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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

Isogenica, Phylogica partner in Phylomer peptide development

Isogenica Ltd today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Australian based biopharmaceutical company Phylogica to use Isogenica’s CIS display technology to optimize the performance of three of Phylogica’s lead compounds targeting CD40 ligand (CD40L). CD40L is a key protein involved in many inflammatory diseases, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

2 Feb 2010

Millennials overly optimistic about their health despite unhealthy habits

According to Life University, a leading chiropractic college and vital health university, Millennials (ages 15-27), are overly optimistic about their own health, despite admitting to the same unhealthy habits that have caused chronic illness in previous generations.

2 Feb 2010

Overview of newly evolving technologies for diagnosing and monitoring HIV infections

Rising consumer awareness that early diagnosis and treatment can delay the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to anti-immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has had a telling impact on the sales of HIV tests.

2 Feb 2010

Upcoming web conference to focus on the European healthcare industry

Business Analytics and Intelligence Systems are on the rise in the European healthcare industry. By managing medical data better effectively and faster, these systems have become an integral part of the hospital management to increase patient's safety, the quality of service delivery and the overall revenue of the institution.

2 Feb 2010

MDLinx announces new Omnibus offering for international pharmaceutical market research

MDLinx, a division of M3 USA, announced today a new Omnibus offering for international pharmaceutical market research. The new offering, launched at the Pharmaceutical Market Research Conference, enables market researchers a new, simplified, reduced-cost means of accessing specialty physicians around the world.

2 Feb 2010

Researchers urge policy makers to consider coverage for smoking and weight loss counseling

Reducing obesity and smoking have become national priorities in the United States. Research has shown that intensive counseling can positively impact each problem. However, because such counseling is typically not covered by medical insurance, cost can be a barrier.

2 Feb 2010

MEDSEEK’s revenue grows 346% over five years

MEDSEEK, the leading provider of healthcare enterprise portal connectivity solutions, today announced the acquisition of 58 new hospital clients and a 53 percent increase in one-year revenue backlog, as healthcare industry changes fuel demand for its eHealth solutions.

2 Feb 2010

Smoking cessation increases cardiac health later in life

Smoking affects your cardiac health both before and after a major event like a heart attack. But how much? And does cutting back instead of quitting have a positive effect as well?

2 Feb 2010

Decision Resources: Benlysta to garner more than $500M in 2018

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, following its expected regulatory approval in 2011 in the United States and Europe, Human Genome Sciences/GlaxoSmithKline's Benlysta will garner sales of more than $500 million in 2018 in the systemic lupus erythematosus drug market.

2 Feb 2010

Finger and thumb injuries account for majority of pediatric traumatic amputations

According to a new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, there were more than 950 cases of traumatic amputations among children aged 17 years and younger in the United States in 2003. Of these cases, finger and thumb amputations accounted for the majority of the injuries (64 percent).

2 Feb 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

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

Isogenica, Phylogica partner in Phylomer peptide development

Millennials overly optimistic about their health despite unhealthy habits

Overview of newly evolving technologies for diagnosing and monitoring HIV infections

Upcoming web conference to focus on the European healthcare industry

MDLinx announces new Omnibus offering for international pharmaceutical market research

Researchers urge policy makers to consider coverage for smoking and weight loss counseling

MEDSEEK’s revenue grows 346% over five years

Smoking cessation increases cardiac health later in life

Decision Resources: Benlysta to garner more than $500M in 2018

Finger and thumb injuries account for majority of pediatric traumatic amputations

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