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Sarnova acquires CVC

Sarnova, Inc., the nation's leading specialty distributor of health care products in the emergency medical services (EMS) and respiratory markets, announced today that it has acquired CVC, Inc. Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, CVC is a supplier of products to the acute care respiratory and emergency medical services markets.

12 Jan 2010

Miami resident pleads guilty to conspiring in Medicare fraud program

Miami resident Ingrid Mazorra pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Terrence I. Berg of the Eastern District of Michigan; Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI's Detroit Field Office; and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

12 Jan 2010

GAO: Some meds had 'extraordinary' price hikes over past eight years

A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued Monday finds that "[p]rices on a growing number of prescription medications have ballooned in recent years as consolidation in the drug industry leaves fewer companies manufacturing niche medications," The Associated Press reports.

12 Jan 2010

Skeptics question health overhaul savings, cost-controls

USA Today reports that independent analysts are increasingly questioning whether the long-term savings promised in the health care bills being considered by Congress are realistic.

12 Jan 2010

Health bill negotiators consider applying Medicare tax to investment income, WSJ reports

News outlets explore some of the unsettled and sticky policy questions - such as what taxes might pay for it, and whether mandates to buy coverage should be included - in the health overhaul legislation.

12 Jan 2010

White House considers help with proposed Medicaid expansion for states

Reuters: "President Barack Obama is discussing ways to help U.S. states cover costs that are destined to rise under pending healthcare reform legislation, his press secretary said on Monday." A number of governors have "protested a special funding allocation for Nebraska in the bill. 'We're

12 Jan 2010

ANI launches professional development program that pairs nurses with mentors

Two nurses have won recognition as emerging leaders in the field of nursing informatics, selected by the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) to participate in a jointly supported Nursing Informatics Emerging Leaders Program.

12 Jan 2010

Evidence-based care for lung cancer patients results in an average cost savings of 35%, says study

A study recently conducted by US Oncology and Aetna finds that evidence-based care for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) results in an average cost savings of 35 percent over 12 months while demonstrating equivalent health outcomes. The study, which compared patients treated with evidence-based guidelines (also known as ‘on pathway’) to those treated with non-evidence-based guidelines (also known as ‘off pathway’), was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Oncology Practice.

12 Jan 2010

Alleged sex offender not a registered physiotherapist, confirms the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario

The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario, the organization entrusted by government and the public to regulate the over 7,000 physiotherapists in the province, was distressed to hear of the alleged abuse of a 15 year old female by an individual claiming to provide physiotherapy services. The College clarifies for the public that Sedat Ozdemir is not a registered physiotherapist in Ontario.

12 Jan 2010

First Edition: January 12, 2010

Today's news coverage details developments related to pending health reform plans with President Obama's meeting with organized labor regarding the 'Cadillac' tax claiming a lot of headlines.

12 Jan 2010

Attorney General to address "Cornhusker Kickback" provision in health care reform bill

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster will discuss the review of state attorneys general into the constitutionality of the health care reform bill being considered by Congress, at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13th, in the Zenger Room, 13th Floor, National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC.

12 Jan 2010

Stanford University School of Medicine adopts new, industry-funded model for continuing physicians’ education

Stanford University School of Medicine has developed a new, industry-funded model for the continuing education of physicians that aims to improve patient care while ensuring that corporate donors do not exert influence over the curriculum.

12 Jan 2010

U.S. physicians can receive interest-free loan from Ingenix to license and implement CareTracker EHR

Ingenix today introduced a package that includes interest-free financing, health information technology (HIT) services and performance guarantees to help physicians integrate HIT into their practices.

12 Jan 2010

NVHR supports IOM report on inadequate federal funding for chronic viral hepatitis

With today's release of a landmark study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C, finding that inadequate public-health resources are being allocated to national and local prevention, control, and surveillance programs, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) today renewed its call for the Administration, Congress, and the entire health care system to take immediate and decisive action to implement the report's key recommendations.

12 Jan 2010

Analyzing physicians' practice patterns may hold clues to curb rising healthcare costs

Analyzing physicians' practice patterns may hold valuable clues about how to curb the nation's rising health care costs, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

12 Jan 2010

PDI receives new contract sales engagement; expects $10 to $12 million revenue in 2010

PDI, Inc., a leading provider of sales and marketing support to U.S. health care companies, has been awarded a new contract sales engagement with a Top 10 pharmaceutical company that is expected to generate approximately $10 to $12 million in revenue in 2010.

12 Jan 2010

Health IT Roundup: Stimulus funding pushes effort to wire doctors' offices

The Orlando Sentinel: Although regional plans to wire doctors' offices have circulated for some time, "this promises to be the year doctors go digital, allowing them to share patients' medical histories or pull up diagnostic test results with the click of a mouse. Health care experts predict it will be one of the biggest health care developments of 2010." Stimulus grants and incentives to get doctors and hospitals to go digital may push the earlier plans and pilot projects to fruition (Quintero, 1/8).

12 Jan 2010

CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic urge Americans to protect themselves with H1N1 vaccine

CVS/pharmacy, the nation's leading retail pharmacy and MinuteClinic, the largest retail health care provider in the U.S., is urging more Americans to protect themselves and their families with an H1N1 vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week (January 10-16) as designated by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

12 Jan 2010

IAM votes to oppose any health care reform legislation funded by taxing workers' existing health care benefits

The Executive Council of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has voted unanimously to oppose any health care reform legislation that is funded by taxing the value of workers' existing health care benefits.

12 Jan 2010

Yoga lowers number of compounds in blood and reduces inflammation

Regularly practicing yoga exercises may lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation that normally rises because of both normal aging and stress, a new study has shown.

12 Jan 2010

Health Care News and Research

Sarnova acquires CVC

Miami resident pleads guilty to conspiring in Medicare fraud program

GAO: Some meds had 'extraordinary' price hikes over past eight years

Skeptics question health overhaul savings, cost-controls

Health bill negotiators consider applying Medicare tax to investment income, WSJ reports

White House considers help with proposed Medicaid expansion for states

ANI launches professional development program that pairs nurses with mentors

Evidence-based care for lung cancer patients results in an average cost savings of 35%, says study

Alleged sex offender not a registered physiotherapist, confirms the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario

First Edition: January 12, 2010

Attorney General to address "Cornhusker Kickback" provision in health care reform bill

Stanford University School of Medicine adopts new, industry-funded model for continuing physicians’ education

U.S. physicians can receive interest-free loan from Ingenix to license and implement CareTracker EHR

NVHR supports IOM report on inadequate federal funding for chronic viral hepatitis

Analyzing physicians' practice patterns may hold clues to curb rising healthcare costs

PDI receives new contract sales engagement; expects $10 to $12 million revenue in 2010

Health IT Roundup: Stimulus funding pushes effort to wire doctors' offices

CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic urge Americans to protect themselves with H1N1 vaccine

IAM votes to oppose any health care reform legislation funded by taxing workers' existing health care benefits

Yoga lowers number of compounds in blood and reduces inflammation

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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