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Lewis & Clark LTC RRG merges with Sophia Palmer Nurses RRG

Lewis & Clark LTC RRG, Inc., the nationwide provider of liability insurance to long-term care facilities, has merged with Sophia Palmer Nurses RRG, Inc., Sanford Elsass, President of The Uni-Ter Group, administrator of both Risk Retention Groups (RRG), announced.

13 Jan 2010

Sarnova acquires CVC

Sarnova, Inc., the nation's leading specialty distributor of health care products in the emergency medical services (EMS) and respiratory markets, announced today that it has acquired CVC, Inc. Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, CVC is a supplier of products to the acute care respiratory and emergency medical services markets.

12 Jan 2010

AMA awards unique CPT code for Cylex' ImmuKnow assay

Cylex Incorporated® announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT Editorial Panel approved the creation of new CPT coding based on the uniqueness, clinical value and widespread use of ImmuKnow, and the fact that existing CPT codes insufficiently captured all steps and costs of testing.

12 Jan 2010

White House considers help with proposed Medicaid expansion for states

Reuters: "President Barack Obama is discussing ways to help U.S. states cover costs that are destined to rise under pending healthcare reform legislation, his press secretary said on Monday." A number of governors have "protested a special funding allocation for Nebraska in the bill. 'We're

12 Jan 2010

ANI launches professional development program that pairs nurses with mentors

Two nurses have won recognition as emerging leaders in the field of nursing informatics, selected by the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) to participate in a jointly supported Nursing Informatics Emerging Leaders Program.

12 Jan 2010

First Edition: January 12, 2010

Today's news coverage details developments related to pending health reform plans with President Obama's meeting with organized labor regarding the 'Cadillac' tax claiming a lot of headlines.

12 Jan 2010

Quantros' application for fulfilling complex reporting requirements of MMSEA Section 111

Quantros announces the availability of MMSEA Manager, an application facilitating the online reporting of claims data required by CMS for Medicare clients who are part of a lawsuit and/or an ongoing medical payment or settlement. Testing and optional submission of MMSEA claim input files began January 1, 2010, with mandatory submission beginning April 1, 2010. The application is the latest addition to the Quantros Safety and Risk Management (SRM) product family.

12 Jan 2010

Nursing educators learn latest developments in nursing education at Faculty Development Institute conference

Nursing educators from across the country collaborated with industry leaders and learned the latest developments in nursing education at the 2010 Mosby's Faculty Development Institute conference earlier this month. Presented by Mosby, the three-day educational conference addressed challenges in the nursing industry from a variety of perspectives.

12 Jan 2010

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals completes $25 million Series A Extension

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel Toll-Like Receptor 8 (TLR8) candidates for the treatment of cancer, respiratory and inflammatory diseases, announced today the completion of a $25 million Series A Extension.

12 Jan 2010

Astro Pak announces the launch of new subsidiary, SixLog

Astro Pak Corporation, the U.S.'s largest precision cleaning and passivation company, today announced the launch of their new subsidiary, SixLog Corporation. SixLog provides on-site biological decontamination services utilizing proprietary iHP™ (ionized Hydrogen Peroxide) technology to a variety of industries including Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, First Responders, Transportation, and Public Facilities.

12 Jan 2010

Madison Williams launches Healthcare Investment Banking and Research business

Madison Williams and Company, an integrated capital markets and advisory firm, announced today the formal launch of a focused Healthcare Investment Banking and Research business. Madison Williams recently completed a management buyout of the principal capital markets business from Sanders Morris Harris Group in December 2009. The new firm already has a leading franchise in the Energy sector, and is quickly establishing its presence in healthcare with key new hires.

12 Jan 2010

HGS reports commercialization of late-stage products for systemic lupus and chronic hepatitis C

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. today will announce its priority goals for 2010 and report on the Company’s increasing momentum toward commercialization of late-stage products for systemic lupus and chronic hepatitis C in a presentation by H. Thomas Watkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, to financial analysts and investors at the 28th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

12 Jan 2010

Product quality becomes important to end users in sterilisation and disinfection equipment market

Due to the lack of adequate financing and weak healthcare infrastructure, price sensitivity within the Eastern European sterilisation and disinfection equipment market remains high.

