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KFH/HP report combined total operating revenue of $11.0 billion for second-quarter 2010

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries reported today a combined total operating revenue of $11.0 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to $10.5 billion in the same period in 2009. Operating income was $313 million in the second quarter of 2010, compared to $411 million in the same quarter last year.

7 Aug 2010

Chemed declares quarterly cash dividend

Chemed Corporation announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 14-cents per share on the Company's capital stock, payable on September 7, 2010, to shareholders of record as of August 16, 2010. This is a 2-cent, or 16.7%, increase over the 12-cent dividend paid in the second quarter of 2010. The previous dividend increase was in August 2009, when the Board raised the dividend from 6-cents to 12-cents per share. This represents the 157th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Chemed in its 39 years as a public company.

7 Aug 2010

More ERs examine how to incorporate palliative care, change 'culture of care'

The Wall Street Journal Health Blog reports on increased discussions about palliative care following a recent New Yorker piece by M.D.-journalist Atul Gawande and a new piece in Slate that examines end-of-life care and the emergency room.

7 Aug 2010

Alpha II's ClaimStaker software to be available as integrated solution to Allscripts client base

Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, announced today a new integration contract with Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, information and connectivity solutions for physicians. Alpha II's ClaimStaker software will soon be offered as an integrated solution to the Allscripts client base currently using MyWay, Tiger PM and Vision PM. Alpha II's CodeWizard will also be integrated into the Allscripts MyWay application. Estimated date of completion for the integrations is Q1 2011 for MyWay and Tiger, and Q2 2011 for integration into Vision.

7 Aug 2010

Will health savings trickle from your paycheck to social security?

Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz writes: "If employers save money on health insurance because of the new health law, will they give their workers a raise? Absolutely, says a new report by the trustees of Social Security.

7 Aug 2010

Robertson Global Health Solutions reports completion of name change and reverse stock split

Robertson Global Health Solutions Corporation announced today that it has formally completed its name change along with a 1 for 15 reverse stock split resulting in 11,543,346 shares of common stock currently issued and outstanding with 20,000,000 shares, par value $0.001, authorized. The Company also has 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, par value $0.001, with no preferred shares outstanding.

7 Aug 2010

Forum sets goal for achieving widespread adoption, meaningful use of EHRs by 2014

The following joint statement, by the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Principal Deputy Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, was issued today at a forum, "Accelerating Electronic Health Records Adoption and Meaningful Use."

7 Aug 2010

Dr. Robert Mondavi offers new patients special promotion in dental care

Dr. Robert Mondavi, dentist in Torrance CA, would like to offer all new patients a special promotion in dental care. This special offer will include a basic cleaning, examination of teeth and gums, X-rays, and Free Home Bleaching, all for the incredible price of only $60.00.

7 Aug 2010

Driving for Quality Care petition tour for securing stable Medicaid, Medicare funding

As the extension of emergency Medicaid relief moves from the Senate to the House of Representatives, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living's nationwide Driving for Quality Care petition tour for securing adequate, stable Medicaid and Medicare funding for long term and rehabilitative care for America's seniors and disabled citizens continues to draw significant support from legislators and coverage from local media.

7 Aug 2010

SIRIUS XM Radio to broadcast call-in show for autism spectrum disorders

SIRIUS XM Radio today announced that in partnership with Autism Speaks it will broadcast Doctor Radio Reports: Understanding Autism - Looking for Answers, a live, two-hour call-in show hosted by veteran journalist Perri Peltz on which a panel of world-class doctors, experts, scientists and parents of affected children will explore the latest research and treatment options for autism and disorders on the autism spectrum and take calls from listeners across the country.

7 Aug 2010

The Ensign Group second-quarter total revenue up 19.5%

The Ensign Group, Inc., the parent company of the Ensign group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health, hospice care and assisted living companies, today reported record results for the second quarter of 2010.

7 Aug 2010

Tufts University faculty debunks common dental myths

Brushing, flossing, and twice-yearly dental check-ups are standard for oral health care, but there are more health benefits to taking care of your pearly whites than most of us know. In a review article, a faculty member at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) debunks common dental myths and outlines how diet and nutrition affects oral health in children, teenagers, expectant mothers, adults and elders.

