Practice Management News

Atlanta-based medtech company EndoChoice has announced the launch of its initial public offering of 6,250,000 shares of common stock representing 25.6% of its outstanding common stock after conversion into a Delaware corporation related to the offering, according to a press release.

A risk prediction model developed by researchers from University of Michigan Health System, helped identify which patients with hepatitis C virus infection have the most urgent need for new anti-viral treatment, according to newly published data in Hepatology.

Four cancer charities, some that have been operating for nearly 30 years, have been charged with fraud for bilking more than $187 million from consumers.

The rates of health insurance coverage for patients with cancer tend to vary based on patient demographics and their cancer type, according to study results.

The Affordable Care Act has led to a continued increase in insurance coverage since initiation, with an estimated 22.8 million people newly insured as of February 2015, according to recent data from the RAND Corporation.

The Chronic Liver Disease Foundation announced today that in collaboration with Walgreens, it will be offering free hepatitis C virus infection testing via the OraQuick HCV Rapid Test at various Walgreens locations throughout the United States, according to a press release.

THOROFARE, N.J. — Healio.com, the online portal of The Wyanoke Group and SLACK Incorporated, has been named winner of the 2014 North American Sitecore Experience Awards in the category of “The ROI Award.”

Progress has been made to reduce the rate of cancer risk factors and increase the utilization of cancer preventive methods, but there is still room for improvement, according to a report conducted by the American Cancer Society.

WASHINGTON — Starting Saturday, May 16, Healio Gastroenterology and Healio.com/Gastroenterology will be onsite in Washington, D.C., to offer live coverage of Digestive Disease Week 2015. Coverage will include the latest in scientific research, clinical symposia and keynote lectures as well as video interviews with the researchers themselves.

Liver surface nodularity measurements from routine computed tomography images in adult patients with cirrhosis accurately predicted liver decompensation and overall survival, according to data presented at the 2015 American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting.