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eHealthInsurance releases six-point checklist to get the most out of Medicare coverage

eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, that now offers a new online Medicare resource, www.eHealthMedicare.com, today released a six-point checklist to help Medicare recipients make informed decisions about their Medicare options.

19 Nov 2009

MMR Information Systems and Unis-Tonghe Technology enter into a definitive agreement

MMR Information Systems, Inc., and Unis-Tonghe Technology (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd, announced that they will enter into a definitive agreement by the end of this year to form a joint venture to build a customized version of MMR's proprietary personal health record ("PHR") services (www.mymedicalrecords.com) and professional document imaging and management solutions in China.

19 Nov 2009

SoloHealth and Kroger stores team up to promote eye health awareness

SoloHealth (www.solo-health.com), maker of EyeSite™ self-service vision testing and self-directed healthcare kiosks, has teamed with Atlanta area Kroger stores to promote eye health awareness and to encourage regular eye exams.

19 Nov 2009

New biomarkers can predict patients' response to certain drugs

Recent advances in cancer therapeutics have led to the discovery of biomarkers that can predict patient response to certain drugs. Screening for mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGRF) prior to non-small cell lung cancer treatment, for example, has been shown to indentify patients who are likely to respond to treatment with erlontinib. This maximizes the drug's impact, and spares patients who are not likely to benefit from being subjected to potentially debilitating side effects.

19 Nov 2009

Aperio Technologies receives U.S. patent for client/server image analysis

Aperio Technologies, Inc., (Aperio), a global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life sciences industry, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company patent No. 7,602,524 entitled "Image Processing and Analysis Framework."

19 Nov 2009

Dell's MCC solution simplifies management for IT and info access for medical professionals

Dell announced a Mobile Clinical Computing (MCC) solution that is designed to eliminate the traditional trade-offs hospitals face between making patient information available to medical staff at the point of care and securing it in the data center to promote compliance with HIPAA regulations.

19 Nov 2009

iCAD and AdMeTech Foundation sign a strategic partnership agreement

iCAD, Inc., an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification of cancer, today announces a strategic partnership with the AdMeTech Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission to end prostate cancer as a patient care crisis and socio-economic problem.

19 Nov 2009

TIME Magazine journalist honored with ASTMH Communications Award

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) today honored TIME Magazine Foreign Correspondent Vivienne Walt with its Communications Award during the opening ceremony of its 58th annual meeting.

19 Nov 2009

New non-alcohol germ protection spray now available in Greater Cleveland

MyClyns, the new non-alcohol germ protection spray, is now available to consumers over the counter throughout Greater Cleveland, one of two cities in the nation chosen as initial test market cities prior to a nationwide product launch.

19 Nov 2009

CareRadius suite, a first-ever care management system from Landacorp

Landacorp today announced the public release of CareRadius suite, the only care management application of its kind to successfully achieve a large-scale, live implementation.

19 Nov 2009

Senate health reform bill timeline slipping, Reid plans caucus meeting today

Senate action on health care reform before the Thanksgiving break seems less likely "as the upper chamber still doesn't have a final version of the bill," The Hill reports.

18 Nov 2009

New Senate health bill to be topic of Democrats closed-door meeting

The Associated Press: "Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada met Wednesday morning at the Capitol with Vice President Joe Biden to go over the game plan on health care. Crucial to the White House and Reid is winning over a handful of reluctant moderate Democrats."

18 Nov 2009

Click4Care receives prestigious Healthcare IT Innovation Award

Click4Care, a leading provider of care management software for payors, today announced that its revolutionary software platform was voted Solution with the Greatest Market Potential in the insurer category by the hundreds of senior industry executives that attended the Healthcare IT Summit last week in La Quinta, Calif.

18 Nov 2009

White House reports billions lost in improper payments for Medicare, other government programs

The White House announced Tuesday that billions of federal dollars were spent in improper payments in 2009 and that spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for more than half of that total. President Barack Obama will issue an executive order to crack down on the problem, officials said.

18 Nov 2009

Tempest over new mammography guidelines affect health legislation, insurance guidelines

Newspapers across the country featured front-page follow-up stories on new mammogram recommendations today.

18 Nov 2009

Unibased Systems Architecture and DST Technologies form a strategic relationship

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc., a resource, scheduling, and OR management system provider, and DST Technologies, Inc., a process automation and work management solution provider, today announced they have formed a strategic relationship for the purpose of jointly marketing their solutions to better serve clients in the healthcare industry.

18 Nov 2009

IBM scientists work with Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute to use BioMIMS to treat genetic skeletal diseases

IBM ( IBM) announced today that its Research scientists are working with the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, in Bologna, Italy, to use information technology to better address treatment and research for rare genetic skeletal diseases.

18 Nov 2009

Medworxx Policy & Procedure Management System implemented at Premier Health Partners

Medworxx Inc., provider of healthcare solutions for patient flow, compliance and education, is pleased to announce that Premier Health Partners has implemented the Medworxx Policy & Procedure Management System.

18 Nov 2009

Pfizer Canada accepts Prix Galien Canada 2009 Innovative Product Award for CHAMPIX

Pfizer Canada accepted the Prix Galien Canada 2009 Innovative Product Award for CHAMPIX (varenicline tartrate), the first prescription treatment for smoking cessation in adults specifically designed to target nicotine addiction. The award was presented last night at a gala in Ottawa recognizing excellence in pharmaceutical research.

18 Nov 2009

Canadian comedian helps raise awareness about COPD

COPD is no joke to Canadian comedian Mary Walsh. "It's shocking that so few Canadians know about COPD considering it's the fourth leading cause of death in this country," says Mary Walsh, spokesperson for The Canadian Lung Association.

18 Nov 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

eHealthInsurance releases six-point checklist to get the most out of Medicare coverage

MMR Information Systems and Unis-Tonghe Technology enter into a definitive agreement

SoloHealth and Kroger stores team up to promote eye health awareness

New biomarkers can predict patients' response to certain drugs

Aperio Technologies receives U.S. patent for client/server image analysis

Dell's MCC solution simplifies management for IT and info access for medical professionals

iCAD and AdMeTech Foundation sign a strategic partnership agreement

TIME Magazine journalist honored with ASTMH Communications Award

New non-alcohol germ protection spray now available in Greater Cleveland

CareRadius suite, a first-ever care management system from Landacorp

Senate health reform bill timeline slipping, Reid plans caucus meeting today

New Senate health bill to be topic of Democrats closed-door meeting

Click4Care receives prestigious Healthcare IT Innovation Award

White House reports billions lost in improper payments for Medicare, other government programs

Tempest over new mammography guidelines affect health legislation, insurance guidelines

Unibased Systems Architecture and DST Technologies form a strategic relationship

IBM scientists work with Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute to use BioMIMS to treat genetic skeletal diseases

Medworxx Policy & Procedure Management System implemented at Premier Health Partners

Pfizer Canada accepts Prix Galien Canada 2009 Innovative Product Award for CHAMPIX

Canadian comedian helps raise awareness about COPD

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