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InfoMedics launches doctor-patient feedback programs

InfoMedics, Inc. has implemented patient feedback programs to improve doctor-patient communication and enhance the impact of marketing programs for biopharmaceutical brands through every phase and challenge of the product life cycle: disease state awareness, early experience, branded launch campaign, growth, mature product and patient compliance.

29 Oct 2009

Open enrollment for seniors to select healthcare coverage for 2010 to begin in November

Open enrollment, the six-week period during which seniors can select healthcare coverage for 2010, begins Nov. 15. Health plans have begun sharing their costs and coverage, but making a choice can be a daunting task.

29 Oct 2009

KidzPartners health insurance program for teens and children

Health Partners announced today that it is offering comprehensive health insurance through the state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP, brought to you by Health Partners' newest program, KidzPartners, has already begun enrolling members in Philadelphia County and will expand to surrounding counties in the future.

29 Oct 2009

Tele-stroke network launched by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center launched a tele-stroke network to help patients in rural communities receive state-of-the-art stroke therapies.

29 Oct 2009

Pregnant women with symptoms of depression have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine

Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study.

29 Oct 2009

Depressed people more likely to overstate the frequency of physical symptoms

New research shows people who feel depressed tend to recall having more physical symptoms than they actually experienced. The study indicates that depression -- not neuroticism -- is the cause of such over-reporting.

29 Oct 2009

Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems announces new enhancements in the FFlex ePortal Outreach solution

Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems, Inc. announced today the availability of FFlex ePortal Outreach solution. FFlex ePortal is a comprehensive laboratory outreach solution for healthcare facilities, including hospitals, large or small, reference labs, physician offices, nursing homes, clinics or any other facility that requires secure remote access to patient lab data.

28 Oct 2009

AHIP, Chamber of Commerce ramp up opposition to health reform

Insurers and the Chamber of Commerce are stepping up lobbying against a health care overhaul with new television ads.

28 Oct 2009

Cuomo announces new database to guide insurers' prices, unveil doctors fees

A new database operated by a New York nonprofit will help insurers determine their rates for out-of-network care and give consumers a heads-up on what to expect their policy to pay when they seek such care, the New York Times reports. The program, which will be operated by the new nonprofit FAIR Health with support from Syracuse University and other states universities, was announced Tuesday by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, whose office investigated the insurance industry's existing out-of-network pricing system (Abelson, 10/27).

28 Oct 2009

Newspaper investigates dangerous mix of nursing homes and psychotropic drugs

Illinois nursing home patients often receive psychotropic drugs without cause, which poses various health dangers and even death, the Chicago Tribune reports as part of its Compromised Care series.

28 Oct 2009

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro enables digitizing patient records without major makeovers

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro, which enables doctors who do not have an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system to digitize and store paper records through a secure Web-based portal, is envisioned as the bridge between fully paper-based medical offices and the adoption of computerized medical records to qualify for stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

28 Oct 2009

Customers in all 353 of Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations to receive Health Cards

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (WINN) today announced that it has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) to offer its customers Health Cards in all 353 of its Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations.

28 Oct 2009

Veterans with TBI vision loss have poor quality of life compared to civilian patients

Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) Joint Meeting, includes a Veterans Administration study that indicates that Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with vision loss from traumatic brain injury have significantly poorer quality of life than comparable civilian patients, and a Harvard doctor's insights on how to best evaluate and care for low-vision patients who experience vivid visual hallucinations due to Charles Bonnet syndrome.

28 Oct 2009

Study of ‘real-life’ experiences of patients undergoing 5-ASA treatment for ulcerative colitis

InfoMedics, Inc., a company that engages patients and physicians to communicate better through the delivery of treatment feedback, has poster presentations at three industry conferences in October 2009. All of these studies provide a unique look at real-life patient feedback regarding experiences with medications for chronic conditions including ulcerative colitis (UC) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children.

28 Oct 2009

Elderly patients have critical view of meeting with doctors; good doctor-patient relationship can increase faith in health care system

Elderly patients are often critical towards the meeting with the doctor. Hierarchical structures, time pressure and traditions in the health care sector make these patients and their relatives passive when facing the doctor and his or her position of power. This is shown in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

28 Oct 2009

TOPROL-XL and metoprolol succinate are available for patients in all regions across the country: AstraZeneca

Following published reports that two generic companies had recalled or suspended shipments of metoprolol succinate, a beta-blocker medication taken by over half a million Americans for the treatment of high blood pressure, TOPROL-XL and its authorized generic, metoprolol succinate extended-release tablets are available.

28 Oct 2009

Health assessment may have some influence on health behaviors, say researchers

With open enrollment now underway at many companies, employees will be making decisions about their health care coverage for 2010. As part of their health plan enrollment, they may be asked to complete a health questionnaire known as a health assessment.

28 Oct 2009

Doctor News and Research

InfoMedics launches doctor-patient feedback programs

Open enrollment for seniors to select healthcare coverage for 2010 to begin in November

KidzPartners health insurance program for teens and children

Tele-stroke network launched by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Pregnant women with symptoms of depression have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine

Depressed people more likely to overstate the frequency of physical symptoms

Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems announces new enhancements in the FFlex ePortal Outreach solution

AHIP, Chamber of Commerce ramp up opposition to health reform

Cuomo announces new database to guide insurers' prices, unveil doctors fees

Newspaper investigates dangerous mix of nursing homes and psychotropic drugs

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro enables digitizing patient records without major makeovers

Customers in all 353 of Florida Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite locations to receive Health Cards

Veterans with TBI vision loss have poor quality of life compared to civilian patients

Study of ‘real-life’ experiences of patients undergoing 5-ASA treatment for ulcerative colitis

Elderly patients have critical view of meeting with doctors; good doctor-patient relationship can increase faith in health care system

TOPROL-XL and metoprolol succinate are available for patients in all regions across the country: AstraZeneca

Health assessment may have some influence on health behaviors, say researchers

DiabetEZE, an energy bar designed and developed for diabetics launched

HMSMobile Swine Flu Center application to provide information on H1N1 virus introduced

Not enough med students choosing primary care, experts say

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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