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Capario Recognized on Healthcare Informatics’ Top 100 for Fourth Consecutive Year

Survey ranks healthcare IT vendors by total revenue earned Capario, Inc., a leading provider of revenue cycle management solutions that connect healthcare payers and providers nationwide, today announced it is being recognized in Healthcare Informatics’ 2013 HCI 100 listing of top healthcare IT vendors for the fourth consecutive

HHS Office for Civil Rights launches campaign to increase awareness of HIPAA rights among HIV-positive Black men

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is proud to launch the Information Is Powerful Medicine campaign.  The campaign aims to increase awareness of HIPAA rights and benefits among HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men (MSM). The launch will coincide with the official start of Black Pride in Washingt...

New Survey: Market Access Trends in 2013

By Michelle Vitko, Senior Research Analyst In today’s pharmaceutical market, which is riddled with austerity measures and healthcare reform, securing favorable reimbursement rates is more difficult than ever.  Cutting Edge Information is kicking o...

Cenpatico Achieves National Accreditation, Full Accreditation Status for Managed Behavioral Health Organizations from the National Committee for Quality Assurance

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cenpatico, a Texas-based managed behavioral health organization (MBHO) serving Medicaid, Medicare, and other special populations, achieved national Full MBHO Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The NCQA MBHO Accreditation is a nationally-recognized evaluation that purchasers, regulators and consumers can use to as...

PuraMed BioScience (PMBS) Issued Alert Based on Market Cap of $721,756

SCHOFIELD, Wis., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PuraMed BioScience®, Inc., (OTCBB: PMBS) a researcher, developer, and marketer of over-the-counter (OTC) medicinal and healthcare products, announced that Ludlow Research re-issued its research opinion on the company based on low market capitalization valuation. Report Highlights Non-Prescription, All Natural Product to Treat Migraine Headaches...

Pyramid Healthcare Solutions to Spotlight Its Cancer Registry Services at 2013 NCRA Conference

Pyramid Healthcare Solutions will showcase its extensive cancer registry and tumor registry services at the National Cancer Registrars Association’s 39th Annual Educational Conference May 31 through June 2 at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco. The conference will address a host of critical issues to help cancer registrars keep up-to-date with changes in the industry San Francisco (PRWEB)...

Nanosphere's CEO Presents at 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference (Transcript)

Nanosphere, Inc. (NSPH) 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference Call May 21, 2013 8:30 am ET Executives Michael McGarrity – President and Chief Executive Officer Analysts Natalia Medina – UBS Investment Bank Presentation Natalia Medina – UBS Investment Bank Good morning and thank you for coming to the 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference. My name is Natalia Med...

Senate Immigration Bill Would Ease Restrictions On Foreign Health Workers; Measure Advances To Increase Scrutiny On Compounding Pharmacies

On Capitol Hill, several legislative efforts are moving forward on health issues. Among them is an effort by the Massachusetts delegation to keep bonus Medicare payments for the state's hospital, while House Republicans are looking for another way to deal with bill to fund high-risk insurance pools.  Modern Healthcare: Immigration Bill Seeks To Ease Rules For Foreign Health Workers After 30 h...

Senate Immigration Bill Would Ease Restrictions On Foreign Health Workers

On Capitol Hill, several legislative efforts are moving forward on health issues. Among them is an effort by the Massachusetts delegation to keep bonus Medicare payments for the state's hospitals, while House Republicans are looking for another way to deal with a bill to fund high-risk insurance pools. In addition, a Senate measure is advancing that would increase scrutiny On compounding phar...

Mission Health Ranks Among Nation's Best For Both High-quality Patient Care and a Valued Work Culture

ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Health is among the top healthcare institutions recognized nationally for extraordinary dedication to two vital aspects of modern healthcare – providing high-quality, innovative patient care, while at the same time keeping its more than 9,500 valued employees "engaged, healthy and motivated." The annual Becker's Hospital Review and B...

