McKesson Corporation

McKesson Releases Corporate Citizenship Report and Announces McKesson Foundation Focus on Chronic Disease Management [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 20 hours 51 minutes ago
McKesson Corporation, the nation’s oldest and largest healthcare services and IT company, today announced the release of its 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report and launched the McKesson Foundation’s new strategic focus on chronic disease management. Designed to minimize paper and energy usage, the Company’s new online-only interactive report tells McKesson’s corporate citizenship story through the voices of McKesson employees and stakeholders. McKesson’s Corporate Citizenship Report is av...

McKesson Reports Fiscal 2010 Second-Quarter Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 12 hours 41 minutes ago
McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today reported that revenues for the second quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $27.1 billion compared to $26.6 billion a year ago. Second quarter earnings per diluted share was $1.11 compared to $1.17 per diluted share a year ago. For the second quarter, earnings per diluted share included the positive impact of a $12 million after-tax adjustment to the litigation reserves, or four cents per diluted share. Prior year earnings were positively impacted by 27 c...

Iowa Health System Makes the Move to McKesson s Solution for Medical Imaging [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 18 hours 53 minutes ago
Dedicated to enabling healthcare providers to improve performance using information technology, McKesson has signed an agreement with Iowa Health System to help the statewide medical services innovator streamline workflow and boost productivity. McKesson is deploying its enterprise-wide solution Horizon Medical Imaging™ picture archiving and communications system (PACS) at 34 metropolitan hospitals and clinics throughout Iowa. Iowa Health System, the state’s first and largest integrated healt...

Craneware Partners with McKesson on Enterprise Revenue Management Solution [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 75 days 18 hours 48 minutes ago
...over 1,200 customers using McKesson's revenue management solutions...large healthcare networks. McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the...and safety of patient care. McKesson has been in continuous operation...

Crittenton Hospital Medical Center Teams with McKesson to Pursue Financial and Operational Excellence [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 18 hours 35 minutes ago
Despite today’s challenging economic conditions, many hospitals find that delaying improvements to their healthcare information technology systems is not an option. Crittenton Hospital Medical Center in Rochester, Mich., is no exception. With impending payment reform, ICD-10 and potential economic stimulus incentives for healthcare IT on the horizon, the provider is working with McKesson to transform its enterprise revenue management operations to meet growing demands.

McKesson Declares Quarterly Dividend October 30, 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 23 days 15 hours 49 minutes ago
The Board of Directors of McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) at its meeting today declared a regular dividend of twelve cents per share on the Common Stock, payable on January 4, 2010, to stockholders of record on December 1, 2009.

McKesson Expands Pharmacy Automation Product Portfolio to Include I.V. Therapy [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 104 days 19 hours 20 minutes ago
BOZEN, Italy, August 10 /PRNewswire/ --

Medical Center of Arlington to Streamline Operating Room Workflow with New Anesthesia Cart [Press Release]
Business Wire | 34 days 19 hours 30 minutes ago
The Medical Center of Arlington (MCA) will continue its long history of collaboration with McKesson by testing the newest updates to Anesthesia-Rx™ – an automated anesthesia cart with a touch-screen driven medication dispensing process. The cart complements the technology already in place throughout MCA’s surgical areas to further streamline workflow and improve medication management.

St. Rose Hospital Cardiologists Improving Care with McKesson Technology [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 19 hours 49 minutes ago
St. Rose Hospital of Hayward, Calif., is accelerating report turnaround times and providing cardiologists with secure remote access to echocardiogram and EKG reports, thanks to a new cardiovascular information solution (CVIS) from McKesson. The 163-bed, acute-care hospital has successfully implemented McKesson’s Horizon Cardiology™ CVIS to manage diagnostic digital images as well as archiving, reporting and workflow.

Bright Note Technology Now Available in McKesson Physician Practice EHR Solutions [Press Release]
Business Wire | 40 days 21 hours ago
Bright Note Technology™, which instantly populates all critical data on a patient chart, is now available across the entire spectrum of McKesson’s ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) solutions for physician practices. This dynamic processing technology enables physicians and other providers to use their preferred charting style to capture data in a single screen note and, with one touch, synchronize searchable data across a complete chart. The approach gives physicians quick access to v...

Health Robotics Receives Overwhelming Support from its Customers for its McKesson-CytoCare Partnership [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 19 hours 46 minutes ago
BOZEN, Italy, August 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today reported that on the heels of its recent partnership announcement with McKesson, it has received categorical support from virtually all of its 13 North American customers in just a few days since the partnership was publicly announced. While several customers' hospital policies prevent them from publicly commenting on industry events, a few reactions to the McKesson-Health Robotics partnership [CytoCare Robot only] were cleared...

Zacks Earnings Preview: Jones Apparel Group, McKesson Corporation, Owens Corning, Penske Automotive Group and Sprint Nextel [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 11 hours 51 minutes ago
Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Jones Apparel Group (NYSE: JNY), McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK), Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S).

McKesson Board Turns Blind Eye to Shareholders [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 23 days 9 hours 57 minutes ago
...quarterly report released this week McKesson Corporation said that a Teamsters General...explained the company. "McKesson shareholders clearly support...performance." According to McKesson's 2009 proxy statement, the...

Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (October 28 November 4, 2009) [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 19 hours 43 minutes ago
The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of October 28 – November 4, 2009.