeons Warn of Malnutrition in Body Contouring Patients

Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners - New Legislation Addresses Massachusetts Primary Care Crisis

McKesson Corporation - Beaver Dam Community Hospitals Moves to EHRs with McKesson's Paragon Community HIS

Medical Ethics - Study results from University of Iowa, Medical Department provide new insights into medical ethics

Medical Simulation Corporation - Medical Simulation Corporation Announces Partnership With University of South Florida

Medical Society of the State of New York - American Medical Association Approves Resolution from New York State Delegation Which Calls for the Creation of a Code of Conduct for Health Care Insurers

Medicare and Medicaid - ACS Signs $44 Million Contract with State of Florida

Medicare and Medicaid - AMN Survey: Nurses to Have Bigger Impact on Hospital Revenue

Medicare and Medicaid - Audio: Kaiser Permanente is Colorado's Top Commercial and Medicare Plan on U.S. News & World Report/NCQA 'America's Best Health Plans' List

Medicare and Medicaid - Health Alliance Plan's Medicare HMO is Top-Ranked Medicare Plan in Michigan and Top 25 in U.S.

Medicare and Medicaid - Home Oxygen Leaders Commend Sen. Baucus' Efforts to Expand Health Care Access, Warn That Deep Cuts in Oxygen Benefit May Undercut Access

Medicare and Medicaid - Hospitals to Lose an Average $10,000 to $20,000 per Case on Common Cardiovascular Procedures Under Medicare's Value-based Purchasing Program

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicaid Health Plans of America Urges Congress to Pass Economic Recovery Package This Session Featuring Additional Funding for Medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Beneficiaries Can Suit Up, Sweat, and Learn About Blue Shield's Medicare Advantage Plans at Local Malls and Senior Centers

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Today Launches National Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Awareness Campaign

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare's Online Tools Will Help Beneficiaries With Prescription Drug and Health Plan Choices for 2009

Medicare and Medicaid - Nevada Gives Final Approval to AMERIGROUP Medicaid Contract

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid in children data have been reported by scientists at Harvard University, Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy

Medicare and Medicaid - November Is Senior Drug Coverage Awareness Month

Medicare and Medicaid - Preferred Care Gold Ranked Number One Medicare Advantage Health Plan Nationally In U.S. News & World Report/NCQA 'America's Best Health Plans 2008' Listing

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from St. Louis University publish findings in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Service Employees Outraged Over Rendell Spending

Medicare and Medicaid - Study data from Medical University of South Carolina update knowledge of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Touchstone Health Responds to Economic Slowdown With Cost Savings and Added Benefits on 2009 Plans

Medicare.com - Medicare.com and DestinationRx Form Partnership to Help Seniors Compare and Enroll in 2009 Part D Drug Plans

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic Launches Endeavor Sprint Drug-Eluting Stent System on Rapid Exchange in United States

Meijer - Meijer and Prescription Benefit Manager 4D Team Up to Create Innovative Prescription Insurance Program

Michigan State University - MSU doctors bring much-needed psychiatric care to rural areas via technology

Military Medicine - Research results from O. Hochman and colleagues update understanding of military medicine

Molina Healthcare, Inc. - Molina Healthcare of Utah Medicaid Plan Ranked among "America's Best"

Myeloma - Research on myeloma reported by R. Cook et al

NACCME, LLC - LUMEN 2009 Brings in Top Guns of Cardiac Medicine to Address America's Number One Health Issue

NaviMedix - AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies Selects NaviMedix to Deliver Provider Communications Solutions for Six Medicaid Health Plans Across the Country

Neighborhood Health Plan - NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN is ranked #2 in Medicaid and ranked in the top 50 Commercial health plans in America by U.S. News & World Report/NCQA

Neurologic Disease - Research on neurologic disease described by N.D. Walter and colleagues

New Jersey Hospital Association - Nation's Hospitals Thrive as N.J. Facilities Struggle

North Star Resource Group - Andy Tate, North Star Resource Group Advisor, Named One of Medical Economics' '150 Best Financial Advisors for Doctors'

Ocular Disease - Frost & Sullivan Commends EyeGate Pharma's Excellence and Expertise in Developing Ocular Drug Delivery Technology

Oncology - TNS Healthcare Introduces OMT Focus: New Multi-Country Oncology Market Tracker Delivers Focused Insights into Even the Rarest Indications

Osteoporosis - Johns Hopkins Metabolic Bone Center Introduced at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Outpatient Imaging Affiliates - Outpatient Imaging Affiliates Partners with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center to Develop Outpatient Imaging Center in Winston-Salem

Pain Management - Rubenstein Public Relations to Launch National Campaign for the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Pain Management - Studies by C.D. Chisholm and co-authors describe new findings in pain management

