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CIGNA, CareCentrix team up to offer Care Transitions Program to decrease hospital readmissions

According to a recent study, one in five hospital discharges is complicated by an adverse event within 30 days, often leading to emergency care or re-hospitalization. To combat this problem, CIGNA (NYSE:CI) and CareCentrix, Inc., have teamed up to offer the Care Transitions Program to people enrolled in a CIGNA health plan after they've been discharged from the hospital. CareCentrix will provide specialized home nursing services that will help these individuals transition from hospital care to home recovery.

22 Jun 2010

Study shows vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes and may be associated with poor blood sugar control, according to a new study. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

22 Jun 2010

Patients are seeking self-service convenience to manage healthcare expenses: NCR survey

The latest survey of U.S. consumers, commissioned by NCR Corporation, shows that patients are increasingly seeking self-service convenience when managing the financial aspects of their healthcare experience. The annual consumer study, conducted by Buzzback Market Research, reveals that more than half (51 percent) of respondents would like to manage their healthcare account by viewing payment history and settling outstanding balances via online and mobile channels.

22 Jun 2010

Enobia reports positive interim data from ENB-0040 enzyme replacement therapy study for children with HPP

Enobia Pharma today announced positive interim data from a clinical study of ENB-0040, a bone targeted enzyme replacement therapy, under investigation for the treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP). After 12 weeks of treatment with ENB-0040, children with HPP showed marked improvements in bone mineralization and function including increases in strength, endurance and mobility and reduction in pain. These findings were presented by Dr. Michael Whyte at ENDO 2010, the 92nd Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society.

22 Jun 2010

Extenders bill in limbo, placing COBRA subsidy and Medicaid enhanced funding in even deeper jeopardy

Efforts to renew the COBRA subsidy extension to help workers who have been recently laid off afford to keep their former employer's health insurance remains in limbo as lawmakers work at a measured pace to extend unemployment benefits and a tax package.

22 Jun 2010

OrbusNeich's Genous Bio-engineered R stent shows safety for percutaneous treatment of coronary artery stenosis

OrbusNeich today announced that six-month clinical follow-up data show the safety and efficacy of the combination of pre-dilatation with a paclitaxel drug-eluting balloon (Sequent Please®, B.Braun) followed by implantation of the company's Genous Bio-engineered R stent for the percutaneous treatment of coronary artery stenosis.

22 Jun 2010

PPC Canada announces alliance with LifeSpeak

PPC Canada is pleased to announce an alliance with LifeSpeak Inc., designed to help customer employees across Canada work, learn and thrive. The addition of LifeSpeak's online, expert-led video clips to PPC Canada's current suite of offerings will provide employees with a just-in-time learning tool integrated into their Employee Assistance Program.

22 Jun 2010

Tentative deal raises cigarette taxes in NY; Many Iowa hospitals close inpatient psychiatric units

Harvard Medical School, which has suffered financially due in part to a sharp decline in Harvard University's legendary endowment, has successfully negotiated a deal in which Boston's major teaching hospitals will contribute $36 million to the school over three years. The hospital money is a small portion of the medical school's $580 million annual budget, but it may represent a larger turning point in the unusual relationship between the country's top medical school and its prestigious hospital partners.

22 Jun 2010

Hospitals shift business plans for waning economy, changing government policies

A sluggish economy, changing government regulation and court cases have prompted new business strategies at hospitals, according to news reports.

22 Jun 2010

Incline acquires IONSYS, announces $43 million Series A financing

Incline Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held, hospital-focused specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the rights to IONSYS™ (fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system) from ALZA Corporation and completed a $43 million Series A financing.

22 Jun 2010

Diabetes disease management program helps Medicare patients reduce cost of medical care: Study

Medicare patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease can significantly reduce both the cost of their medical care and rates of hospitalization by participating in a telephone-based diabetes disease management program, a new study finds. The authors will present their results Monday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

22 Jun 2010

Cadence Pharmaceuticals to acquire Incline Therapeutics

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and commercializing proprietary product candidates principally for use in the hospital setting, announced today that it has signed an agreement providing Cadence with an exclusive option to acquire Incline Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company.

22 Jun 2010

Patel had the patient’s best interests in mind: Defense says

The manslaughter trial against the Bundaberg based surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel that has been going on for 13 weeks now, is in its final phases now. In Dr. Patel’s defense barrister, Michael Byrne QC completed his final address to the jury in the Queensland Supreme Court.

21 Jun 2010

Hospitals and researchers test programs to stop readmissions

The Boston Globe reports on hospital readmissions: "In Massachusetts, more than 10 percent of patients are back in the hospital for the same or unrelated complaints within a month, according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, a Cambridge-based nonprofit think tank. Over two years, more than a quarter of all patients end up paying a repeat visit to the hospital, a new 12-state study by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found.

21 Jun 2010

CareGroup Healthcare System to implement InterSystems Ensemble rapid integration, development platform

InterSystems Corporation, the global leader in software for connected healthcare, today announced that CareGroup Healthcare System, a Boston-based integrated delivery network (IDN) comprised of four hospitals, has selected the InterSystems Ensemble® rapid integration and development platform to replace its legacy eGate platform for strategic integration throughout the organization.

21 Jun 2010

CardioGenics announces clinical test sites for QL Care portable blood analyzer

CardioGenics Holdings Inc., developer of the ultra-sensitive QL Care™ Point-Of-Care (POC) analyzer and products for the immunoassay segment of the In-Vitro Diagnostics market, announced the selection of four sites for clinical testing of its patented QL Care™ Analyzer, a portable diagnostic platform designed to produce test results with central lab-like accuracy in 15 minutes using whole blood.

21 Jun 2010

Al Amal Hospital in Qatar commences treatment with Varian's RapidArc radiotherapy

One of the leading cancer centers in the Middle East has become among the first in the region to introduce fast and efficient RapidArc® radiotherapy treatments from Varian Medical Systems. Al Amal Hospital in Doha, Qatar, has treated nine brain cancer, prostate cancer and head & neck cancer patients with RapidArc since commencing treatments in early May, and it now plans to roll out the technology for many more indications.

21 Jun 2010

"Lap Band" weight loss surgery improves physical, psychological health in extremely obese adults

One year after weight loss surgery with laparoscopic gastric banding, extremely obese adults demonstrate not only better physical health but also improved psychological health, a new study shows. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

21 Jun 2010

Select Medical to acquire Regency Hospital

Select Medical Holdings Corporation, the parent of Select Medical Corporation, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Regency Hospital Company, L.L.C., an operator of long-term acute care hospitals, for approximately $210 million, including certain assumed liabilities. Regency is a portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners.

21 Jun 2010

Dako, Omnyx partner to develop clinical algorithms for digital pathology

Dako, a Danish-based world leader in tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and Omnyx, a leader in digital pathology solutions, announced today that they have entered into a three-year agreement to develop clinical algorithms for digital pathology. The aim is to support pathologists in generating even more accurate, objective and reproducible diagnostic results.

21 Jun 2010

Hospital News and Research

CIGNA, CareCentrix team up to offer Care Transitions Program to decrease hospital readmissions

Study shows vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Patients are seeking self-service convenience to manage healthcare expenses: NCR survey

Enobia reports positive interim data from ENB-0040 enzyme replacement therapy study for children with HPP

Extenders bill in limbo, placing COBRA subsidy and Medicaid enhanced funding in even deeper jeopardy

OrbusNeich's Genous Bio-engineered R stent shows safety for percutaneous treatment of coronary artery stenosis

PPC Canada announces alliance with LifeSpeak

Tentative deal raises cigarette taxes in NY; Many Iowa hospitals close inpatient psychiatric units

Hospitals shift business plans for waning economy, changing government policies

Incline acquires IONSYS, announces $43 million Series A financing

Diabetes disease management program helps Medicare patients reduce cost of medical care: Study

Cadence Pharmaceuticals to acquire Incline Therapeutics

Patel had the patient’s best interests in mind: Defense says

Hospitals and researchers test programs to stop readmissions

CareGroup Healthcare System to implement InterSystems Ensemble rapid integration, development platform

CardioGenics announces clinical test sites for QL Care portable blood analyzer

Al Amal Hospital in Qatar commences treatment with Varian's RapidArc radiotherapy

"Lap Band" weight loss surgery improves physical, psychological health in extremely obese adults

Select Medical to acquire Regency Hospital

Dako, Omnyx partner to develop clinical algorithms for digital pathology

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