Managed Care Weekly articles from July 2003

Managed Care Weekly archives from July 2003

Affected workers' lost production time costs U.S. employers billions.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the U.S., individuals with depression cost employers $44 billion per year in lost productive time compared with $13 billion among those without depression, reveal study results. Walter F....

Computerized physician order entry is succeeding in community hospitals.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Community hospitals are succeeding with Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), according to the report "Computerized Physician Order Entry - Lessons from the Field," both in gaining physician...

Disaster preparedness course offered for physicians.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Medical Association (AMA), in cooperation with four major medical centers, announced the establishment of training courses to better prepare healthcare professionals and emergency response...

HIRC study: Employers using drug utilization controls, disease management.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The employer healthcare market is on the verge of strategic change, as employers struggle to find solutions to address skyrocketing healthcare costs, attests a recent study by Health Industries Research...

Physicians not 'easy marks' for drug sales reps, argues study.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors are far more wary of pharmaceutical companies' aggressive marketing than generally believed and don't easily yield to pressure to switch prescriptions, according to a paper presented at a...

BCBS "toolkit" aims to ease provider compliance with HIPAA.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is distributing a new resource, entitled the "HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Toolkit," to help the healthcare provider community with the tasks and...

Researchers calculate the cost of asthma.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Severe asthma sufferers spend $12,813 a year caring for their asthma. A 5% shift from severe to moderate asthma would save approximately $1.4 billion annually in total costs, researchers concluded in a...

Health insurance influences the utilization of mammography.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health insurance influences the utilization of mammography. "Women with a previous history of breast cancer are at increased risk for developing cancer in the opposite breast," investigators in the...

Virginia healthcare network purchases breast cancer screening instruments.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Instrumentarium Corporation, Imaging Division, and iCAD, Inc., (NASDAQ:ICAD), which design, develop, and market computer-aided detection (CAD) imaging technology and systems for the early detection of...

Cooling heart attack patients studied.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to results of an initial safety and feasibility study, conducted at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, mild hypothermia - cooling a patient's body temperature by a...

Geisinger to offer chiropractic benefit through American Specialty Health.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Specialty Health Networks (ASH Networks) announced an agreement with Geisinger Health Plan to provide a new supplemental group rider for chiropractic benefits in central and northeastern...

Mammogram device maker announces agreement with Triad Hospitals.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioLucent, Inc., maker of the Woman's Touch MammoPad breast cushion, announced a new agreement with Triad Hospitals, Inc. The pact is among the first major purchasing partnerships between BioLucent...

Florida providers reach agreement on new contract.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baptist Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) announced that they have reached agreement on a new multiyear contract. The new agreement covers all Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...

Outsourcing agreement signed by hospital.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CareTech Solutions, Inc., the healthcare affiliate of Compuware Corporation, announced a 5-year Information Technology (IT) outsourcing agreement with Crittenton Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) of...

KANA study: Healthcare industry focused on proactive member service.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- KANA (KANA), a provider of enterprise customer support and communications applications, announced the results of a recent study of healthcare executives regarding future eCRM deployments. More than...

NBHN to buy content-addressed storage system from EMC.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EMC Corp. announced that the North Bronx Healthcare Network, one of six regional networks established by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., has purchased 128 terabytes of EMC Centera...

Imaging is among fastest growing outpatient hospital procedures.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging procedures administered in outpatient hospital settings increased a dramatic 44% between 1999 and 2001, according to a study released by Solucient. Only recently adopted for the clinical...

Kindred healthcare completes amendments to credit agreements.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kindred Healthcare, Inc., (KIND) announced that it has successfully completed certain amendments to its revolving credit agreement and its senior secured notes agreement. These amendments were...

General Motors selects Medstat to help lower healthcare costs.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medstat, a part of the Thomson Corp. (TOC), has signed a multiyear agreement to deliver healthcare information services to the General Motors Corp. (GM). GM plans to use Medstat information...

AMA says drug company reps should not sit in on patient exams.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted its first policy on "shadowing," opposing the practice where drug company sales representatives sit in on patient exams, unless patient consent and privacy...

IASIS closes $100 million private placement of senior subordinated notes.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IASIS Healthcare Corp. announced the closing of the previously disclosed private placement of $100 million aggregate principal amount of its 8-1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2009. The company...