Pediatric Research - WVU Announces Creation of Multimillion Dollar Pediatric Research Institute

Pennsylvania Department of Health - Pennsylvania Health Department Reminds Parents to Immunize Their Children Against Pertussis

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Governor Rendell Calls on Senate to Return to Harrisburg, Work with House to Address Critical, Unresolved Health Care Issues

Pfizer Inc - New Analysis Suggests That Improvements in Kidney Function in Patients Treated with Lipitor Strongly Correlate with a Reduced Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events

Pharmacokinetics - Reports on pharmacokinetics in children findings from Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics provide new insights

PharmacyChecker.com - PharmacyChecker.com Publishes 'Safe Strategies for Drug Savings' to Help All Americans Get Affordable Medication

POZEN Inc. - POZEN'S PA32520 Study Data Demonstrated Better Upper Gastrointestinal Protection

Priority Health - Priority Health Brings More Choice in Affordable Health Care to Michigan Seniors

Prostate Cancer - New prostate cancer research has been reported by scientists at University of Texas

Prostate Cancer - Scientists at Washington University target prostate cancer

Providence Service Corporation - State of New Jersey Announces Intent to Award $50 Million Annual Transportation Contract to Providence's LogistiCare Subsidiary

Psychiatry - Study results from U. Winterfeld and colleagues broaden understanding of psychiatry in children

Radiology - MedQuist and Clario Form Partnership to Integrate zVision Radiology Practice Management Software with SpeechQ for Radiology

RediClinic Llc - RediClinic Opens 15th Greater Houston Location, in Association with Memorial Hermann

Respiratory Tract Infections - Research on respiratory tract infections detailed by scientists at University of Basel

Rite Aid Corporation - Patients Now Can Find the Lowest Cost Medicare Part D Prescription Plans Best for Them Just by Visiting a Rite Aid Pharmacy

Rite Aid Corporation - Rite Aid Pharmacies to Host Flu & Pneumonia Shot Clinics November 18-20 at Nearly 1,300 Locations

Sentry Data Systems, Inc. - Sentry Data Systems Announces Healthcare Business Intelligence Technology Platform

SHPS - Annual SHPS 2008 Healthcare Symposium Engages Health Plan Decision-Makers

Smoking - Quitting Smoking Saves Lives and Money: New American Lung Association Report Finds Most States Failing to Adequately Protect Residents and Their Bottom Line

Sound Inpatient Physicians - Sutter Amador Selects Sound to Provide Inpatient Care

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - FUSILEV Receives Unique, Product-Specific J-Code from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS

Stanford University Medical Center - Stanford Author Explores Struggles of Intersex Individuals, Their Families and Doctors

Suicide - Scientists at Harvard University discuss research in suicide

SunLink Health Systems, Inc. - SunLink Health Systems, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results

Surgery - Altus Healthcare Management Systems' Oprex Surgery Center, Clarus Imaging Center & Zerenity Sleep Lab of Houston

Surgery - Researchers from University of Louvain detail findings in surgery

T-System, Inc. - Small-Town Medical Center Realizes Big ROI From Its Emergency Department Information System, the T SystemEV(R)

Telemedicine - SwiftMD to Provide Telemedicine Services to New Montana Development

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Tenet Forms Conifer Health Solutions to Provide Third-Party Revenue Cycle and Patient Communication Services

The Permanent Cosmetic Studios - Cosmetic Tattooing at permanentu.com Is 'Raising Eyebrows'

The Quantum Group, Inc. - The Quantum Group Inc. Announces Expansion into Three Florida Counties

Toshiba America Medical Systems - Oregon Institute of Technology Acquires Toshiba Aplio Artida 4D Ultrasound System

Traxtal Inc - Traxtal Introduces PercuNav 2.0 Image Guidance Software at RSNA 2008

TYRX, Inc. - Leading Physicians To Host Medical Device Related Infection Prevention CME Webcast

U.S. Conference of Mayors - The U.S. Conference of Mayors Executive Director Tom Cochran Calls for a Main Street Stimulus Plan to Create Jobs, Spur National Economy

U.S. Department of Justice - More Than $1 Billion Recovered by Justice Department in Fraud and False Claims in Fiscal Year 2008

University of Chicago Medical Center - Fear, misconceptions about screenings keep many African-Americans from getting mammograms

University of Missouri-Columbia - MU study identifies patient strategies for managing symptoms of lymphedema

University of Washington - Racial and ethnic disparities detected in patient experiences

Urinary Tract Infection - Novexel's NXL104/ceftazidime Combination Commences Phase II Clinical Trial in Hospital Patients With Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

Walgreens - Walgreens MedMonitor Complete Reduces Total Health Care Costs with a 3.7 and 7.8 ROI

Warner Pacific Insurance Agency - Warner Pacific Adds HealthPlus as New Carrier Partner