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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7M
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Skyscape, Inc. is the worldwide leader in mobile medical information. Utilizing only the most trusted, valuable resources and tools, Skyscape delivers customizable content by specialty to medical professionals directly at point of care.
Number of Employees 34
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Physicians Interactive acquires Skyscape Inc.
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Unraveling Medicare: The Learning Curve Under Part D
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- 2006-05-08
Everyone has learned a lot since Medicare Part D was started on Jan. 1. Pharmacists learned new processes, people on Medicare learned new terms and options. Insurers and the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services learned to respond quickly to misunderstandings, technical glitches, and personnel shortages. Experience with these early...
Knowing Your Medicare ABC&Ds
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- 2006-04-03
Among the sources of confusion accompanying the implementation of Medicare Part D is the distinction between drugs covered under Part B and Part D. CMS officials held a teleconference late in January to listen to provider concerns, answer questions, and correct misinterpretation. The original Medicare program was similar to employer...
State of the Industry 2006
BNET
- 2005-10-01
Summarizing the Healthcare industry and the state of the precarious union between providers and payers is like trying to balance a gallon of fresh gelatin in hands. Healthcare is an industry perhaps more complex, fragmented and difficult to comprehend than any other. This article provides information on the various "Balancing...
New Guidelines Help Manage Chronic Heart Failure
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- 2005-09-26
Heart Failure HF is a major health problem and a leading cause of hospitalizations among the elderly. Keeping pace with the new treatment approaches, the American College of Cardiology ACC and the American Heart Association AHA task force released updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and the Management of Chronic Heart...
Feds Issue Marketing Rules for Medicare Part D
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- 2005-09-26
Pharmacists and potential plan sponsors finally got the ground rules on how they can market Prescription Drug Plans PDPs to Medicare beneficiaries, who can begin enrolling in Part D. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the guidelines to set standards that plan sponsors must follow. The goal is...
Who's Eligible for Financial Assistance Under Medicare Part D?
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- 2005-09-12
Undoubtedly the public will be hearing much more about Medicare Part D as Prescription Drug Plans PDPs are selected and begin promoting their programs. At least one group of people with Medicare already received preliminary information in mailings from the Social Security Administration SSA: those with low incomes who may...
Cost-Effectiveness of 4 Empiric Antimicrobial Regimens in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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- 2005-09-01
This study compares the cost-effectiveness of the 4 most common empiric antimicrobial regimens used for the treatment of adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia CAP at a community health system during a 6-month period. Associations between initial antimicrobials and total hospital costs were determined. Cost-effectiveness ratios were determined by dividing the total...
New 'Smart Pumps' Reducing IV Medication Errors
BNET
- 2005-08-22
This article highlights that the next generation of "Smart" IV pumps is getting smarter. The new systems that are in place are designed to guard more rigorously against errors of administration, dosing, drug interactions, and other issues. This software allows the hospital to preconfigure appropriate dosing limits for intravenous drugs....
Innovative Approaches Help Improve the Managed Care Trifecta
BNET
- 2005-06-01
It is no surprise that many healthcare organizations are content with the status quo. But is the status quo good enough? According a World Health Organization report from 2000, the United Status spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, but only ranks 37th in health system...
The Power of Low-Tech Nursing
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- 2005-06-01
Research has shown that touching patients has several benefits. One study found that patients whose hands were held during cataract surgery reported less anxiety and had lower blood epinephrine levels than those who underwent cataract surgery without hand-holding. Another study found that elderly female nursing home residents who received comforting...
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