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Sanofi-aventis, MIT announce strategic alliance agreement for SABIP

Sanofi-aventis announced today a strategic alliance agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Biomedical Innovation, which will be known as the sanofi-aventis Biomedical Innovation Program.

27 May 2010

GSK Consumer Healthcare announces update of alli product label

GSK Consumer Healthcare today announced it will update the alli product label to alert consumers to certain symptoms that have been associated with rare instances of severe liver injury reported in people taking orlistat, the active ingredient in alli. This update follows FDA's completion of its safety review of orlistat and is being implemented in conjunction with Roche, the manufacturer of the prescription dose of orlistat (Xenical). The agency stated that a cause and effect relationship has not been established.

27 May 2010

Democrats struggle to line up votes on bill containing 'doc fix,' COBRA subsidy extension

A jobs and benefits bill that would extend subsidies to help laid-off workers keep their health insurance and would avert payment cuts to Medicare doctors is still pending in Congress.

27 May 2010

Insurers paying doctors faster but inefficiency remains, especially with Medicaid

"US health insurers are paying doctors seven days faster, on average, and denying 12 to 18 percent fewer claims than last year, but the claims reimbursement system remains saddled with inefficiency, according to a new ranking of payers set to be released today," The Boston Globe reports.

27 May 2010

Feds will pay much of Medicaid expansion costs for states, study finds

The Washington Post: "The federal government will bear virtually the entire cost of expanding Medicaid under the new health-care law, according to a comprehensive new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation that directly rebuts the loud protests of governors warning about its impact on their strapped state budgets.

27 May 2010

Feds crack down on health care fraud in California, Florida

The Sacramento Bee reports: "Three Sacramento-area residents are among 11 people, including five doctors, accused of participating in a Medicare fraud ring. ... From February 2006 through August 2008, the defendants are alleged to have operated three health-care clinics -- in Sacramento, Carmichael and Richmond -- that submitted more than $5 million in allegedly fraudulent claims to Medicare" (Locke, 5/25).

27 May 2010

EMEND indication helps women prevent CINV

More women fighting cancers such as breast, lung, colorectal and ovarian can now help prevent the nausea and vomiting associated with their treatment of moderately emetogenic (vomit-inducing) cancer chemotherapy. Although new treatment entities have been developed in the past 10 years for control of chemically-induced nausea and vomiting, CINV remains a significant problem in the context of current practice.

26 May 2010

Humana named nation's top payer for the second consecutive

For the second year in a row and third time in five years, Humana Inc. ranks #1 in overall performance - making it the easiest payer for health care providers to do business with - in a review of 2009 claims-payment data conducted by athenahealth Inc., a provider of Internet-based business services to doctors, and Physician's Practice magazine.

26 May 2010

Perrigo acquires rights to ANDA for HalfLytely and Bisacodyl Tablets Bowel Prep Kit

Perrigo Company today announced that it has acquired rights to Novel Laboratories' pending ANDA for HalfLytely and Bisacodyl Tablets Bowel Prep Kit (PEG-3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride for oral solution and bisacodyl delayed-release tablets), indicated for the cleansing of the colon as a preparation for colonoscopy in adults.

26 May 2010

First Edition: May 26, 2010

Today's headlines detail the latest developments regarding legislation moving through Congress that would prevent scheduled cuts in Medicare physician payment and extend health insurance subsidies for unemployed people.

26 May 2010

athenahealth releases the fifth annual PayerView Rankings

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices, and Physicians Practice, America's leading practice management journal for physicians, today released the fifth annual PayerView Rankings, which indicate that health insurers are paying physicians on average seven days faster and denying 12-18% fewer claims than revealed in last year.

26 May 2010

CareerStaff Unlimited completes rollout of Adapt Healthcare web-based staffing solution across 26 locations

CareerStaff Unlimited, a Division of Sun Health (SUNH) and a leading provider of healthcare staffing solutions, has completed a rollout of Adapt Healthcare, a web-based staffing solution specific to the healthcare industry provided by Bond International Software. The successful implementation of Adapt includes CareerStaff's 26 locations and allows for over 175 of CareerStaff's employees to utilize the application.

26 May 2010

Intel expands availability of Intel Health Guide across Europe

Intel is expanding availability of the Intel Health Guide across Europe to help address chronic care challenges - Intel is working with strategic partners in France, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands to bring localised versions of the Intel Health Guide to market over the coming year

26 May 2010

Hospital matters in complication rates and lengths of stay for bariatric surgery

The number of bariatric surgeries in the U.S. skyrocketed from 13,386 in 1998 to 220,000 in 2008, but a new study released today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, finds that the nation's hospitals have wide variances in both complication rates and lengths of stay, which largely correlate with the number of times the hospital performs bariatric procedures.

26 May 2010

IMC announces "Commitment to Compliance" initiative in response to FDA's "Bad Ad Program"

Informed Medical Communications (IMC), a leading full-service provider of peer-to-peer medical forums and integrated medical communications for the bio-pharmaceutical industry, today announced its "Commitment to Compliance" initiative, responding to the FDA's new program to minimize misleading drug advertising and promotion.

26 May 2010

Study demonstrates efficacy of CONCERTA in treating ADHD in presence of comorbid learning disability

Turning in assignments, following instructions and focusing on learning something new are among the daily classroom challenges for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). New data presented today show efficacy of CONCERTA® (OROS® methylphenidate HCl Extended-Release Tablets CII) on ADHD symptoms in children with the condition who also may face other specific challenges.

26 May 2010

GE Healthcare honored for commitment to employee reservists

GE Healthcare officials today received a very special American flag from Lieutenant General Jack C. Stultz, Chief of the Army Reserve and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, this Tuesday during Memorial Day observances at the company's Healthcare Institute in Waukesha.

26 May 2010

Elsevier announces strategic cooperation with Peking University Health Science Center

Elsevier, the world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products, tools and services, announced a new initiative for the Chinese market which involves the establishment of a strategic cooperation with Peking University Health Science Center School of Distance Learning for Medical Education (PUHSC).

26 May 2010

AHF spearheads e-letter-writing campaign to stop de-funding of AIDS clinics in Antelope Valley

An online e-letter-writing campaign spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) targeting Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich (Fifth District) over the decision by LA County to de-fund two longstanding AIDS clinics in the Antelope Valley is heating up.

26 May 2010

MedMira obtains NHS Supply Chain listing for Reveal Rapid HIV Test in the UK

MedMira Inc., a developer of rapid diagnostic technology and solutions, today announced that the Company's Reveal Rapid HIV Test is now one of three rapid HIV tests listed by the National Health Services Supply Chain in the United Kingdom, and the only one able to address both point of care and laboratory testing requirements.

26 May 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Sanofi-aventis, MIT announce strategic alliance agreement for SABIP

GSK Consumer Healthcare announces update of alli product label

Democrats struggle to line up votes on bill containing 'doc fix,' COBRA subsidy extension

Insurers paying doctors faster but inefficiency remains, especially with Medicaid

Feds will pay much of Medicaid expansion costs for states, study finds

Feds crack down on health care fraud in California, Florida

EMEND indication helps women prevent CINV

Humana named nation's top payer for the second consecutive

Perrigo acquires rights to ANDA for HalfLytely and Bisacodyl Tablets Bowel Prep Kit

First Edition: May 26, 2010

athenahealth releases the fifth annual PayerView Rankings

CareerStaff Unlimited completes rollout of Adapt Healthcare web-based staffing solution across 26 locations

Intel expands availability of Intel Health Guide across Europe

Hospital matters in complication rates and lengths of stay for bariatric surgery

IMC announces "Commitment to Compliance" initiative in response to FDA's "Bad Ad Program"

Study demonstrates efficacy of CONCERTA in treating ADHD in presence of comorbid learning disability

GE Healthcare honored for commitment to employee reservists

Elsevier announces strategic cooperation with Peking University Health Science Center

AHF spearheads e-letter-writing campaign to stop de-funding of AIDS clinics in Antelope Valley

MedMira obtains NHS Supply Chain listing for Reveal Rapid HIV Test in the UK

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