Bridgepoint will be concluding the acquisition of UK care services provider Care UK. Care UK provides care services through it’s facilities as well as in the growing home care sector. In addition they are a provider of NHS Walk-In centers. The acquisition is valued at 309 million Euro (about 460 million US Dollars). Jamie Wyatt, [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Some Sanctimonious And Some Not So Sanctimonious NHS Doctors Writing in the BMJ – British Medical Journal
Here is a thread from The BMJ where NHS physicians enter into the argument of the value (moral, ethical and commercial) of medical (pharmaceutical) sales reps. The original letter from Dr Shane O’Hanlon starts like this: It was switching to decaffeinated coffee that started it all. In a flash of lucidity I realised the dubious [...]
Sibaya Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07
Concerns Over ‘Metal on Metal’ Hip Implants – NYTimes.com – http://goo.gl/Rusp # http://www.bma.org.uk/lobbying_campaigning/manifesto.jsp – http://goo.gl/gks3 – Support Doctors & NHS! # http://bit.ly/bZpYe4 Huffpost – # Economist: 'Industry is already competitive' – HME News – http://goo.gl/USXM – More National Competitive Bidding Pain # Report: Pfizer Under Investigation for Promotion of Rapamune – FOXBusiness.com – http://goo.gl/KII0 # [...]
Telemedicine Reimbursement – Good News For Homecare et al
Press release: Virginia Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Reimbursement for Telemedicine Contact: Ben Forstag, American Telemedicine Association, 202-223-3333 March 3, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC – By a unanimous vote, the Virginia State Legislature yesterday approved SB 675 mandating that health insurers pay for telemedicine services. Governor McDonnell is expected to sign the bill into law. “This is [...]
Homecare Market France Up-trend Versus Previous Reimbursement Challenge (French – English)
Reimbursement pressures subside in France – French homecare market a growth opportunity – cautious optimism… Bastide, a French public traded homecare provider reports revenue up move of 3,5% Q2 2009 – 2010. This follows the troublesome legislative change in “les Etablissements d’Hébergement pour Personnes Agées Dépendantes (EHPAD)” (read Institutional reimbursement), the negative effect of which [...]
Sunrise Medical Listed In Quality 100
Sunrise Medical was listed along with an illustrious group of companies in Quality Magazine. Good to see a homecare/ mobility manufacturer in the top 100 (60) Hat tip Homecare Monday
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