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- Study: Men face higher risk of cancer diagnosis, death than women
Men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with cancer, and they were more likely to die of the disease in each of the past 10 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Urology. Comparing men and women with the same form of cancer, researchers found that men faced a 12% higher risk of dying. Reuters
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 | Argus Health Systems launches next generation pharmacy claims processing solution, RxNova™.
A seamless user interface provides superior navigation and enables customization at a very granular level, giving the user increased control of their benefit design and exposure to their data. Click for more information about Argus and follow us on Vimeo. |
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- Checklist, communications training cut postsurgical complications
Surgical teams that used both communications training and a standardized surgical checklist had the least number of postoperative complications within 30 days, compared with groups that only had one or no intervention, a study showed. The findings, based on data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, were published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Nurse.com
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- FDA expresses confidence in reviews of generic drugs
The FDA's approval process for generic drugs, including approvals based on extrapolated data, is safe and reliable, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Director Dr. Janet Woodcock and other FDA officials wrote in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. The agency withdrew approval for 300-mg bupropion after finding it did not perform similarly to the brand-name version of the same dose. The drug was approved based on extrapolation of bioequivalence data from the 150-mg dose. Medscape (free registration)
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- Lawmakers unveil bill requiring FDA registration of compounders
Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., introduced legislation that would mandate registration with the FDA by drug compounders. The Supporting Access to Formulated and Effective Compounded Drugs Act would create an FDA database for use by federal and state regulators in the oversight of compounding pharmacies, but the bill is not expected to be voted on by the end of this session. On Dec. 19, state and FDA officials will meet to discuss states' current authority to regulate compounders. Modern Healthcare (subscription required)
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| Position Title | Company Name | Location |
| Project Associate | America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) | Washington, DC |
| Program Manager - Medicare Advantage & Part D Products | AARP Services, Inc | Washington, DC |
| Chief Executive Officer | Health Plan of San Joaquin | French Camp, CA, CA |
| Manager Special Investigations Unit | SCAN Health Plan | Long Beach, CA |
| Program Manager, Medicare Supplemental Products | AARP Services, Inc | Washington, DC |
| Pharmacy Customer Service Manager | HealthPartners | Bloomington, MN |
| Sr Data Analyst | CVS Caremark | Northbrook, IL |
| Internal Audit Director | UCare | Minneapolis, MN |
| Senior Director Claims Administration | Kaiser Permanente | Denver, CO |
| Associate Director, CORE | Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) | Washington, DC |
| Associate General Counsel | BMC HealthNet Plan | Boston, MA |
| Chief Executive Officer | Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (BIDCO) | Boston, MA |
| Medical Director | Arizona Integrated Physicians Inc. | Peoria, AZ |
| Sr. Director, Healthcare Quality Assurance | Evolent Health | Arlington, DC |
| Executive Vice President of Health Insurance | Wisconsin Physicians Service Health Insurance | Madison, WI |
| Vice President - Exchange Business | MVP Health Care | Schenectady or Rochester, NY |
| Vice President, Operations & Information Technology | Louisiana Health Cooperative, Inc. | New Orleans, LA |
| Director of Claims Administration | HealthSCOPE Benefits, Inc. | Little Rock, AR |
| Medical Director | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | Quincy, MA |
| CAQH CORE Manager, Education, Outreach and Participant Relations | Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare | Washington, DC |
| EID Program Manager | Minnesota Management & Budget | St. Paul, MN |
| Analytics Advisor | Confidential | Scottsdale, AZ |
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