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NuVasive: Aetna changes spinal surgery policy to include coverage for XLIF procedure

NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today that Aetna changed its spinal surgery policy to include coverage for the eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, or XLIF procedure, published on February 26, 2010, a reversal from its previous policy that labeled XLIF as experimental and investigational.

27 Feb 2010

Unexplained, sudden anemia: Brown recluse spider bite

As spring approaches and people return to outdoor activities, caution should be taken in areas of the country that are home to Loxosceles reclusa, also called the brown recluse spider. A new study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that when patients present with sudden anemia, but the cause is elusive, the brown recluse spider should be part of the differential diagnosis, at least in parts of the nation where the spider is regularly found.

27 Feb 2010

Open public comment period for URAC's revised IRO Accreditation

URAC, a leading healthcare accreditation and education organization, today announced the open public comment period for its revised Independent Review Organization Accreditation, version 5.0, which includes a new accreditation track for Healthcare Peer Review.

27 Feb 2010

United Healthcare changes lumbar spinal fusion policy to include coverage for XLIF procedure

NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today that United Healthcare changed its lumbar spinal fusion policy to include coverage for the eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, or XLIF procedure, published on February 26, 2010, a reversal from its previous policy that labeled XLIF as unproven.

27 Feb 2010

Kidney Cancer Canada: Survival, support, understanding, research and hope

Survival. Support. Understanding. Research. Hope. These are five words that mean a great deal to Kidney Cancer Canada as National Kidney Month kicks off this March.

27 Feb 2010

Body repairs itself through microvesicles: New hope for tissue regeneration

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have discovered how cells communicate with each other during times of cellular injury. The findings shed new light on how the body repairs itself when organs become diseased, through small particles known as microvesicles, and offers hope for tissue regeneration.

27 Feb 2010

TripleTree and WLSA extend I Award nomination deadline

Due to the high levels of interest in the I Award program, TripleTree and the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) announced today that the application deadline has been extended to March 8th. This prestigious award recognizes innovation, insight, and initiative within wireless-life sciences and mobile health industry sectors. Applications will be accepted now through March 8, 2010.

27 Feb 2010

Hygafem announces name change to WellBeing

Hygafem, the Georgia-based premier provider of full-service hygiene technologies, announced today that the company has changed its name to WellBeing. WellBeing is introducing a new and evolving touch-free hygiene and organizational wellness platform that communicates the company’s ongoing commitment to “green” hygiene services, excellence and innovation.

27 Feb 2010

NPAF's message to White House Summit participants: Policy agreement must triumph over partisan politics

The National Patient Advocate Foundation -- the sister organization to the Patient Advocate Foundation -- a direct patient services organization that assists patients throughout the country – delivered a message to all White House Summit participants that policy agreement must triumph over partisan politics during the bipartisan health care reform meeting.

27 Feb 2010

MDB Capital Group selects Health Discovery as one of Top 50 “Best and Brightest” companies

Health Discovery Corporation announced today it has been selected by MDB Capital Group as one of its Top 50 “Best and Brightest” companies that will present at the invitation-only, 1st Annual Bright Lights Conference, the first public company conference to focus exclusively on companies with disruptive and market changing intellectual property.

27 Feb 2010

Cotton thread as core material in 'lab-on-chip' devices to detect kidney failure and diabetes

A discovery by Monash University scientists could see humble cotton thread emerge as a core material in low-cost 'lab-on-chip' devices capable of detecting diseases such as kidney failure and diabetes.

27 Feb 2010

Of the 2.3M inmates, only 1.5M meet DSM IV medical criteria for substance abuse: CASA

Of the 2.3 million inmates crowding our nation's prisons and jails, 1.5 million meet the DSM IV medical criteria for substance abuse or addiction, and another 458,000, while not meeting the strict DSM IV criteria, had histories of substance abuse; were under the influence of alcohol or other drugs at the time of their crime; committed their offense to get money to buy drugs; were incarcerated for an alcohol or drug law violation; or shared some combination of these characteristics, according to Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population. Combined these two groups constitute 85 percent of the U.S. prison population.