MedicalCV reports 2003 fourth quarter and full year results.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedicalCV, Inc., (MDCVU), a heart valve manufacturer, reported net sales for the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2003, of $1,023,835, up 32% compared to $774,722 in the fourth quarter of 2002. The...

National Research Corp. revises HealthSouth contract.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- National Research Corp. (NRCI) has reached an agreement to modify the company's current services contract with HealthSouth Corp. (HLSH). The modification to the contract will help ensure HealthSouth...

Rating of California physicians' service affirmed.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of California Physicians' Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California (BSC), and its two affiliated life and health insurance...

Health plan receives approval for new PPO option.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fallon Community Health Plan received approval from the state's Division of Insurance to offer a new health plan option to employers in Massachusetts, effective July 1. The new plan option - named...

Harris releases study on prescription drug prices, other healthcare fees.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a Harris Interactive survey, the cost of prescription drugs continues to be a very hot topic with frequent reports of consumers shopping abroad (in person or on the Internet). Other...

Company unveils new materials management capabilities.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neoforma, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEOF), a supply chain management solutions provider for the healthcare industry, announced the availability of the latest version of Neoforma Materials Management Solution (MMS)....

Hospital system issues statement regarding indictment.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tenet Healthcare Corporation issued a statement recognizing an indictment from a federal grand jury in San Diego against Barry Weinbaum, the CEO of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, which is an indirect...

Study: Nearly half of state's doctors will not treat Medi-Cal patients.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly half of the physicians in California are unwilling to accept new patients covered by Medi-Cal, the state's health insurance program for low-income families and elderly, blind, and disabled...

National group up for award for new approach to infertility care.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Reproductive Care (ARC), a network of infertility specialists, announced it has been nominated for the "Abby" Innovations in Healthcare Award, presented annually by the Adaptive Business...

Amisys 3000 released.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amisys, a provider of payer solutions to the healthcare industry, introduced the latest version of its highly robust and functional Amisys 3000 product suite to the market, as scheduled. Release...

Canadian pharmacy information management firm to use HealthWeaver.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DataLoom Solutions has announced that the company has signed a multiyear agreement to provide its HealthWeaver technology to RxCanada, Inc. RxCanada is owned by a consortium of major Canadian pharmacy...

HealthStream announces release of the HealthStream Authoring Center.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthStream, Inc., (HSTM), a provider of learning solutions for the healthcare industry, announced the release of the HealthStream Authoring Center, an authoring solution that enables healthcare...

Healthcare network purchases image management system.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EMC Corporation has announced that the North Bronx Healthcare Network (NBHN), one of six regional networks established by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, has purchased 128 terabytes...

Kairos Health Systems selects EQuIP software solution.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Officials with Kairos Health Systems, Inc., of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, have chosen an Internet-based software system to help them contain rising costs. The system, called "EQuIP for Quality,"...

MedManage and MD Consult enter partnership.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedManage Systems, a provider of prescription drug sampling solutions, and MD Consult, which delivers a family of online clinical information services for physicians, announced they have partnered to...

NetImpact integrates medical supply, equipment ordering, and tracking system.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NetImpact Holdings, Inc.'s, (NTHD) subsidiary, SAO Data Integration Strategies, LLC, announced the integration of a medical supply and equipment ordering and tracking system into NetImpact's NetCare7.0....

New biomedical knowledge exchange solution introduced.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Constella Biomedical Informatics, a regulatory informatics business, introduced Constella Orion, a biomedical informatics knowledge exchange solution designed to support the research and development of...

Product provides physicians, patients secure electronic communication.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Minneapolis-based Caveo Technology, Inc., a technology solutions developer, announced the introduction of eMediary 2.0 secure messaging, a new product that gives physicians and patients the opportunity...

Siemens to evaluate current HIPAA compliance efforts.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acusis, a provider of outsourced medical transcription services, announced that it has selected Siemens Medical Solutions to evaluate its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...

Survey of laboratory personnel will be available as guidelines.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical equipment vendors evaluating Internet-based service solutions can download a white paper based on the first large-scale survey of customer attitudes toward equipment service. Field service...

