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Bioneutral Group holds scientific and business discussions with major health care companies

BioNeutral Group, Inc. (“BioNeutral”) (OTCBB:BONU), a specialty chemical technology based Life Science Company, announced discussions with four of the world’s largest health care companies.

25 Aug 2009

Navinet offers its real-time healthcare communications solution to all state governments and U.S. territories at no cost

NaviNet (formerly NaviMedix), America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, today announced the NaviNet Health Information Exchange (HIE), a solution that combines the NaviNet Provider Network of more than 770,000 providers nationwide, and NaviNet technology and services.

25 Aug 2009

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy and Ohio Caresource collaborate to develop Chronic Kidney Disease treatment

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy announced today that its Diplomat Health Services Division is partnering with CareSource in Ohio to slow the progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare costs associated with the disease. As the number of Americans with CKD continues to rise, CareSource is focused on the early identification and treatment of their patients with the illness.

25 Aug 2009

Malaysian biotechnology industry expected to grow by revenue at an average rate of 15 percent per year

Malaysia's plans for its biotechnology sector remain ambitious even with the recent global meltdown. By 2020 the government envisages this sector will employ up to 160,000 people and will contribute to 5% of Malaysia's GDP.

25 Aug 2009

Emdeon and BroMenn Healthcare System implement an interactive software application for transparent pricing of healthcare

Emdeon, a leading provider of revenue and payment cycle management solutions for the healthcare industry, and BroMenn Healthcare System, headquartered in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, recently implemented the Emdeon Patient Responsibility Estimator(SM) solution. Emdeon Patient Responsibility Estimator is an interactive software application used by BroMenn's patient access staff to inform patients of their financial responsibility prior to care delivery.

25 Aug 2009

Unotron collaborates with GHA Technologies to supply washable data input devices

School systems throughout the nation have a strong ally in mitigating a resurgence of swine flu this fall. UNOTRON (www.unotron.com), worldwide creator of medical grade, washable computer keyboards, scroll wheel mice, and smartcard readers, announces that it is teaming up with GHA Technologies, Inc. (www.gha-associates.com) to offer Unotron’s high quality, washable data input and security devices.

25 Aug 2009

Medline Industries' Foley catheter management system helps minimize CAUTI risk

In an effort to help clinicians reduce the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), Medline Industries, Inc. today launched a ground-breaking Foley catheter management system featuring a reengineered catheter tray coupled with an evidence-based clinical education program.

25 Aug 2009

Senators debate cost of insurance subsidies for low-income families

The Wall Street Journal reports that the six Senate Finance Committee negotiators aren't in agreement about subsidies for low-income people to buy insurance.

25 Aug 2009

Phoenix Children’s Hospital adopts Eclipsys’ computerized physician order entry system

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Phoenix Children’s Hospital, one of the 10 largest freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, has successfully completed an enterprise-wide activation of the company’s computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system, Sunrise Acute Care™.

25 Aug 2009

Pharmacy Times serves as a go-to resource for pharmacists on OTC products

Consumers overwhelmed by options when considering over-the-counter (OTC) medications can now find out which products are most recommended by pharmacists through Pharmacy & Healthcare Communications' OTC Recommendations Survey.

25 Aug 2009

PacifiCord to conduct free prenatal classes in San Diego from September 2009

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 San Diego starting September 9, 2009.

25 Aug 2009

FDA issues final approval for manufacturing and marketing Ranbaxy's Glycopyrrolate tablets

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (RPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), announced today that RLL has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Glycopyrrolate Tablets USP, 1 mg and 2 mg.

25 Aug 2009

Senate Democrats plot new strategy, consider reconciliation to pass health bill

Senate Democrats are increasingly considering using budget reconciliation — which would need a simple majority of 51 votes — to pass health care reform without Republican support, The New York Times reports.

25 Aug 2009

Insurance industry may benefit from reform, employees attend town halls to counter criticism

Lashed by liberals and threatened with more government regulation, the insurance industry nevertheless rallied its lobbying and grass-roots resources so successfully in the early stages of the healthcare overhaul deliberations that it is poised to reap a financial windfall," The Los Angeles Times reports.

25 Aug 2009

GOP plan centers on seniors' bill of rights

"In their latest assault on President Obama's health care plans, Republicans are aiming for a vulnerable spot -- the fears of seniors that their care will get worse or more costly," the Boston Globe reports on its Political Intelligence blog.

25 Aug 2009

FRC urges Obama to support the exclusion of abortion coverage from healthcare plans

Over the weekend, the White House released President Obama's weekly video address in which the President falsely stated that abortion coverage is not mandated under his health care reform plan. Last week the President accused FRC and other opponents to his plan of breaking the 9th Commandment.

25 Aug 2009

Caretech Solutions to implement CareWorks content management system for Blessing Health System

CareTech Solutions, Inc. (www.caretechsolutions.com), an information technology (IT) and Web products and services provider for hospitals and health systems nationwide, announced today it has signed an agreement to provide Web services to Blessing Health System (www.blessinghospital.org), based in Quincy, Ill.

25 Aug 2009

FDA clears Aperio Technologies to market breast tissue image analysis application

Aperio Technologies, Inc., (Aperio), a global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life sciences industry, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the IHC HER2 Breast Tissue Image Analysis application, available through its patented digital pathology platform.

25 Aug 2009

The Center for Health Value Innovation to support the National Diabetes Goal

The Center for Health Value Innovation, the nation’s premier information exchange for value-based design, today joined with other non-profits, healthcare provider groups, universities, government officials, and corporations to fully support the National Diabetes Goal (NDG) which aims to increase awareness and improve the management of type 2 Diabetes to the 45 percent of Americans at risk.

24 Aug 2009

Boston Software Systems to host a webinar on uses and advantages of hospital workflow automation

Boston Software Systems, the leader in workflow automation technology to the healthcare market, today announced Thom Blackwell, product manager, will host a Webinar with several McKesson users on the uses and advantages of workflow automation on August 27. The Webinar is titled “Harness the Benefits of Automation in the McKesson Environment.”

24 Aug 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Bioneutral Group holds scientific and business discussions with major health care companies

Navinet offers its real-time healthcare communications solution to all state governments and U.S. territories at no cost

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy and Ohio Caresource collaborate to develop Chronic Kidney Disease treatment

Malaysian biotechnology industry expected to grow by revenue at an average rate of 15 percent per year

Emdeon and BroMenn Healthcare System implement an interactive software application for transparent pricing of healthcare

Unotron collaborates with GHA Technologies to supply washable data input devices

Medline Industries' Foley catheter management system helps minimize CAUTI risk

Senators debate cost of insurance subsidies for low-income families

Phoenix Children’s Hospital adopts Eclipsys’ computerized physician order entry system

Pharmacy Times serves as a go-to resource for pharmacists on OTC products

PacifiCord to conduct free prenatal classes in San Diego from September 2009

FDA issues final approval for manufacturing and marketing Ranbaxy's Glycopyrrolate tablets

Senate Democrats plot new strategy, consider reconciliation to pass health bill

Insurance industry may benefit from reform, employees attend town halls to counter criticism

GOP plan centers on seniors' bill of rights

FRC urges Obama to support the exclusion of abortion coverage from healthcare plans

Caretech Solutions to implement CareWorks content management system for Blessing Health System

FDA clears Aperio Technologies to market breast tissue image analysis application

The Center for Health Value Innovation to support the National Diabetes Goal

Boston Software Systems to host a webinar on uses and advantages of hospital workflow automation

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