Latest News
Are McCoy's 23 reps a pressing issue? Lions Football
Detroit Free Press | 13 hours 48 minutes ago
Highly rated defensive tackle Gerald McCoy took part in Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday and opted not to bench press, even though he took a big hit at last month's NFL scouting combine with a paltry 23 bench presses.Lions coach Jim Schwartz on Friday played down any concern he might have about that statistic and McCoy's plans to improve upon it."Maybe he doesn't" stand on that number, Schwartz told reporters at Allen Park. ... (more)
McKesson updates Horizon Cardiology with image storage for data protection
HealthImaging.com | 17 hours 46 minutes ago
FURTHER READING Company * Iron Mountain * McKesson... (more)
Troubled nursing home closed
Chicago Tribune | 19 hours 43 minutes ago
State authorities decline to move forward on civil allegations by whistle-blowers that one of the nation's largest pharmacy companies allegedly paid a multimillion-dollar kickback to Chicago nursing home operators. According to a civil lawsuit by two health care industry insiders, pharmaceutical supply firm Omnicare Inc. allegedly inflated the purchase price it paid for a pharmacy company purportedly controlled by Chicago nursing home operators Philip Esformes and his father, Morris Esformes.... (more)
Bank CEO Earned $2.9M In 2009
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 19 hours 51 minutes ago
The chairman and chief executive of New Haven-based NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. earned a compensation package valued at $2.9 million in 2009, plus stock options valued at $245,000, according to a proxy filed Friday with securities regulators.... (more)
S&P Lifts McKesson Rating On Co's Resilient Performance >MCK
Wall Street Journal, The | 1 day 3 hours 45 minutes ago
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lifted its rating on McKesson Corp. (MCK), citing the drug distributor's resilient operating performance in the face of the weak U.S. economy.... (more)
S&P hikes McKesson by one notch to 'A-'
MarketWatch | 1 day 3 hours 49 minutes ago
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Friday that it upgraded McKesson Corp... (more)
NewAlliance's Patterson Earned $2.9 Million In 2009
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 1 day 5 hours 50 minutes ago
The chairman and chief executive of New Haven-based NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. earned a compensation package valued at $2.9 million in 2009, plus stock options valued at $245,000, according to a proxy filed today with securities regulators.... (more)
Premier unit signs supply deal
American City Business Journals | 1 day 11 hours 44 minutes ago
Premier Purchasing Partners has awarded a supply contract to Microtek Medical Inc.... (more)
MGHS and McKesson to deploy EHR technology throughout Michigan's Upper Peninsula
News-Medical.Net | 1 day 11 hours 46 minutes ago
Dedicated to keeping area physicians ahead of the curve, Marquette General Health System (MGHS) will work with McKesson to deploy electronic health record (EHR) technology designed to help improve patient care throughout Michigans Upper Peninsula. The regions only tertiary care provider plans to use McKessons Practice PartnerŽ EHR, which integrates with the McKesson ParagonŽ hospital information system (HIS) currently supporting Marquette General Hospital and its 30 owned physician practices.... (more)
Fire Damages Nash Finch Warehouse: Reports
Supermarket News | 2 days 1 hour 39 minutes ago
FARGO, N.D. A fire at a Nash Finch distribution center here Thursday damaged at least two freezers and left a hole in the roof of the building, local news reports said.... (more)
St. Louis Rams start 'pro day' tour
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 2 days 9 hours 52 minutes ago
Coach Steve Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney were on the road Tuesday for the first of what figures to be several pro day appearances.... (more)
State joins antipsychotic drug lawsuit
Boston Globe, The | 2 days 15 hours 42 minutes ago
Kickbacks alleged in nursing home use... (more)
Study examines discrepancies in patient and physician expectation with joint replacement surgeries
News-Medical.Net | 2 days 15 hours 45 minutes ago
While physicians strive to set realistic expectations for patients undergoing knee and hip joint replacements, a new study reveals that doctor and patient expectations are sometimes not aligned. The study, reported by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons held March 9-13 in New Orleans (poster P140), suggests that steps need to be taken to bridge the expectation gap.... (more)
Brown's Aggressive Web Buys Crushed Coakley, Drove Volunteers
ClickZ | 2 days 19 hours 37 minutes ago
... (more)
21 Stories | 
RSS Feed
Sign up for NAW SmartBrief
Latest Blog Postsview more
Global House Prices May Have Further to Fall, but U.S. Looking Better
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics blog, The
Also On the Fed Short List: One Consumer Advocate, One Social Security Expert
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics blog, The
Members of Fed s Consumer Council Want Fed Out of Consumer Regulation
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics blog, The
Blinder: Lack of Good Financial Reform Is a Tragedy
Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics blog, The