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Anton/Bauer to launch new hot swappable batteries at HIMSS12

Anton/Bauer, the world's premier provider of batteries, chargers, and other mobile power systems for the healthcare industry, will set a new industry standard with the launch of new "hot swappable" batteries at the HIMSS12 Health IT Conference and Exhibition (booth #4869) February 21 – 23.

18 Feb 2012

CentraState chooses Cognizant to develop ICD-10 transition strategy

Cognizant, a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, today announced that it has been selected by CentraState Healthcare System, a leading not-for-profit community health organization, to develop a strategy for transitioning to ICD-10.

18 Feb 2012

RelayHealth, CommunityHealth IT collaborate to develop a HIE

After three years of preparing small practices and safety net hospitals in rural Florida to participate in a regional health information exchange (HIE), the not-for-profit CommunityHealth IT has partnered with RelayHealth to enable the transfer of health information among providers and to empower patients and businesses with patient engagement tools.

18 Feb 2012

Administration touts health care tax credits for small businesses

White House officials on Thursday highlighted a budget proposal to spend $14 billion over a decade to expand a health care tax credit for small businesses, a move they say would benefit about 4 million workers this year.

18 Feb 2012

Chemed declares 163rd consecutive quarterly dividend

Chemed Corporation announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 16 cents per share on the Company's capital stock, payable on March 19, 2012, to shareholders of record as of February 27, 2012.

18 Feb 2012

Ventas 2011 normalized FFO increases 71.1% to $777.0 million

Ventas, Inc. said today that normalized Funds From Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 increased approximately 71.1 percent to $777.0 million, from $454.0 million for the comparable 2010 period.

18 Feb 2012

Votes expected today on 'doc fix' compromise bill

The legislation, which also extends a payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits, is a rare sign of bipartisanship within the 112th Congress, though not everyone is happy with the deal.

18 Feb 2012

AHF criticizes Obama administration for global AIDS budget

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today criticized the Obama administration, which—in a shocking repudiation of nearly thirty years of progress against the global AIDS pandemic—last Monday unveiled a global AIDS budget that takes the unprecedented step of reducing AIDS funding by approximately $214 million in fiscal year 2013. Never before has a President sought to actually reduce America's commitment to fighting the AIDS epidemic globally.

18 Feb 2012

Sentara implements EXTENSION clinical alerting solution for NICU nurses

EXTENSION, INC. announced today that Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA has successfully implemented its advanced clinical workflow solutions for nursing staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

18 Feb 2012

Nano-enabled intranasal formulation of teriparatide can treat osteoporosis

The University of Nottingham spin-out company, Critical Pharmaceuticals, has announced a -545,000 collaboration with the University to develop a nano-enabled intranasal formulation of teriparatide for the treatment of osteoporosis.

18 Feb 2012

DASH II app to optimise stroke care and improve patient outcomes

The Newcastle team who helped develop the FAST system to identify a stroke are now piloting an app to ensure the best treatment for stroke patients.

18 Feb 2012

AirStrip, HCA collaborate to expand use of mobile patient monitoring software

HCA today announced a collaboration with AirStrip Technologies, Inc. that includes expanded use of AirStrip's mobile patient monitoring software and a financial investment in the company.

17 Feb 2012

Aeroneb drug delivery products receive marketing authorisation in China

Aerogen,the innovative medical device and drug delivery company, has announced receipt of authorisation to market its Aeroneb Pro and Aeroneb Go products in China.

17 Feb 2012

Congressional negotiators announce 'doc fix,' payroll tax cut deal

Some Democrats fretted over cuts to the health care law to help pay for the package; physician groups were disappointed it did not replace Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula.

17 Feb 2012

Dance against diabetes

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes. In a unique upbeat program, professor and nurse practitioner Terri Lipman, PhD, CRNP, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, encourages children to ward off diabetes and hip-hop their way to good health.

17 Feb 2012

Amerigroup reports net income of $32.8M for fourth quarter 2011

Amerigroup Corporation today announced that net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $32.8 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, versus $48.1 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2011.

17 Feb 2012

Congress to vote on 10-month 'doc fix,' payroll tax deal

News outlets report that the legislation would include delaying the cut in Medicare payments to physicians.

17 Feb 2012

White House budget director stumbles on question about mandate

The health law's individual mandate is not a tax, the OMB director said under questioning at a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday, even though the administration has claimed the opposite in its defense of the law before the Supreme Court.

17 Feb 2012

Shortage looming, drug maker agrees to release emergency supplies of kids' cancer drug

A shortage of a drug used to treat children's cancer seems to have been averted for a time as the Food and Drug Administration says it reached an agreement with the drug supplier to release emergency supplies. Elsewhere, rules sometimes force hospitals to throw away scarce drugs.

17 Feb 2012

Birth control rule will apply to self-insured groups, Sebelius says; Political fallout continues

The revised rule on insurance coverage of birth control that HHS will formulate, finalize and implement by August 2013 will apply to self-insured entities, as well as policies issued by insurance companies, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters. The details of the revised birth-control rule - announced after a furor from Catholic employers who object to funding something to which they are morally opposed - remain undefined, except that it will require insurance companies to pay for the drugs instead of religious employers.

17 Feb 2012