Innovative Health Strategies near Milwaukee set to profit from Medicare expansion
Terri Bernacchi knows how to survive. The Milwaukee-area entrepreneur "bootstrapped" So now that IHS has begun to thrive, it is well positioned to help its pharmaceutical industry customers survive the massive new demands that...Criticare reports 20.3 percent increase in sales
In reporting its year-end numbers, the company said fourth-quarter net sales for fiscal 2005 were $8,020,894, more than 20 percent high...Criticare gets OK to market portable cardiac monitor
The system is intended to monitor physiological parameters of patients within any healthcare environment. Its design allows a variety...Medicare to modify EHR software for private physicians
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plan to officially release a modified version of the electronic medical record software Vista within the next few weeks, according to news accounts by FCW Media Group and The New York Times. CMS officials hope that providing the new program, known as Vista-Office, will promote and increase the use of electronic health records by private clin...Criticare narrows loss, but sales drop after partner is bought
Sales were down from nearly $6.6 million in the same quarter of 2004, but operating expenses were also down, and the firm's net loss came down from $412,000 in that quarter. Its reported cash balance held...Toni Braxton Can’t Have More Kids Due to Pericarditi
London: Rich and famous celebrity soul music singer Toni Braxton wants a baby girl, but is afraid her heart might not be able to cope with a third Toni Braxton as she has pericarditis//. Since giving birth to her second son with husband Keri Lewis in 2003, Braxton has been diagnosed with pericarditis - a potentially fatal heart condition. She fears the condition will kill her if she pl...Medicare Queries Expected To Increase Over Time
The long awaited Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (Rite Aid) was at last implemented in areas close to Long Island and New York City yesterday. This brought in mixed feelings of anxiety and joy regarding the concept. // "There's a lot of confusion about insurance, period, this is just going to add to it," said Greg Jackson, at Rite Aid on West 109th Street in Manhattan. A very...House heads for Medicare drug vote
The House headed for a historic vote Friday night on a bill that would a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, marking the biggest expansion // of the politically popular entitlement program in its 38-year history. "The moon and the stars have lined up in our favor," House Speaker Dennis Hastert said at a rally-style press conference in the Capitol. "The time is upon us. It's no...Medicare Drug Deadline not to be extended
The Last date for taking up a Medicare policy has been fixed as May 15th 2006 and various organizations feels that the last date has to be extended as there are various companies offering different policies and the seniors need more time to decide on the policy.// The President has urged the seniors to consult theirs children’s and friends before deciding on their policy. Some members of...New Medicare Plan - Mixed Reaction among Pharmacists.
Pharmacists have mixed reaction about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. The cost of prescription will be taken care by the Government Health Insurances for seniors. This is according to the Medicare // reform act. waryThis will result in the uninsured and a few people who buy medications from the Canadian pharmacy back top the market. There will an increase in the sales of dru...Lyoplant Bovine Pericardium Dura Substitute
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Description:...New Data Presented on Micardis (Telmisartan) Tablets in Hypertensive Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., June 18, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, resultsfrom AMADEO*, one of a series of studies comparing two angiotensinreceptor blockers (ARBs) in hypertensive patients with diabeticnephropathy, were presented at the 17th annual European Meeting onHypertension in Milan, Italy. The randomized, double-blind, forced titration, parallel group,multicenter study included 860 hy...