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CVS Health
… of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors with losses in excess of $100,000 that they have only until October 14, 2019 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) if they formerly held shares of Aetna Inc. that were exchanged for shares of CVS in connection with the November 2018 acquisition of Aetna by CVS. This action is pending in …
Pfizer
NEW YORK- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today complete results from a Phase 3, 12-week, pivotal study (JADE MONO-1) in patients aged 12 and older with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). Abrocitinib, an investigational oral Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor, met all the co-primary and key secondary endpoints, which were related to skin clearance and itch relief compared to placebo. Safety data showed that both evaluated …
Medicare
Cigna Launches New Medicare Advantage Plan in Nashville Area Wire | Business Wire | 10/12/2019
Global health service company Cigna today announced it will launch a new Medicare Advantage (MA) plan in the Nashville metropolitan area. In addition to Cigna’s existing Medicare Supplement, Part D and MA HMO plans for the region, a new MA PPO offering will first be available for Medicare’s Annual Election Period (AEP). All plans will be effective on January 1, 2020. Residents of Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties …
PACS
… web-based image management system, two products from their global eye care division that are being end-of-lifed (“EOL”) as announced previously. As IBM plans to discontinue customer support for Merge Eye Care PACS and Merge Eye Station customers by the end of 2020, Topcon will provide a safe transition path for its customers, allowing them to migrate their patient data to Harmony, Topcon’s signature data management system that …
Incyte
WILMINGTON, Del.- Incyte (Nasdaq:INCY) today announces positive 52-week results from its randomized, double-blind, dose-ranging, Phase 2 study evaluating ruxolitinib cream, a nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory, JAK inhibitor therapy, in adult patients with vitiligo. As previously announced, the study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating that significantly more patients treated with ruxolitinib cream for 24 weeks achieved a ≥50 percent improvement from baseline in the facial vitiligo area severity …
Francis Medical
Tech experience serves St. Francis Medical Center’s president well | Modern Healthcare | 10/12/2019
With six years of experience as a chief nurse informatics officer, Kristin Wolkart knows how to speak tech. And as nurse, she’s equally as comfortable putting things into perspective for clinicians. That background serves her well as president of St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, La., where she’s focused on pushing more services out into the community. Wolkart has led the organization since March 2014. She recently spoke with Modern …
Genomics
Global Blockchain in Genomics Market to Reach $3.88 Billion by 2029 | PR Newswire | 10/11/2019
FREMONT, California According to a new market intelligence report by BIS Research titled “ Global Blockchain in Genomics Market - Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2029 , “ the global blockchain in genomics market was valued at $15.7 million in 2018 and is projected to grow over $3.88 billion by 2029. The market is expected to grow at a significant compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 66.42%, during the forecast period 2019-2029. The growth of the …
Telehealth
Tennessee-based Greeneville Community Hospital East is deploying a telehealth ICU platform for its intensive care unit (ICU). Source: Getty Images By October 11, 2019 - Tennessee-based Greeneville Community Hospital East is deploying a telehealth ICU platform for its intensive care unit (ICU). Greeneville Community Hospital East, part of the Ballard Health system, is a 140-bed facility offering a range of in-patient services. The telehealth ICU platform is …
DXC Technology
DXC Technology Board Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend | Business Wire | 10/11/2019
TYSONS, Va.- The Board of Directors of DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) today declared a regular quarterly dividend payment for the quarter ending September 30, 2019 of $0.21 per share on the company’s Common Stock. The dividend will be paid on January 14, 2020 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 4, 2019. About DXC Technology DXC Technology, the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services …
Home Care
Alpine-backed TEAM Services buys AmeriBest Home Care | PE Hub | 10/11/2019
Alpine-backed TEAM Services buys AmeriBest Home Care October 11, 2019 By Iris Dorbian TEAM Services , which is backed by Alpine Investors , has acquired AmeriBest Home Care , a portfolio company of Boyne Capital . No financial terms were disclosed. Lincoln International was financial adviser to AmeriBest on the transaction. Headquartered in Philadelphia, AmeriBest is a provider of home and community-based services for clients participating in the Medicaid and government-sponsored …
