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ActiveRx introduces Fall Prevention Program for Medicare-eligible senior patients

ActiveRx Rehabilitation, a Chandler, Arizona-based wellness-oriented rehabilitation company specializing in active aging, is introducing a breakthrough Fall Risk Assessment and Fall Prevention Program for Medicare-eligible senior patients.

13 Jul 2011

Apax Partners, CPPIB and PSP Investments to acquire KCI for $68.50 per share

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which a consortium comprised of funds advised by Apax Partners, together with controlled affiliates of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, will acquire KCI for $68.50 per share in cash in a transaction valued at $6.3 billion.

13 Jul 2011

Obama administration rolls out rule for health exchanges

In a big step to carry out the new health care law, the Obama administration unveiled standards on Monday for insurance marketplaces that will allow individuals, families and small businesses in every state to shop for insurance, compare prices and benefits and buy coverage.

13 Jul 2011

JSPH, Worldwide Clinical Trials partner to meet demands of healthcare reform

Worldwide Clinical Trials Inc., a leading, global provider of clinical research services, and Thomas Jefferson University's School of Population Health (JSPH), under the direction of David B. Nash, MD, MBA, today announced that they have entered into an alliance to provide pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients with a broad range of outcomes research services including comparative effectiveness, burden of illness, and quality of life studies.

13 Jul 2011

AHF applauds Gilead for licensing AIDS drugs to Medicines Patent Pool

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today lauded Gilead Sciences for being the first major AIDS drug company to share some drug patents with a new international Medicines Patent Pool, a move that will help ensure access to newer AIDS treatments in developing countries.

13 Jul 2011

Local reaction offers insights into how states view the exchange reg

How the new rules will play out in Georgia remains unclear. Gov. Nathan Deal, though strongly opposed to the reform law, has formed a committee on health exchanges. It had its first meeting at the state Capitol in June.

13 Jul 2011

Global Health Partner acquires OPA

Global Health Partner has acquired OPA, Ortopædisk Privathospital Aarhus A/S in Århus, Denmark, a specialist clinic operating in the fields of orthopaedics and spine surgery.

13 Jul 2011

Gilead becomes first company to license drugs to Medicines Patent Pool

"In the first agreement between a pharmaceutical company and the new international Medicines Patent Pool, Gilead Sciences announced Tuesday that it would license four of its AIDS and hepatitis B drugs to the pool," the New York Times reports.

13 Jul 2011

ICQV endorses AMGA as primary clinical integration advocate

Leaders of the Institute for Clinical Quality and Value (ICQV) have officially dissolved the organization effective June 30, 2011 and endorsed the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) as the best venue for healthcare leaders to share ideas, experiences, and best practices in the creation of structures, programs, and initiatives that improve clinical quality and efficiency.

13 Jul 2011

Gerresheimer second quarter revenues increase 5.9% to EUR 284.5m

Gerresheimer AG, one of the leading global suppliers to the pharma and healthcare industry, has closed successfully the second quarter of the 2011 financial year

13 Jul 2011

Soliant Health names Stony Brook as America's Most Beautiful Hospitals

Stony Brook University Hospital was named as one of America's Most Beautiful Hospitals, ranking third in a list of 50 healthcare facilities around the country. Soliant Health, a leading specialty healthcare provider, released the results this month of the 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals 2011, a contest developed by Soliant Health.

13 Jul 2011

OECD-report outlines rescue plan for welfare systems

The health care systems in the industrialized world suffers from the financial crisis and reduced economic growth. Innovation and development is the answer to the problems, according to a recent OECD-report which outlines a rescue plan for the welfare systems, were the increasing number of elderly and chronically ill is causing further pressure.

13 Jul 2011

USPTO issues notice of allowance to MDI's PCR-based technology platform

Molecular Detection Inc. (MDI), a company developing Detect-Ready assays designed to increase the speed and accuracy of infectious disease diagnosis, today announced that it has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a patent application titled "Methods, Compositions and Kits for Detection and Analysis of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria."

12 Jul 2011

First Edition: July 12, 2011

In today's headlines, reports about the new HHS rule on health exchanges rule and how its nod to state flexibility may help states move forward.

12 Jul 2011

HIV patients with mental illness can benefit from APRN care management

In a four-year study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that assigning adults with serious mental health illness who are HIV positive to the care of advanced practice nurses (APRN) to help navigate the health care system and maintain adherence to drug regimens reduced depression and improved their overall physical health, indicating that healthcare policy should be revamped to provide this support.

12 Jul 2011

Nearly 500 delegates to attend 2011 Health Work & Wellness Conference

For the first time in Canadian history, employers are under pressure of an emerging legal duty to create and maintain not only a physically safe workplace, but also a psychologically safe work environment.

12 Jul 2011

Yale New Haven Health System licenses Rothman Index

Rothman Healthcare Corporation announced the licensing of the Rothman Index by Yale New Haven Health System in Connecticut. Yale-New Haven Health will use the Rothman Index to help improve patient outcomes and reduce operating costs.

12 Jul 2011

MedPro's blood collection safety products receive BSI CE Mark approval

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection, today announced that it has received a CE Mark from the British Standards Institute (BSI) for its blood collection safety products.

12 Jul 2011

Affymetrix commences shipment of gene profiling reagents

Affymetrix, Inc. today began shipping its FDA-cleared Gene Profiling Reagents. Affymetrix also announced the availability of the new Gene Profiling Array cGMP U133 P2, a version of the widely cited Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array, as another component to its GeneChip Instrument System, which is used by Affymetrix partners for assay development.

12 Jul 2011

HHS unveils much-anticipated health exchange proposed rule

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of proposed regulations that will govern how states are to set up and run new marketplaces where individuals and small businesses can shop for health insurance.

12 Jul 2011