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Validation results of SmartChip Real-Time PCR System to be presented at CHI's conference

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that WaferGen scientists will present validation results of the company's SmartChip™ Real-Time PCR System at Cambridge Healthcare Institute's 17th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference.

3 Feb 2010

IBM announces definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems

IBM today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate's software helps healthcare clients work more intelligently and efficiently with timely access to patient and clinical data. It also enables governments to share information across multiple agencies to better serve citizens.

3 Feb 2010

MedCath announces unaudited operating results for first-quarter of fiscal 2010

MedCath Corporation, a healthcare provider focused on high acuity healthcare services, predominately the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced its unaudited operating results for its first quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended December 31, 2009.

3 Feb 2010

Shina Systems' 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software suite receives FDA clearance

Shina Systems announces U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software that downloads over the Internet and provides a full suite of image processing and clinical analysis applications on any PC.

3 Feb 2010

Diversified Information Technologies acquires document management services firm in NC

Diversified Information Technologies, a leading provider of document and information lifecycle solutions, announced today that it has acquired Bowman Enterprises, Inc., a document management services firm headquartered in Benson, NC.

3 Feb 2010

Axway and Anakam to provide security and identity management offering for electronic health records

Axway, the Business Interaction Networks company, today announced a partnership with Anakam to provide a security and identity management offering for secure access and transmission of electronic health records (EHR) and personal health records (PHR).

3 Feb 2010

Lobbying, ads slow down on health reform

"Drugmakers, business organizations and other interest groups in the health care battle have dialed down expensive lobbying campaigns as they assess how last month's stunning Republican capture of a Senate seat from Massachusetts has altered Washington's political landscape...," The Associated Press reports.

3 Feb 2010

BD Diagnostics launches Be a Flu Fighter initiative to increase awareness and prevent influenza

BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), today announced the launch of the Be a Flu Fighter initiative, aimed at increasing awareness and prevention of influenza.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 3 Feb 2010

Drug company CEOs under pressure

Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal on Severin Schwan, chief executive of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG: "'It is difficult to gauge the impact of the planned U.S. healthcare reform on the pharmaceutical industry,' Schwan told reporters at a media conference to detail 2009 earnings. 'On the one hand, more U.S. citizens will be getting access to healthcare, which is positive. At the same time, pressure on drug prices will certainly increase,' he added." The wire service adds that he also said "decisions on generic biosimilars will be key" (Greil, 2/3).

3 Feb 2010

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare to report on financing arrangement with Benvest New Look Income Fund

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. announces that with reference to its previously-announced conference call scheduled for February 4th, 2010 at 11:00 AM EST, in addition to updating investors on the results of Sonomax's initiative to license its new Self-Fit(TM) headset technology at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the company's outlook for 2010 and beyond, the company will also report on the $1.74 million non-dilutive financing arrangement that it has entered into with Benvest New Look Income Fund.

3 Feb 2010

Picis and ISOFT announce strategic alliance

Picis, the leading provider of information systems for the high-acuity areas of hospitals, and iSOFT, one of the world’s biggest healthcare information technology (HIT) companies, have entered into a strategic alliance whereby iSOFT will distribute, implement and provide international support for selected solutions from the Picis CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, focusing initially on ICU and anesthesia in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand.

3 Feb 2010

AMPYRA for MS: Acorda Therapeutics announces wholesale pricing and patient assistance program

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) for AMPYRA™ (dalfampridine) Extended Release Tablets will be $1,056 per 30-day supply (60-count pill bottle), an annual cost of $12,850. AMPYRA was approved on January 22, 2010 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This was demonstrated by an increase in walking speed. AMPYRA is expected to be available in March 2010.