Small business health bill clears U.S. house.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow small businesses to band together through national trade associations to offer insurance for their employees. Under the measure,...

California medical group terminates HMO, PPO contracts.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Santa Clara County Individual Practice Association (SCCIPA), a San Jose-based medical group that links more than 800 private physicians and 120,000 patients to most large California HMOs and...

Point-of-service product more widely available.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- WellChoice, Inc. (NYSE: WC), a large health insurer based in New York, announced that its Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield subsidiaries have launched a point of service (POS) product for employer groups of...

Insurance company awards $155,500 to Southern California students.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 626/405-5534 This year, Kaiser Permanente received 448 applications and awarded 164 scholarships totaling $316,000 throughout California. Many of the students and their families who received...

Assisted living firms combine operations.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ARV Assisted Living and Atria Retirement and Assisted Living announced that they intend to combine their respective operations and operate under the name Atria Senior Living Group. On April 23,...

Hispanics more likely to suffer from numerous health conditions.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research from ACNielsen U.S. shows that, while Los Angeles-area Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanics to suffer from a host of health-related conditions, they are less likely to purchase...

Skyscape makes diagnosis and treatment data available for no charge.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Skyscape is making its .911 reference, which includes its "Outlines in Clinical Medicine/Medical Emergencies" (OCM/911), "Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Spotlight" information, and "The Medical...

National honors given for smoking cessation programs.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's stop-smoking programming was once again recognized as three programs from its Center for Tobacco Reduction & Health Improvement won national awards from the...

Nellcor, AACN, AONE partner to facilitate technology donations.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nellcor announced that it has partnered with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) to facilitate the donation of...

Cardiac care management company announces new chief medical officer.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alere Medical Incorporated announced that Timothy Moore, MD, will join the company in early summer 2003 as chief medical officer and executive vice president. Moore was most recently chief medical...

Chief medical officer named for health plan.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Care Choices has appointed Gilbert Burgos, MD, MPH, as chief medical officer. In this role, Burgos will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for Care Choices medical...

Healthcare information company makes changes to board of directors.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Healthcare information company QuadraMed Corporation (QMDC.PK) announced that Robert W. Miller has been elected to its board of directors and Board Member E.A. Roskovensky has submitted his resignation....

Leedle to become CEO of disease management company.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Healthways (AMHC) announced that Ben R. Leedle, Jr., currently the company's president and chief operating officer, will succeed Thomas G. Cigarran as chief executive officer, effective...

National healthcare system names new chief accounting officer.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) announced that Timothy L. Pullen will be promoted to executive vice president and chief accounting officer. Raymond L. Mathiasen, currently executive vice...

Northwestern region insurance group names new executive for operations.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Regence Group, a four-state affiliation of Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield companies, has named William C. Barr senior vice president, Health Care Operations. Barr is located in the Portland office....

Research agency announces science advisory board.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Alliance for Aging Research introduced 16 noted physicians, scientists, and researchers as new members of its Science Advisory Board. This panel of experts in the field of aging research...

Healthy diet now saves on healthcare costs later.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baby boomers, it's not too late: adopting a healthy diet now can lower health care costs when you're older. A study reported at the American Heart Association's Second Asia Pacific Scientific Forum...

Health plan group lauds healthcare leaders.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The AAHP Foundation has recognized three individuals for their work to improve the healthcare system for all Americans. The awards were presented at an annual dinner of the AAHP Foundation. ...

Detroit Regional Chamber encourages Congress to reject association health plan legislation.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health insurance costs would increase by an average of 6% overall in the small-business market and the number of uninsured would increase by more than 1 million if federal legislation regarding...

Study shows specific insulin treatment can cut hospital costs.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis with the rapid-acting human insulin analog insulin aspart (rDNA origin) injection (brand name, NovoLog), instead of with intravenous regular insulin, can reduce...

Fortress Technologies inks comarketing partnership with TeleVideo.
July 7, 2003... 2003 JUL 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fortress Technologies, a company focused on securing wireless LANs, and TeleVideo, Inc., (TELV), a leading manufacturer of flat panel desktop and wireless tablet "Thin Clients," announced that TeleVideo...

Soaring healthcare premiums seen as threat to managed care.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Managed care is threatened by rising health care premium costs, according to an overwhelming majority of health care and managed care executives who responded to an exclusive survey by The Managed Care...

