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LABJ honors SCAN Health Plan for community outreach programs

SCAN Health Plan, the country's fourth largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plan, was among the healthcare organizations honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) for its outstanding efforts in serving the community. The prestigious Healthcare Leadership Award ceremonies are conducted annually by the LABJ to recognize locally based companies whose community outreach programs help make the city a better place to live.

22 Apr 2011

JVIR articles highlight SIR's commitment to patient safety in medical imaging

The Society of Interventional Radiology has a long-term commitment to radiation safety, taking a leading role in measuring and assessing radiation dosage; developing educational programs on radiation safety, radiation protection and reduction of skin dosage; and promoting the safety of patients and health care professionals.

22 Apr 2011

Avita's ReCell Spray-On Skin exhibits potential for applications relating to healing of acute wounds

Avita Medical Ltd., the regenerative medicine company, announced today that a clinical study of 18 patients suffering from partial-thickness burns, some of which had failed to heal after treatment with other wound-healing methods ('chronic wounds'), demonstrated successful wound-healing after being treated with ReCell® Spray-On Skin™ from Avita Medical.

22 Apr 2011

Saint Vincent Hospital to build new cancer center in downtown Worcester

Saint Vincent Hospital today announced it has signed a purchase and sale agreement with the CitySquare II Development Co. LLC , to build a medical office building that will house a new comprehensive cancer center in Worcester's CitySquare development. The new center, which represents a $21 million capital investment by Saint Vincent Hospital, is expected to open in January 2013.

22 Apr 2011

Enrollment in managed Medicaid plans on the rise

Tough economic times are driving people both in and out of Medicaid programs. Medicaid enrollment climbs as individuals deal with loss of insurance through employment channels. Then, state legislators challenged with making budget cuts, are forced to reduce Medicaid rosters to balance budgets. Many states are increasing their use of care management strategies to help rein in costly Medicaid programs.

22 Apr 2011

Echosens's Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography stands out at 46th EASL Congress

On the occasion of the 46th Congress of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, the VCTE(TM) (Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography) from Echosens stood out as a leading technique in the field. It is the only technique able to measure elasticity at a predetermined, controlled frequency (50 Hz), which is essential because elasticity increases as frequency increases.

22 Apr 2011

Roswell Park Cancer Institute named Blue Distinction Center for Transplants

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Transplants® by BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York for demonstrating better overall quality of care and patient results in bone marrow/stem cell (autologous and allogeneic) procedures.

22 Apr 2011

Live surgical procedure to repair abdominal aortic aneurysm broadcast to CICE 2011 in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Scott & White Healthcare today teleconferenced one of the world's first live international surgical procedures to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm to conference attendees in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The meeting, CICE (Current Issues in Comparative Education) 2011, is one of the globe's largest vascular surgery events and includes over 2,000 attendees. The procedure demonstrated the use of an endograft device called a repositionable endoprosthesis.

22 Apr 2011

Mediaplanet publishes comprehensive guides to Conquering Hunger

On Friday, April 15th, 2011 Mediaplanet published one of the most comprehensive guides to Conquering Hunger and distributed it to millions with the help of the Global FoodBanking Network, Feeding America, and Heifer International.

22 Apr 2011

Novation adds BIOTRONIK to Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices portfolio

Novation, the leading health care supply contracting company, announced today the addition of BIOTRONIK (Lake Oswego, OR) to its Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Devices portfolio. This new 30-month agreement represents the first collaboration between the respective organizations.

22 Apr 2011

Transplanting cells from healthy adult livers may help treat genetic liver-lung disorder

Transplanting cells from healthy adult livers may work in treating a genetic liver-lung disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, according to an animal study in the April 18 online edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

22 Apr 2011

Tenet Healthcare board rejects revised undervalue proposal from Community Health Systems

Tenet Healthcare Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors, after consulting with its independent financial and legal advisors, has unanimously determined that the revised proposal from Community Health Systems, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Tenet for $6.00 per share in cash grossly undervalues the Company and is not in the best interests of Tenet or its shareholders.

22 Apr 2011

HHS awards Eigen two grants from Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project

Eigen is the proud recipient of two grant awards from the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. QTDP tax credits are provided under section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-148).

22 Apr 2011

U.S. healthcare costs continue to increase at a declining rate

Data released today by S&P Indices for the S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicate that the average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased by 6.19% over the 12-months ending February 2011. This is a drop from the 6.31% increase in annual growth rate posted in January 2011 for this index.

22 Apr 2011

TJX commits $1 million to advance mission of Alzheimer's Association

According to the 2011 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report, as many as 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. Given the prevalence of Alzheimer's, approximately one in every three people knows someone with the disease.

22 Apr 2011

Rite Aid reduces price of whooping cough vaccine for children in California

Parents in California can now get their children vaccinated against whooping cough at more than 500 Rite Aid pharmacies for the newly lowered price of $57.99. By July 1, when a new state law takes effect requiring proof of vaccination for all students entering grades 7 through 12, nearly all of the approximately 600 California Rite Aid locations will be able to vaccinate walk-in patients or by appointment.

22 Apr 2011

Close wins in sporting events linked to more traffic fatalities

When your team wins a close one, you may be in danger driving home after the game, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The study shows that traffic fatalities rise near the hometowns of winning teams on game days.

22 Apr 2011

Creekridge Capital, Healthland partner to offer financing solutions for healthcare information system

Creekridge Capital LLC, a nationwide independent healthcare and technology vendor leasing company, has signed an agreement with Healthland, a healthcare information technology (HIT) vendor, to offer creative financing solutions under the private label name, Healthland Financing.

22 Apr 2011

Congressman Holt congratulates Vaxinnate for BARDA award to develop next generation of flu vaccines

U.S. Congressman Rush Holt (R-12th) visited the headquarters of VaxInnate Corporation today, where he congratulated the biotechnology company on having received a U.S. government contract to fund development of the next generation of flu vaccines and called for more technology investments to improve the health of all Americans.

22 Apr 2011

Now campaigning, Obama to ask voters to give health law a chance

Meanwhile, The Hill reports that health lobbying has dropped off compared to the level a year ago when Congress was in the midst of the health reform debate.

22 Apr 2011

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LABJ honors SCAN Health Plan for community outreach programs

JVIR articles highlight SIR's commitment to patient safety in medical imaging

Avita's ReCell Spray-On Skin exhibits potential for applications relating to healing of acute wounds

Saint Vincent Hospital to build new cancer center in downtown Worcester

Enrollment in managed Medicaid plans on the rise

Echosens's Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography stands out at 46th EASL Congress

Roswell Park Cancer Institute named Blue Distinction Center for Transplants

Live surgical procedure to repair abdominal aortic aneurysm broadcast to CICE 2011 in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Mediaplanet publishes comprehensive guides to Conquering Hunger

Novation adds BIOTRONIK to Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices portfolio

Transplanting cells from healthy adult livers may help treat genetic liver-lung disorder

Tenet Healthcare board rejects revised undervalue proposal from Community Health Systems

HHS awards Eigen two grants from Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project

U.S. healthcare costs continue to increase at a declining rate

TJX commits $1 million to advance mission of Alzheimer's Association

Rite Aid reduces price of whooping cough vaccine for children in California

Close wins in sporting events linked to more traffic fatalities

Creekridge Capital, Healthland partner to offer financing solutions for healthcare information system

Congressman Holt congratulates Vaxinnate for BARDA award to develop next generation of flu vaccines

Now campaigning, Obama to ask voters to give health law a chance

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