BioSpace News Archive

Policy

ISMIE Mutual Admitted in Ohio

Medical professional liability insurer adds 11th state as it continues its nationwide expansion

October 31, 2018
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1 min read
Policy

Home Health Leaders Urge Additional Refinements to Patient Driven Groupings Model Before 2020 Implementation in Response to HHPPS Final Rule

Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare calls on Congress to advance bipartisan legislation to ensure Medicare payment changes are based on data driven approach

October 31, 2018
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3 min read
BioCapital

Health Of Babies In The U.S. Continues To Worsen March Of Dimes Report Card Shows

As health systems struggle to care for all moms, U.S. preterm birth rate increased again in 2017 despite progress in some states

October 31, 2018
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5 min read
Policy

AbbVie Receives European Commission Approval of VENCLYXTO® (venetoclax) Plus Rituximab for the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Who Have Received at Least One Prior Therapy

The approval is based on the MURANO Phase 3 clinical trial, in which VENCLYXTO® plus rituximab reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 83 percent and overall survival was prolonged compared to bendamustine in combination with rituximab, a standard of care chemoimmunotherapy regimen¹

October 31, 2018
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13 min read
Job Trends

Men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer can safely benefit from fewer, higher-dose radiation treatments

Large, long-term study finds stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to be as safe and effective as longer-course treatment

October 31, 2018
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7 min read
Business

Catalia Health Announces Dr. Pat Basu As Newest Board Member

Former Stanford physician and White House advisor brings extensive experience to patient care management company

October 31, 2018
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2 min read
Policy

Choice of Health Insurance Plans Offers Customers Financial Relief, Flexibility

Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance marketplace opens tomorrow.

October 31, 2018
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5 min read
Business

Qingsongchou Appears on the NASDAQ Screen, with a Five-Brand Matrix to Build the No. 1 Lineup in the Industry

Recently, Qingsongchou, China’s largest healthcare platform, announced that it has completed brand upgrading by adding the Easy Health service, the fifth brand after Easy Funding, Easy Mutual Aid, Easy e-insurance and Easy Charity.

October 31, 2018
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1 min read
BioMidwest

OperaDDS™ Becomes Preferred Solution for Patterson Dental

OperaDDS™, a trailblazer in revolutionizing dental technology, has signed an exciting new agreement with Patterson Dental.

October 31, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Jim Armstrong to be Awarded the AccountabilIT Lifetime Achievement Award by the Arizona Technology Council at the 2018 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation

For his numerous contributions to the Arizona technology community, Jim Armstrong, managing partner, Canal Partners, and the founder and former chairman of the board at JDA Software, will be awarded the AccountabilIT Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation.

October 31, 2018
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5 min read