Managed Care Weekly articles from September 2004

Managed Care Weekly archives from September 2004

Screening underutilized by immigrant women in Canada.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lack of information, modesty, and a false sense of security may prevent women from immigrant backgrounds from having regular clinical breast examinations, according to a study by University of Toronto...

Postgraduate drug education and generic drugs necessary to reduce health costs.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postgraduate drug education and investigations involving generic drugs will be necessary to actually reduce healthcare costs. According to published research from the United States, "The...

Are physicians over-performing colonoscopy?
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many physicians appear to be performing more "surveillance" colonoscopies than expert groups deem necessary, according to results of a U.S. National Cancer Institute-funded study. Surveillance...

Consumers back Health Savings Accounts, new poll shows.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than seven out of ten Americans with private health insurance have a favorable opinion of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), a new approach to financing healthcare created by the Congress last year as...

Medicare law triggers business model and procedure changes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The business models and procedures of pharmaceutical companies are in for broad modifications in response to the new Medicare Prescription Drug Law. While profits may not skyrocket, the development...

Advocat facilities receive national quality awards.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advocat, Inc., (AVCA) announced that four of its long-term care facilities were recognized with National Quality Awards by the American Healthcare Association. The company's Elliott Nursing and...

HealthMarket receives 2004 CIO 100 Award.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IDG's CIO magazine announced HealthMarket as a recipient of the 2004 CIO 100 award. The annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of...

Promotional PDR video wins Telly Award in health and medicine category.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thomson PDR, a part of The Thomson Corporation announced that its promotional video was recognized with a Telly Award. The award is presented annually for the best work by advertising agencies,...

Dialysis chain reports second-quarter net income of $52.4 million.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DaVita, Inc., (DVA) announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Net income for the 3 months and 6 months ended June 30, 2004 was $52.4 million and $105.3 million, or $0.50 and $1.02 per...

Fuzeon maker reports strong Q4 and year-end results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronimed, Inc., (CHMD) reported record revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended July 2, 2004. Total reported company revenue for the 14-week quarter ending July 2, 2004 was a...

Insurance company announces $250 million purchase agreement.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health-insurance giant Aetna Inc. has announced that it will buy Strategic Resource Co. of Columbia, S.C., a privately held administrator of group benefits, for $250 million, in a move to expand its...

NDCHealth reports increased revenue for fiscal 2004.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NDCHealth Corporation (NDC) announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 28, 2004. In addition, the company announced its intention to sell its European operations,...

Company launches infusion therapy services to address a $5 billion market.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health Sciences Group, Inc., (HESG), an integrated provider of science-based products and ingredients to customers in the nutrition, skin care, and food and beverage industries, announced that it...

Crdentia details strategic expansion plan.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Crdentia Corp. (CRDE), a provider of healthcare-staffing services, announced its long-term strategic expansion plan, including its acquisition strategy and competitive differentiation in the...

Curative Health Services renews contract for Synagis.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curative Health Services, Inc., (CURE), has renewed its contract with MedImmune, Inc., for its Critical Care Systems branch network and its other affiliated pharmacies to act as one of a select group of...

Hospital company gets consents for notes due 2011, expiration date extension.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. announced the expiration of the consent date and receipt of requisite consents for approximately 99.6% of the principal amount of its outstanding $300 million aggregate...

Heart attacks without chest pain more often fatal.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who have heart attacks or other heart conditions who do not experience chest pain are commonly overlooked and undertreated at the hospital, often resulting in greater fatality rates in this group...

Pennsylvania administration fails to approve nursing home rate increase.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After learning that the Rendell Administration has decided to forego approval of a rate increase to help ensure Pennsylvania's nursing homes can continue providing quality care in the face of a severe...

Tennessee hospital granted designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to Memorial North Park Hospital, the first facility in Hixson, Tennessee, to be accredited and the 54th in...

Chlamydia managed successfully with telephone follow-up management system.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chlamydia patients were managed more successfully with a telephone follow-up management system over traditional clinic follow-up. "A retrospective review of 400 cases of genital chlamydia managed...

Accenture to provide new healthcare rating, underwriting solutions to HMO.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accenture (ACN) announced an agreement with Kaiser Permanente to help transform their national pricing and underwriting operations. The initiative will redesign and automate Kaiser Permanente's...

