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Proposed Henry Ford-Beaumont merger, Blue Cross conversion top health care stories in 2012 Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:04 AM PST Jay Greene - While the top health care stories of 2012 were the proposed merger of Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System, and the conversion of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to a mutual insurance company, those blockbuster developments were not the only newsworthy developments of the year. Mendham Health Care Executive Named Chairman of NJ Sharing Network Foundation Board prweb.com Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:03 AM PST Peter Rooney has been named the new Chairman of the NJ Sharing Network Foundation Board.NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ (PRWEB) February 05, 2013 A senior-level health care marketing executive with a personal connection to organ donation was named Chairman of the Board of the NJ Sharing Network Foundation today. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of NJ Sharing Network, the non-profit organization ... Letter Grade Consulting Provides Multi-Pronged Approach for Maintaining an "A" Letter Grade prweb.com Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:03 AM PST New York City firm prepares and protects restaurants from receiving a poor inspection grade.New York, New York (PRWEB) February 05, 2013 When the NYC Health Department began requiring restaurants to post letter grades summarizing their inspection scores in July 2010, it was unclear what the financial impact would be on the restaurant’s bottom line. ... The Center for Health Affairs Releases 2013 Healthcare Priorities prweb.com Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:03 AM PST Dear Lawmaker: Top Considerations from the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Community for 2013.Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) February 05, 2013 As full implementation of healthcare reform approaches, uncertainty and skepticism remain about unanswered questions and the changes to come. The Center's January policy snapshot, Dear Lawmaker: Top Considerations from the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Community for 2013 ... Karmanos Hospice sold to Residential Home Health in Madison Heights Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:02 AM PST Jay Greene - Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit has sold its 20-year-old hospice program to Residential Home Health in Madison Heights for an undisclosed price, Crain's has learned. Fidelity® and Extend Health Partner to Help Retiring Employees Transition to Private Health Coverage business-wire.com Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:02 AM PST Fidelity Investments® and Extend Health, a Towers Watson company, today announced a strategic agreement to enhance Fidelity’s retirement guidance capabilities to include retiree health care. William Conway named CEO of Henry Ford Medical Group Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:01 AM PST Jay Greene - William Conway, M.D., has been promoted to CEO of the 1,200-physician Henry Ford Medical Group and executive vice president of Henry Ford Health System, the medical group's parent organization. Life Health Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:01 AM PST A compound in olive oil helps keep the blood flowing to your intestines. Called oleuropein aglycone, it significantly reduces cases of intestinal ischemia, when blood supply in the intestines is restricted, causing immense pain. Canadian Food Safety Center Merges With NSF International Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:01 AM PST NSF International, the Ann Arbor based global public health and safety organization, said Tuesday that it has merged with the Guelph, Ontario-based Guelph Food Technology Centre, a Canadian leader in food safety certification, training, quality and technology. Brazil nightclub fire claims new victim, death toll at 238 reuters.com Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 11:01 AM PST SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man died on Tuesday from injuries sustained during a January 27 fire at a nightclub in southern Brazil, bringing the death toll from the disaster to 238 and adding to concerns it may rise further. The health department for Rio Grande do Sul state, where the Kiss nightclub in the college town of Santa Maria is located, did not give a precise cause for the death ...

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