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Conceptus(R) Introduces Essure FlexPay(TM) Plan to Help Women Pay for Essure(R) Procedure Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:30PMMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Conceptus, Inc. , developer of the Essure procedure, the most effective non-surgical permanent birth control method available, today introduced the Essure FlexPay Plan, a financial assistance program designed to help patients better manage their out-of-pocket costs for the Essure procedure, including those who are covered by private medical insurance plans.
CML HealthCare Inc. Declares July Dividend Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:16PMMISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 19, 2011) - CML HealthCare Inc. (TSX:CLC) (the " Company " or "CML") today announced the Board of Directors of the Company has declared July, 2011 cash dividends of $0.0629 per common share to shareholders of record as at the close of business on July 29, 2011, payable on August 22, 2011.
Low Health Literacy Linked to Risk of Death, Emergency Care, More Frequent Hospitalizations Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:25AMLow health literacy in older Americans is linked to poorer health status and a higher risk of death, according to a new evidence review by researchers at RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center.
UCLA School of Nursing Receives Ahmanson Foundation Grant to Support Care of Homeless Children at Los Angeles Union ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:06AMLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UCLA School of Nursing Receives Ahmanson Foundation Grant to Support Care of Homeless Children at Los Angeles Union Rescue Mission
Global pharmaceutical companies look to China Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:29AMAfter decades of economic progress in China, there is a trend emerging among the growing middle class: spending on medicine. As the Chinese become more affluent, they are more likely to spend
PacWest Bancorp Announces Results for the Second Quarter of 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:00AM--Net Earnings of $12.8 Million-- --Net Interest Margin Increases to 5.57%-- --Credit Loss Reserve at 3.52% of Net Non-Covered Loans and 157% of Non-Covered Nonaccrual Loans-- --Noninterest-Bearing Deposits at 36% of Total Deposits and Core at 76%-- --Tangible Common Equity Increases 7.2% or $30.5 million--
Drugmakers hire badly paid China doctors for sales Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:16AMIn most parts of the world, being a physician brings both prestige and affluence. However, Mao Mengjia gave up a career as a doctor in China for a simple reason: He could make more money selling medicine than...
Patients get mixed messages as UPMC and Highmark duke it out Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:50PMHow best to react to the UPMC/Highmark contract battle, and the uncertainties it's creating for health-plan subscribers, depends on whom you ask. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is urging employers to take quick action and offer alternative plans for employees to keep UPMC hospitals and doctors in their health-plan network.
Efforts To Lower Health Costs, Improve Care Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:43PMAt Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare, comparative research made physicians realize that inducing early childbirth in healthy women created unnecessary and costly risks for newborns.
CPI Falls, but Core Rises Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:26PMOverall this was a fairly solid report, but not great.
Mobile, Healthcare and the Jeff Bezos/Michael Dell ROI Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:15PMTechnology and healthcare cannot help but continue to converge, and those who are savvy are positioning themselves to capitalize upon the exciting new business opportunities. More and more players are beginning to enter the space, recognizing and seizing upon trends and new tactics.
New baby delivery strategies help cut health costs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:09AMAt Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare, comparative research made physicians realize that inducing early childbirth in healthy women created unnecessary and costly risks for newborns.
County says healthcare costs are falling Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:56AMMCKINNEY - As budget season draws closer, the county is beginning to examine how money is spent, how much can be saved, and how effective last year's cost-cutting programs are proving to be.
Nashville People in Business Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:29AMNashville People in Business: Awards, Achievements and Promotions
Richard Tuten on Board as HealthCap LLC Raises $1.5M - cbl Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:41PMBy Julie ArmstrongVERO BEACH, Fla.-- As if the word "Urgent" wouldn't catch my eye -- or "Kids," the...
Seminar To Detail Reform’s Effect on Biz Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:18PMPhilip Johnson is partner with Argyle Benefits Consultants LLC, a chartered life underwriter and certified employee benefits specialist, so he more th...