Acusis extends offshore site visit to valued customer.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acusis, a leading provider of outsourced medical transcription services, recently hosted a site audit for a valued long-term customer at two of the company's four Indian locations in Bangalore and...

Agencies create new breast cancer support mechanism.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- This summer marks the launch of a new collaboration between the Tarrant County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Cancer Care Services (CCS). The effort - the Breast Cancer Navigator -...

Anthem announces health savings account affiliation.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Consumers will be able to enjoy more options and flexibility to pay for healthcare expenses, gain more control over their healthcare dollars, reap tax benefits and plan for retirement as a result of...

Harvard Pilgrim, UnitedHealth Group form strategic business, marketing alliance.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (Harvard Pilgrim) announced that they have agreed to form a strategic business and marketing alliance to improve service and overall value for...

Healthaxis and Claimsnet sign agreements to streamline electronic transactions.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Healthaxis (HAXS), a provider of business process outsourcing services, and Claimsnet.com, Inc., (CLAI), a provider of Internet-based business-to-business solutions for the healthcare industry,...

Oxygen supplements company signs distribution deal.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aquagen International, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of premier oxygen supplement products, announced that it partnered with Select Nutrition Distributors, a large distributor of dietary...

Schools agree to plan for advancement of medical education in Phoenix.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arizona State University (ASU) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Arizona (UA) and the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) to plan the creation of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus...

Stool-based DNA testing reviewed.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The utility of stool-based DNA testing for colorectal cancer has been reviewed. "Despite a variety of screening strategies and recent trends showing death rate stabilization, colorectal cancer still...

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital launches new patient-focused program.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is launching a new patient-focused program, Touching the Lives of Our Community (TLC), based on results from community surveys and patient interviews. Among the...

Two chiropractors on U.S. Olympic healthcare providers team.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, two doctors of chiropractic medicine served on the official U.S. Olympic Team medical staff. Since 1980, one doctor of chiropractoric has been...

At Micro Focus, 66% of employees choose consumer-directed plan.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When offered a consumer directed health plan (CDHP) for the first time, 66% of eligible employees at Micro Focus, a Sunnyvale, California-based software company, chose the higher priced CDHP over a...

Medsite Education Group launched for on-line continuing medical education.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medsite announced the launch of Medsite Education Group, LLC (MEG), a new on-line continuing medical education (CME) division. Medsite's existing relationships with more than 400,000 US physicians...

Psychotherapy by telephone an effective addition to treatment for depression.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Integrating psychotherapy by telephone into a program for treating depression can significantly improve outcomes, according to a new study. Both antidepressant medication and structured...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri implements doctor notification program.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On March 22, 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Advisory regarding the possible worsening of depression and suicidal thoughts in adults and children taking...

Study says U.S. VA better than managed care for diabetes treatment.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The long-maligned Department of Veterans Affairs health care system provides diabetic patients with better care than commercial organizations, according to a new study. Researchers compared the...

VA beats managed care for diabetes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly a decade after the Department of Veterans Affairs initiated expansive improvements in how it cares for veterans with chronic illnesses, a new multicenter study finds VA patients with diabetes are...

BladderScan maker grants long-term care market distribution rights.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic Ultrasound Corp. announced a new product distribution agreement with Direct Supply, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), the nation's leading supplier of equipment to the long-term care profession....

Organization releases caution on groups scaring seniors about drug discount card.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RetireSafe warned nearly 10,000 senior homes and centers nationwide to be suspicious of partisan groups trying to scare seniors away from the new Medicare-approved drug discount card. According to...

Medical Center enables patients' access to portable medical records.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At a time when President Bush is calling for better electronic medical record keeping, the patients are seeing it at The Nebraska Medical Center. When Jerry Cohn travels, his medical records from...

Large-volume paracentesis can be performed safely as an outpatient procedure.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Large-volume paracentesis is a treatment used to remove excess fluid in the abdominal cavity resulting from such conditions as cirrhosis of the liver or cardiac failure. It is normally performed as an...

Hill-Rom Headwall System launched for low-acuity hospital environments.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hill-Rom, a provider of patient-care environment-process solutions, has launched its new Contour Headwall System for medical facilities searching for a quality headwall product that meets the basic...

Hospital withdraws from University of Alabama venture.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Construction of a women's and infants hospital facility probably will be delayed because Children's Hospital is pulling out of the venture. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital...

