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February 19th 2007
Tags: Baptist Memorial Health Care, Healthcare Plan News, Top Health Care Networks
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Baptist Memorial Health Care Named Among Top Health Care Networks in Nation
Baptist Memorial Health Care was named among the top health care networks in the nation in a recent survey published by Modern Healthcare magazine and conducted by Verispan.
Baptist placed 44th nationally in Verispan's list of the Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks--a nationwide study of nearly 600 integrated health care organizations, ...
Medicare Patients Should Keep an Eye on Insurance Coverage
Medicare recipients who become candidates for total hip or total knee replacement in the next decade will likely see their out-of-pocket expenses increase according to a study presented today at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Medicare represents the single largest payor for hip and ...
February 16th 2007
Tags: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Healthcare Plan News, Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery, Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Sur
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Tags: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Healthcare Plan News, Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery, Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Sur
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GI Societies Increase Research Activities With Olympus Medical Systems Corporation Grant
The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research(TM) (NOSCAR(TM)), a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), has announced a Request for Proposals based on a pledge of $500,000 in research funds from Olympus Medical.
This investment ...
February 16th 2007
Tags: Fibroid Tumors, Healthcare Plan News, MRI & Imaging of Georgia, Uterine fibroids
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New Nonsurgical Option for Women Suffering from Fibroid Tumors
Uterine fibroids (non-cancerous tumors of the uterus) often come with symptoms such as frequent urination, cramping, painful periods and heavy bleeding. Fibroids may affect as many as 40 percent of women over the age of 35. Traditional treatment options include expensive hormonal treatments or invasive surgical procedures such as hysterectomies ...
Luz Maria Frias Appointed to Blue Cross Foundation Board
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation has named Luz Maria Frias to its 13-member board of directors. The board directs the state's largest grantmaking foundation dedicated exclusively to improving health in Minnesota, and includes five community representatives.
"Luz's well-rounded experience in areas where the Blue Cross Foundation is ...
February 13th 2007
Tags: Free Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Plan News, Medicare Part D
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Tags: Free Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Plan News, Medicare Part D
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GlaxoSmithKline Offers New Tools to Help Patients Get Free Medicines
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) has launched a new website and toll-free help line to make it easier to enroll in GSK Access, the company's new patient assistance program for low income Medicare Part D patients. Beginning today, patients can log onto http://www.gsk-access.com/ or call 1-866-475-3678 to get information on GSK Access, which ...
Delta Health Technologies Offers Risk Assessments through Encore
Delta Health Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of information systems and services for home care entities nationwide, is now offering ground-breaking risk assessment functionality as part of its Encore solution for the home healthcare industry.
This reliable, easy to use and highly cost effective tool will enable clinicians to identify how ...
February 12th 2007
Tags: Cord Blood America, Healthcare Plan News, Independence Blue Cross
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Cord Blood America Marks 10th Anniversary of First in Nation Cord Blood Banking Services Between CorCell and Independence Blue Cross
Cord Blood America, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CBAI) , the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company (http://www.cordblood-america.com/ ) focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families nationwide and internationally, has announced that CorCell, Philadelphia, Pa., whose operating entity and assets were recently purchased by the Company, ...
Intensive Lipitor Therapy Cuts the Risk of Hospitalizations Due to Heart Failure in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
Patients with coronary heart disease who took Lipitor(R) (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg tablets reduced their risk of hospitalizations due to heart failure compared to patients taking the 10 mg dose of Lipitor, according to a new analysis of a subset of patients from the five-year TNT (Treating to New Targets) ...
CIGNA Healthy Rewards Expands Health and Wellness Discounts for Members
CIGNA HealthCare has expanded its Healthy Rewards(R) health and wellness discount amenity program to include discounts of up to 60 percent on physical fitness centers, wellness and stress management programs and oral health products. Healthy Rewards provides easy access to a variety of brand name health and wellness products and ...
Brain Scans Reveal Why Coca Cola’s Super Bowl Ad Won Over American Consumers
FKF Applied Research, LLC and Professor Marco Iacoboni of the UCLA Ahmanson Lovelace Brain Mapping Center have released their Second Annual Ranking of the most effective Super Bowl ads using fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) brain imaging. Many of the Super Bowl ads stoked regions of the brain associated with ...
