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A Place for Mom Ranks 18th in 2008 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Program

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 8, 2008 -- A Place for Mom, a nationwide senior care referral service for healthcare options such as assisted living and nursing homes, has been named to Deloitte & Touche USA LLP's prestigious Technology Fast 50 program for Washington State, a ranking of the 50 fastest ...

The Future of Healthcare for Seniors

Healthcare systems worldwide are under financial strain. With health spending increasing and in some instances with no corresponding improvement in healthcare delivery, the pressure is on from the public for health systems not only to justify their enormous expenditures, but also to curtail them. Yet, the public is becoming an ...

Desire to Age-in-Place Drives Senior Home Services Industry

A strong desire to “age-in-place” has fueled explosive growth in eldercare products and services as new companies emerge to meet demand and help make staying in the home a feasible alternative. A trend toward postponing moves to assisted living has not only led to an increase in homecare divisions at ...

Canadian Pharmacy Subsidizes Medicare Premiums for American Seniors

According to a recent study conducted by licensed Canadian pharmacy, APTECHA Inc, American seniors will need to spend $7900 a year on prescription drug costs under the new Medicare prescription drug plan to match the same level of savings they would otherwise enjoy on a daily basis with every order ...

QuietCare provides Safety for Elders with their Senior Home Care Products

QuietCare, the most trusted name in elder home care as well as a senior care resource has developed a revolutionary home medical alert system for elderly family members. QuietCare’s groundbreaking system brings families the ability to protect a senior’s health and independence. This unique system intelligently learns their routines and ...

New Stress Management Tool Reduces Blood Pressure Without Drugs

Conventional stress management protocols like meditation, relaxation exercises, deep breathing or anti-anxiety medication may help people cope with stress. But they do not address the cause of stress. A pioneering approach to stress management targets a person’s disrupted energy meridian system as the real driver behind heightened stress levels. A ...

National Senior Games Association and Humana Announce New Partnership

The National Senior Games Association (NSGA) and Humana (NYSE:HUM) have entered into a six-year partnership in which Humana will be the Presenting Sponsor of NSGA's premier event, the Summer National Senior Games - The Senior Olympics for the term of the agreement. The biennial Summer National Senior Games - The ...

Enrollment Deadline for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Coming Soon Says My Medicare Matters

Millions of Seniors and People with Disabilities Will Miss Out on Significant Cost Savings, and Be Forced to Wait Until 2007 for Coverage Unless They Take Action Now; Their Children and Grandchildren Must Help Them Get Information and Make Decisions. With the initial open enrollment deadline period for the new ...

ElderCarelink Participating Providers Gain $40 Million in New Business in 2005

As a result of connecting eldercare service providers with qualified consumers in its referral network, ElderCarelink helped care providers add over $40 million in new business during 2005. Additionally, ElderCarelink’s survey indicates that many providers have generated new revenues of 10 to 30 times their spending on leads as a ...

Power Mobility Device Final Rule Continues to Lack Clarity – Maintains Status Quo on Documentation

The SCOOTER Store, the nation's leading provider of power wheelchairs, scooters and other mobility devices, expressed disappointment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS') failure to clarify documentation requirements in its Final Rule, Conditions of Payment for Payment of Power Mobility Devices (PMDs), published this week. Mike Pfister, President ...

University of Chicago Study Shows Correlation Between Loneliness and Blood Pressure Which Cause Heart Disease

Seniors who stay busy with a lot of social interaction are the happiest and healthiest. Any psychiatrist or professional who works closely with the elderly will tell you this from their own anecdotal experience. Now this is born out scientifically through the new results of a study conducted at the ...

Survey Assesses New Medicare Drug Program – Four Out of Five Seniors Are Satisfied

Four out of five seniors who have voluntarily signed up for the Medicare prescription drug program are satisfied with their coverage, according to a new survey commissioned by the Medicare Rx Education Network and conducted by KRC Research. A majority of these seniors report feeling better off than they were ...

Support for the Caregiver by Experienced Family Care Providers

It’s 2:00 A.M. and you’ve just been summoned to help your loved one to the bathroom … again. You can’t fall asleep and you are about to break under the pressure of responsibility. Couple that stress with sleep deprivation and financial pressure. You may find yourself at a breaking point. ...

Tough Decisions and Answers for Seniors with Retirement Care Guide

Senior care including decisions about retirement homes, home healthcare, retirement communities and the like are among the most difficult decisions many families face. The complexity of the decision is exasperated by the fact that most families need to make decisions quickly. For many, the necessity of making senior care decisions ...

March 13th 2010
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Fake Prescriptions Still an Issue; Corey Haim Death Highlights Problem

With the recent untimely death of actor Cory Haim this week, the public is learning about an industry-wide problem that continues to plague the health insurance industry, fake prescriptions. Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor, best for his 1980s Hollywood career as ...
March 11th 2010
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Wins Big at 2010 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation earned two national awards for Excellence in Communications, one gold and one silver, in the 2010 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program. The awards, given by the Council on Foundations and the Communications Network, recognize important communication efforts that increase public awareness of ...
March 2nd 2010
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HealthPass Now Offering UnitedHealthcare’s Oxford Health Benefit Plans

HealthPass, a partnership between New York City, the New York Business Group on Health, and the health insurance industry, is now offering five of UnitedHealthcare's Oxford health insurance plans to employers. To qualify, the employers must have two to 50 eligible employees and be based in New York City or ...
March 2nd 2010
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Verizon Wireless’ Mobile Healthcare Solutions Let Hospitals and Clinics Streamline Communications and Access Critical Data

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and ATLANTA, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare organizations ranging from large city hospitals to rural community health clinics can count on Verizon Wireless to deliver customized wireless solutions that allow caregivers the ability to utilize resources that enhance the patient experience. Representatives from Verizon Wireless, operator of ...
March 2nd 2010
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Enanta Nominates EDP-239 as Lead Development Candidate for NS5A HCV Inhibitor Program

WATERTOWN, Mass., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the nomination of lead development candidate, EDP-239, from its NS5A hepatitis C virus (HCV) inhibitor program. EDP-239 has demonstrated picomolar potency against multiple genotypes of the virus and a preclinical pharmacokinetic profile amenable to once-a-day dosing. "Our NS5A inhibitor program ...

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