Navigation Links
Katrina Hero, Lt. General Russel Honor (Ret.), to Speak on H1N1 Flu Preparedness at Press Briefing Following AmeriHealth Mercy/PerformRx Conference
Date:9/28/2009

Eric J. Berman, DO, MS, Chief Medical Officer, Keystone Mercy Health Plan, Will Also Participate.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWeb) September 28, 2009 -- Keystone Mercy Health Plan, a member of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies and the largest medical assistance care organization in Pennsylvania, invites members of the press to join Lt. General Russel Honoré , who is best known for his management of the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, in a post-presentation news briefing following his remarks to approximately 100 health care and pharmaceutical industry CEO's, managers and administrators at the PerformRx Innovations IV Conference on September 30, 2009.

Joining General Honoré as he fields questions on preparing for disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and H1N1 (swine) flu virus, will be Eric J. Berman, DO, MS, chief medical officer, Keystone Mercy Health Plan, who is responsible for all Medical Affairs initiatives including utilization, case and disease management and quality management.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is predicting that more than 40 percent of Americans could contract the flu this season and the death rate could be triple the yearly seasonal flu average of 36,000.

PerformRx, a member of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, provides pharmacy benefit management services for managed Medicaid and Medicare clients.

WHO:         

 

    Source: PRWeb
    Copyright©2009 Vocus, Inc.
    All rights reserved  

    1

    GOOD

    Page: 1 2

    Related medicine news :

    1. Campaign for Americas Future Memorandum: Katrina Storm Warning
    2. Vitamin Relief Brings Needed Nutrition to School District Resurrecting After Katrina
    3. Natural Disaster Rescue Teams at Public Health Facilities Across the Country Learn from Katrina Failures
    4. Hurricane Katrina Doctor and Nobel Laureate Headline ASCP Annual Meeting
    5. PepPods Helped Katrina Victims and Now Available to Help California Wildfire Disaster Victims Rebuild Lives with Greater Ease
    6. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita Left Skin Rashes in Their Wake
    7. CJ Transforms His Functional Fitness Program Into an Additional Resource for the Hurricane Katrina Survivors
    8. Many Katrina Survivors Suffered Psychological Symptoms
    9. Honoring the Lost Children of Katrina
    10. In Face of Continuing Katrina and Rita Needs Red Cross Adds Resources to Gulf Coast
    11. Hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi to Receive More Katrina Recovery Grants

