St. Vincent Health puts more emphasis on statewide strategy

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Health group asks Ottawa to pump $700-million into heart strategy

Canada is a “heartsick nation” that needs to make a massive investment in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease to forestall a medical disaster, according to a broad coalition of health groups.
In announcing a proposed Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan, the group’s leaders called on Ottawa to invest $700-million, promising an economic savings of $22.2-billion in return over the next decade.
“We need to take action now Read the rest of this entry »

Diabetes – Are You at Risk? Diet Company HMR Shares Top Strategy

Diabetes – Are You at Risk? Diet Company HMR Shares Top Strategy to Prevent or Delay Diabetes
Many people may not be aware that lifestyle choices, specifically excess body weight or physical inactivity, puts them at a much greater risk for diabetes. The good news is that there are simple things you can start doing right away to reduce your risk of getting diabetes.
) October 30, 2008 — Diabetes has become a top health concern in the U.S., ranking Read the rest of this entry »

Bristol-Myers’s Reliance on Three Drugs Casts Doubt on Strategy

, the pharmaceutical company, developed an aggressive new acquisition strategy in 2007, it gave the plan a nickname — the String of Pearls initiative.
The idea was to gradually replenish the company’s traditional drug assets by buying small biotechnology companies or by developing novel drugs with outside companies and buying the rights to market them.
Because mass-market drugs to treat millions of patients typically require heavy Read the rest of this entry »

Health Net tells CEO to focus on strategy, COO to handle operations

has held its own election, and cast a decidedly negative vote on the Los Angeles health plan’s direction. The changes, affecting several top officers, came down the same day the company announced disappointing third-quarter results.
On Tuesday — Election Day — Health Net’s (NYSE: HNT) board announced several changes in key senior management responsibilities, “effective immediately.”
The board directed longtime President Read the rest of this entry »