February 1st 2007
Tags: Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action, Healthcare Plan News, Prescription Medications
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Study Reveals True Cost to Dispense Prescription Medications
According to a national study released today by the Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action (CCPA) the cost of dispensing medication in Wyoming is $12.29 per prescription. This figure stands in stark contrast to the average dispensing fee paid by government programs such as Medicaid, which reimburses pharmacies on average approximately ...
NeoFat Industries Awarded Patent for Process that Eliminates Trans Fats and Produces Healthier Cooking Oils
NeoFat Industries has been awarded United States Patent 7,101,584 for its new cooking oil manufacturing process. Micro-molecular hypersaturation, or microsaturation for short, has the potential to revolutionize the manufacture of cooking oils.
The new process transforms common, whole, Essential Fatty Acid-rich cooking oils into products with increased shelf life, while eliminating ...
Seasoned Health Care Executive Brings New Focus to Kaiser Permanente’s Individual and Family Plans
Mitch Ross has joined Kaiser Permanente as Vice President, Kaiser Permanente Individual and Family Plans (KPIF).
"Kaiser Permanente Individual and Family Plans is an important business line and represents a tremendous opportunity for growth," stated Lawrence B. Leisure, Senior Vice President, Sales and Account Management. "The experience and understanding that Mitch ...
January 29th 2007
Tags: Healthcare Plan News, Long Term Care Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance Premiums
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Remember Your Deduction for Long Term Care Insurance Premiums
As April 15 nears, tax-time frowns may be accompanied by smiles for many aging Americans. Deductible amounts for long term care insurance premiums are going up. For the 2006 tax year they're higher than in 2005; and for 2007, they'll be even higher. "Be sure to claim your deduction if ...
Red Cross Provokes Strike Over Excessive Demands to Diminish Health Care Benefits to Employees
About 160 Red Cross workers, members of Communications Workers of America Local 13000, prepared for an unfair labor practice strike against Johnstown-based American Red Cross Greater Alleghenies Regions. As of 12:01 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, workers will likely be off the job, despite their efforts to negotiate a fair ...
January 27th 2007
Tags: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Healthcare Plan News, Obesity Action Coalition
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Eliminates IQ Testing Requirement for Those Seeking Weight-Loss Surgery
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has eliminated their IQ testing requirement for those seeking weight-loss surgery. In recent weeks, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) has advocated for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to remove the IQ testing on the basis of it perpetuating the negative stigma associated with obesity and discriminating against ...
January 26th 2007
Tags: Evercare, Healthcare Plan News, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, UnitedHealth Group
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Evercare of Texas Named Provider of Care Coordination Services for Texas Health and Human Service Commission’s Integrated Care Management Program
Evercare of Texas, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), has been selected by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide health care coordination services for more than 80,000 people who are aged, blind or have disabilities and are enrolled in HHSC's new Integrated Care Management (ICM) program ...
LogistiCare Awarded Arkansas Medicaid Transportation Management Contract
LogistiCare has announced that the Arkansas Division of Medical Services has awarded the company a contract to manage the Arkansas Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) program for three regions.
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NSF International Certifies Purity of Mannatech Products
NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, that helps protect you by certifying products and writing standards for food, water, air and consumer goods such as dietary supplements, has certified the purity of Mannatech's Ambrotose and Advanced Ambrotose glyconutritional supplements.
Mannatech is a leading developer and provider of dietary supplements and skin ...
Case Management Society of America CMSA Launches Software Solution for Case Managers
The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) and TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS) have recently announced a partnership to bring a care management software application, called ACUITY AnyWare, to case managers as a membership benefit of CMSA.
This new application, called ACUITY AnyWare, will support individual case managers and small groups through ...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s CEO Hala Moddelmog Earns Recognition at 2008 Trumpet Awards
Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in the fight to end breast cancer forever, has been recognized for her leadership in business at the 16th annual Trumpet Awards event in Atlanta with a 'High Heels in High Places' award.
The Trumpet Awards ...
Study Shows Doctors and Nurses Both Take and Recommend Dietary Supplements
A new study out today found that both doctors and nurses both take and recommend dietary supplements. Apparently their personal use does not influence their recommendation. A higher percentage of doctors and nurses take these supplements than consumers.
The landmark "Life...supplemented" Healthcare Professionals (HCP) Impact Study found that more than three ...
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