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Citibank, the world's largest credit and charge-card issuer and servicer, has partnered with OnHealth.com, a leading online health resource, to become its exclusive advertiser. This strategic partnership marks Citibank's first foray into online health advertising and underscores the company's confidence in OnHealth.com&
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Chronimed Inc., a leading integrated healthcare company, has announced the appointment of Shawn L. Featherston as its new vice president of human resources. Featherston brings over 20 years of experience in staffing and operational management, including his most recent position as vice president of human resources at Empi, Inc. and
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The 1998 "Power of Work Awards" recognized four area businesses for their outstanding commitment to providing employment opportunities and training for individuals with disabilities and those participating in welfare-to-work programs. Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh, a workforce development agency, sponsored the awards to honor employers making a significant positive
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The Caritas Healthcare Partnership, a non-profit group that includes St. Vincent Charity, St. Luke's, and St. John West Shore hospitals in Cleveland, is facing an uncertain future as rumors of its potential sale to third-party investors continue to circulate. The Cleveland Clinic, a prominent health system in the
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Fifth Third Bank, a financial institution with a 160-year history, has selected ChoiceCare/Humana as its new health care benefits provider for over 8,000 employees and their families. The partnership, which will expand to 12,000 new ChoiceCare/Humana health plan members in five states, underscores Humana's
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A study published in 1998 by a team of researchers at the Sanz Medical Center-Laniado Hospital in Netanya, Israel, investigated the effectiveness of the recombinant DNA Hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix-B) in protecting hospital employees against Hepatitis B virus infection. The study, which examined 148 hospital employees at different time periods
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Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. have acquired National Explorers and Travelers Healthcare, Inc. through a pooling-of-interests, exchanging 517,085 shares of common stock for the entire outstanding capital stock of NET Healthcare. Founded in January 1996, NET Healthcare specializes in providing registered nurses and
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Cox Health Systems, an integrated healthcare organization in Missouri, has chosen Informix Corporation and Creative Healthcare Systems to build a patient information network between two recently acquired medical campuses. The solution, based on Informix's relational database technology and Creative Healthcare Systems' MedGenix software, will allow the two
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MedStep, a subsidiary of Humana Inc., has reached a definitive agreement with United Health of Wisconsin Insurance Company Inc. to develop and implement a Medicare HMO product in the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin. This multiyear agreement will allow MedStep to assist with product development, state and federal filings, marketing,
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Physicians' concerns over the excessive complexity and rigidity of new Medicare documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services have led the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to indefinitely delay their enforcement. At a recent American Medical Association (AMA) fly-in meeting, HCFA officials pledged to continue collaborating with the AMA
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Convergent Communications, Inc., a leading Enterprise Network Carrier, has signed a five-year, $7.7 million agreement with Precedent Health Center of Denver. This contract will provide advanced voice and data communications for 450 desktops, including total responsibility for desktop PCs, a PBX, and Wide Area Network design. Convergent Communications will
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Integrated Medical Resources, Inc. (IMRI), the leading national network of providers of treatment for impotence, reported a 32% increase in revenue to $5.3 million in the first quarter of 1998, compared to $4.1 million in the same quarter of 1997. The company attributed this growth to the rapid