Mental Health
Jeff Bezos, Move Over: Gen Z is Driven by World Change and Innovation… But is Consumed by Mental Health and Job Worries, Says Girls With Impacts Special Gen Z Report Share Article Workplace and educator recommendations include earlier career skills training, digital mental health help, improved mentor matching and “intrapreneurship” to harness talent and drive growth Girls With Impact’s Special Report offers recommendations for employers, educators Gen Z is overtaking …
Digital Pathology
… for the transformation in healthcare delivery models and growing demand for greater-value care is driving the adoption of cloud-based healthcare models. These emerging trends are expected to create immense opportunities in the digital pathology market. Managed through cloud services, digital pathology has a huge clinical impact on an organization. On a large scale, the in-house storage of such clinical data could cost millions to an organization, but …
Case Management
American Case Management Association Celebrates National Case Management Week and ACM Recognition Day Share Article National Case Management Week is observed annually, in the second week of October. This year’s theme is “Case Management: Improving Outcomes. Improving Care.” LITTLE ROCK, Ark. American Case Management Association (ACMA) is celebrating National Case Management Week starting October 13, 2019, to recognize the dedication, compassion and quality patient outcomes achieved by case management professionals …
iPatientCare
iPatientCare successfully showcased its innovative healthcare solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2019 Share Article iPatientCare joined the extremely popular GITEX held recently at the Dubai World Trade Centre, taking advantage of one of the biggest tech events in Dubai “GITEX 2019 served as an opportunity for us to showcase iPatientCare’s complete healthcare application suite incorporating innovative advances in IoT, AI/ML, analytics etc.” said Udayan Mandavia, Chief Growth Officer, iPatientCare …
Golub Capital
NEW YORK Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a business development company (NASDAQ: GBDC , www.golubcapitalbdc.com ), announced today that it will report its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 on Monday, November 25, 2019 after the close of the financial markets. Golub Capital BDC, Inc. will host an earnings conference call at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday , November 26, 2019 to discuss its quarterly financial results …
Superior HealthPlan
AUSTIN, Texas Allwell from Superior HealthPlan has earned 4.5 of 5.0 stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in their annual Star Ratings report. The latest ratings are based on a number of quality-of-care measures and member experience ratings for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan enrollees. CMS elevated the company’s rating for the 2020 plan year from 3.5 to 4.5 stars for the Allwell …
Pulsara
BOZEMAN, Mont.- Pulsara is excited to announce that the company has been selected as a Finalist by a 4-person judging panel for the 2019 EMS World Expo Innovation Award. Pulsara connects care teams across organizations and their latest innovative feature to be nominated for the award is their new EMS handoff feature. Whereas EMS providers have historically had workflows to hand off patients to hospital teams in Pulsara, First …
SailPoint
AUSTIN, Texas- SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE: SAIL), the leader in enterprise identity governance , today announced it has once again been named a Leader in Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Identity Governance and Administration,” published on 9 October 2019, authored by Felix Gaehtgens, Kevin Kampman, et al. After conducting a comprehensive company and product evaluation of SailPoint’s identity platform, SailPoint was recognized by Gartner as a Leader, positioned furthest for completeness …
CAR-T
… label, single-arm study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of defibrotide in the prevention of CAR T-cell associated neurotoxicity in patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL receiving axicabtagene ciloleucel. “The introduction of CAR-T therapies to the oncology treatment landscape is groundbreaking but can be associated with serious complications such as neurotoxicity,” said Robert Iannone , M.D., M.S.C.E., executive vice president, research and development of Jazz Pharmaceuticals. “At Jazz …
Inogen
SAN DIEGO & GOLETA, Calif.- Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP reminds investors that shareholders of Inogen (NASDAQ: INGN) filed a class action complaint against the company for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 between November 8, 2017 and February 26, 2019. Inogen is a medical technology company that primarily develops, manufactures, and markets portable oxygen concentrators used to deliver supplemental long-term oxygen therapy to patients …