7 Aug 2010

Health reform law update: State lawsuits, implementation efforts attract attention

Today, 20 states and the National Federation of Independent Business are planning "to file their response to the government's attempt to dismiss their lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The Justice Department in June asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit, saying the U.S. District Court in Pensacola lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over some of the lawsuit's claims. ... A key issue raised by their lawsuit is whether the federal government can require individuals to purchase health care insurance and fine those who don't" (Kay, 8/6).

7 Aug 2010

Alkermes reports $42.3 million revenue for first-quarter fiscal 2011

Alkermes, Inc. today reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended on June 30, 2010.

7 Aug 2010

Walmart Canada launches campaign to raise funds for Canadian Red Cross' disaster response

People think "it won't happen to me", but last year 23,000 Canadians needed disaster assistance from the Canadian Red Cross. Walmart Canada is launching its annual campaign to raise much-needed funds for Canadian Red Cross' disaster response. Walmart has set the largest campaign goal to date at $2.6 million. The campaign runs from August 5 to 31 in 319 Walmart stores coast-to-coast.

7 Aug 2010

Vemma joins with Presbyterian Hospital to provide ultra-premium nutrition for underprivileged children

Vemma Nutrition Company announces a partnership with Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina to provide ultra-premium nutrition to underprivileged children. Through Vemma's NEXT Helping Now Project, for each month's supply sold, the company donates a month's supply of its children's nutritional supplement, Vemma NEXT, to a child in need. Vemma will make ongoing donations to the Presbyterian Hospital Community Care Cruiser so children in need throughout Charlotte can receive proper nutrition.

7 Aug 2010

Boston Globe examines rise of polio in Tajikistan, other pockets of world

"Polio has reappeared in a corner of the world that had not seen cases in years - Tajikistan, the former Soviet republic - a chilling setback in the two-decade campaign to purge a dreaded cause of childhood paralysis from the planet," the Boston Globe reports in a story that examines the reemergence of polio in other areas of the world.

7 Aug 2010

Cornerstone announces ANDA filing for generic Tussionex

Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing significant products primarily for the respiratory and related markets, today announced that its product candidate CRTX-067 is an ANDA filing for a generic 10 mg chlorpheniramine polistirex/8 mg hydrocodone polistirex suspension product that will be a generic substitute for the product currently sold under the Tussionex brand name by UCB, Inc.

7 Aug 2010

UnitedHealth Group launches new initiatives to enhance broad portfolio of EHR-related programs

UnitedHealth Group today launched new initiatives, which further enhance its broad portfolio of electronic health record -related programs. These initiatives support the Department of Health and Human Services' drive to increase physician adoption of Electronic Health Records and other health information technology that meet recently-released federal "Meaningful Use" criteria for EHRs.

7 Aug 2010

Ongoing diabetes education continues to deliver better health results: Study

Preliminary data from a study of private insurance and Medicare claims commissioned by the American Association of Diabetes Educators reveal that ongoing diabetes education continues to deliver results in terms of better health and reduced private insurance and Medicare claims.

7 Aug 2010

Medical News

KFH/HP report combined total operating revenue of $11.0 billion for second-quarter 2010

Chemed declares quarterly cash dividend

More ERs examine how to incorporate palliative care, change 'culture of care'

Alpha II's ClaimStaker software to be available as integrated solution to Allscripts client base

Will health savings trickle from your paycheck to social security?

Robertson Global Health Solutions reports completion of name change and reverse stock split

Forum sets goal for achieving widespread adoption, meaningful use of EHRs by 2014

Dr. Robert Mondavi offers new patients special promotion in dental care

Driving for Quality Care petition tour for securing stable Medicaid, Medicare funding

SIRIUS XM Radio to broadcast call-in show for autism spectrum disorders

The Ensign Group second-quarter total revenue up 19.5%

Tufts University faculty debunks common dental myths

Health reform law update: State lawsuits, implementation efforts attract attention

Alkermes reports $42.3 million revenue for first-quarter fiscal 2011

Walmart Canada launches campaign to raise funds for Canadian Red Cross' disaster response

Vemma joins with Presbyterian Hospital to provide ultra-premium nutrition for underprivileged children

Boston Globe examines rise of polio in Tajikistan, other pockets of world

Cornerstone announces ANDA filing for generic Tussionex

UnitedHealth Group launches new initiatives to enhance broad portfolio of EHR-related programs

Ongoing diabetes education continues to deliver better health results: Study

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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