Mass. Health Reform Didn't Increase Costs, Study Finds

The study of more than 2 million patients found about the same rate of increase as before healthcare reform was implemented in Massachusetts. Medscape Medical News

The Hill: Insurers Feel Pressure To Support Enroll America

The Hill reports that unnamed insurance industry sources say they feel that Enroll America, the non-profit group raising funds to support outreach to the uninsured, is "just an arm of the administration." In a separate story, The Hill notes new research concluding the trend toward part-time work and reduced health benefits began before the overhaul. The Hill: Insurers Feel Pressure From Health Gro...

Cross Country Healthcare to Present at Jefferies Healthcare Conference

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCRN) announced today that it is scheduled to make a presentation on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference being held at the Grand Hyatt New York hotel in New York City. Cross Country Healthcare’s presentations will be webcast and accessible to the public...

Baxter to Present at the Goldman Sachs 34th Annual Global Healthcare Conference

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced today that it will present at the Goldman Sachs 34th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 4:40 p.m. (CT). The live webcast of Baxter’s presentation can be accessed from the Baxter corporate website at www.baxter.com and will be available for replay through July 10, 2013....

Too Much to Ignore: Anne Wojicicki’s Plan for Health Care and Big Data

Bio-IT World | STANFORD, CA—The challenge in healthcare is to change what is—and what isn’t—a billable question, said 23andMe founder Ann Wojicicki, giving the opening keynote yesterday at the Big Data in Biomedicine conference at Stanford Un...

Greenway Earns Two U.S. Patents for Care-Coordination Technology

Health Information Solution Provider Now Holds Four Patents for Usability, Data Liquidity, Connectivity and Access Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., which delivers innovative information solutions for healthcare providers, has been granted two new U.S. patents related to electronic quality-of-care data liquidity. Both patents cover the receipt and t...

ZONARE Expands Commercial Shipments of New ZS3 Ultrasound System

Company to Showcase Growing Family of Premium Ultrasound Systems at Upcoming Vascular Annual Meeting Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Visit ZONARE at VAM Booth #112. ZONARE Medical Systems, the pioneer and developer of next generation ultrasound technology, announced it recently expanded commercial shipments of its new ZS3 system to major markets worldwide. The system has been purchased by...

ARIAD to Present at the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Healthcare Conference

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced that it will present at the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Healthcare Conference being held in Boston. Harvey J. Berger, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer, will provide an overview of the Company’s business on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The ARIAD presentation w...

High Price of Cancer Drugs Big Issue in Healthcare

A group of 120 leukemia experts have highlighted the 'astonishingly high prices' and the wide variation in prices for the same drug around the world. Medscape Medical News

POZEN to Present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference

POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ: POZN), a pharmaceutical company committed to transforming medicine that transforms lives, announced today that William L. Hodges, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Sr. Vice President, will present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) in New York City. The presentation wi...

Medical Group Practice Management in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Over the past decade, the traditional model of healthcare delivery has been gradually transforming, which has affected the Medical Group Practice Management industry . “Burdened by medical school debt and...

Kantar Health Launches CancerMPact Biomarker Analysis

New offer improves pharmaceutical companies' ability to better evaluate patients eligible for personalized medicine. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Kantar Health, a leading global healthcare advisory firm, today announced the availability of CancerMPact® Biomarker Analysis, a global offer that examines biomarker segmentation in the current and evolving oncology landscape. The analysis...

Covidien and Mallinckrodt to Present at Deutsche Bank Conference

Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, will present at the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston on Wednesday and Thursday, May 29 and 30, 2013. José E. Almeida, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will represent the Company in a session scheduled for May 30, 2013, at 12:00...

PilotFish Expand’s Healthcare Integration Capabilities with Support for the New Direct Protocol in Its Latest Product Release

Middletown, CT (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration , a provider of middleware solutions, announced today that it has added support for the Direct Protocol to its HL7 Interface Engine IDE, the eiConsole for Healthcare....

Court Rules against BCBSRI for its Overpayment Recoupment and Withholding Claims - ERISAclaim.com Demystifies Landmark Court Order for U. S. Healthcare Claim Denials

On May 22, 2013, federal court rules against BCBSRI for its overpayment recoupment and withholding lawsuit against two healthcare providers: BCBSRI can make no recovery from past payments and can withhold no money from future claims. ERISAclaim.com demystifies the landmark Court order for No. 1 health care claim denials. Hanover Park, IL (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 On May 22, 2013, federal court rules a...