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Lawson Software agrees to acquire Healthvision Solutions through the acquisition of Quovadx Holdings

Lawson Software today announced that it has agreed to acquire Healthvision Solutions, Inc. (“Healthvision”), through the acquisition of privately held Quovadx Holdings, Inc. (“Quovadx”), its parent holding company.

8 Jan 2010

Biovest International receives Orphan Drug Designation for its personalized lymphoma vaccine

Biovest International, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to BiovaxID®, Biovest’s personalized lymphoma vaccine. BiovaxID represents a new class of active immunotherapy and is one of the few select late-stage patient-specific cancer vaccines vying to be among the first to reach market.

8 Jan 2010

Nightingale Informatix and CPA sign license and distribution agreement

Nightingale Informatix Corporation ("Nightingale" or the "Company"), an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Canadian Patient Access Incorporated ("CPA") to offer health related services to Canadian patients, through doctors using electronic medical records in their practices.

7 Jan 2010

Democrats 'very close' to health bill agreement

Reuters: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "said on Wednesday congressional Democrats were close to agreement on merging their healthcare bills but still faced challenges in blending the two approaches.

7 Jan 2010

New cardiac procedure may reduce complications and hospital costs

A new approach to common cardiac procedures called transradial angiography might lead to reduced patient complications and recovery time and decreased hospital costs.

7 Jan 2010

Carolinas MED-1 to house a clinic for residents to get H1N1 Flu shots

Carolinas MED-1 - the first mobile hospital of its kind in the world - will be serving the people of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County when it is deployed this Saturday for an H1N1 vaccine clinic.

7 Jan 2010

First Edition: January 7, 2010

Today's health policy news coverage focuses on the continuing efforts to blend together the House- and Senate-passed health reform bills and the key issues in play.

7 Jan 2010

Biggest Loser implements MedGem indirect calorimeter to assess metabolic changes in program contestants

Microlife Medical Home Solutions, Inc. (MiMHS) announces The Biggest Loser medical staff will implement the MedGem indirect calorimeter to assess metabolic changes in program contestants. The MedGem handheld indirect calorimeter is an FDA-cleared, Class II, medical device that assesses metabolic rate by measuring a patient’s resting oxygen consumption.

7 Jan 2010

Apoteket and Medco Health Solutions develop centralized prescription safety program

Apoteket, Sweden's largest pharmacy chain, and Medco Health Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has developed one of the first national centralized drug utilization review (DUR) programs outside of the United States to improve prescription safety by reducing adverse drug events and thereby reducing the risk of costly hospitalizations.

7 Jan 2010

IHPM and i.e. join to form MAGNETT Health to improve employees' health

The Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) and i.e., LLC have joined to form MAGNETT Health, LLC using innovative engagement techniques and mobile health messaging technologies to inspire employees in improving and maintaining their health with achievable, lasting behavior change.

7 Jan 2010

MedLink qualifies for 2010 PQRI programs

MedLink announced today that the MedLink EHR has been "qualified" by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for eligible providers to submit quality data to CMS for 2010 PQRI reporting.

7 Jan 2010

MSHA selects Allscripts EHR and PM solutions to enhance patient care

Allscripts announced today that Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solutions for 300 employed and affiliated physicians and mid-level providers to enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery.

7 Jan 2010

ACMGF and Luminex announce annual grant for genetic research

The American College of Medical Genetics Foundation/ACMGF (www.acmgfoundation.org) and Luminex Corporation have joined together to announce an annual grant for a project aimed at promoting safe and effective genetic testing and services.

From Luminex 7 Jan 2010

New research shows healthcare organizations can achieve impressive gains in profitability

The newly published research on business intelligence from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), shows that healthcare organizations can achieve impressive gains in profitability, accounts receivables performance and nurse retention through the use of reporting and analytics capabilities.

7 Jan 2010

CMS launches annual provider satisfaction survey

Modern HealthCare reports that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid "has launched its fifth annual healthcare provider-satisfaction survey regarding Medicare fee-for-service contractors that process and pay more than $370 billion in Medicare claims each year."

7 Jan 2010

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicinef fellows receive AMIA awards

Jon D. Duke, M.D. and Jeffrey Klann, M.Eng., medical informatics fellows at the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, have been recognized by the American Medical Informatics Association for their development and testing of two new physician support computer tools. Their

7 Jan 2010

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute selected as top 25 hospitals for cardiac bypass surgery

Worth magazine has selected Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute as one of the United States' top 25 hospitals for cardiac bypass surgery.

7 Jan 2010

ProFibrix B.V. receives loan up to $7.4 million to develop its new hemostat Fibrocaps

ProFibrix B.V., a leader in the development of innovative products for hemostasis and regenerative medicine, today announced that SenterNovem, an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, has granted the company a loan under its new Innovation Credit scheme of potentially up to EUR 5 million to finance the further clinical development of its unique new hemostat Fibrocaps(TM).

7 Jan 2010

New wireless monitoring device prevents and detects mobility problems among elderly

Falls are the main cause of injuries among elderly people, but until now doctors have had few ways of effectively monitoring and counteracting mobility problems among patients. Work by European researchers is set to change that.

7 Jan 2010

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center selects QES solution to increase organizational productivity

QuadraMed® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare information technologies and services that help turn quality care into positive financial outcomes, today announced that Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has selected QuadraMed’s Enterprise Scheduling™ (QES) solution to schedule hospital ancillary procedures and accelerate reimbursements.

7 Jan 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Lawson Software agrees to acquire Healthvision Solutions through the acquisition of Quovadx Holdings

Biovest International receives Orphan Drug Designation for its personalized lymphoma vaccine

Nightingale Informatix and CPA sign license and distribution agreement

Democrats 'very close' to health bill agreement

New cardiac procedure may reduce complications and hospital costs

Carolinas MED-1 to house a clinic for residents to get H1N1 Flu shots

First Edition: January 7, 2010

Biggest Loser implements MedGem indirect calorimeter to assess metabolic changes in program contestants

Apoteket and Medco Health Solutions develop centralized prescription safety program

IHPM and i.e. join to form MAGNETT Health to improve employees' health

MedLink qualifies for 2010 PQRI programs

MSHA selects Allscripts EHR and PM solutions to enhance patient care

ACMGF and Luminex announce annual grant for genetic research

New research shows healthcare organizations can achieve impressive gains in profitability

CMS launches annual provider satisfaction survey

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicinef fellows receive AMIA awards

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute selected as top 25 hospitals for cardiac bypass surgery

ProFibrix B.V. receives loan up to $7.4 million to develop its new hemostat Fibrocaps

New wireless monitoring device prevents and detects mobility problems among elderly

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center selects QES solution to increase organizational productivity

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