Managed Care Weekly articles from July 2004

Managed Care Weekly archives from July 2004

Normal Pap + negative HPV test = longer screening intervals.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A woman with a normal Pap smear and a negative human papillomavirus test result may be able to go 3 to 5 years between Pap smears, researchers suggest. "High-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) are...

Health Integrated says its depression-management program yields measurable ROI.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a presentation to the Integrated Healthcare Leadership Summit on co-morbid depression and chronic illness, Health Integrated, Inc., a provider of advanced care management services, announced a...

Palliative care becoming new standard in patient care.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine report that palliative care should be offered in conjunction with curative treatments both to seriously ill patients and those with advanced chronic...

Biofeedback is a cost effective and beneficial treatment alternative.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofeedback, used in the primary care setting, is effective both in cost and in patient therapy outcome. M. Ryan and associates wanted "to determine whether an intervention labeled 'biofeedback'...

Quest Diagnostics and Express Scripts enter ePrescribing agreement.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) has entered into an agreement with Express Scripts (ESRX) to provide physicians with online access to Express Scripts' pharmacy benefit management services. The...

Medicare proposes expanded coverage and new studies of FDG-PET for AD diagnosis.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it intends to expand Medicare coverage of positron emission tomography (PET) to include some Medicare beneficiaries with...

Deficiencies in healthcare provision exposed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serious deficiencies in the healthcare provision for people with arthritis/rheumatism have been exposed in the results of a new European survey. More than 100 million people in Europe are affected...

Risk guidelines involving hs-CRP should be gender-specific.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker used to stratify vascular risk, has gender-specific concentrations, and researchers suggest that gender differences should be reflected in risk...

Arkansas family pledges $5 million to new medical center.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trucking magnate J.B. Hunt and his wife, Johnelle Hunt, have pledged $5 million toward the cost of building a new Mercy Health System hospital in Arkansas. The pledge announced June 15, 2004, by...

US Oncology-affiliated practices win ASCO Clinical Trials Participation Award.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has named two practices affiliated with US Oncology winners of its Clinical Trials Participation Award. Texas Oncology, P.A.-Tyler and Virginia...

Three SenoScan systems to be installed at California-based breast center.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fischer Imaging Corporation (FIMG) is installing three SenoScan systems and two physician review workstations at the Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center at San Francisco General Hospital in...

Cancer research effort nets $350,000 from lemonade stands.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alex's Lemonade Stand, the charity started by a young cancer patient to benefit cancer research, tallied $350,000 in donations as of June 14, 2004, from lemonade fund-raisers held nationwide over the...

University of Connecticut planning to make cancer center one of nation's elite.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The director of the University of Connecticut Health Center has unveiled an ambitious $20 million, 5-year plan to make the college's cancer center one of the nation's best. The cancer center's...

Many U.S. women who have had a hysterectomy have unnecessary Pap tests.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many women in the United States who have had a hysterectomy are undergoing Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening even though they are not at risk of cervical cancer, a new study says. Pap smear...

Ardent, Ochsner Clinic Foundation sign joint venture agreement.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ardent Health Services and Ochsner Clinic Foundation have signed a letter of intent to partner in the ownership of Summit Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 17000 Medical Center Drive. In the...

MayoClinic.com adds dietary supplements search tool.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Natural supplements have gained notoriety of late, but confusion about the proven benefits, potential risks, and dosage of supplements is widespread. Does ginseng really improve memory? What are the...

Education program addresses diagnosis, management of acne in teens.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Campaign to Control Acne (NCCA) announced the launch of its annual continuing medical education (CME) program to raise awareness of acne's incidence and prevalence among preadolescents and...

ADA initiates research program to prevent type 1 diabetes.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced at the ADA's 64th Scientific Sessions a collaboration with Entelos, Inc., to initiate a cutting-edge research program aimed at preventing type 1...

Whooping cough outbreak in Robertson County, Tennessee.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An outbreak of whooping cough in Robertson County has left about 40 people sick and prompted the health department to administer antibiotics in a number of homes, officials said June 14, 2004. ...

Diabetes and heart disease risk unchanged after liposuction.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liposuction is no substitute for dieting when it comes to preventing diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,...

Insurance plans off to quick start in enrollment of beneficiaries for drug card.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) reported significant progress in the enrollment of beneficiaries in the Medicare-endorsed prescription drug discount card program. Acknowledging industry...