3 Feb 2010

Home Diagnostics signs definitive merger agreement with Nipro

Home Diagnostics, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of diabetes testing supplies, announced today that it signed a definitive merger agreement with Nipro Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Stock Exchange Ticker Code 8086), a global manufacturer and distributor of medical devices, pharmaceutical products and medical and glass products headquartered in Osaka, Japan, under which Nipro will acquire all outstanding shares of Home Diagnostics’ common stock, $.01 par value, for a cash purchase price of $11.50 per share (or aggregate consideration of approximately $215 million).

3 Feb 2010

Pronto Seminars announces 2010 workshop schedule for healthcare professionals

Pronto Seminars announced its 2010 schedule in Italy providing CE/CME workshops for Physicians, Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, RNs and other health professionals.

3 Feb 2010

Innovative discharge program reduces congestive heart failure readmissions

An innovative discharge program developed by Saddleback Memorial Medical Center combining coordination of hospital and community resources, strong patient education and the IDEAL LIFE Bluetooth-enabled wireless remote health monitoring system has helped to reduce congestive heart failure (CHF) readmissions by 50 percent

3 Feb 2010

Penn Medicine experts available to offer medical insight and commentary during 2010 Winter Olympics

Experts from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are available to offer expert medical insight and commentary during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver on issues ranging from the effects of performance enhancing drugs to concerns about the spread of novel H1N1, head trauma and more.

3 Feb 2010

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour schedules four days of testing events in Dallas/Ft. Worth

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour, a six-month, 48-state national cross-country HIV testing tour, will ride into Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, for four days of testing events. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will join Commissioner Marti VanRavenswaay (Precinct 2) at a press conference Tuesday, February 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. at the Tarrant County Precinct 2 office - 700 E. Abrams St., Suite #304, Arlington, TX 76010-1239 to announce the arrival of the mobile unit and to promote testing in the days leading up to National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Sunday, February 7th).

3 Feb 2010

Report: California biomedical industry faces unprecedented challenges

The biomedical industry is one of the most recession-resilient sectors in California's hard-hit economy and a critical driver of innovation, job growth and revenue that will help lead the state to economic recovery, according to a report released today by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).

3 Feb 2010

McKesson accelerates EHR adoption at independent physician practices with rebate offers

As part of its Achieve HIT stimulus program for physicians, McKesson today announced a limited-time offer to reduce the cost barriers associated with independent physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). Physicians may choose from two options on selected EHR/practice management solutions – 0% interest for 12 months with a 25% down payment, or a $1,000 cash rebate for the first provider with a $500 cash rebate for each additional provider in a practice.

3 Feb 2010

LLS increases maximum benefit for myeloma patients to $10,000

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is pleased to announce that, effective Feb. 1, 2010, patients with myeloma and waldenstrom macroglobulinemia will now be able to receive up to $10,000 in support to help offset the costs of prescription drug co-pays and other insurance related expenses.

3 Feb 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Validation results of SmartChip Real-Time PCR System to be presented at CHI's conference

IBM announces definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems

MedCath announces unaudited operating results for first-quarter of fiscal 2010

Shina Systems' 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software suite receives FDA clearance

Diversified Information Technologies acquires document management services firm in NC

Axway and Anakam to provide security and identity management offering for electronic health records

Lobbying, ads slow down on health reform

BD Diagnostics launches Be a Flu Fighter initiative to increase awareness and prevent influenza

Drug company CEOs under pressure

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare to report on financing arrangement with Benvest New Look Income Fund

Picis and ISOFT announce strategic alliance

AMPYRA for MS: Acorda Therapeutics announces wholesale pricing and patient assistance program

Home Diagnostics signs definitive merger agreement with Nipro

Pronto Seminars announces 2010 workshop schedule for healthcare professionals

Innovative discharge program reduces congestive heart failure readmissions

Penn Medicine experts available to offer medical insight and commentary during 2010 Winter Olympics

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour schedules four days of testing events in Dallas/Ft. Worth

Report: California biomedical industry faces unprecedented challenges

McKesson accelerates EHR adoption at independent physician practices with rebate offers

LLS increases maximum benefit for myeloma patients to $10,000

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