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ALSO NOTED: CMS approves initial DME vendors for competitive bidding program; Nonprofit hospitals begin giving away EMRs; and m

May 20, 2008 — 6:59am ET
> CMS has approved an initial group of 325 medical equipment suppliers to participate in its new competitive-bidding program, despite questions hanging over the second phase of the program. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: IT leaders, other execs clash over spending priorities; Med mal insurer offers discounts for PHR use; and much more

February 28, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> It seems that IT leaders disagree with others in the healthcare executive suite when it comes to where the money should be spent. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Schumer proposes expanded diabetes care; Exempla sues Sisters of Charity; and much more...

January 10, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for new legislation which would help fight the advance of diabetes in several ways, including expanded Medicaid coverage for screening and early treatment. Read more...

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

November 7, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

> 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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FDA releases new guidelines

March 2, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The FDA issued draft guidelines intended to speed the development of new flu vaccines. These guidelines will make it easier for drug companies to move new products to market and theoretically encourage new vaccine delivery technologies. The rules change is expected to take one to two years off the time it takes to develop a new vaccine. The government says it will have 100 million to 125 million doses of flu vaccine ready for next year's flu season. That's still short of the 180 million …

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Sanofi sells out of 2007 flu vaccine

February 6, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Last week, Sanofi-Pasteur sold out of flu vaccine for next year's flu season within a matter of hours. The company began accepting orders on Tuesday and was quickly overwhelmed by a deluge of calls. A Sanofi spokesman said the company received 40,000 calls in the first 30 minutes after its lines opened. The company plans to produce 50 million doses of its seasonal flu vaccine next year and expects to double production capacity by 2008.

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Sanofi's H5N1 vaccine shows promise

December 14, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis said that early stage trials of its experimental avian flu vaccine have produced promising results, triggering a good immune response in trial participants. The latest version of the vaccine appears to work well at low dosages, a sign that plans to stretch the available supply developed by public health officials could work. Officials admit that the vaccine will need to be tweaked to offer protection against a new strain of the H5N1 virus if a …

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HHS: Influenza vaccine supply insufficient

November 20, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

According to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, the US does not have the production capacity to make enough flu vaccine to guard against a pandemic. Leavitt, together with the CDC's Dr. Julie Gerberding, the NIH's Dr. Anthony Fauci and the WHO's Dr. Michael Ryan, appeared on NBC's Meet the Press to discuss the influenza threat. Leavitt cautioned that it will be at least three years before the US has the ability to protect its entire population.

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CDC: Vaccine shipments should ease shortage

November 10, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

Responding to criticism from patients and hospitals that supplies of seasonal flu vaccine are not getting through, officials at the Centers for Disease Control said they expect problems to be eased by a shipment of 10 million courses this month. The agency estimates 71 million courses have been delivered so far this year. Demand is believed to be higher because of increased media coverage of the vaccine shortage and concerns about a potential bird flu pandemic. Despite the increase, …

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Administration flu plan draws criticism

November 2, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

The media focused on the details of the Bush administration's plan to fight a potential H5N1 pandemic yesterday. Reaction was largely mixed, with Democrats calling the plan inadequate and most Republicans in Washington calling it a good start. The official government estimate that an influenza epidemic could infect three quarters of the US population and kill as many as 1.9 million Americans led the headlines.

Some observers worry that the hospital system could be completely …

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