Campaign says imported medicine often a health risk.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A federal consumer education campaign is warning Wyoming residents about the possible risks of buying prescription drugs from Canada and other foreign countries. The "Looks Can Be Deceiving"...

American Medical Association pushes for public drug study registry.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) called on the government June 15, 2004, to establish a public registry for all drug study results, even research funded by pharmaceutical companies that reflects...

New HMC programs target costly link between depression and low back pain.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health Management Corp. (HMC) announced the launch of new evidence-based care management programs addressing depression and low back pain, costly conditions affecting employee absenteeism and lost...

New health management program provides special care for kidney patients.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Specialized care and around-the-clock support are just two elements of KidneyLink, a program developed by Medical Mutual for members diagnosed with kidney failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ...

Growth hormone treatment should be individualized in patients with AGHD.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Growth hormone (GH) treatment should be individualized in patients with adult GH deficiency in order improve cardiovascular risks and body composition, according to a study from the United States. ...

Doctors' group rejects proposal to soften "freebie" policy.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Medical Association has rejected a proposal that would have softened the group's stance against drug industry "freebies," including paying for doctors' trips to industry-sponsored...

New nursing and rehab center operating in Stone County, Mississippi.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Officials with the Stone County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wiggins, Mississippi, say the recently opened 32,000-square-foot facility will enhance medical care already being provided by Stone...

Select Medical opens long-term acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania, Hawaii.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Select Medical Corporation (SEM) announced the opening of new long-term acute care hospitals in Danville, Pennsylvania, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Select Specialty Hospital - Danville is a 30-bed...

CareGain closes $6.8Mn Series B round.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CareGain announced that the company has closed a $6.8 million Series B round of financing. The funds raised through the Series B round will enable the company to expand its position as a leading...

Ophthalmic product manufacturer to sell 2.0 million shares of common stock.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 2.0 million shares of newly issued common stock at a purchase price of $6.25 per share to certain institutional investors....

PatientKeeper completes $7 million round of funding.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PatientKeeper has completed a $7 million round of funding, which will help meet growing product demand and extend the company's presence in mobile computing solutions for hospitals and healthcare. ...

Rite Aid reports a 4.8% increase in same store sales for May.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) announced sales results for May. For the 5 weeks ended May 29, 2004, same store sales rose 4.8% over the prior-year period. Pharmacy same store sales were up 4.9%, while...

Creighton University nets $2.5 million, 5-year grant to study violence.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, has received a fiv5e-year grant worth $2.5 million to study the consequences of childhood exposure to violence for people with disabilities. The grant was...

Few treatment options for problem gamblers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Legalized gambling has provided a jackpot of tax dollars for many states, but virtually no money is being funneled to treat the exploding numbers of problem players - the ones who could lose everything....

Visiting children bring joy to homebound seniors.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adam McVicker may be small, but he does big things in the lives of those he meets. At 1 1/2 years old, Adam is already an expert on making people smile one visit at a time. His mother, the Rev....

Daily eye drops hold key to glaucoma prevention.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, may be delayed or prevented in high-risk African Americans with daily eye drops. The findings, published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, also draw...

Health status in Puerto Rico improving, secretary of health says.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The health situation of people in Puerto Rico is improving markedly as a result of better promotion and education efforts, according to Dr. Johnny V. Rullan, secretary of health of Puerto Rico. ...

Indiana awards 38 grants to test minorities for HIV.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About one in four people with HIV does not know it, so everyone at risk of contracting it, particularly among blacks, should get tested and receive counseling, Indiana health officials say. HIV...

A fast-track referral system for head and neck cancer is ineffective.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers find that a rapid referral system for head and neck cancer patients is in need of improved utilization methods. "The NHS Cancer Plan sets out targets for the diagnosis and treatment of...

Cigna's personalized coach helps members make better use of benefits.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Through Cigna HealthCare's new Health Advisor program, Cigna customers can now offer their employees access to a nurse who will serve as their personal health coach and benefits expert. By...

West Virginia issues certificate of need for McDowell Co. medical clinic.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The West Virginia Health Care Authority has issued a certificate of need for a new medical clinic in McDowell County. The certificate authorizes Marden Rehabilitation Associates of Portage County...

New York settles cases of improper ambulance billing.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New York state has reached separate deals with a health maintenance organization and an ambulance company accused of violating state law by improperly charging patients for ambulance rides. In both...

