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Tenet announces revisions to its outlook for 2009

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced revisions to its outlook for 2009 Adjusted EBITDA to a new range of $900 million to $950 million. The prior outlook range was $810 million to $875 million. This new range corresponds to an outlook for net income attributable to shareholders in a range of $76 million to $141 million. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP term defined and reconciled to GAAP net income below.

14 Sep 2009

Health policy research roundup

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: A Snapshot of U.S. Physicians: Key Findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey - This brief reviews findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey, a national survey including the responses of more than 4,700 U.S. physicians who provide "at least 20 hours per week of direct patient care."

11 Sep 2009

New electronic credentialing system for managed care organizations

OneBeacon Professional Partners, a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group (NYSE: OB), today announced an alliance with Medversant Technologies, LLC to offer OneBeacon managed care customers AutoVerifi(TM), a patented, electronic credentialing verification and management system that continuously validates, stores and retrieves records of medical providers.

9 Sep 2009

Butzel Long expands national health care practice in New York

Alan Lambert, M.D., an attorney with a diverse practice representing healthcare providers and institutions, has joined Butzel Long and is Of Counsel in the firm’s Health Care practice. He is based in New York.

9 Sep 2009

Health Net's ECHO kit to help military families maximize the health care benefits

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), today announced its newly developed Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) kit for service members and their families in the TRICARE North Region, designed to provide user-friendly, educational information to enhance understanding of the ECHO program.

5 Sep 2009

Survey reveals health plan costs to increase in 2010

According to The Segal Company’s just-completed survey of projected 2010 health plan costs, medical plan cost trends will continue to be more than four times greater than the annual increase in average hourly earnings and in sharp contrast to changes in the consumer price index for urban consumers, which have been relatively flat or negative in the past 12 months.

4 Sep 2009

Research reveals that 21% of death claims are rejected by California's largest private insurers

More than one of every five requests for medical claims for insured patients, even when recommended by a patient's physician, are rejected by California's largest private insurers, amounting to very real death panels in practice daily in the nation's biggest state, according to data released today by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee.

3 Sep 2009

Rxeob appoints Sales Director to advance Strategic Health Plan Solution campaign

RxEOB, the industry leader in providing personalized online member communication features and advanced pharmacy benefit data solutions, is pleased to welcome Shaw Newman as Sales Director for RxEOB's Strategic Health Plan Solution campaign.

2 Sep 2009

Department of Health Care Services 2009 Gold Quality Award for SFHP

San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP), the City's community public health plan, today announced that it has received the Department of Health Care Services 2009 Gold Quality Award, ranking the plan as a leader in quality care throughout the state of California for Medi-Cal managed care plans.

2 Sep 2009

One Medicaid program struggles with 'financial tsunami', California confronts medical wait times, and more

State Medicaid programs are facing trouble and looking for solutions. Meanwhile, California regulators face down medical wait times and local political candidates face the health care issue during their short campaign season.

2 Sep 2009

Touchstone Health Partnership appoints Bryan D. Birch as President and Chief Executive Officer

Touchstone Health Partnership, a managed care company primarily operating in the Medicare Advantage Program, today announced the appointment of Bryan D. Birch as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Birch brings over 20 years of experience in the health services and managed care sector.

1 Sep 2009

Takeda visits managed care professionals to promote its two new drugs

According to SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm, in spring 2009, Takeda made more visits to managed care professionals than any other pharmaceutical manufacturer, accounting for almost 7% of contacts recorded in SDI’s Managed Care Pharmacy Executive and Managed Care Medical Director audits.

31 Aug 2009

Court reverses the summary judgement decision on ANDA Patent litigation between Ortho McNeil and Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. announced today that a US Federal Circuit Court has reversed a portion of a previously decided summary judgment on ANDA Patent litigation between Ortho McNeil and Caraco regarding Ultracet(R).

29 Aug 2009

Four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred earn nine blue stars in the 2009 Blue Star Report

Three out of four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred (RHCP) have earned nine blue stars, a perfect score, in the 2009 Blue Star Report -- an annual ranking of doctors in medical groups from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.

27 Aug 2009

Lawson to provide software suites to Oklahoma State University Medical Center

Oklahoma State University Medical Center, an osteopathic teaching hospital, was recently purchased from Ardent Health Services by a City of Tulsa trust. As part of the transition of management and operations, the trust launched a plan to improve business management and supply chain processes at Oklahoma State University Medical Center.

27 Aug 2009

Wednesday's round up of state health stories

State health news coverage includes political vandalism in Colorado, health-related bills in Maine, Medicaid cuts in Maryland and a dismissed medical malpractice lawsuit in Florida.

26 Aug 2009

Verisk Health signs six new contracts for use of its healthcare data analytic software

Verisk Health, Inc., a global leader in healthcare data analytics, announced today signings in June and July of six new contracts for use of the Company’s healthcare analytics, clinical resource management, risk assessment, and predictive modeling software.

26 Aug 2009

Chicago physician segment likely to grow more consolidated in future

HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that while the medical community in Chicago is more consolidated than most large cities, with multiple large physician groups affiliated with health systems, the physician segment is likely to grow even more consolidated in the future.

26 Aug 2009

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy and Ohio Caresource collaborate to develop Chronic Kidney Disease treatment

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy announced today that its Diplomat Health Services Division is partnering with CareSource in Ohio to slow the progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare costs associated with the disease. As the number of Americans with CKD continues to rise, CareSource is focused on the early identification and treatment of their patients with the illness.

25 Aug 2009

New RAND study finds that Prescription Benefit Program for Medicare recipients surpasses expectations

The program created to provide Medicare recipients with prescription drug benefits exceeded expectations during its first two years, extending pharmacy coverage to most seniors while reducing their overall spending on drugs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

25 Aug 2009

Managed Care News and Research

Tenet announces revisions to its outlook for 2009

Health policy research roundup

New electronic credentialing system for managed care organizations

Butzel Long expands national health care practice in New York

Health Net's ECHO kit to help military families maximize the health care benefits

Survey reveals health plan costs to increase in 2010

Research reveals that 21% of death claims are rejected by California's largest private insurers

Rxeob appoints Sales Director to advance Strategic Health Plan Solution campaign

Department of Health Care Services 2009 Gold Quality Award for SFHP

One Medicaid program struggles with 'financial tsunami', California confronts medical wait times, and more

Touchstone Health Partnership appoints Bryan D. Birch as President and Chief Executive Officer

Takeda visits managed care professionals to promote its two new drugs

Court reverses the summary judgement decision on ANDA Patent litigation between Ortho McNeil and Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories

Four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred earn nine blue stars in the 2009 Blue Star Report

Lawson to provide software suites to Oklahoma State University Medical Center

Wednesday's round up of state health stories

Verisk Health signs six new contracts for use of its healthcare data analytic software

Chicago physician segment likely to grow more consolidated in future

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy and Ohio Caresource collaborate to develop Chronic Kidney Disease treatment

New RAND study finds that Prescription Benefit Program for Medicare recipients surpasses expectations

Achieving and maintaining ISO 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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