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DaVita HealthCare announces results for third quarter 2013

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $211.0 million and $605.3 million, or $0.98 and $2.82 per share, respectively, excluding a loss contingency reserve. In addition, adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 excluded a contingent earn-out obligation adjustment. Income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 including these items was $136.6 million and $407.9 million, or $0.64 per share and $1.90 per share, respectively.

6 Nov 2013

Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.2 billion fine to resolve drug marketing case

The government alleged that the drug company and its subsidiaries promoted psychiatric medications for uses that had not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

6 Nov 2013

Benaissance hosts open house on November 8th

Benaissance announced it will host an open house Friday, November 8th from 4:30-6:30 pm as it expands its Omaha presence to a new 31,000 square foot facility.

6 Nov 2013

State highlights: Calif. hospital chain settles anesthesia billing suit; study shows graduate medical education funding imbalance

A major California hospital chain, Sutter Health, agreed to pay $46 million and disclose more pricing information to consumers to resolve a whistle-blower complaint alleging false and misleading charges for anesthesia. Sutter Health, which runs 24 acute-care hospitals in Northern California, said it reached the settlement Monday just prior to a trial starting this month over the allegations that it added thousands of dollars for "Code 37x" anesthesia charges that were already covered by other billing for the hospital operating room (Terhune, 11/4).

6 Nov 2013

Physicians' Education Resource to host 11th Annual School of Breast Oncology in Atlanta, GA

The go-to source for excellence in continuing medical education, Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC, will host the 11th Annual School of Breast Oncology November 7-10 at the Emory University Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.

6 Nov 2013

Obama administration worried over paper applications when healthcare.gov problems persisted

A myriad of issues related to enrolling people in the health law's insurance marketplaces include new revelations that officials worried that allowing people to fill out paper applications for coverage on the federal marketplace would bring its own problems.

6 Nov 2013

Tavenner to testify before Senate panel today on website problems

In prepared testimony, she says improvements are being made each day to the site and she still thinks it will be working by the end of the month.

6 Nov 2013

American Dryer unveils new product with Cold Plasma Clean technology

American Dryer recently unveiled a new product that incorporates cold plasma, a natural occurring phenomenon, into its market-leading hand dryers.

6 Nov 2013

Two Calif. residents file suit against Anthem Blue Cross over policy cancellations

In California and nationwide, millions of people have received insurance cancellation notices of their individual health plans, triggering new criticism of the health law. Kaiser Health News reports that Blue Shield will delay cancellations for some policy holders. Meanwhile, The Fiscal Times attempt to explain why insurance companies are cancelling plans.

6 Nov 2013

Obama pledges campaign to make sure health law works

As part of an effort to reframe the national discussion, President Barack Obama appeared before health law supporters at an Organizing For Action summit, asking them to help spread the word "far and wide" about the overhaul's good news.

6 Nov 2013

Treadmill training improves functional recovery, neural plasticity after incomplete spinal cord injury

A large body of evidence shows that spinal circuits are significantly affected by training, and that intrinsic circuits that drive locomotor tasks are located in lumbosacral spinal segments in rats with complete spinal cord transection.

6 Nov 2013

Olympic gold medallist opens new Leicester Diabetes Centre

Five-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave will officially open the new Leicester Diabetes Centre on Thursday 7 November 2013.

6 Nov 2013

SCOTUS won't hear appeal seeking to reinstate Okla. abortion law

The U.S. Supreme Court is refusing to hear an appeal seeking to reinstate an Oklahoma law that would effectively ban abortion-inducing drugs. In Texas, opponents of an abortion law are appealing to the Supreme Court to reinstate their injunction against the law that requires those performing the procedure have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

6 Nov 2013

CHPA lends support for Restoring Access to Medication Act

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association is pleased to lend its support for the Restoring Access to Medication Act (S. 1647) introduced by U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.).

6 Nov 2013

Duke Cancer Institute is one among 41 cancer centers in U.S to hold distinction

Established and designated by the National Cancer Institute as one of eight original comprehensive cancer centers in 1973, the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) is now among just 41 cancer centers in the United States to hold that distinction.

6 Nov 2013

Who's signing up on exchanges, and what's available, trigger important questions

News outlets report on health law implementation issues, such as an early indication that customers on the marketplace tend to be older and how that could impact insurance prices for everyone.

6 Nov 2013

Leapfrog Group, Joint Commission recognize Overlake Medical Center's efforts to improve patient care

Two leading, national organizations focused on improving safety and quality in America's hospitals have recognized Overlake Medical Center efforts to improve care for patients.

6 Nov 2013

Affluent girls residing in two-parent homes much less likely to be sexually assaulted, says study

Affluent girls residing in two-parent homes are much less likely to be sexually assaulted than other female youth, according to a new study from the University of Iowa. The research revealed that when family income reaches 400 percent of the poverty threshold, or around $92,000 for a four-person household, the risk of sexual assault declines by more than half.

6 Nov 2013

Chicago Lakeshore Hospital named a 2013 Top Performer for inpatient psychiatric care

Chicago Lakeshore Hospital has been named a 2013 Top Performer for hospital-based inpatient psychiatric care by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America.

5 Nov 2013

Home Instead CAREGivers offer advice for families caring for seniors at home

This November, in recognition of National Family Caregivers Month, Home Instead Senior Care® has some helpful advice for the 43 million Americans currently caring for family members.* The leading global provider of home care services for seniors polled its top professional CAREGivers(SM) – recipients of its annual CAREGiver of the Year award – for their best caregiving tips.

5 Nov 2013

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DaVita HealthCare announces results for third quarter 2013

Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.2 billion fine to resolve drug marketing case

Benaissance hosts open house on November 8th

State highlights: Calif. hospital chain settles anesthesia billing suit; study shows graduate medical education funding imbalance

Physicians' Education Resource to host 11th Annual School of Breast Oncology in Atlanta, GA

Obama administration worried over paper applications when healthcare.gov problems persisted

Tavenner to testify before Senate panel today on website problems

American Dryer unveils new product with Cold Plasma Clean technology

Two Calif. residents file suit against Anthem Blue Cross over policy cancellations

Obama pledges campaign to make sure health law works

Treadmill training improves functional recovery, neural plasticity after incomplete spinal cord injury

Olympic gold medallist opens new Leicester Diabetes Centre

SCOTUS won't hear appeal seeking to reinstate Okla. abortion law

CHPA lends support for Restoring Access to Medication Act

Duke Cancer Institute is one among 41 cancer centers in U.S to hold distinction

Who's signing up on exchanges, and what's available, trigger important questions

Leapfrog Group, Joint Commission recognize Overlake Medical Center's efforts to improve patient care

Affluent girls residing in two-parent homes much less likely to be sexually assaulted, says study

Chicago Lakeshore Hospital named a 2013 Top Performer for inpatient psychiatric care

Home Instead CAREGivers offer advice for families caring for seniors at home

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