Pet Insurance Provider Trupanion Names Dr. Kerri Marshall Executive Vice President of Customer Experience Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:58AMTrupanion, the nations fastest-growing pet insurance provider, has announced the recent hire of Dr. Kerri Marshall, DVM as Executive Vice President of Customer Experience. Marshall brings over 25 years of veterinary healthcare experience to Trupanion.Dr. Marshall, a 1985 graduate of Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, will be in charge of developing strategies, systems...
FDA approves protocol for Medtronic's SYMPLICITY HTN-3 for treatment of hypertension Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:48AMMedtronic, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has conditionally approved the protocol for SYMPLICITY HTN-3, the company's U.S. clinical trial of renal denervation with the Symplicity Catheter System for the treatment of resistant hypertension, an especially dangerous disease affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Planned Parenthood files suit in federal court vs. General Assembly funding ban Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:24PMBreaking news: "Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina (PPCNC) filed suit today in federal district court in Greensboro seeking to prevent the enforcement of the Planned Parenthood defunding amendment passed as part of the North Carolina budget during the 2011 legislative session.
Health Highlights: June 9, 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:29PMHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Steep Co-Pays May Cause Some to Abandon Prescriptions Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:03PMMONDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In these tough economic times, even people with health insurance are leaving prescription medications at the pharmacy because of high co-payments.
Soaring Costs Deprive Some Children of Medical Care Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:27PMMONDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Because of soaring health care costs in the United States, some parents are reluctant to take their children to the doctor or to buy prescription drugs, according to a new study.
CBIZ Small Business Employment Index Shows Pause in Hiring Trend Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:27AMCLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBIZ Small Business Employment Index Shows Pause in Hiring Trend; Small Business Hiring Pace Reveals Little Growth
Trickle-Down From Wealthy Hasn't Worked Since Hoover and Can't Pay Off Our Debt, Robert Weiner and John Horton Assert ... Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:06AMWASHINGTON, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Trickle-down Economics Hasn't Worked since Herbert Hoover," say Bob Weiner, former House Aging Committee Chief of Staff under Chairman Claude Pepper (D-FL) and later a White House Spokesman, and John Horton, an economic policy analyst at Robert Weiner Associates. In an op-ed in today's Miami Herald, Weiner and Horton cite a 5.4% GDP growth ...
Hospital workers protest proposed cuts Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:31PMAbout 35 members of the Service Employers International Union-United Healthcare Workers gathered on Grant Road in front of El Camino Hospital on June 29 to protest what one representative called "unwarranted" cuts to the union's pay structure and health benefits.
CareCore National’s Prior Authorization Function Debuts on New Cisco CiusTM Tablet Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:21AMBLUFFTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CareCore National announced the first mobile authorization application that streamlines the process physicians use to get prior approvals for medical tests and treatments.
Antimicrobial Copper Could Save Thousands Of Lives And Billions Of Dollars Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:14AMIn less than two hours this material can kill 99.9% of most of the bacteria on its surface, including E.coli, influenza, staphylococcus and H1N1.
Language Line Services' 'Center for Excellence' Announces Series of Free Webinars by Experts in Language Access for ... Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:35AMLanguage LineÂ® University, the testing and training division of Language Line Services, the largest language services provider for the healthcare industry, today announced the first in a series of free Webinars from industry experts offered through its new "Language Access Center for Excellence."
Professional Indemnity Insurance in Europe Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:24AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Health law on expatriates will hurt business, insurers say Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:19PMWASHINGTON — Some of the nation's largest insurers are complaining that the Obama administration isn't doing enough to ease health law requirements that they say threaten their ability to sell health coverage for millions of Americans who work abroad.
Vasomedical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance on Two Additional BIOX™ Monitors Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:12AMWESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vasomedical, Inc. today announced its receipt of the U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Vasomedical-BIOX™ Model 1303 3-channel ECG Holter Monitor and Model 1304 12-channel ECG Holter Monitor.
