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BioSpecifics Technologies' XIAFLEX receives FDA approval

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp., a biopharmaceutical company developing first in class collagenase-based products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved XIAFLEX™, a novel, first-in-class, orphan-designated, biologic, for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with a palpable cord.

3 Feb 2010

One-third of doctors and diabetes patients prioritize health conditions differently

About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage, according to a survey by the University of Michigan Medical School.

3 Feb 2010

Concuity wins contract to provide Revenue Recovery Services to one of East Texas' health care providers

Concuity, a Healthcare Division of Trintech, Inc., and a leading provider of Revenue Cycle Management technology and services, announced today that it has secured a contract to provide its Revenue Recovery Services to one of East Texas' preferred health care providers.

3 Feb 2010

Dayton Physicians select IntrinsiQ’s chemotherapy management system for improving patient care

Dayton Physicians LLC, one of Ohio’s leading multi-specialty cancer treatment centers, has selected IntrinsiQ’s IntelliDose® clinical software to manage complex chemotherapy treatment, safely and efficiently.

3 Feb 2010

Cognosante and Fox Systems announce merger

Fox Systems, a leader in Medicaid and HIPAA, and Cognosante, a leader in health information interoperability, today announced that the two companies have merged effective January 1, 2010. The combined company will be known as Cognosante, LLC, with Fox Systems operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cognosante.

3 Feb 2010

Associates at SJRMC's new hospital in Mishawaka now have access to on-site concierge service

Associates at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center’s (SJRMC) new hospital in Mishawaka, Ind., now have access to an on-site concierge service provided by Best Upon Request, a national organization based in Cincinnati.

3 Feb 2010

Tenet Healthcare signs multi-year agreement with MultiPlan

Tenet Healthcare Corporation today announced that it signed a multi-year agreement with MultiPlan, Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2010. The agreement includes participation in the PHCS (formerly Private Healthcare Systems) Network, the MultiPlan Network and, in select markets, PHCS Savility, which is MultiPlan’s newest primary PPO network.

3 Feb 2010

RevenueMed introduces new service for EMR/EHR implementations

RevenueMed, the global leader in healthcare business process outsourcing, today announced the launch of RevAbstract(TM) Services for EMR/EHR implementations.

2 Feb 2010

Local programs for medical homes, free care may offer blueprint for larger changes

News outlets explore the increasingly popular concept of "medical homes" -- a coordinated system that emphasizes primary care, prevention and wellness -- and another program that provides free care to those in need.

2 Feb 2010

Obama's budget includes a tempered vision of health reform

Democrats' health overhaul efforts are stalled in Congress, but President Obama's 2011 budget offers a "modest" back-up plan, the Associated Press reports. "The budget released Monday contains lots of respectable ideas to squeeze savings, expand coverage and improve quality, but no ambitious change that launches the nation on a path to health care for all."

2 Feb 2010

Alpha II announces new medical coding content for medical facilities

Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, announced today a medical coding content offering, supplying the customers of its developer partners with Alpha II CodeSets – including ICD-9 CM (International Classification of Disease, 9th edition Clinical Modifications), CPT® (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) codes.

2 Feb 2010

Pelosi: Insurance antitrust bill next week, Dems continue health reform planning

News outlets covered the mixed signals on Capitol Hill on the prospects for Democratic health legislation.

2 Feb 2010

Gray Healthcare's new community recovery model benefits users in the least restrictive environment

Gray Healthcare has appointed former director of operations of Cambian healthcare Noel Tracey to lead its expanding Community Recovery Team, as Clinical Director.

2 Feb 2010

CTS: More people are being admitted to Canadian hospitals each year with COPD

A review of Canadian data by the nation's leading lung specialists has provided the factual evidence to support what respirologists across the country have been suspecting for some time. Shockingly, more people are being admitted to Canadian hospitals each year with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than any other major chronic illness (including heart attacks) and that number has been increasing dramatically in recent years.

2 Feb 2010

HHS appoints new members to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the appointment of 24 new members to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). The PACHA’s chair, Dr. Helene Gayle, was appointed in August 2009.

2 Feb 2010

Infection rates in Boston hospitals vary substantially, says Consumer Reports Health

Hospitals in the Boston area vary dramatically in terms of how well their intensive care units (ICUs) prevent central-line bloodstream infections, a cause of death, disability, and expense in our nations' hospitals that is largely preventable.

2 Feb 2010

New online ratings provide patients with easy access to hospital infection rates

Far too many hospitals expose patients to deadly central-line bloodstream infections despite the availability of a simple life-saving checklist proven to prevent hospital acquired infections, says a new investigative article in the March issue of Consumer Reports.

2 Feb 2010

TNS, Lee International sign non-exclusive agreement to distribute TNS’s dietary supplements

Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc. (TNS) announced today that the company signed a non-exclusive agreement with Lee International Group Ltd (Lee International) to distribute TNS’s human and veterinary dietary supplements in the S.E Asian markets, including Mainland China.

2 Feb 2010

Medco Health Solutions acquires DNA Direct

Committed to being at the forefront of translating personalized medicine from the science to its daily practice in healthcare, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. today announced the acquisition of DNA Direct, Inc., a leader in providing guidance and decision support for genomic medicine to patients, providers, payors and employees.

2 Feb 2010

RMEI, PIM jointly sponsor complimentary continuing education virtual lecture on ALL

Treating acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) can bring many challenges, particularly in the adult population. To optimally manage this disease in adult patients, healthcare professionals must understand and identify characteristics of high-risk disease, utilize best strategies for preventing central nervous system relapse, and recognize the important role of post-remission hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in ALL therapy.

2 Feb 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

BioSpecifics Technologies' XIAFLEX receives FDA approval

One-third of doctors and diabetes patients prioritize health conditions differently

Concuity wins contract to provide Revenue Recovery Services to one of East Texas' health care providers

Dayton Physicians select IntrinsiQ’s chemotherapy management system for improving patient care

Cognosante and Fox Systems announce merger

Associates at SJRMC's new hospital in Mishawaka now have access to on-site concierge service

Tenet Healthcare signs multi-year agreement with MultiPlan

RevenueMed introduces new service for EMR/EHR implementations

Local programs for medical homes, free care may offer blueprint for larger changes

Obama's budget includes a tempered vision of health reform

Alpha II announces new medical coding content for medical facilities

Pelosi: Insurance antitrust bill next week, Dems continue health reform planning

Gray Healthcare's new community recovery model benefits users in the least restrictive environment

CTS: More people are being admitted to Canadian hospitals each year with COPD

HHS appoints new members to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Infection rates in Boston hospitals vary substantially, says Consumer Reports Health

New online ratings provide patients with easy access to hospital infection rates

TNS, Lee International sign non-exclusive agreement to distribute TNS’s dietary supplements

Medco Health Solutions acquires DNA Direct

RMEI, PIM jointly sponsor complimentary continuing education virtual lecture on ALL

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