Montana dialysis center closing.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Patrick Hospital will close its kidney dialysis center in Polson on Sept. 24 and may end up closing its center in Hamilton because both are losing money, according to hospital officials. Both...

Aegon reports 45% increase in income.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "The strong and continuing earnings improvement across all of our major country units is a clear indication that our business is progressing in line with our priorities," said Donald J. Shepard,...

AmSurg to record $0.14 per share gain on sale of ophthalmology center.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ken P. McDonald, president and CEO of AmSurg Corp. (AMSG), announced the sale of its interest in an ophthalmology surgery center for $12,500,000 to the center's physician partners as of August 1, 2004....

Beverly 2Q results reflect strong operating performance.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beverly Enterprises, Inc., (BEV) announced that continuing operations recorded a net loss of $15.2 million (14 cents per share diluted) in the second quarter of 2004 - including $40.3 million in...

Biospecimens firm raises $4M to reach cash flow break even.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ardais Corporation announced it has raised $4 million from current investors, including Advanced Technology Ventures, Advent Health Care and Life Sciences, BioVentures Investors, EGS Healthcare Capital...

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh receives $10M for new hospital project.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell presented Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with $10 million to be used toward the new, state-of-the-art, comprehensive pediatric health care campus currently being...

Diagnostic imaging provider reports 3.9% increase in revenue.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alliance Imaging, Inc., (AIQ), a provider of diagnostic imaging services, announced results for the second quarter and first 6 months ended June 30, 2004, and raises guidance for full year 2004. ...

Diagnostic services firm reports income of $2.1M.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AmeriPath, Inc., reported its financial results for the second quarter and the 6-month period ended June 30, 2004. As noted in the condensed consolidated financial statements, the merger of...

Gentiva Health Services announces new stock repurchase.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gentiva Health Services, Inc., (GTIV), a provider of comprehensive home health services, announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 1 million additional shares of its...

Hanger Orthopedic Group announces net income per diluted share of $0.10.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., (HGR) announced net income per diluted share of $0.10 for the 3-month period ended June 30, 2004, compared to restated net income per diluted share of $0.34 in the prior...

Health & Nutrition Systems International Inc. announces financial results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health & Nutrition Systems International Inc. (HNS)(HNNS) announced its results of operations for the 3 and 6 months ended June 30, 2004. HNS had a loss of ($868,947) for the 3 months ended June 30,...

Health Net reports Q2 2004 net income of $.36 per diluted share.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health Net, Inc., (HNT) announced 2004 second-quarter net income per diluted share of $.36 compared with $.63 in the second quarter of 2003. Included in these results is the full effect of a...

Healthcare staffing company reports 8.8% increase in revenues.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allied Healthcare International, Inc., (AHCI), a provider of flexible healthcare staffing services in the United Kingdom, announced results for its fiscal 2004 third quarter ended June 30, 2004. ...

HemaCare reports profitable second quarter.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HemaCare Corporation (HEMA) announced second quarter 2004 results of operations that resulted in a profit of $488,000, or $0.06 per share basic and diluted, on revenue of $6,921,000. This...

Hospice services provider reports second quarter results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VistaCare, Inc. (VSTA), a provider of hospice services in the United States, reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. Results for the quarter were impacted by the company's...

InteGreat reports second-quarter profitability.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InteGreat, a provider of electronic medical records for large group physician practices, reported it was profitable for the second quarter of 2004, on revenue growth of 57% over the same period in 2003....

LabOne announces increased credit facility.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LabOne, Inc. (LABS) has increased commitments under its revolving credit facility from $150 million to $175 million. The credit facility, which is co-led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wachovia...

Longs closes on $280M secured revolving credit facility.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Longs Drug Stores Corporation (LDG) has closed on a $280 million secured revolving credit facility led by the Bank of America Retail Finance Group. The new 5-year facility expiring on August 6, 2009...

METCARE reports increase in second quarter net income.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc., (METCARE) announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. The company reported net income of $3.9 million on revenues of $38.6 million, compared to a net...

MIM Corporation reports second quarter financial results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MIM Corporation (MIMS) reported second quarter 2004 financial results. Revenues for the second quarter of 2004 were $154.1 million compared to $161.2 million in the second quarter of 2003. Second...

MTS Medication Technologies announces 43% increase in first quarter net sales.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MTS Medication Technologies (MPP) announced results for the first quarter that ended June 30, 2004. Net sales for the first quarter increased 43% to $10.0 million from $7.0 million the prior year....

