MedWorm: Contracts

Does contracting with owner operators lead to worse safety outcomes for US motor carriers? Evidence from the Motor Carrier Management Information System.

Accident; Analysis and Prevention. — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:22:04 +0100

Authors: Monaco K, Redmon B Abstract Using data from the Motor Carrier Management Information System, we model crashes as a function of firm characteristics, with a focus on the employment relationship. We find that very small firms (one driver, one truck) and firms that contract with owner operators have fewer crashes than employee-only companies, once other firm characteristics and exposure are controlled. Additionally, though very small firms are more likely to have severe crashes, we find no relationship between the share of owner operators and crash severity. PMID: 22269554 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)

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Pensioner launches High Court bid to stop NHS 'privatisation'

Telegraph Health — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:08 +0100

A pensioner who lives in a care home launches a High Court bid today (Wednesday) to stop his local health authority from handing an £80 million-a-year contract to a private body. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Utah high court to hear posthumous benefits case

CTV Health — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:51:47 +0100

Utah's Supreme Court is considering whether a sperm donor contract is proof that a man wanted to be a father even after his death. (Source: CTV Health)

Coventry renews contract with CEO Allen Wise

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:35:22 +0100

Coventry Health Care Inc. has extended CEO Allen Wise's contract for two years, securing his services through Dec. 31, 2013, and boosting his compensation to new heights. Effective Jan. 1, Wise earns $900,000 in base salary annually and will be eligible for up to $1.8 million in bonuses each year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing made public Monday. Furthermore, Wise will receive $7.6 million worth of stock awards in both 2012 and 2013 that would become payable upon the the health insurer's reaching earnings-per-share and revenue targets... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

Life after the NHS finds mutual ACE thriving

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:22:44 +0100

Head of Anglian Community Enterprise says roster of contracts already won highlights a cultural shift and underpins government's big idea (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

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A lonely heart can make you sick: Middle aged divorced women vulnerable to contracting HIV

ScienceDaily Headlines — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:09:09 +0100

Newly divorced middle aged women are more vulnerable to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to new research, because they tend to let their guard down with new sexual partners and avoid using protection since they are not afraid of getting pregnant. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation to offer implantable RFID Microchip

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:19 +0100

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation (“VeriTeQ” or “Company”), a leader in implantable, radio frequency identification (“RFID”) for humans and animals, announced today it will offer its FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized, passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices. VeriTeQ is already working to identify medical devices, specifically vascular ports, for the proper identification of the port and medication dosing requirements through an existing contract with a medical device manufacturer. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Cloud-based EHRs raise data rights questions

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:20:44 +0100

Source: Marla Durben Hirsch, FierceEMR Content: “With cloud-based electronic health record systems becoming more popular, providers should carefully read their vendor contracts regarding their rights and use of their patients’ data, according to American Medical News. Gerard Nussbaum, director of technology services for the global management consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates, tells amednews that since the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Absorption Systems Expands In Vivo Drug and Medical Device Testing...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:24:02 +0100

Preclinical contract research organization renovates facility, adding state-of-the-art technology and upgrading ocular testing services.(PRWeb January 31, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9153045.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

OctoPlus Enters Into Drug Development And Manufacturing Contract With Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S

Pharmaceutical Online News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:11:00 +0100

OctoPlus N.V. ("OctoPlus" or the "Company") (Euronext: OCTO), announces today that a formulation development and manufacturing contract has been signed with Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S, a leading innovative pharmaceutical company. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

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APAP (Acetaminophen) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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GEMFIBROZILtablet, Film Coated [McKesson Contract Packaging]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Advisory Board earnings double

bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:43:21 +0100

Washington-based health care research and advisory firm The Advisory Board Co. saw earnings nearly double last quarter on higher sales and an increase in contract values. The company’s fiscal 2012 third quarter net income was $8.1 million, or 46 cents per share, compared to net income of $3.9 million, or 24 cents per share, in the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue rose 33 percent to $100 million. The Advisory Board says contract value at the end of the quarter was $386.6 million, up nearly 29 percent from a year earlier... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)

In Massachusetts, Blues Ink Pact with Partners HealthCare to Implement Alternative Quality Contract with Global Payment

Dark Daily — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0100

Early evidence is that the AQC arrangement encourages providers to more carefully utilize ancillary services, including clinical laboratory and pathology testing Much attention is being given to the new healthcare payment models being introduced by the Medicare program during 2012. However, quietly—and with much less publicity—private health plans are deploying innovative, value-based payment models. These [...] (Source: Dark Daily)

NextPharma Technologies Hosts Inauguration Ceremony To Mark Official Opening Of Its 'State Of The Art' Cold Chain And Logistics Warehouse In Werne, Germany

Pharmaceutical Online News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0100

NextPharma, the leading European provider of product development, contract manufacturing and cold chain and logistics outsourcing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, is pleased to announce the official opening of its "state of the art" Cold Chain and Logistics (CLS) warehouse in Werne, Germany at an inauguration ceremony attended by local dignitaries and many of NextPharma's customers. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

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[Palliative care in the light of legal and regulatory requirements in Germany].

Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Cremer-Schaeffer P, Radbruch L Abstract In Germany, palliative care has developed rapidly since the establishment of the first palliative care unit in 1983. More improvements in patient-centered care are only possible if legal requirements as well as education of physicians, nurses, and other professionals involved in palliative care are adapted to current needs. This paper provides an overview of legal and regulatory requirements including a critical appreciation of their influence on palliative care in Germany. Only recently has medical education in palliative medicine been implemented as an integral part of medical studies at German universities. Starting in 2014, physicians applying for a license to practice medicine will have to provide a certificate of basic training...

