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Healthcare Services Group Inc.: Healthcare Services Group operates in two segments: housekeeping, which consists mainly of the cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing of patient rooms and common areas of a...; Healthcare Services Group Inc. company page on BNET »

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Federal Court Approves MBF, BUPA Merger: Health insurer MBF Australia Ltd and BUPA Australia Health Pty Ltd have received the green light from the Federal Court of Australia to combine their businesses.On Monday, MBF policyholders voted in favour of the $2.4 billion friendly takeover by BUPA Australia, the domestic arm of the British owned BUPA...; Tags: AAP, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Merger, Policyholder, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insurance, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software; News items 2008-05-14
As Hospitals Hit the Skids, Odds of a healthcare Crisis Rise: It's not just big insurers who are sinking into the swamp these days -- hospitals are slipping as well. And while it's a little early to know for sure, the problems of health plans seem quite likely to make those of hospitals even worse. Yesterday, Tenet Healthcare...; Tags: Patient, Hospital, Tenet Healthcare Corp., Health Care, Nothing, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-07
The Week That Was in healthcare: As we start a new week, here's a quick wrapup of important healthcare stories that you might have missed in the week that was: Retail health clinics -- often staffed by non-physicians and set up in big-box retailers or drugstores -- have been touted as one way...; Tags: Program, Patient, Hospital, Health Care, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Data Mining, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Data Management, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-12
NIB Upbeat Despite Medicare Changes: Australia's only listed private health insurer, NIB Holdings Ltd, on Monday confirmed its full year market guidance as the company's share price fell sharply ahead of changes to the Medicare levy surcharge threshold.The federal government on Sunday confirmed it would double the surcharge threshold for singles' annual incomes from...; Tags: Medicare, Health Care, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, AAP; News items 2008-05-12
Do Markets Have Morals?: I think markets have blind spots, along with a certain caustic wit. But the Templeton Foundation has been funding research into what you might call the two sides of Adam Smith, melding the free-market capitalism of "The Wealth of Nations" with the moral philosophy of its predecessor, "The Theory...; Tags: Economics, Paul J. Zak, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Investment, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-05-13

Good News Not Totally Absent in healthcare: Medical costs continue to rise much faster than general inflation, the insurance safety net is fraying as health plans and hospitals push the financial burden of being ill back onto the sick themselves, and even people who get their insurance through work have seen their premium contributions rise ten times...; Tags: Hospital, Aetna Inc., Health Care, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Michigan Nukes Expensive Cancer-Radiation Sites: When a Michigan commission recently voted to deny several hospitals the right to build expensive "proton-beam therapy" sites for cancer treatment, it took a major step into the brave new world of explicit healthcare rationing. The rationale behind the decision was fairly straightforward. Four hospitals had each...; Tags: Hospital, Center, Healthcare, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Schering-Plough Now in the Feds' Crosshairs: The Vytorin scandal just got serious. Well, heck, it was already serious. Make this really serious: Investigation and Inquiries. Through the date of filing this 10-Q, Schering-Plough, the joint venture and/or its ...; Tags: SEC, Merck & Co. Inc., Schering-Plough Corp., Attorney, Vytorin, Sales Strategy, Healthcare, Sales Force Management, Sales, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Emergent's Vaccine Play: Biotech Can Flip-Flop, Too: For sudden twists of fate, abrupt collapses and the occasional stunning revival, it's hard to beat the biotech industry. Yesterday, for instance, the all-but-dead biotech VaxGen agreed to sell off its ailing anthrax vaccine to its East Coast rival Emergent BioSolutions --a company that spent much of this decade trying...; Tags: Biotechnology, Vaccine, Emergent Biosolutions, VaxGen, Healthcare, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Kaiser Docs Make House Sales Calls: Well, this is certainly a new frontier in personalized medicine. The Denver Business Journal is reporting that Kaiser Permanente doctors in Colorado are visiting potential members in conjunction with Kaiser sales associates in order to talk up the big HMO's advantages: Last