Coalition to press for full implementation of Dirigo Health.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A coalition that supports Maine Governor John Baldacci's universal health plan has been formed to promote Dirigo Health and boost public awareness of the program. Dirigo Health Now! held news...

Drugs given away by AIDS patients in U.S. prolong lives worldwide.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Jose Clemente, who restores artworks in Mexico's capital, has never met Daphne Rivera, a Brooklyn health educator. But medicines donated by Rivera are keeping Clemente alive. From Mexico to...

Eighty-two million people in U.S. uninsured for part of 2002-2003.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly 82 million people, one third of the U.S. population younger than 65, lacked health insurance at some point over the past 2 years and most of those were uninsured for more than 9 months, says a...

Florida Governor signs bill aimed at making healthcare more affordable.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Florida Governor Jeb Bush signed a wide-ranging bill June 14, 2004, designed to lower the cost of health insurance and reverse the growing number of Floridians without healthcare coverage. The new...

Healthcare for Rhode Island needy ranks as biggest taxpayer expense.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The top expense for Rhode Island taxpayers is healthcare for the needy, according to a new report on state spending. Twenty-eight cents of every dollars the state spends is on Medicaid, according...

Humana introduces SmartSuite in Michigan.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Humana, Inc., (HUM) announced the Michigan introduction of its SmartSuite health benefits program, which has proven successful in reducing the rate of healthcare-cost growth for employer clients across...

Molina closes acquisition of Medicaid, Basic Health Plan contracts.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Molina Healthcare, Inc., (MOH) announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of the Healthy Options (Medicaid) and Basic Health Plan contracts from Premera Blue Cross. The...

Program promoting generic drugs through education and free samples shows results.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The 3-year Generics First program promoting the use of generic medications to help combat the rising cost of prescription drugs has produced impressive results in Pennsylvania. Since the program's...

Rhode Island Senate considers regionalized health insurance.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rhode Islanders could shop for a health plan over the border in Massachusetts, under a proposal unanimously approved by the Senate on June 15, 2004. The bill proposed by Senator James Sheehan,...

State of Florida selects CHOICE Medical Management for EMA services.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has selected CHOICE Medical Management Services, LLC, to provide expert medical advisor (EMA) services for workers' compensation. ...

Statistics on Iowa uninsured given.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Families USA provided the following statistics about Iowans without health insurance: *More than one of every four people (25.2%) in Iowa under age 65 went without health insurance for all or part...

Wisconsin launches $500,000 grant initiative to sign uninsured.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wisconsin is beginning a two-year program to enroll more than 150,000 uninsured people in Medicaid and BadgerCare. The "Insuring Healthy Futures" initiative will provide about $175,000 a year in...

More health plans addressing gaps experienced by minorities in U.S.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans receive healthcare services that are in sync with the latest scientific evidence only about half the time. Studies also find racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. receive a lower...

Norton Healthcare withdraws some University of Louisville pledges.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Norton Healthcare has withdrawn $9.5 million in pledges to the University of Louisville after a deal to build a downtown cancer hospital broke down. The pledges represent more than half of $17...

France's government unveils health system reform.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- France's government, looking to plug a gaping multi-billion euro (dollar) hole in the health insurance system, presented proposals June 16, 2004, to restore it to financial health. President...

Patients on Cox-2 therapy who take aspirin possibly negate benefits.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found that more than half of patients taking Cox-2 anti-inflammatory drugs on a long-term basis were also taking aspirin therapy for its cardio-protective benefit. Previously...

Study: Filtration protects patients from pathogens in hospital water.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As awareness of the dangers of hospital water rise with each new infectious outbreak, Janet Stout, PhD, director of special pathogens laboratory, Veterans Administration (VA) Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)...

366,000 physicians trying to "connect" with professional societies online.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As physicians increasingly embrace the Internet for their clinical practice, professional societies must address the growing demand for online information and communication tools. Currently,...

AHRQ makes access to hospital data easier.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has redesigned its interactive HCUPnet software tool (available on the web at www.ahrq.gov/hcupnet/) to make it easier to obtain hospital care trend data...

Highmark's SMART Registry helps care for patients with chronic conditions.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Highmark Blue Shield has introduced a special report that can help central Pennsylvania physicians provide preventive care for their patients who have chronic conditions. As part of the initial...

Mayo Clinic to implement SIENET.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Siemens Medical Solutions announced that Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has signed an agreement to implement Siemens SIENET Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) solution. "We are...

New York Hospital Queens to offer health information line in Chinese, Korean.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New York Hospital Queens, an affiliate of New York Presbyterian Hospital, has expanded its physician-referral and health-information telephone service to the Chinese and Korean populations in its...

Ohio-based Medical Mutual adds ViPS' antifraud software, STARSentinel.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViPS, Inc., a provider of business intelligence solutions for healthcare and life science companies, announced a multiyear licensing agreement with Medical Mutual, the oldest and largest health...

U.S. initiative aims to reduce kidney failure among African Americans.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) has begun its first national effort to call attention to the seriousness of kidney disease and the importance of testing those at high risk,...

Judge says personal responsibility requirement oversteps law.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A federal judge in Austin has ruled that Texas cannot terminate the Medicaid health insurance benefits of people who fail to follow "personal responsibility rules" such as staying off drugs and alcohol...

Nursing home wrongful death suit ends in confidential settlement.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A wrongful death case that involved claims of neglect and abuse at a Mississippi nursing home has ended in a confidential settlement. The agreement came June 15, 2004, the seventh day of the civil...

Meal delivery programs' fixed-income helpers can't afford to stay.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the price of gasoline hovering in the $2 range, meal delivery programs are beginning to feel the pinch as volunteers on fixed incomes drop out. Ed Zioncheck delivers food to elderly people and...

Insurers, doctors, legislators working to contain malpractice.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors, insurers and lawmakers are working to contain the skyrocketing cost of medical malpractice insurance, which is driving some doctors out of business and leaving residents without access to...

Advisers recommend approval of new use for nerve stimulator.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A panel of government advisers voted June 15, 2004, to recommend that a device used to treat epilepsy also be permitted to be used in fighting depression. The vote of the Food and Drug Advisory...

Communities around Pennsylvania start teen mental health screening.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Honor students, homecoming queens and other seemingly well-adjusted teens could be silently suffering from depression or other mental illnesses unbeknownst to their parents and teachers, mental health...

Mental health advocates fight North Carolina House reductions.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advocates for North Carolina's mentally ill and disabled raised their voices this past week outside the Legislative Building at their annual rally. Chanting "No More Cuts," the protesters'...

North Carolina overhaul of mental health services is lagging.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plans to change North Carolina's mental health system, including closing wards at Dorothea Dix hospital, have fallen behind because patient demand is up and private services are refusing to take more...

Swedish Medical Center, Northwest Hospital may merge.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Swedish Medical Center and Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, both in Seattle, hope to combine their organizations, possibly by the end of this year, hospital officials say. The hospitals' boards...

Anthem-WellPoint merger gets approval from Georgia Department of Insurance.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anthem, Inc., (ATH) and WellPoint Health Networks, Inc., (WLP) announced that John Oxendine, Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Georgia, has granted approval necessary for the pending merger of...

CalPERS opposes WellPoint-Anthem deal.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Citing "excessive" executive compensation, the nation's largest public pension fund said it would fight the proposed merger of WellPoint Health Networks and Anthem Inc., a deal that would create the...

CareSouth acquires California home health company.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CareSouth, Augusta, Georgia-headquartered home care and business services provider, has announced the acquisition of Able Home Health, Inc., of Santa Clarita, California. Complete ownership of Able...

PainCare Holdings acquires pain management physician group in Texas.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PainCare Holdings, Inc., (PRZ) has completed the acquisition of the non-medical assets pursuant to a merger agreement with Rick Taylor, DO, PA, d/b/a Care Clinics, PA, a Texas-based private physician...

Pediatrix acquires Columbus, Ohio-based neonatal physician group practice.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., (PDX) has completed its acquisition of a neonatal intensive care physician group practice serving patients at three hospitals in the Columbus, Ohio, metropolitan area. ...

Praxair Healthcare Services to acquire Home Care Supply.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Praxair Healthcare Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (PX), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Home Care Supply, Inc., from an investor group led by Harvest...

Stericycle acquires U.K.-based White Rose Environmental Limited.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stericycle, Inc., (SRCL) has completed the acquisition of White Rose Environmental Limited, a provider of medical waste management services in the U.K., for approximately $52.3 million in cash and $11.5...

SunGard Corbel acquires SBPA Systems.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Capstone Partners announced the successful acquisition of SBPA Systems, Inc., by SunGard Corbel, an operating unit of SunGard (SDS). Capstone initiated the transaction, acted as financial advisor...