Mariner Health Care reports second quarter financial results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mariner Health Care, Inc., (MHCA) announced net income for the 2004 second quarter of $3.4 million as compared to a net loss of ($1.7) million for the comparable 2003 period. Revenues decreased...

MedCath Corporation reports 27% increase in third quarter revenue.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedCath Corporation (MDTH) announced its operating results for its third quarter, which ended June 30, 2004. MedCath's net revenue increased 27.0% to $180.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal...

MedQuest, Inc., announces record revenues.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedQuest, Inc., announced record revenues for the quarter and 6 months ended June 30, 2004. Based upon preliminary results, revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, increased to a record $71.0...

Medical center management company reports third quarter fiscal year 2004 results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. (UCIA) announced that revenue for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 increased to $11,318,000 from $11,049,000 for the third quarter of fiscal...

Milestone Venture Partners invests $700,000 in healthcare software company.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Milestone Venture Partners announced its $700,000 investment in CareGain, Inc., a healthcare software firm specializing in consumer directed health plans for health insurance carriers and self-insured...

Parent of MedQuest announces intent to offer Senior Discount Notes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MQ Associates, Inc., the parent of MedQuest, Inc., announced its intent to offer, through a private placement, Senior Discount Notes due 2012, subject to market conditions. The Senior Discount...

Pharmaceutical firm donates $60,000 to diabetes camp.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Continuing its commitment to children with diabetes, Abbott Diabetes Care, a division of Abbott Laboratories, will donate $60,000 to diabetes camp scholarships this year, helping young people with...

Premera Blue Cross appeals insurance commissioner's decision.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Premera Blue Cross announced that it is appealing Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler's denial of the company's application to become a public company. "Our board remains...

Vanguard Health reports fourth quarter, fiscal year-end results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. Total revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, were $469.2 million, an increase of...

Wound management firm reports loss of $0.24 per share.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curative Health Services, Inc., (CURE), reported second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2004. Total revenues for the second quarter 2004 were $64.4 million, compared with $44.7...

California hospital opens interactive health education exhibit at Disneyland.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Joseph Hospital of Orange launched "HealthyU" at Disneyland to help educate park visitors about healthcare technologies. The new exhibit, "Innoventions," is a two-story, hands-on interactive...

NFB and NASA create science camp for visually impaired high school students.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Twelve blind high school students from across the United States go where no blind students have ever gone before: to a NASA-supported rocket science camp. "Rocket On!" is an inaugural project of the...

Salmon study shows levels of PBDEs pose little risk.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The recently published study on PBDEs by Hites, et al. confirms previously published studies by Health Canada (2004), Schecter (2004), Luksemburg (2004), Ohta (2003) and others, including Salmon of the...

Survey shows two in five adults keep health records, most say it's a good idea.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two in five (42%) adults keep personal or family health records, that is "one place where you keep all your medical records with the results of all your medical tests and details about prescriptions,...

Texas pediatric hospital provides back-to-school health and safety tips.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Specialists from Texas Children's, a pediatric hospital, offer advice for heading back to the classroom. Beat the school lunch blues. "In many cases, taking a brown bag lunch is a healthy...

Summer 2004 Drug Formulary Positioning Supplement released.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health Industries Research Companies (HIRC) has released its Summer 2004 Drug Formulary Positioning Supplement, a review of the health plan status of 200 major medications from 19 top pharmaceutical...

Fair Isaac introduces Payment Optimizer 2.0.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fair Isaac Corp. (FIC), a provider of analytics and decision technology, announced the release of Payment Optimizer 2.0. This fraud-detection system for healthcare payers provides both prepayment...

Canadian doctors ask government for $1 billion to solve doctor-nurse shortage.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An association of Canadian doctors is urging the government to provide CDN$1 billion (US$765 million) to help combat a national shortage of healthcare workers. At its annual meeting in Toronto, the...

Boston Medical Center awarded $2.25 million to establish prevention program.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Center for HIV/AIDS Care and Research (CHACR) at Boston Medical Center (BMC) has been awarded a $2.25 million, 5-year grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help...

Needle exchange has helped addicts for 10 years.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The nation's largest city-run exchange program for used intravenous drug needles has taken more than 6 million needles off the city's heroin-ravaged streets, according to the city's health commissioner....