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ISHLT Infectious Disease Council issues new H1N1 advisory for cardiothoracic transplantation programs

Each year 3-5 million people have severe cases and 250-500,000 die from complications of seasonal influenza world-wide. This year, the novel 2009 H1N1 (nH1N1) influenza, previously called swine flu, has reached pandemic status.

23 Oct 2009

H.R. 3790 wins praises in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers and the American Association for Homecare praised a bipartisan bill in Congress, H.R. 3790, to eliminate the misguided and deeply flawed "competitive" bidding program for durable medical equipment and services in Medicare. The bidding process in this controversial program began on October 21 in the Pittsburgh metropolitan statistical areas and seven other MSAs across the U.S.

23 Oct 2009

MSMS Foundation's initiative for people living in Michigan's domestic violence shelters

The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) Foundation mobilized hundreds of volunteers this month in its 13th annual statewide effort to help provide basic comforts to those living in Michigan's domestic violence shelters.

23 Oct 2009

Practical guidance for cardiothoracic transplant programs in view of H1N1 flu pandemic

23 Oct 2009

Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare launched by Ontario Medical Association

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) today announced the launch of a wholly-owned, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare services, the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH).

23 Oct 2009

Wyle awarded an additional year on its Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health contract supporting NASA

Wyle has been awarded an additional year on its Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health contract supporting NASA with the extension bringing the five-year value of the contract to more than $54 million running through July 2011.

23 Oct 2009

Quality of U.S. health care was virtually stagnant in 2008, says NCQA report

A report released today by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) finds that the quality of U.S. health care was virtually stagnant in 2008, a disturbing slowdown after a decade of improvements. The across-the-board trend was seen in care provided to people with private insurance coverage as well as in Medicare and Medicaid.

23 Oct 2009

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals start Phase 3 trial to evaluate Nexavar tablets

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the companies have begun enrolling patients in an international Phase 3 trial to evaluate Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets for the treatment of patients with radioactive iodine-refractory, locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer.

23 Oct 2009

Decision Resources predicts TNF-alpha inhibitors to dominate rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitors will continue to dominate first- and second-line biologic therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the United States through 2011, but the more established branded drugs such as, Centocor Ortho Biotech's Remicade, Abbott's Humira and Amgen/Wyeth's Enbrel, in this class will face competition from newer entrants.

23 Oct 2009

Perot Systems to develop plans for Regional Health Information Platform in China

Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) (www.perotsystems.com) announced today that it has signed a healthcare information technology agreement with the Changsha Municipal Government in the Hunan Province of China.

23 Oct 2009

Dig Pink Volleyball Breast Cancer Awareness campaign to raise $1 million in support of breast cancer research

The Side-Out Foundation and its Dig Pink- Volleyball Breast Cancer Awareness campaign will launch a first of its kind clinical trial this month to examine the effects of individualized treatment on patients with metastatic breast cancer.

23 Oct 2009

OIS EyeScan and OIS Symphony Digital Reporter systems to feature at AAO Annual Meeting

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems ("OIS" or "the Company") (OTCBB: OISI), a leading digital imaging and informatics company, today announced that it will launch two new products and improvements to the OIS EMR and OIS PM solutions at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (AAO) 113th Annual Meeting, being held October 24 - 27, 2009, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA.

23 Oct 2009

Biotie Therapies enters into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with YA Global Master

Biotie Therapies Corp. has entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement ("SEDA") with YA Global Master SPV Ltd. a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors, LLC of Jersey City, New Jersey, USA ("Yorkville").

23 Oct 2009

Lawmaker to introduce patient safety bill with error reporting requirement

Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, will introduce legislation creating a mechanism "to monitor medical errors and have a mandatory reporting requirement" for hospitals and doctors that make mistakes, Modern Healthcare reports.

23 Oct 2009

Some Senate Democrats help republicans defeat $247 billion Medicare payment 'doctor fix'

"Democrats lost a big test vote on health care legislation on Wednesday as the Senate blocked action on a bill to increase Medicare payments to doctors at a cost of $247 billion over 10 years," the The New York Times reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, "needed 60 votes to proceed. He won only 47. And he could not blame Republicans.

23 Oct 2009

Obama administration disputes government report on reform's higher costs

Administration officials quickly rejected a new analysis that found "the nation's medical costs will keep spiraling upward even faster than they are now under Democratic legislation pending in the House," the Associated Press reports.

23 Oct 2009

Study: Massachusetts health reform popular with doctors, doesn't hold costs down

"The first broad-based survey of how physicians feel about the Massachusetts experiment shows strong and deep support: 70 percent favor the law; three-quarters want to keep it," NPR reports.

23 Oct 2009

White House leaning towards public option with state opt out provision, Sen. Nelson says

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and the White House are leaning towards including a national public option -- with a provision for states to opt out of it -- in the Senate health care bill, Sen. Ben. Nelson (D-Neb.) said Thursday" after a briefing with Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Politico's Live Pulse blog reports.

23 Oct 2009

Lumetra awarded a Veterans Health Administration Protected Clinical Peer Review Services contract

Lumetra is pleased to announce that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the California-based healthcare consulting organization a contract for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Protected Clinical Peer Review Services. Effective on September 30, 2009, the contract is for a one-year period, with the VHA having the choice to exercise four option years.

23 Oct 2009

Large firms that 'self-insure' are resisting new regulations

"Despite promises by President Barack Obama, more than 70 million Americans who have health insurance through their jobs could be open to higher costs or denials of some coverage under a leading overhaul plan making its way through Congress," The Associated Press reports.

23 Oct 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

ISHLT Infectious Disease Council issues new H1N1 advisory for cardiothoracic transplantation programs

H.R. 3790 wins praises in Pennsylvania

MSMS Foundation's initiative for people living in Michigan's domestic violence shelters

Practical guidance for cardiothoracic transplant programs in view of H1N1 flu pandemic

Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare launched by Ontario Medical Association

Wyle awarded an additional year on its Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health contract supporting NASA

Quality of U.S. health care was virtually stagnant in 2008, says NCQA report

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals start Phase 3 trial to evaluate Nexavar tablets

Decision Resources predicts TNF-alpha inhibitors to dominate rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Perot Systems to develop plans for Regional Health Information Platform in China

Dig Pink Volleyball Breast Cancer Awareness campaign to raise $1 million in support of breast cancer research

OIS EyeScan and OIS Symphony Digital Reporter systems to feature at AAO Annual Meeting

Biotie Therapies enters into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with YA Global Master

Lawmaker to introduce patient safety bill with error reporting requirement

Some Senate Democrats help republicans defeat $247 billion Medicare payment 'doctor fix'

Obama administration disputes government report on reform's higher costs

Study: Massachusetts health reform popular with doctors, doesn't hold costs down

White House leaning towards public option with state opt out provision, Sen. Nelson says

Lumetra awarded a Veterans Health Administration Protected Clinical Peer Review Services contract

Large firms that 'self-insure' are resisting new regulations

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