Newsroom | 2018 results

CALGARY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing a Calgary care worker fatally stabbed by a client with a history of violence is calling on the province to accept and implement the recommendations of the inquiry report released today. In October of 2019, Deborah Onwu, an employee of Woods Homes Society, was stabbed 19 times while working alone with Brandon Newman – then a resident of the society. Newman had complex needs, a history of violence, and assorted cognitive and mental health issues. O...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HealthEdge® has been named to the inaugural edition of the World’s Top HealthTech Companies 2025, presented by TIME and Statista Inc....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CCAGW launched a national multi-faceted initiative to hold CMMI responsible for lack of transparency, unchecked spending, and failed experimentation....

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surescripts®, the nation's leading health intelligence network, released a new report indicating that clinicians feel they have little ability to improve their patients’ care experience, despite nine in 10 of the prescribers and pharmacists surveyed indicating it was very or extremely important. A strong majority of both pharmacists and prescribers also saw technologies designed to deliver cost and coverage insights, accelerate the prior authorization process an...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) is calling for urgent regulatory changes to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice to include prescribing authority for all vaccines, notably for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. This advocacy effort aims to eliminate unnecessary barriers to immunization, particularly in Ontario, where current regulations hinder timely access to vaccines through private insurance plans. This call echoes recent recommendatio...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RAMPSociety launches society for reimbursement and market access professionals....

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) study offers some of the first comprehensive data on the use of Functional Restoration Programs (FRPs) to treat California injured workers. FRPs are multi-disciplinary programs used to treat injuries that involve chronic pain and improve patient function when the injuries do not respond adequately to traditional therapies. For its study, CWCI analyzed 635 indemnity claims that involved FRPs compiled from t...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® appoints longtime Fortune 25 health care executive Wade Rakes as its next CEO....

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cosán Group, a leader in delivering virtual care at home, today announced the appointment of Susan Gilmartin as President and Chief Operating Officer and Paul Bockmore as Executive Vice President of Sales. Gilmartin brings more than 25 years of executive leadership in healthcare, technology, and private equity-backed businesses. She has overseen nationwide clinical operations, including networks of healthcare professionals delivering in-home care, virtual consultatio...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coalition to Save Local Businesses supports the American Franchise Act, newly-introduced legislation to protect the future of franchising....