August, the health maintenance organization HMO...; Tags: Colorado, HMO, Kaiser Permanente, Denver Business Journal, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Healthcare, Sales, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Aetna's Ron Williams Speaks -- And Actually Says Something: This Fortune interview with Aetna CEO Ron Williams is a few days old, but as it just popped up in my RSS reader, it is, as they say, new to me. Since it's pretty rare to see someone like Williams candidly discuss the health-plan business, its problems and some intriguing...; Tags: Physician, Decision Support, Aetna Inc., Health Care, Dermatologist, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Chris Owens: Emergency Identification: Chris Owens is the owner of the company Identification Devices and the inventor of the medical device Medical iD. Medical iD is a USB drive made to store medical records, which can be easily accessed in an emergency. Owens talks about how he found the niche for his...; Tags: medical record, medical device, USB flash drive; Videos 2008-05-08
Pfizer Drops Glaucoma Drug, NicOx Shares Slump: PARIS (Reuters) - Pfizer PFE has decided not to take NicOx's NCOX experimental glaucoma drug PF-03187207 into final Phase III tests after a mid-stage study failed to met its primary endpoint, sending NicOx shares tumbling. The news is a major blow for NicOx,...; Tags: Pfizer Inc., endpoint, compound, Paris, biotechnology, Thomson Reuters Corp., patient, collaboration; News items 2008-05-06
MBF Policyholders Approve BUPA Merger: Health insurer MBF Australia Ltd policyholders have approved a $2.41 billion merger with BUPA Australia.The majority of MBF's 820,000 policyholders who voted were in favour of the takeover by one-time rival BUPA Australia, the domestic arm of British health insurer, BUPA.Of the 820,000 policyholders, 98.33 per cent or 329,605...; Tags: Policyholder, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insurance, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, AAP; News items 2008-05-12
Are Half of Hospitals Insolvent? Not Exactly: A few weeks ago, we highlighted the surprising fact that top nonprofit hospitals in the U.S. are making a ton of money, even as many of them shirk their legal duty to serve the uninsured. Some are now even charging patients enormous sums up front before treating them for cancer...; Tags: Hospital, Healthcare, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Cash Up Front or Else -- Why Hospitals Are Gouging Their Patients: People who've just been diagnosed with a life-threatening disease already have plenty of things to worry about. Now comes one more unexpected concern: Many large hospitals are demanding up-front payment before they'll admit patients for cancer treatment and other expensive care. This WSJ story is a classic...; Tags: Payment, Patient, Hospital, Insurance Company, Health Care, Insurance, Healthcare, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Humana Profit Rises 13 Percent: By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurer Humana Inc HUM said on Monday that first-quarter profit rose nearly 13 percent, beating dramatically reduced expectations, helped by its commercial plans for employers and a lower-than-expected tax rate. Shares rose 3...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Investment, Humana Inc., Medicare, Wachovia Corp., insurance company, tax, stock, profit warning, analyst, earnings forecast, earnings, health care, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., stock market, stock price, net income, industry, benefit; News items 2008-04-28
Pharmacies Push the E-Prescribing Boulder Uphill: If you flog it, they will come. Or so ten major pharmacy chains seem to think, since they've just launched a national marketing campaign aimed at raising "consumer awareness" about electronic prescriptions, or e-prescribing free registration required. The logic behind electronic prescriptions is much the same --...; Tags: Pharmacy, Prescription, E-health, Government, Healthcare, Fax, Marketing Research, Marketing, David P. Hamilton; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Smith & Nephew Launches Probe: By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters UK) - Smith & Nephew SN on Thursday disclosed that an internal probe had turned up "unacceptable" sales practices at a newly acquired unit, warning the problems would hit sales and profits in 2008. Shares of Europe's biggest medical device maker...; Tags: Smith & Nephew Plc., Sales Strategy, Healthcare, Sales Force Management, Sales, Oukbs, Smithnephew; News items 2008-05-01
Vic Country Home Buyers Get $3,000 Bonus: Country Victorians buying their first home will receive a $3,000 bonus under new incentives announced in the state budget on Tuesday.Extra spending on health, education, roads and transport also spearhead the funding package for regional and rural VictoriansThe regional home bonus comes on top of the state's $7,000 first...; Tags: Bonus, Sales Force Management, Healthcare, Sales, AAP; News items 2008-05-06