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Medical testing board to offer doctor of nursing certification

Starting in the fall, doctor of nursing practice graduates will be able to take a certification test that proponents predict should become the standard for DNPs. The test, which is being developed by... Read more...

Groups create eight-state PPO in Western U.S.

A group of Western U.S. provider groups have come together to create a PPO spanning eight states. The PPO, VentureNet Healthcare, is a partnership between the Arizona Foundation for Medical Care,... Read more...

Researcher studies ROI on wellness programs

For ages, the healthcare industry has conducted a raging internal debate as to how much programs like disease management, employee wellness and more recently, pay-for-performance actually deliver.... Read more...

California officials plan PPO 'report card'

The California Department of Insurers is engaging in a unique project--it plans to begin issuing a "healthcare report card" on six of the state's largest PPOs. The new report cards will include... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Employers pay for diabetes drugs; Local pharmacies fight generics pay cut; and much more...

> A group of Midwestern employers are attempting to lower disease management costs by paying for routine diabetes drugs and consultations. Article

> Groups representing independent pharmacies are fighting tooth and nail to block a proposed Medicaid reimbursement cut for generic drugs. Article

> Congress continues …

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ALSO NOTED: Seton Healthcare suffers data theft; WA state hospitalist practices merge; and much more...

> Austin's Seton Healthcare Network lost information on 7,800 of its patients when someone stole one of its laptops. Article

> Two Washington state hospitalist medical practices have agreed to merge and operate jointly under the name "Sound Inpatient Physicians." Release

> IT outsourcer Electronic Data Systems plans to …

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ALSO NOTED: Kindred sells 11 nursing homes; Getting buy-in for disease management; and much more...

> Kindred Healthcare has agreed to sell 11 unprofitable nursing homes for $78 million. Article

> A pharma industry study has found that disease management and patient adherence programs work better when providers use market-driven research to get patient buy-in. …

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Hospitals offer free preventative care

One way or the other, you're going to end up treating the uninsured. So why not cut your losses, and along the way, salvage your bottom line? That seems to be the thinking behind an emerging practice in which some forward-thinking hospitals are providing free preventative care to uninsured working poor patients who don't qualify for public medical funding. One proponent of this approach is the Seton Family of Hospitals, an Austin, TX-based Roman Catholic hospital network. Through its …

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ALSO NOTED: Stents causing needless deaths; Healthways buys preventative-care firm; and much more...

> In a recent journal article, researchers argue that drug-coated stents cause 2,000 needless deaths per year. Editorial

> Disease management company Healthways has agreed to acquire preventative-health firm Axia Health Management for $450 million. Article

> The South …

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Pilot program to monitor pediatric health

Nemours Children's Clinic in Jacksonville, FL is kicking off a pilot program using remote monitoring technology to keep track of pediatric patient health. This type of preventative care system saves young patients stressful trips to the clinic and prevents small problems from growing into larger health concerns. "There's a lot of evidence that good case management or disease management keeps people out of hospitals, out of crisis situations," notes Lori Bilello, executive director of the …

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