27 Feb 2010

Electronic prescribing decreases prescription errors

Should doctors around the country use e-prescribing to decrease prescription errors? A study led by physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College found that health care providers using an electronic system to write prescriptions were seven times less likely to make errors than those writing their prescriptions by hand. The study appears today in the online edition of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

27 Feb 2010

Eli Lilly, Covance announce key milestones of their first-year partnership

Senior executives from Eli Lilly and Company and Covance Inc. announced Friday that the first year of their landmark alliance has been a win-win for both companies, enabling Lilly to expedite the flow of innovation within its pipeline in order to provide improved outcomes for individual patients.

27 Feb 2010

Assisting people with disabilities during emergency or disaster situations: New training materials

Ontario-wide - Natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, the Asian tsunami and other catastrophic events have keenly demonstrated the need for emergency preparedness for government, businesses, households and individuals. When planning for disasters or emergencies, special consideration needs to be taken to include people with disabilities.

27 Feb 2010

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare shareholders, noteholders approve Arrangement with Benvest New Look Income Fund

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. is pleased to announce that its shareholders and noteholders approved a previously-announced Arrangement with Benvest New Look Income Fund at a special meeting of Sonomax security holders held today in Montreal.

27 Feb 2010

Aetna.com: Most visited health insurance website

The recently redesigned Aetna.com is a hit with web surfers, who made it the most visited website among health insurers in the fourth quarter of 2009. In fact, 20 percent of Americans who visited a health insurance website during the quarter visited an Aetna site, according to “The Online Health Insurance Landscape,” an independent online audience measurement of health insurance websites recently released by comScore.

27 Feb 2010

Greenway Medical Technologies donates leading edge Health IT solutions to NKU

Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. is providing its integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution PrimeSuite®; clinical trials and research analytics solution PrimeResearch™; and revenue cycle management solution PrimeRCM® to Northern Kentucky University.

27 Feb 2010

Two Atlanta-based nursing homes and their principals to pay the U.S. and several states $14M

Atlanta-based Mariner Health Care Inc. and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services LLC, as well as their principals, Leonard Grunstein, Murray Forman and Rubin Schron, have agreed to pay the United States and several states $14 million, the Justice Department announced today.

27 Feb 2010

Ensure radiation therapy from certified technologists with ongoing qualifications

Every day in the United States, tens of thousands of patients are exposed to ionizing radiation through radiation therapy, CT scans, x rays, mammograms, and other medical imaging and therapeutic procedures. Patients need to have confidence that the technologists caring for them have the credentials and qualifications to safely administer radiation, and that the equipment they are using is properly calibrated and maintained to deliver radiation safely and within the proper dose parameters.

27 Feb 2010

Medical News

NuVasive: Aetna changes spinal surgery policy to include coverage for XLIF procedure

Unexplained, sudden anemia: Brown recluse spider bite

Open public comment period for URAC's revised IRO Accreditation

United Healthcare changes lumbar spinal fusion policy to include coverage for XLIF procedure

Kidney Cancer Canada: Survival, support, understanding, research and hope

Body repairs itself through microvesicles: New hope for tissue regeneration

TripleTree and WLSA extend I Award nomination deadline

Hygafem announces name change to WellBeing

NPAF's message to White House Summit participants: Policy agreement must triumph over partisan politics

MDB Capital Group selects Health Discovery as one of Top 50 “Best and Brightest” companies

Cotton thread as core material in 'lab-on-chip' devices to detect kidney failure and diabetes

Of the 2.3M inmates, only 1.5M meet DSM IV medical criteria for substance abuse: CASA

Electronic prescribing decreases prescription errors

Eli Lilly, Covance announce key milestones of their first-year partnership

Assisting people with disabilities during emergency or disaster situations: New training materials

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare shareholders, noteholders approve Arrangement with Benvest New Look Income Fund

Aetna.com: Most visited health insurance website

Greenway Medical Technologies donates leading edge Health IT solutions to NKU

Two Atlanta-based nursing homes and their principals to pay the U.S. and several states $14M

Ensure radiation therapy from certified technologists with ongoing qualifications

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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