    Post Your Comments:
    *Name:
    *Comment:
    *Email:
    Related Image:
    Katrina Hero, Lt. General Russel Honor (Ret.), to Speak on H1N1 Flu Preparedness at Press Briefing Following AmeriHealth Mercy/PerformRx Conference 
    Katrina Hero, Lt. General Russel Honor (Ret.), to Speak on H1N1 Flu Preparedness at Press Briefing Following AmeriHealth Mercy/PerformRx Conference
    (Date:11/20/2009)..., Spot blood pressure readings in children with c...nsion even during doctor,s office visits increas...ording to research from Johns Hopkins Children,s C...ings appears online in the Journal of American Soc...od pressure measurements obtained during regular d...
    (Date:11/20/2009)..., Based out of Dallas, TX...the same quality products that are made in the USA...vember 20, 2009 -- blue sky scrubs is an independe... the quality, design, production and distribution ...rently only selling their products via their onlin...
    (Date:11/20/2009)... Consumers save up to one-third buying 90-day supp...lthDay News) -- Buying a three-month supply of pre...ying a one-month supply, according to a new study....ns filled for 395 drugs between 2000 and 2005, and...ly instead of a one-month supply saved an average ...
    (Date:11/20/2009)... But, flu activity remains high and is expected to...0 (HealthDay News) -- Some areas of the United Sta..., a federal health official said Friday, and while...,s down from the 46 states reported last week. ,...nza activity around the country, but there is stil...
    (Date:11/20/2009)..., , Project Bread addresses increased ..., BOSTON, Nov. 20 Pro...zation, released numbers from its upcoming annual ...isquieting trends described in this report, caused...the Commonwealth struggling with hunger. Food inse...
    Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease 2Health News:Blue Sky Scrubs Secures a Second Texas Manufacturer 2Health News:Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs 2Health News:Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S. 2Health News:Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S. 3Health News:554,000 in Massachusetts Struggle to Put Food on the Table 2Health News:554,000 in Massachusetts Struggle to Put Food on the Table 3Health News:554,000 in Massachusetts Struggle to Put Food on the Table 4
    ...rldwide are suffering from cancer. Virgin money li...s new insurance policy exclusively to cater the ne...rance cover "The big V" declares that it is 45% ch...cancer. Institute of cancer research at UK said th...
    ... to Bruce Wilson, a Milwaukee Cardiologist, and Ch..., the Health Care System is in dire need of a shot... answer to the ills of prevailing healthcare syste...disappointment at the inadequate support that stif...
    ...e users mostly could not balance its usage between...hey are disturbed by their boss for instructions a...re with their family members which interferes with... and work concentration. Most of the people feel t...
    ..., a Canadian woman who has survived breast cancer ...ew drug Herceptin. //Orr says that the life-saving...widely so that women suffering from this deadly ca...t is not available under a federal health-care pro...
    ... of a 39-year-old man from Indonesia has been conf... conducted by a local health agency, according to ...by World Health Organization recognized testing ce...hickens,' Hariadi Wibisono, the ministry's directo...
    ...study conducted by Julienne E. Bower, Ph.D. of the...agues showed that fatigue is very much prevalent a...rviewed 763 women after they had undergone breast ... years after surgery and diagnosis. This condi...
    Other Medicine News:Health News:Cancer Cover Insurance “The Big V” Is Launched In U 2
    (Date:11/20/2009)... LONDON, Nov. 20 Boston ...ced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the...rk approval to market its WallFlex® Fully Cov...nt esophageal strictures (obstructions) caused by ...le esophageal cancer. ,, (Photo: http://www....
    (Date:11/20/2009)..., Pa., Nov. 20 In respo...tions why currently available medications designed...ed, ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit organ... Finasteride for Prevention of Prostate Cancer fo...ew York Times article, " Drugs to Deter Some Canc...
    (Date:11/20/2009)...Nov. 20 Soligenix, Inc. ...ny), formerly known as DOR BioPharma, Inc., a late... it has formed a consortium to develop thermostabl...y acting vaccines. Soligenix received a $9.4 milli...d Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the N...
    Breaking Medicine Technology:Boston Scientific Announces FDA Clearance and CE Mark for WallFlex(R) Fully Covered Esophageal Stent 2Boston Scientific Announces FDA Clearance and CE Mark for WallFlex(R) Fully Covered Esophageal Stent 3Boston Scientific Announces FDA Clearance and CE Mark for WallFlex(R) Fully Covered Esophageal Stent 4ECRI Institute Releases Roadmap to the Evidence on Finasteride for Prevention of Prostate Cancer: New Hotline Report to Aid Healthcare Decision Makers and Journalists 2ECRI Institute Releases Roadmap to the Evidence on Finasteride for Prevention of Prostate Cancer: New Hotline Report to Aid Healthcare Decision Makers and Journalists 3Soligenix Forms Consortium to Develop Thermostable Technology to Advance RiVax(TM) and Other Rapidly Acting Vaccines 2Soligenix Forms Consortium to Develop Thermostable Technology to Advance RiVax(TM) and Other Rapidly Acting Vaccines 3Soligenix Forms Consortium to Develop Thermostable Technology to Advance RiVax(TM) and Other Rapidly Acting Vaccines 4Soligenix Forms Consortium to Develop Thermostable Technology to Advance RiVax(TM) and Other Rapidly Acting Vaccines 5Soligenix Forms Consortium to Develop Thermostable Technology to Advance RiVax(TM) and Other Rapidly Acting Vaccines 6Instrumentation Laboratory Announces Passion 26 Results Award Winners 57753 1Instrumentation Laboratory Announces Passion 26 Results Award Winners 57753 2Instrumentation Laboratory Announces Passion 26 Results Award Winners 57753 3Instrumentation Laboratory Announces Passion 26 Results Award Winners 57753 4Death Panel Inventor 26 Critic of Healthcare Reform Betsy McCaughey Has Close Ties to Philip Morris 3B Healthcare Industry Today Offers Complete Cove 57751 1Death Panel Inventor 26 Critic of Healthcare Reform Betsy McCaughey Has Close Ties to Philip Morris 3B Healthcare Industry Today Offers Complete Cove 57751 2Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Names Clet Niyikiza Ph D Senior Vice President Development 14175 1Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Names Clet Niyikiza Ph D Senior Vice President Development 14175 2
    ...th the OLA2500 High Speed Sorter (HSS) system, ded...ements. As a front-end sample-processor, the OLA25...ample tubes to their destination racks quickly to...rrors. Post-analytical archiving to any archive ra...
    COCOON Disposable Paediatric - Neonatal / Child
    Bair Hugger® Model 536 - Pediatric Blanket Short
    CareQuilt® Pediatric Warming Blanket
    Medicine Products: