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International Merchant Advisors announces development of new line of Wellness Centers and medical marijuana treatment centers

International Merchant Advisors, Inc. announced today that the company intends to develop a new line of Wellness Centers and medical marijuana treatment centers. CEO Mel Roseman stated, "Wellness Centers and medical marijuana are promising new treatment areas, but will require stringent systems and controls to engender the confidence of both patients and the regulatory community.

18 Feb 2010

Portico Systems, SDI announce new partnership to improve health plans

Portico Systems, the leader in Integrated Provider Management (IPM) solutions, and SDI, a leader in healthcare informatics, are announcing a new partnership. This partnership will integrate Portico’s provider management platform with SDI’s extensive provider data and managed care analytics to enable health plans to intelligently target providers for recruitment, enhance provider performance management programs, and increase decision support to members via enhanced provider profiles.

18 Feb 2010

Patient-centered medical home concept to benefit pharmaceutical industry

HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that the pharmaceutical industry stands to gain from the patient-centered medical home concept that continues to gain traction across the country. According to the recent New England Health Plan Analysis, medical home projects seek to maintain costs and improve health through better treatment compliance, including prescription drug regimens.

18 Feb 2010

Norwegian government task force suggests formation of single company to commercialise biomaterial assets

Having studied the ethical, judicial and political arguments, the Norwegian government task force has suggested that a single nationwide company should be formed to commercialise biomaterials assets from the country’s various sources. The task force has also recommended HUNT Biosciences be a model for the national company.

18 Feb 2010

Combination therapy that delays nursing home admission for AD earns 43% patient share in U.S. and 30% in Europe

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease, a combination therapy that delays nursing home admission at 19 months would earn 43 percent patient share, according to surveyed U.S. neurologists. In comparison, in Europe, such an agent would earn a slightly lower patient share of 30 percent, according to surveyed European neurologists. This lower share estimate is possibly a result of higher price sensitivity of European markets.

18 Feb 2010

Clarion Care develops healthcare software solution to reduce deficit by 42%

As Washington state government considers difficult tax increases and searches for ways to cut spending, Clarion Care, an innovative company, has developed a healthcare software solution that can reduce the deficit by 42%.

18 Feb 2010

Nautic Partners completes recapitalization of HPS in partnership with management

Nautic Partners, LLC, a private equity firm with more than $2.5 billion of capital under management, today announced that it has completed a recapitalization of Healthcare Payment Specialists, LLC (“HPS”) in partnership with management. HPS is a provider of payment and reimbursement solutions to hospitals and other healthcare systems.

18 Feb 2010

Upp Technology adds Vaccine Provider Registration System to irms software suite

Upp Technology, a leader in public health software solutions, announced today at the Public Health Preparedness Summit, that it has enhanced its suite of irms software with the addition of the irms Vaccine Provider Registration System. The new provider management solution is already running in multiple states and the company expects to announce the deployment of this system in another four states within the first quarter of 2010.

18 Feb 2010

Detroit home health agency owner pleads guilty over Medicare fraud

Detroit-area resident Muhammad Shahab pleaded guilty today for his role in organizing a Detroit-area home health care fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade; Special Agent in Charge Andrew G. Arena of the FBI's Detroit Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Lamont Pugh III of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General's (HHS-OIG), Chicago Regional Office.

18 Feb 2010

Keystone Health increases access to healthcare with ARRA grants: Secretary of Health commends

Secretary of Health Everette James commended Keystone Health for increasing access to healthcare with grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act during a groundbreaking ceremony today at the facility's main campus in Chambersburg.

18 Feb 2010

GSK Consumer Healthcare applauds two smoking cessation organizations for improving smoking cessation aids

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, marketer of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, including Nicorette®, NicoDerm® CQ® and Commit®, applauds two leading smoking cessation organizations for their efforts to improve the regulation of smoking cessation aids designed to help people quit smoking.

18 Feb 2010

New IPI publication outlines effective healthcare reform plan

President Obama's call during the State of the Union address for a better approach to health care reform is answered today with the release of a new publication from the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) entitled, "Health Care Reform: What Now?"

18 Feb 2010

Study: Telenurses face complex decision-making processes when dealing with calls

Nurses who provide telephone advice services have to balance the conflicting demands of providing appropriate medical advice and acting as a gatekeeper to limited healthcare services, according to a review in the March issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

18 Feb 2010

Senior citizens urge Congress to start over on healthcare reform

With President Obama hosting a bipartisan meeting on health care reform next week, the 60 Plus Association announced today a new advertising campaign featuring seniors who urge Congress to "Start over and get health care right."

18 Feb 2010

Study demonstrates once-a-week TB drug is as effective as daily dose

Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are one step closer to providing Tuberculosis (TB) sufferers with a once-a-week medicinal regime rather than their current daily doses.

18 Feb 2010

LAAHU announces annual Health Insurance Awareness Week

Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters announces its annual Health Insurance Awareness Week. This week is set aside to perform outreach to the community in the form of health awareness and to the importance of the role of the health insurance agent.

18 Feb 2010

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 results announced by Health Grades

Health Grades, Inc., the leading independent healthcare ratings company, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

18 Feb 2010

Hill-Rom launches new improved ES bed for healthcare facilities

Hill-Rom today announced the introduction of its enhanced CareAssist® ES bed, now with connectivity features, for use in medical–surgical areas of hospitals and care facilities.

18 Feb 2010

Pharmaceutical Institute launches Employers and Retail Pharmacy e-courses

Pharmaceutical Institute, a leading provider of specialized training solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, today announced the launch of two new e-courses, titled Employers and Retail Pharmacy.

18 Feb 2010

CMC-NorthEast chooses Premier’s QualityAdvisor solution for improving patient care

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced that Carolinas Medical Center NorthEast (CMC-NorthEast) of Concord, N.C., selected Premier’s QualityAdvisor™ solution to improve delivery of patient care and safely reduce costly avoidable patient events.

18 Feb 2010