12 Jan 2010

Market for chronic tophaceous gout medications will be led by drug that resolves tophi in less than a year

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, in the U.S. and Europe, a drug that resolves tophi in less than one year would become the patient share leader in the chronic tophaceous gout patient subpopulation and would be used in the vast majority of patients who suffer severe tophaceous gout, according to surveyed U.S. and European rheumatologists.

12 Jan 2010

Pfizer/Medivation's AD drug Dimebon may garner peak year sales of $1.5 billion

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, if Pfizer/Medivation's Dimebon shows efficacy in two ongoing clinical trials in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease that is equivalent to the impressive clinical trial data it has already shown to date in mild to moderate patients, these positive data would promote the use of Dimebon throughout the course of the disease.

12 Jan 2010

Study: Large amount of money in wasted claims expense is missed by organizations relying on random-sample methodology

With healthcare expenses increasing by up to double digits annually and self-insured employers providing the majority of healthcare benefits for insured Americans, identifying wasted health plan expense has never been more important. A common tool for doing this is the random-sample, retrospective audit of an employee health plan's past one or two years of paid claims.

12 Jan 2010

HMP Communications' Managed Care – First Report journal to be rebranded as First Report – Managed Care

HMP Communications, a leader in healthcare communications and education, announced today that its highly-rated Managed Care – First Report journal will be rebranded as First Report – Managed Care, covering clinical, economic, and legislative developments affecting managed markets, beginning with its January 2010 issue.

12 Jan 2010

Integration demonstration between EHR platforms and Nextrials’ Prism EDC technology

Nextrials, Inc., a leader in clinical research software and services, will participate in an integration demonstration between its PrismTM, an award-winning clinical trial electronic data capture technology, and electronic health records (EHR) platforms used within healthcare systems at the 11th Annual IHE North America Connectathon, being held January 11-15 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The Connectathon is the healthcare IT industry’s largest interoperability testing event dedicated to establishing standards that address specific clinical needs in support of optimal patient care.

12 Jan 2010

Notice of Proposed Rule Making moves healthcare industry closer to securing ARRA stimulus payments

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare and connectivity solutions, today commented that the Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued last week on electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs moves the healthcare industry closer to securing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus payments for healthcare IT adoption.

12 Jan 2010

Kindred Healthcare announces plans for development of new centers

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced plans for a replacement hospital, the opening of a new hospital, development of six new hospital-based subacute units and a new transitional care center in several of its key markets in Texas, Florida, California, Ohio, Indiana and Washington.

12 Jan 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Lewis & Clark LTC RRG merges with Sophia Palmer Nurses RRG

Sarnova acquires CVC

AMA awards unique CPT code for Cylex' ImmuKnow assay

White House considers help with proposed Medicaid expansion for states

ANI launches professional development program that pairs nurses with mentors

First Edition: January 12, 2010

Quantros' application for fulfilling complex reporting requirements of MMSEA Section 111

Nursing educators learn latest developments in nursing education at Faculty Development Institute conference

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals completes $25 million Series A Extension

Astro Pak announces the launch of new subsidiary, SixLog

Madison Williams launches Healthcare Investment Banking and Research business

HGS reports commercialization of late-stage products for systemic lupus and chronic hepatitis C

Product quality becomes important to end users in sterilisation and disinfection equipment market

Market for chronic tophaceous gout medications will be led by drug that resolves tophi in less than a year

Pfizer/Medivation's AD drug Dimebon may garner peak year sales of $1.5 billion

Study: Large amount of money in wasted claims expense is missed by organizations relying on random-sample methodology

HMP Communications' Managed Care – First Report journal to be rebranded as First Report – Managed Care

Integration demonstration between EHR platforms and Nextrials’ Prism EDC technology

Notice of Proposed Rule Making moves healthcare industry closer to securing ARRA stimulus payments

Kindred Healthcare announces plans for development of new centers

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