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Explainers and fact checks on health reform bills

Several news organizations published explainers on health reform.

1 Sep 2009

Celticare Health Plan of Massachusetts to cover legal immigrants from October

CeltiCare today announced that the Commonwealth has accepted its proposal to manage healthcare services for Aliens with Special Status (AWSS). This population has been enrolled in the Commonwealth Care insurance program (Commonwealth Care) run by the Massachusetts Health Connector.

31 Aug 2009

Home births performed by registered midwives are safe and natural

Having your baby at home is as safe as birth in the hospital, according to a new study published in the September Canadian Medical Association Journal. In Ontario, as in BC where the study was conducted, Registered Midwives are the only heath care professionals who attend home births.

31 Aug 2009

PacifiCord to start its fifth free prenatal class in Southern California

Dedicated to serving the private cord blood banking needs of Southern California, PacifiCord (www.pacificord.com) today announced it will be offering free prenatal classes in Temecula starting September 21, 2009.

31 Aug 2009

Rite Aid pharmacies to offer regular seasonal flu shots throughout the flu season

Many Rite Aid pharmacists have already been giving regular seasonal flu shots following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advice that anyone who wishes to reduce the risk of getting the regular seasonal flu get a flu shot as soon as they are available.

31 Aug 2009

PrimeSuite provides physicians with access to lab results, radiology reports and transcribed documents from their community health system

Physicians using Greenway Medical Technologies’ electronic health record (EHR) solution, PrimeSuite, now have access to lab results, radiology reports and transcribed documents from their community health system through RelayHealth’s Virtual Information Exchange platform.

31 Aug 2009

MD Buyline introduces integrated capital planning and budgeting program

MD Buyline introduces Buyline BUDGET, an integrated capital planning and budgeting program for researching, selecting, budgeting, and purchasing capital equipment.

31 Aug 2009

TriZetto Group launches new version of CareAdvance Enterprise system

The TriZetto Group, Inc. today announced the general availability of its CareAdvance Enterprise® 4.6 system, the new version of the company’s health management platform for healthcare payer organizations.

31 Aug 2009

New chief strategy officer for Merkle

Merkle (www.merkleinc.com), one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing database marketing agencies, announced the appointment of Vice President Pete Mehr, Ph.D., as chief strategy officer to its growing healthcare marketing practice, which launched earlier this year to provide data-driven marketing insight and strategy to leading healthcare and pharmaceutical clients.

31 Aug 2009

New Hospital Operating System solution from StatCom launched

StatCom, a developer of innovative healthcare software, announced today availability of its Hospital Operating System™ solution, a comprehensive patient throughput solution.

31 Aug 2009

SDBJ names A-Life Medical executive as the CFO of the Year

A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today that Jaye Connolly, who serves as chief financial officer and chief operating officer, has been named CFO of the Year in the private company category of the 2009 San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) CFO of the Year awards program.

31 Aug 2009

Illumina delivers its first individual genome sequence to Dr. Hermann Hauser

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has delivered Hermann Hauser’s genome sequence. Dr. Hauser, Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd, is the first consumer to purchase Illumina’s individual genome sequencing service working with his physician, Michael Nova, MD, of Pathway Genomics.

From Illumina, Inc. 31 Aug 2009

XerGame products to be showcased at the US Open Tennis Championships

XerTech Inc., a leading manufacturer, seller, and distributer of cutting-edge, interactive fitness systems, today announced that it will showcase its XerGame products at the US Open Tennis Championships, starting today, August 31, and running through the end of the event on September 13, 2009.

31 Aug 2009

Health care reform will kill competition in most states: BestHealthcareRates.com

Management at BestHealthcareRates.com is astonished with the government’s claims that the health care reform that they are working hard to bring about will actually encourage competition. It is much more likely that it will kill competition in most states as the giant arrives in town and takes a portion of everybody’s business.

31 Aug 2009

Fifth annual Pathology Visions conference to showcase digital pathology technology and its healthcare applications

The newly formed Digital Pathology Association (DPA), a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of digital pathology applications in healthcare, invites interested pathology professionals to join them for the fifth annual Pathology Visions conference, to be held September 13-15 in San Diego, CA, at the Marriott Hotel and Marina.

31 Aug 2009

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare completes Phase II trials of a delivery mechanism that inflates a V3 earplug successfully

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. (SHH:TSX Venture Exchange) is proud to announce that it has successfully passed its Phase II milestone, proof-of-performance of a delivery mechanism that inflates a V3 earplug as per fit function criteria.

31 Aug 2009

Takeda visits managed care professionals to promote its two new drugs

According to SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm, in spring 2009, Takeda made more visits to managed care professionals than any other pharmaceutical manufacturer, accounting for almost 7% of contacts recorded in SDI’s Managed Care Pharmacy Executive and Managed Care Medical Director audits.

31 Aug 2009

The GEO Group acquires Just Care

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) (“GEO”), a world leader in the delivery of correctional, detention, and mental health services, announced today that its mental health subsidiary, GEO Care, Inc. (“GEO Care”), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Just Care, Inc. (“Just Care”), a provider of detention healthcare focusing on the delivery of medical and mental health services, for approximately $40.0 million.

31 Aug 2009

Geron to present updates on product development programs at four investor conferences in September

Geron Corporation today announced that the company will present updates of its product development programs at four investor conferences in the month of September.

31 Aug 2009

Tianyin Pharmaceutical to discuss its diversified product portfolio at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co. Inc., a developer, manufacturer and supplier of modernized traditional Chinese medicine ("TCM") and generic pharmaceuticals in China, today announced that it will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference, to be held September 9-11, 2009, at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

31 Aug 2009