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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

Masimo receives payment over suit against Covidien for antitrust violations

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that it retained $30,064,684 from a payment from Covidien, following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' October 2009 affirmance of a Federal District Court decision that Tyco Healthcare, now Covidien, violated the antitrust laws through anticompetitive business practices related to the sale of its pulse oximetry products.

12 Jan 2010

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2009 report

The American Lung Association today released its State of Tobacco Control 2009 report, which grades the strength of federal and state laws to protect citizens from tobacco-caused illnesses.

12 Jan 2010

Analyzing physicians' practice patterns may hold clues to curb rising healthcare costs

Analyzing physicians' practice patterns may hold valuable clues about how to curb the nation's rising health care costs, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

12 Jan 2010

Physicians' moods impact number of prescriptions, referrals and lab tests, says BGU researcher

A new study by a researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) reveals that physicians' moods impact the number of prescriptions, referrals and lab tests ordered, as well as the amount of time they spend talking with their patients.

12 Jan 2010

Abe's Garden raises $3.5M to include a facility to care for adults with Alzheimer's disease

Abe's Garden, a non-profit organization that seeks to establish a national model of residential living and daycare programs for those suffering with Alzheimer's disease, has raised $3.5 million toward its $9 million capital campaign announced today.

12 Jan 2010

Amicus Therapeutics presents corporate outlook for 2010 at Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Amicus Therapeutics today outlined the Company's three key strategic priorities and presented a corporate outlook for 2010 at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

12 Jan 2010

National Salt Reduction Initiative unveils proposed targets to reduce salt levels in packaged and restaurant foods

The National Salt Reduction Initiative, a New York City-led partnership of cities, states and national health organizations, today unveiled its proposed targets to guide a voluntary reduction of salt levels in packaged and restaurant foods.

12 Jan 2010

University Hospitals in Cleveland selects Sectra as PACS provider

University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio has selected the IT and medical-technology company Sectra as their PACS provider. University Hospitals has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 10 hospital system in the U.S., and by U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s best hospitals.

12 Jan 2010

Med-Vision implements Verisk Health’s Explorer solution to reduce clients' healthcare costs

Verisk Health, Inc. today announced that Med-Vision, LLC helped clients reduce healthcare costs by 10 to 12 percent with Verisk Health’s Explorer solution. Verisk Health is a global leader in identifying, analyzing, and predicting healthcare risk. Med-Vision is a leading medical consulting company.

12 Jan 2010

Millipore introduces new Viresolve Pro+ Solution

Millipore Corporation, a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today announced the availability of its new Viresolve® Pro+ Solution, an innovative virus filtration product that further extends the company’s leadership in the rapidly growing and highly regulated virus safety market.

12 Jan 2010

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

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

Masimo receives payment over suit against Covidien for antitrust violations

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2009 report

Analyzing physicians' practice patterns may hold clues to curb rising healthcare costs

Physicians' moods impact number of prescriptions, referrals and lab tests, says BGU researcher

Abe's Garden raises $3.5M to include a facility to care for adults with Alzheimer's disease

Amicus Therapeutics presents corporate outlook for 2010 at Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

National Salt Reduction Initiative unveils proposed targets to reduce salt levels in packaged and restaurant foods

University Hospitals in Cleveland selects Sectra as PACS provider

Med-Vision implements Verisk Health’s Explorer solution to reduce clients' healthcare costs

Millipore introduces new Viresolve Pro+ Solution

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