Bill would prohibit mandatory health insurance contracts

Modern Medicine — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

A developing advocacy campaign in Washington state has the AACU Government Affairs team implementing the very practices described in this space and thereby urged upon urologists in seemingly ad nauseum Calls to Action. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Cook Medical renews contract with large purchasing network

Modern Medicine — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Cook Medical (Bloomington, IN) recently announced the renewal of a contract that supplies its urology products to more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Kaiser, union play a numbers game with strike

bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:43:35 +0100

The Kaiser strike became a numbers game Tuesday afternoon, with different numbers tossed from different sides. Whether 80 percent walked the line, honored the picket — or crossed the line — depends on who’s talking. More than 21,000 nurses, mental health providers, optical workers and others were called to strike against Kaiser Permanente Tuesday by three different unions. The National Union of Healthcare Workers called the one-day strike to draw attention to stalled contract negotiations at bargaining tables across the state... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)

Respite - Brambles close to reopening

Multiple Sclerosis Trust — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The MS Society say they are very close to exchanging contracts with the new owners of the Brambles and staff "are on standby so that within five working days, Brambles can reopen to guests" Redhill And Reigate Life (Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust)

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Musicians’ union drops unfair labor practice claim against Louisville Orchestra

bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:44:29 +0100

The Louisville Federation of Musicians Local 11-637 has withdrawn its unfair labor practice claim against the Louisville Orchestra board and management. As Business First previously reported, the musicians had filed a complaint against Louisville Orchestra Inc. with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that orchestra management has not bargained in good faith regarding a new labor contract. Gary Muffley, director of the labor board’s Cincinnati Regional Office, confirmed that the claim was withdrawn Monday... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)

Health Net’s & UCLA’s health literacy social media program opens to all teens nationwide

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:49:25 +0100

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) and the UCLA School of Public Health announced the health literacy social media program, T2X, is available to all cyber-savvy teens nationwide and Health Net Federal Services wants to ensure teens from military families are included. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Clinical Research Fellow in reproductive medicine, early pregnancy & gynaecological ultrasound

Society for Endocrinology — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Via www.jobs.ac.uk. Applications are invited for the above post based at NURTURE Fertility (Nottingham University Research and Treatment Unit in Reproduction), which is part of the School of Clinical Sciences and situated within the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust on the Queen's Medical Centre campus. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the research programme of the School, and to pursue personal research leading to the award of a higher research degree. Current research interests include subfertility, gynaecological ultrasound, reproductive surgery, polycystic ovaries, gynaecological endocrinology, and early pregnancy. This particular post will focus on reproductive medicine and assisted conception and involves the provision of the clinical service to th...

Next chapter for the Life Sciences building project

University of Bristol news — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:18:31 +0100

A major milestone has been reached in the progress of a new £54million state-of-the-art building at the heart of the University of Bristol’s precinct. The contract for the main construction work has been signed with VINCI Construction UK, which will act as the University’s main contractor for the new Life Sciences facility, transforming the corner of St Michaels Hill and Tyndall Avenue. (Source: University of Bristol news)

Regulation of coronary venular barrier function by blood borne inflammatory mediators and pharmacological tools: insights from novel microvascular wall models

AJP: Heart and Circulatory Physiology — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

We hypothesized that postcapillary venules play a central role in the control of the tightness of the coronary system as a whole, particularly under inflammatory conditions. Sandwich cultures of endothelial cells and pericytes of precapillary arteriolar or postcapillary venular origin from human myocardium as models of the respective vascular walls (sandwich cultures of precapillary arteriolar or postcapillary venular origin) were exposed to thrombin and components of the acutely activatable inflammatory system, and their hydraulic conductivity (LP) was registered. LP of SC-PAO remained low under all conditions (3.24 ± 0.52·10–8cm·s–1·cmH2O–1). In contrast, in the venular wall model, PGE2, platelet-activating factor (PAF), leukotriene B4 (LTB4)...

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Who came up with the model for excessive pay? No, it wasn't the bankers – it was academics | Aditya Chakrabortty

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:30:01 +0100

All the focus has been on bankers' bonuses, yet no one has looked at the economists who argued for rewarding bosses by giving them a bigger financial stake in their companiesTake a big step back. Ignore those sterile debates about how Dave screwed up over Stephen Hester's pay and where this leaves Ed. Instead, ask this: which profession has done most to justify the millions handed over to the boss of RBS, his colleagues and counterparts? Which group has been most influential in making the argument that top people deserve top pay? Not the executives themselves – at least, not directly. Nor the headhunters. Try the economists.The ground rules for the system by which City bankers, Westminster MPs and ordinary taxpayers live today were set by two US economists just a couple of decades ago. I...

Successful cloud-based EMR should include data rights in vendor's contract

American Medical News - BUSINESS — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Technically Speaking - A practical look at information technology issues and usage (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)

Health board fined after patient contracts Legionnaires'

HSJ — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:01:00 +0100

A health board has been fined after an “entirely avoidable” chain of events resulted in a hospital patient being diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, the Crown Office has said. (Source: HSJ)

Video: quality premium 'not part of GP pay' says DH adviser

Healthcare Republic News — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

In an exclusive video interview with GPonline.com DH clinical commissioning lead for England Dr James Kingsland talked about how the quality premium will work and how contracts could change to reflect GPs' role in commissioning. (Source: Healthcare Republic News)

HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE AND ACETAMINOPHENtablet [Contract Pharmacy Services-PA]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 30, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

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More than a contract

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:46:13 +0100

One of your patients is a college professor who has lost multiple teeth. The original treatment plan calls for uprighting the posterior quadrants followed by restorative rehabilitation with both conventional and implant-supported prostheses. As for all your interdisciplinary patients, you conduct a pretreatment conference with the restorative dentist and the periodontist, and then enroll the patient in a 24-month treatment plan consummated by a signed consent form and a financial contract. Despite the patient’s devotion to treatment, root divergence for implant placement after 27 months of fixed therapy is inadequate. A complication in case management is the sudden retirement of the restorative dentist because of newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis. The patient is dissatisfied with the de...

Alma telescope glimpses space's mysteries from on top of the world

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0100

Alma, a super-sensitive radio telescope 5,000m above sea level in Chile, will detect a new galaxy every three minutesSpend a few days with astronomers at the world's most sophisticated telescopes in the mountains of Chile, and your skin will begin to feel different. Cheeks become stretched a little tighter; hands and lips get chapped. It seems to make little difference how much water you drink. Spend a few weeks here and, the astronomers will tell you, the headaches and dizziness start. "You really feel it when you've been here a long time," says Jonathan Smoker, an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) at Mount Paranal in northern Chile. "Sometimes my hands start to bleed because it's so dry here."The scientists and technicians who work here are not allowed to stay on the ...

Src modulates contractile vascular smooth muscle function via regulation of focal adhesions

Journal of Cellular Physiology — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:13:20 +0100

AbstractSrc is a known regulator of focal adhesion turnover in migrating cells; but, in contrast, Src is generally assumed to play little role in differentiated, contractile vascular smooth muscle (dVSM). The goal of the present study was to determine if Src‐family kinases regulate focal adhesion proteins and how this might affect contractility of non‐proliferative vascular smooth muscle. We demonstrate here, through the use of phosphotyrosine screening, deconvolution microscopy imaging, and differential centrifugation, that the activity of Src family kinases in aorta is regulated by the alpha agonist and vasoconstrictor phenylephrine, and leads to focal adhesion protein phosphorylation and remodeling in dVSM. Furthermore, Src inhibition via morpholino knockdown of Src or by the small ...

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Space weather center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability

ScienceDaily Headlines — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:39:39 +0100

Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

New ideas sharpen focus for greener aircraft

ScienceDaily Headlines — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:37:37 +0100

BMA Law: Contracts, partners and TUPE

BMA daily feed — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:55:00 +0100

The BMA Law team answer your questions (Source: BMA daily feed)

Regulator lambasts gagging contracts

BMA daily feed — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:35:47 +0100

GMC appalled to discover some employers suppress whistleblowers (Source: BMA daily feed)

New guidance prevents doctors being ‘gagged’ and says they must raise concerns about patient safety

MEDEV News — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:12:17 +0100

New guidance from the General Medical Council will prevent doctors entering into contracts or agreements that seek to stop them raising concerns about poor quality care. Our new guidance also makes clear that doctors must not sign contracts that attempt to prevent them from raising concerns with professional regulators...nor must doctors in management roles promote such contracts or encourage other doctors to sign them. Niall Dickson, the Chief Executive of the GMC Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council said: ‘These clauses are totally unacceptable. Doctors who sign such contracts are breaking their professional obligations and are putting patients, and their careers, at risk.’ The new guidance Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety also ...

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Pathology of sickle cell disease

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:38:41 +0100

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary chronic hemolytic anemia with numerous clinical consequences. Intravascular sickling of red blood cells leads to multiorgan dysfunction. Although the pathophysiology of SCD has been well studied, there remains a lack of effective treatment. Refinements in overall care have improved quality of life; however, premature death is still not uncommon. SCD usually presents in childhood and is common in areas where malaria is (or was) common. The association with malaria is apparently of benefit to the individual because these individuals tend to contract a milder form of the disease. This review highlights the spectrum of pathology seen in people with SCD, with an emphasis on the pathogenesis of sudden death. (Source: Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology)

Massachusetts Plaintiff Alleges Contractor Negligence Caused Carbon Monoxide Injury

LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:37:13 +0100

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A propane gas and appliance company with the contract to provide services to a Shutesbury, Mass., residential community is accused in a complaint filed Jan. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by a resident of exposing her to carbon monoxide (Kamela Christara v. Amerigas Propane Inc., et al., No. 12-10026, D. Mass.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)

Xenoport accuses GSK of contract breach

Pharmaceutical Technology — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

US-based Xenoport has accused UK-based pharmaceutical major GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) of a breach of contract and is threatening to end the pact relating to restless legs syndrome medication Horizant. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)

VirtualScopics, PPD expand collaboration

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:15:38 +0100

Computerized image analysis developer VirtualScopics and contract research (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

Air Force awards $494M medical deal

bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:33:37 +0100

The U.S. Air Force has named seven companies to a $494 million medical services deal. On Wednesday, the Defense Department announced the contract, which will is set up as a short-list of vendors allowed to bid on individual tasks. It is being administered by the 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The companies include Alleo Corp., of Quantico, Va.; Health Partners Management Group Inc., of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Mindleaf Technologies Inc., of Bedford, Mass.; CNI Professional Services L... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)

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Practice staff must not be 'gagged' - GMC

Management in Practice — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Practices issuing contracts that include ‘gagging clauses’ will be investigated and punished (Source: Management in Practice)

Practice staff must not be 'gagged' – GMC

Management in Practice — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Practices issuing contracts that include ‘gagging clauses’ will be investigated and punished (Source: Management in Practice)

Practices must not gag the doctors they employ, says GMC

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:25:00 +0100

GP practices may be forced to change their employee contracts, following new GMC guidance on gagging clauses. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

Blue Shield California looks to mobile to engage members

mobihealthnews — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:45:21 +0100

Blue Shield of California (BSC) announced this week a five-year contract with HP Enterprise Services to help the insurer to more cost-effectively bring products and services to members quicker, while helping the health plan better manage its membership and claims processing systems. Blue Shield of California told InformationWeek that it is also moving to a [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

Bid to stop doctor gagging orders

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:21 +0100

Doctors are being told they can no longer sign contracts that contain gagging orders, in new guidance issued by the medical regulator. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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This Day in Science History - January 26 - Jenner and Cowpox Vaccine

About.com Chemistry — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:10:02 +0100

January 26th marks the passing of Edward Jenner. Jenner was the English physician who noticed milk maids who had been infected with cowpox seemed to never contract the more serious ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)

Tech Q&A: Patient reminder systems worth the investment

Modern Medicine — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

What to consider when deciding whether to contract with a communications vendor for appointment tracking. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Davis Vision plant workers go on strike

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:36:29 +0100

Operations will continue at a Highmark-affiliated eyeglass manufacturing plant near Philadelphia, despite a strike by around 115 unionized employees on Monday, the company announced. Local 81408 of the Optical Workers Union, which represents employees at Davis Vision’s Newtown Square manufacturing facility, called the strike after 10 months of contract talks resulted in an impasse. A banner-towing airplane flying over Highmark’s corporate headquarters Downtown on Tuesday was part of the union’s effort to force a settlement, said union president Dave Armer... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

iSirona wins CentraCare Health System contract for medical device connectivity

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:59:57 +0100

iSirona®, a provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, today announced that St. Cloud, Minnesota-based CentraCare Health System has chosen to implement iSirona's device connectivity technology. CentraCare will use iSirona's solution to channel the delivery of patient data from ventilators throughout the hospital into its Epic EMR. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

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Children’s and Blue Cross Blue Shield usher in new age of quality-based benchmarks in pediatrics

Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:27:29 +0100

Sandra Fenwick, president and COO I’ve worked at Children’s Hospital Boston for more than a decade, and I’m still inspired every day by the hope and strength I see on the faces of our patients and their families. As Children’s navigates a challenging and evolving health care landscape, I draw on that inspiration and determination, especially when many in our industry seem to imply that cost is the only measure of a hospital’s worth. At Children’s, our worth—our value—is so much more than just dollars and cents. It means being treated by pediatric experts—doctors, nurses and support staff—who understand that children are not small adults and their care needs to reflect that fact. It’s a commitment to care and innovation that produces programs like our Community As...

Hawaii Medicaid program awards contract to five vendors

bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:08:34 +0100

Hawaii’s Medicaid program has awarded contracts to five health-care organizations to administer the programs for low-income residents. The contracts awarded by the Department of Human Services’ Med-Quest Division went to AlohaCare, HMSA Quest, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Ohana Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, the department said in a news release. The state had delayed the annual $540 million contract to Hawaii’s managed-care provider plans while it awaited federal approval for amendments to a request for proposal it had issued in August... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)

SUGAR FREE PSYLDEX (Psyllium Husks) Powder, For Solution [Contract Pharmacal Corporation]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 24, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

Pressure morphology of the relaxed lower esophageal sphincter: the formation and collapse of the phrenic ampulla

AJP: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

This study aimed to apply novel high-resolution manometry with eight-sector radial pressure resolution (3D-HRM technology) to resolve the deglutitive pressure morphology at the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) before, during, and after bolus transit. A hybrid HRM assembly, including a 9-cm-long 3D-HRM array, was used to record EGJ pressure morphology in 15 normal subjects. Concurrent videofluoroscopy was used to relate bolus movement to pressure morphology and EGJ anatomy, aided by an endoclip marking the squamocolumnar junction (SCJ). The contractile deceleration point (CDP) marked the time at which luminal clearance slowed to 1.1 cm/s and the location (4 cm proximal to the elevated SCJ) at which peristalsis terminated. The phrenic ampulla spanned from the CDP to the SCJ. The subsequent rad...

bioMérieux - 2011 Business Review

bioMerieux Press Releases — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Sales: Up 6.5% at constant exchange rates Including 4.1% organic growth Double-digit growth* in 11 countries Including: India** (up 28%), China (up 20%), Brazil (up 18%) and Turkey (up 18%) Sustained momentum in clinical microbiology, up 8.2%* Instrument sales up a robust 7.9%* * At constant exchange rates and comparable business base ** Excluding the impact of the termination of a distribution contract for non-strategic products (Source: bioMerieux Press Releases)

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Maryland again recommends Express Scripts for $2.4B pharmacy contract

bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:55:09 +0100

The state is again poised to pay St. Louis-based Express Scripts Inc. $2.4 billion to manage the prescription drug program for its employees, retirees and their dependents. That decision would cap a nearly year-long battle between the company and Rockville-based Catalyst Rx, the state’s current pharmacy benefits manager, over who holds such a lucrative state contract. Maryland’s Board of Public Works, the state’s top contract-approving panel, could agree to the five-year deal Wednesday. The spending board was first scheduled to approve Express Scripts’ award in March 2011, despite at least four protests from Catalyst Rx... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)

ScienceShot: Brightness Is in the Eye of the Beholder

ScienceNOW — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100

Incandescent illusions cause the pupils to contract (Source: ScienceNOW)

Reconsider our contract

BMA daily feed — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:32:32 +0100

Circumstances have changed for hospital doctors (Source: BMA daily feed)

NATURAL SENNA (Sennosides) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 23, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

APAP EXTRA STRENGTH (Acetaminophen) Capsule [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 23, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

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PSEUDOEPHEDRINE NON-DROWSY FORMULA (Pseudoephedrine Hcl) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 23, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PLUS (Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Chlorpherniamine Maleate) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 23, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

PSEUDOEPHEDRINE NON DROWSY FORMULA (Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 23, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

Unither-Blow, Fill and Seal Technology, Effervescent Tablets and Liquid Stick-Packs

Pharmaceutical Technology — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Unither is an independent pharmaceutical company specialising in the development and contract manufacture of the pharmaceutical formulations that patients and prescribers prefer :Sterile unit-dose vi... (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)

Studying the science of space junk

Los Angeles Times - Science — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Researchers at an El Segundo firm that contracts with NASA and the military don't concern themselves with space junk's artistic or monetary value. They're interested in the science of it — and in safety."Well, here it is," said aerospace engineer William Ailor as he paused next to the hulking metal shells arrayed along the plaza outside a visitors entrance at Aerospace Corp.'s El Segundo headquarters. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)

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Safety incentive and penalty provisions in Indian construction projects and their impact on safety performance. - Hasan A, Jha KN.

SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:05:52 +0100

Safety incentive and penalty (I/P) provisions in construction contracts are one of the most common forms of I/P. Contradictory opinions on the effectiveness of these provisions have been expressed in the literature. Statistics on safety provisions were col... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

CSA Awarded Covert Supply Chain Tracking and Tracing Contract

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:56:11 +0100

Counterfeit and diverted medical devices and pharmaceutical products have become more prevalent in recent years, posing a very real and serious threat to public health. In an ongoing effort to help...(PRWeb January 19, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9114535.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

10 best and worst airport terminals

Modern Medicine — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:38:23 +0100

Whether you are beginning a new locum tenens contract or returning home to visit family and friends, airport terminals are often part of the travel plan. Find out which ones soar high—and which terminals should be grounded—according to Frommers.com. (Source: Modern Medicine)

New NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) Staff

NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:37:30 +0100

We are pleased to announce that MAR is now fully staffed. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our team. Barbara A. Epstein, HSLS Director, is responsible for overall implementation of the contract, and will lead planning and implementation of the Regional Medical Library for the Middle Atlantic Region. Renae Barger, Executive Director, [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)

UK 'could do with alternative GP contract'

Management in Practice — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:51:00 +0100

The UK should emulate the US in offering a voluntary alternative GP contract promoting the quality and integration of care (Source: Management in Practice)

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Opto Circuits subsidiary to supply equipment to Russian hospitals

The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:52:05 +0100

Criticare Systems Inc, a subsidiary of Opto Circuits, has signed a contract to supply vital signs monitors to major hospitals in Tyumen Oblast, Russia. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)

Opto Circuits arm to supply equipment to Russia

The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:52:05 +0100

APAP EXTRA STRENGTH (Acetaminophen) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 18, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

BRONCHO DILATE (Ephedrine Hcl Guaifenesin) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 18, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

APAP (Acetaminophen) Solution [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 18, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

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APAP (Acetaminophen) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 18, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

MULTI SYMPTOM COLD ALLERGY TABS (Acetaminophen Chlorpheniramine Maleate Phenylephrine Hcl) Tablet [Contract Pharmacal Corp]

DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Updated Date: Jan 18, 2012 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

APMS deals could drive GPs off GMS

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Plans to drive GPs off GMS contracts into APMS deals that pay practices to integrate could transform the NHS into a US-style system, GP leaders fear. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

New APMS deals could drive GPs from GMS contracts

Healthcare Republic News — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Plans to drive GPs from GMS contracts into APMS deals that pay practices to integrate could transform the NHS into a US-style system, GP leaders fear. (Source: Healthcare Republic News)

Sharps Compliance Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Preliminary Revenue Up 35% and Non-Renewal Notice of MWMS(TM) Annual Maintenance Contract

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:54:00 +0100

HOUSTON, Jan. 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sharps Compliance Corp. (Nasdaq:SMED) ("Sharps" or the "Company"), a leading full-service provider of cost-effective solutions designed for the proper management of medical waste, used healthcare materials and unused dispensed medications, announced it expects to report revenue of $6.2 million for its fiscal 2012 second quarter which ended December 31, 2011. This would be a 35% increase over the prior year period. Also, it anticipates that from margin expansion on higher volume, it will report break-even to slightly positive net income. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))

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Nanohale AG Acquires R&D And Service Units Of Scil Technology GmbH: Transaction Creates New Nanohale Subsidiary Named Formycon GmbH

Pharmaceutical Online News — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:19:18 +0100

Scil Technology GmbH and Nanohale AG today announced that Nanohale has acquired the entire R&D, contract development and manufacturing organization of Scil Technology GmbH in an asset deal, effective December 31, 2011. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

MGB Biopharma And Almac Collaborate On Contract Manufacturing Project

Pharmaceutical Online News — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:13:00 +0100

MGB Biopharma and Almac's Sciences Business Unit have entered into a collaboration where Almac will manufacture the production of their lead gram positive antibacterial compound MGB-BP3. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

Learning from the Alternative Quality Contract

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

A key challenge for NHS commissioning is to develop a 'golden thread' between commissioning decisions and changes in the behaviour of front line professionals. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

Dishman Pharma buys French company, shares rise

The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:01:21 +0100

Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Ltd said it's Swiss unit has acquired a contract research and manufacturing firm from France-based Creapharm Group. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)

Epic Systems Highlighted in NYT Article (Discussion)

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:35:39 +0100

Source: Brian Ahier, Google+ Content: “Epic has certainly grown dramatically with 5100 employees & wants to add 1000 more this year. Ten years ago they had 575 employees. They have a total of 260 large customers (like Kaiser Permanente since 2003), including 35 new contracts last year. They claim their systems will cover 127 million [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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Recent Milestones Mark Ropack's 35th Anniversary and Position the Contract Packager for Growth

Pharmaceutical Technology — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

During its 35th anniversary, Ropack celebrates its notable past which continues to shape the company. At the same time, it demonstrates that it is a company clearly focused on the future. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)

The Research Works Act

Libraries in the NHS — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

My experience of negotiating with publishers is that they find it difficult to quantify or even identify the value they believe they add to the outputs of publicly funded research. I don't want to be too specific about the publisher. I don't think it matters who they were, although it wasn't Elsevier.About ten years ago we were negotiating the terms and conditions for the renewal of a large contract involving publicly funded research outputs. We were trying to reach fair price essentially, somewhere on a continuum between £0 and £several million per annum. Difficult. At one point we wrote to the publisher asking two questions:How were they going to take account of the financial contribution from the public sector into the production of the research, which we estimated conservativel...

Patient Satisfaction as a Function of In-House Versus Contract Staffing Models in Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

Military Medicine — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:37:51 +0100

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North Hawaii at work on HIE

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:39:59 +0100

Hawaii Island Beacon Community has awarded a $680,000 contract to North Hawaii Community Hospital (NHCH) to implement a health information exchange throughout the North Hawaii region. Implementation has begun and will continue through 2012. The HIE, which is expected to serve more than 32,000 patients, is the first step toward island-wide data exchange, officials say. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Before You Buy, Check Your EHR Contract

Physicians Practice — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Why you should seriously read your EHR contract before you buy an EHR. (Source: Physicians Practice)

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Contracts in the classroom

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(SAGE Publications) While contracts are an indispensable tool in the modern workplace, a new study has found that they may also be very effective in contemporary classrooms. According to a new article published in SAGE Open, courses in which students design their own course based on a contract lead to both higher grades and higher student satisfaction than traditional points-based courses. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

Many Clinical Laboratories, Other Providers Struggle to Transition to 5010; Likely To See Payment Shortfall

Dark Daily — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:28 +0100

Payors also are straining to handle new payment requirements under Form 5010, say intermediaries Across the nation, providers, including clinical laboratories and pathology groups, are holding their collective breath as they wait to see whether implementation of the electronic claim Form 5010 goes smoothly, becomes a disaster, or ends up somewhere between. Just two weeks [...] (Source: Dark Daily)

AMA Unveils Improved Practice Management Website

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:40:00 +0100

CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today unveiled a redesigned website for its Practice Management Center, featuring a new layout that is easier to navigate and faster to use. The improved website offers physicians easy access to the AMA's wealth of resources, tools and guidance for enhancing the operation of a medical practice. "About 7,000 monthly visitors access the Practice Management Center website for valuable resources designed to help physicians more efficiently and effectively manage their practices," said AMA President Peter Carmel, M.D. "With that level of interest it is critical to make sure the AMA's tools are easy-to-find when physicians need them." The AMA's Practice Management Center was created in 2006 and has developed ...

Contractile Effect of Radish and Betel Nut Extracts on Rabbit Gallbladder

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:34:43 +0100

This study justifies the traditional use of radish and betel nut in different gastrointestinal disorders. (Source: Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine)

National Rural Health Resource Center Receives Contract to Provide Technical Assistance to Rural HIT Networks

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The National Rural Health Resource Center, a national nonprofit organization based in Duluth, MN, reports that it has been awarded a three year, $1.2 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care to provide technical assistance for the Rural Health Information Technology Network Development (RHITND) Grantees. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

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Specialty doctor in diabetes & endocrinology, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Society for Endocrinology — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Via www.jobs.nhs.uk. Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, UK has a vacancy for a doctor specialising in endocrinology and diabetes on a fixed-term 12 month contract starting in February 2012. Applications are invited for the above post either on a full-time or part-time basis. Applicants must possess full registration with the GMC and should have completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a FTSTA in a relevant specialty, or the candidate should have equivalent experience and competencies. This post would be suitable for those who would like to develop their careers either as a non consultant career grade or who wish to consolidate their experience before m...

Government accepts all NHS Future Forum proposals

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:19:00 +0100

The government has accepted all of the NHS Future Forum's recommendations on the future of the NHS, including the call for the GMS contract to be used to incentivise integration. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

Exclusive video: Professor Steve Field on NHS Future Forum recommendations

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:55:00 +0100

Watch Professor Steve Field, chairman of the NHS Future Forum, on why he thinks single-handed practices are 'outdated' and how the quality premium and GMS contract could be used to encourage integration. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

ShangPharma Announces Opening Of New Facility To Support Lilly's Pipeline

Pharmaceutical Online News — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:16:00 +0100

ShangPharma Corporation (NYSE: SHP) ("ShangPharma" or the "Company"), a leading China-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development outsourcing company, today announced that it has opened a new facility to meet the growing capacity needs of one of its largest customers, Eli Lilly and Company ("Lilly"). ShangPharma also announced that it has signed a multi-year extension of its contract with Lilly. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

It's time to cancel unpayable old debts | Aditya Charkrabortty

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:03 +0100

Economic history is full of examples of successful debt default – so let's make 2012 a default jubilee for have-notsIn the week between Christmas and New Year, those bleary few days when the world has better things to do than catch up on news or check its Twitter account, The Guardian carried a story that bears repeating. It was about Dimitris and Christina Gasparinatos and their kids in the Greek port of Patras. For ever hard up, the parents had been pushed by the economic crisis into outright poverty; and just before Christmas Dimitris and Christina put four of their children into care.Nor is the Gasparinatos' case an isolated one. Greece must be the most family-centric society in western Europe, yet its media is full of reports of newborns dumped outside clinics, or infants shunted in...

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Pennsylvania insurer and health system agree on patient access

American Medical News - BUSINESS — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Both sides credit state lawmakers and the governor with helping to reach an accord regarding the contract's expiration. (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)

Sturgeon plans 'Scottish-only' GP contract

Management in Practice — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:45:00 +0100

The Scottish Government plans to take greater control over GP contract negotiations (Source: Management in Practice)

GP contract to integrate practices

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The GMS contract should be overhauled to incentivise greater integration between GP practices, the NHS Future Forum has recommended. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

US HHS Contracts for H3N2v Vaccine Clinical Trials

Recombinomics — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:27:26 +0100

The commentary discusses the upcoming H3N2v vaccine under contract by United States Health and Human Services. (01/06/12 16:00) (Source: Recombinomics)

Darkly Funny Debut Novel Exposes Adjunct Abuse

Psychology Today Anxiety Center — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:12:06 +0100

A good book is one that makes you laugh and cry at the same time. Fight for Your Long Day is a funny novel that is also a cri de coeur on behalf of poorly paid adjunct instructors—and many others among the 99 per cent.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)

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[Comment] Contracts with patients in clinical practice

LANCET — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Written documents called contracts are increasingly present in clinical practice and medical publications. There are behavioural contracts for management of so-called difficult patients, opioid contracts, suicide prevention contracts, and healthy living contracts. Some practices have even asked patients to sign contracts in which they promise not to litigate or post defamatory comments on the internet. Despite widespread adoption, the use of contracts in medicine has had little critical appraisal. (Source: LANCET)

Illinois to roll out HIE platform

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:34:18 +0100

The Illinois Health Information Exchange will spend $7.5 million for a technology platform for the exchange. Officials recently announced a contract with Cambridge, Mass.-based InterSystems for implementation of InterSystems HealthShare. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Updating fire safety standards. Final rule; affirmation. -

SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:21:09 +0100

This document affirms as final, without changes, a provision included in a final rule with request for comments that amended the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations concerning community residential care facilities, contract facilities for certa... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

Outrageous Behavior on Facebook

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:07:11 +0100

Source: Howard Anderson, Healthcare Info Security Content: “Don’t assume the entire staff at your organization – or, for that matter, all your contractors – apply common sense when using Facebook. Odds are that at least some of them don’t. This was recently illustrated by the news that a contract employee at a California hospital posted information [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

AMRI Announces Preferred Provider Agreement with BioPontis Alliance LLC

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:45:55 +0100

Albany, NY (January 5, 2012)—AMRI (NASDAQ: AMRI), a global contract services organization, announced today that it has entered into a preferred provider agreement with BioPontis Alliance LLC. The agreement is aimed at supporting... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)

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Illinois picks InterSystems for HIE

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:26:34 +0100

InterSystems’ informatics software platform, InterSystems HealthShare, has been selected as the technology platform for the Illinois Health Information Exchange (HIE), a contract with an estimated value of $7.25 million. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Groups oppose CMS' LTC consultant pharmacists proposal

Drug Topics - Legal News — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Pharmacists groups strongly oppose the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services? proposal to require long-term care (LTC) facilities to contract solely with consultant pharmacists who have no affiliation with any in-facility LTC pharmacy, pharmaceutical manufacturer, or drug wholesaler. (Source: Drug Topics - Legal News)

[News of the Week] Around the World

Science: This Week — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

In science news around the world this week, Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth up to $2 billion to support U.S. science in Antarctica, NIH is launching the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, a second paper supporting a viral link to chronic fatigue syndrome has been retracted, China's BeiDou navigation satellite system is online, and a UCLA professor has been charged in the death of a research assistant. (Source: Science: This Week)

Your Humble Servant: the rallying cry for 2012

HSJ — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

2012 is the year of the contract. Go back to your offices and prepare for contracting. (Source: HSJ)

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OCD: Treatment for Contamination Fears

Psych Central — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:14:48 +0100

Before discussing currently accepted treatments for contamination obssessive-compulsive (OC) disorder, let’s cover treatments that should be avoided (but unfortunately are still used by some providers). These treatments may be helpful for other problems, but the weight of evidence suggests that for contamination OC (and other forms of OCD), these should be avoided. Systematic desensitization: The functional component of this treatment involves relaxation in association with feared images and objects. Although this approach is of some value for other anxiety conditions, it is not advisable for contamination OC. One of the clearest reasons is that most people receiving this treatment find they cannot engage in relaxation exercises when they are ‘in the moment’ of their co...

Medicaid Program: Initial Core Set of Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid-Eligible Adults

Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:39:03 +0100

This final notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announces the initial core set of health care quality measures for Medicaid-eligible adults for voluntary use by State programs administered under title XIX of the Social Security Act, health insurance issuers and managed care entities that enter into contracts with Medicaid, and providers of items and services under these programs. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)

NHS pensions deal to be offered to private sector

HSJ — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0100

The government has offered to extend the NHS pensions scheme to staff transferred out of the service to make it easier for private firms to bid for NHS contracts. (Source: HSJ)

Kedem Pharmaceuticals Engages A FDA Compliant Contract Formulation Development Company For The Production Of KDM-1102 Clinical Materials

Pharmaceutical Online News — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:03:00 +0100

Kedem Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: KDMP), a specialty pharmaceutical company with focus on sublingual drug delivery is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with a GMP pharmaceutical FDA compliant formulation development company, Corealis Pharma, Inc. for the production of the phase I clinical supplies of KDM-1102, the Company's second lead therapeutic drug. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

Arrhythmia Driven By TBX3 Gene Mutation

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Arrhythmia, a potentially life-threatening disorder whereby the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat causes it to beat too fast, slow or irregularly, affects millions of people worldwide. The rhythm and rate of the heart is regulated by the cardiac conduction system (CCS), a group of specialized cells in the walls of the heart that send electrical signals from the sinoatrial node in the heart's right atrium or upper chamber to the ventricles or lower chambers, causing them to contract and pump blood... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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FUNDING: Act on a New Years resolution: apply today!!

Midcontinental Region News — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:25:53 +0100

The NN/LM MidContinental Region is now offering two funding opportunities. The awards will be made until the funds are exhausted, or until the end of the contract year (April 30, 2012) whichever comes first. Professional Development Award is to support health sciences librarians who wish to attend a conference, or take a training or workshop of their choice. (Each award will be for up to $1,500) Training Health Professionals Stipend is to support health science, public, or special librarians who wish to exhibit and present at a medical or health-related meeting or conference in the MidContinental Region. Three awards will be made with each for up to $1,000. Each award has specfic requirements, so you’ll need to read them carefully before applying. Applicants’ institutions nee...

Groups oppose CMS' LTC consultant pharmacists proposal

Drug Topics - Top News — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

NSF picks Lockheed for huge Antarctic support contract

Physics Today News Picks — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Science: Lockheed Martin has won a contract to support NSF research stations in Antarctica. The new agreement runs for 4.5 years and may be extended for an additional 8.5 years. Lockheed Martin will be responsible for providing all nonscientific needs for the three Antarctic stations—from sustenance, shelter, and medical services to electricity, communications, and transportation. Providing adequate computing power, remote access, and data management will be among Lockheed's biggest challenges. Neither NSF nor Lockheed would discuss the terms of the contract. (Source: Physics Today News Picks)

Memory T cell inflation: understanding cause and effect.

Trends in Immunology — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: O'Hara GA, Welten SP, Klenerman P, Arens R Abstract Typically, during viral infections, T cells encounter antigen, undergo proliferative expansion and ultimately contract into a pool of memory cells. However, after infection with cytomegalovirus, a ubiquitous β-herpesvirus, T cell populations specific for certain epitopes do not contract but instead are maintained and/or accumulate at high frequencies with a characteristic effector-memory phenotype. This feature has also been noted after other infections, for example, by parvoviruses. We discuss this so-called memory T cell inflation and the factors involved in this phenomenon. Also, we consider the potential therapeutic use of memory T cell inflation as a vaccine strategy and the associated implications for immune senesc...

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Company withdraws contracts controlling online comments by patients

American Medical News - PROFESSION — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

The move comes after a complaint alleged that Medical Justice's business practices are unethical. (Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION)

Changes in Strength and Power Qualities Over Two Years in Volleyball Players Transitioning From Junior to Senior National Team

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Sheppard, JM, Nolan, E, and Newton, RU. Changes in strength and power qualities over two years in volleyball players transitioning from junior to senior national team. J Strength Cond Res 26(1): 152–157, 2012—The purpose of this investigation was to examine the changes in performance indicators as they relate to strength and speed-strength development, over 2 years in a group of volleyball players who successfully transitioned from age group (U21) to senior national team in that time period. Sixteen male subjects (age: 18.5 ± 1.5 years, height: 2.00 ± 0.06 m, and weight: 88.4 ± 7.7 kg) participated in this 2-year longitudinal study. During the 24-month period of this investigation, all the subjects gained professional European contracts and also debuted with at least 1 senior nation...

Human Patient Simulators

Air Medical Journal — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) accreditation standards, since the first edition, have specified initial and ongoing education criteria for medical personnel. In recent years, as there are more and more medical transport services that are not affiliated with hospitals, the standard that requires ongoing clinical experiences has been more difficult to achieve. Legal and contractual issues are involved when private services try to contract with a hospital for clinical experiences, and the CAMTS board understands these issues. (Source: Air Medical Journal)

ScienceDirect: Your Link to JNEB

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

ScienceDirect is one of the largest online collections of journals in the world, operated by our JNEB publisher, Elsevier. What does that mean to you? If you are an SNEB member, you have access to all of JNEB online through www.jneb.org. If you are not an SNEB member, you may still have access to all of JNEB through ScienceDirect. Most universities and many institutions have contracts with Elsevier for journal subscriptions. How can you tell? (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)

Prescriptions Blog: Walgreen Girds for Fight Over Pharmacy Customers

NYT Health — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:19:52 +0100

Walgreen to introduce a national plan it hopes will minimize customer disruption from its contract battle with its pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts. (Source: NYT Health)

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Personnel Changes for the MCR

Midcontinental Region News — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:13:56 +0100

Be reassured no one is leaving! This time the MCR is announcing a change in responsibilities. Jim Honour is taking over the responsibilities for Member Services. He is now the Wyoming/Member Services Coordinator and will lead our efforts to provide services to you, our members, as you share resources and support your use of DOCLINE, EFTS, and LinkOut. Our popular series of DOCLINE webinars will continue with Camille Salmond and Jim. Jim also leads our continuity of service efforts in emergency preparedness. Our thanks to John Bramble, Technology Coordinator, for doing double duty until we could transition Member Services responsibilities to Jim. Suzanne Sawyer, our Project Coordinator, is temporarily taking on additional responsibilities to see us through this contract year. She will provi...

Updated: NSF Picks Lockheed for Huge Antarctic Support Contract

ScienceNOW — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:48:36 +0100

Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth up to $2 billion to support U.S. science in Antarctica. The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected the Maryland-based aerospace giant yesterday in... (Source: ScienceNOW)

Supervision in Behavioral Health: Implications for Students, Interns, and New Professionals

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:44:58 +0100

Abstract Behavioral health providers (BHPs) are trained by their respective programs and professions on the importance of communicating with other professionals around patient care, yet few are trained on how to provide collaborative care and work as part of a team. New clinical innovation models, such as integrated care, punctuate the need to further develop training methods to best equip the next generation of BHPs to work in collaborative settings. Supervision is a tool that students, interns, and new professionals can use to help them navigate new and unfamiliar territory in health care settings. This manuscript will describe the steps of choosing a supervisor, provide elements that must be considered when developing a supervision contract, offer a template for craftin...

Mutation In TBX3 Gene Linked To Arrhythmia

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Arrhythmia is a potentially life-threatening problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat, causing it to go too fast, too slow or to beat irregularly. Arrhythmia affects millions of people worldwide. The cardiac conduction system (CCS) regulates the rate and rhythm of the heart. It is a group of specialized cells in the walls of the heart. These cells control the heart rate by sending electrical signals from the sinoatrial node in the heart's right atrium (upper chamber) to the ventricles (lower chambers), causing them to contract and pump blood... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

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DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

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Medical staffing companies eying piece of $1 billion contract

bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:32:20 +0100

Six San Antonio area staffing companies have been selected by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to compete for $992 million worth of individual health care task orders. Dependable American Hospital Services LLC; InGenesis Inc.; Donald L. Mooney Enterprises LLC; Chesapeake Educational Services LLC; Professional Performance Development Group Inc. and Angel Staffing Inc. are the local companies. The Air Force Medical Service has a requirement to hire qualified health care workers to provide direct patient care to military health system beneficiaries... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)

Company fears for NHS IT contract

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:17:13 +0100

US company could lose more than $1.5bn after fresh government effort to staunch further costs to the taxpayer (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

Anti-cholinergic effect of singulair on isolated rat’s tracheal smooth muscle

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:50:42 +0100

This study showed that the high concentrations of singulair also had an anti-cholinergic effect for relieving symptoms of asthma. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory RhinologyPages 1-5DOI 10.1007/s00405-011-1880-8Authors Li-Hsiang Cheng, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Gong Road, Neihu District, Taipei, TaiwanChuan-Hsiang Kao, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Gong Road, Neihu District, Taipei, TaiwanChih-Hung Wang, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Gong Road, Neihu Distri...

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Aetna sues Michigan Blues over contracting practices

American Medical News - BUSINESS — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:27:51 +0100

The case is the second accusing the insurer of anti-competitive activity by using "most-favored-nation" language in its hospital contracts. (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)

Contract Pharmaceuticals Closes Plant

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:15:49 +0100

Contract Pharmaceuticals closes West Side plant [The Buffalo News, N.Y.] From Buffalo News (NY) (December 24, 2011) Dec. 24--One of the last surviving manufacturers on Buffalo's West Side stopped production this week, leaving a sprawling... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)

Disarray on waiting times targets

HSJ — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:45:00 +0100

By keeping the old, distorting waiting times targets in the new NHS Contract, the government has undermined its stated intention to tackle excessive waits. (Source: HSJ)

J&J's Doxil Cancer Drug Faces 12-Month Holdup

WSJ.com: Health — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:59:54 +0100

J&J doesn't expect to receive new supplies of its cancer drug Doxil from a troubled contract manufacturer's plant until late 2012, at the earliest. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)