First-of-Its-Kind Security Risk Assessment Tool Helps Physicians Qualify for EHR Incentives Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:40AMNew Security and Privacy Offering From Symantec Currently Sold Exclusively Through Allscripts
Callidus Software Acquires iCentera Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:17AMAcquisition Brings 180,000 New On Demand Users; Adds Leading Sales Enablement Solution to Callidus Sales Performance SaaS Platform
Blood Test May Show How Much Longer You Have To Live Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:58PMA new blood test may be able to show how much longer someone has left to live.
Employee health insurance grows onerous Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:33PMCompanies are advised to maintain tighter controls
Herman Cain wins straw poll at Cobb GOP get-together Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:02PMMARIETTA - The Daily Show's Jon Stewart may mock him, but presidential hopeful Herman Cain easily won the straw poll at the Cobb GOP Independence Day Celebration & Bar-B-Q on Monday. Joe Dendy, Co...
Life saving lung cancer test to set off cost debate Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:35PMA landmark study showing that routine lung screening of heavy smokers and former smokers using low dose CT scans could save thousands of lives is sure to set off a fierce debate about the cost of such testing on an overburdened healthcare system.
Nepalese doctors navigate culture -- and weather -- in South Dakota Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 8:51PMOn a warm afternoon in June, Drs. Saroj Subedi and Pushpa Poudel take a break from seeing patients to munch on caramel corn and talk about home.
Insurance no guard against medical debt Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:11PMTUCSON, July 4 (UPI) -- Having health insurance coverage is no guarantee against accumulating medical debt among working-age adults, U.S. researchers say.
WEA Trust keeps money from districts that switched coverage Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 10:41PMA health insurance company affiliated with the state's largest teachers union is refusing to release hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal money to school districts that recently dropped the company in favor of less expensive providers.
Business people Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:15AMTalon Harrell, a Farmers Insurance agent in Fort Wayne, has completed the Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers. The five-day course is designed to enhance the professional skills of Farmers' agents.
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Trittler and Buxton co-chair NCH 2011 Hospital Ball Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:30AMPatrick Trittler and Reg Buxton have been named NCH 2011 Hospital Ball co-chairs. Themed This is my hospital, the annual gala will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, from 6 p.m. to midnight at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples.
Conference eyes remedies for health care issues Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:04PMThere is work to do.
Socks and bedpans: Copper’s growth markets of tomorrow Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:43PMNew clinical evidence expected to show hospitals can reduce infections by increasing use of the metal
Analysis: Socks, bedpans among copper's growth markets Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:17PMNEW YORK/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - As Chile struggled for two months to rescue 33 miners trapped deep underground last year, it turned to an unlikely tool to help keep them healthy: copper socks.
In the fight against affordable rental housing, everyone stands to lose Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:32PMCushing N. Dolbeare was an early adopter. In 1974, she founded the Ad Hoc Low Income Housing Coalition as a response to the Nixon administration placing a moratorium on federal housing programs.
Council on Competitiveness Showcases Power of High Performance Computing in Case Study with GNS Healthcare Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:26AMContact: Joshua Weisz, Council on Competitiveness, +1-202-383-9507, jweisz@compete.org
Paragon Solutions and BioClinica Reveal Findings from First Clinical Trial Supplies Industry Forecasting Survey Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:03AMCRANFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paragon Solutions, an advisory consulting and systems integration firm, and BioClinica, Inc., (NASDAQ: BIOC) a leading global provider of clinical trial services, recently announced initial findings of a survey that provides industry benchmarks for processes surrounding the management of supplies used in clinical trials. In the first release of the findings, this ...
Chronic Pain Costs $635 Billion A Year Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:23AMHard-to-treat chronic pain, a condition that inflicts at least 116 million adult Americans a year, can cost the nation anywhere between $560 billion to $635 billion each year, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Addressing the highly common condition that is preventable and could be better managed requires a comprehensive strategy encompassing lost productivity and ...