Care of heart attack patients on Medicare is better, but room for improvement.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Care for patients who have acute myocardial infarction (AMI, or heart attack) and who are on Medicare has improved in recent years, but room for further improvement remains, a Yale University study...

Adult ADHD often undiagnosed by primary care physicians.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inadequate clinical training, inexperience, and the lack of a well-validated screening tool are major barriers prohibiting primary care physicians from diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity...

Group outlines steps to achieve a high-performance health system in U.S.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In invited testimony in June 2003 before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund, pointed to greater efficiency in the supply side of the health care...

Researchers suggest that raising coverage rates will improve cancer treatment.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers suggest that raising coverage rates will improve cancer treatment. According to recent research from the United States, "Over 1.3 million new cancer cases are diagnosed each year. ...

Emergency response communications developed to speed response.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Telesource, Inc., (ATI) has developed an emergency response communications system (ERCS) that will automatically dispatch and provide specific instructions to medical professionals and...

Strattera most promoted prescription drug to managed care pharmacy executives.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eli Lilly & Co.'s new attention deficient hyperactivity disorder medication was the prescription drug most heavily promoted to managed care pharmacy directors during the first quarter, according to...

New programs designed to help patient access to medications.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aventis Behring LLC launched two new programs in the U.S. that are designed to help ensure that qualified people who rely on recombinant and plasma-derived therapies can continue to receive these...

Strategic partnership signed for lab software.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 4Medica, Inc., announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Persys Technology, Inc., that will enable physicians' offices to place orders for laboratory tests using 4Medica's web-based...

Insurance provider funds community program to address diversity.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seizing the opportunities and addressing the challenges of an increasingly diverse community, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem), the Indianapolis Urban League (IUL), and the American Institute...

Study finds patients have lower death rates under cardiologists' care.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hospitalized heart failure patients treated by cardiologists are more likely to be alive a year later than patients cared for by general internists and family practitioners, according to a report in...

MRI provider celebrates 10th anniversary.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Inc., (CDI), a provider of outpatient Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Milwaukee market, is celebrating 10 years of providing high-field imaging services and...

New contract reflects continued investment in better health outcomes.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Healthways (AMHC) and Cigna HealthCare announced an agreement to extend and expand their relationship, bringing a broader array of disease management and care enhancement services to Cigna...

IDX sells EDiX to Total eMed.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IDX Systems Corp. (IDXC) announced that the sale of EDiX Corp. to Total eMed, a private medical transcription services company headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, has been completed. The...

Kindred to divest of all Florida nursing center operations.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kindred Healthcare, Inc., (KIND) announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with nominees of Senior Health Management, LLC, (SHM) to divest of all of its Florida nursing center...

Airline outfits fleet with defibrillators.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB), a manufacturer of life-saving automated public access defibrillators, announced that Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) (ACAI) purchased 150 Powerheart Automated External...

I-trax and MedReview sign joint marketing agreement.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- I-trax, Inc., (DMX), a population health management solutions company, announced that it has signed a 3-year joint marketing agreement with MedReview, a subsidiary of New York County Health Services...

Medical Technology Systems' year-end revenue increases 18.5% to $29.4 million.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Technology Systems, Inc., (MPP) announced increased revenue and operating profits for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2003. Revenue for the fourth quarter...

Medical staffing company refinancing with note holders.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ATC Healthcare, Inc., (AHN) announced that it has renegotiated its debt with the four note holders from the purchase of its largest franchise completed in January 2002 and the subordination agreement...

Renal treatment firm calls for redemption of notes.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DaVita, Inc., (DVA) announced that Renal Treatment Centers, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, is calling for redemption of its 5 5/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2006 as of July 15, 2003. ...

MedCom and Moneris to offer financial and healthcare processing solutions.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedCom USA, Inc.'s, (EMED) MedCard division, a provider of technology-based solutions for the healthcare industry, and Moneris Solutions, an electronic transaction processor, announced the availability...

Total healthcare expenditures related to diabetes most likely underestimated.
July 14, 2003... 2003 JUL 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While direct expenditures on health care services related to diabetes were recently estimated to be $44.1 billion in the U.S., there is little information on the economic impact of the disease in...