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Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The brandedx jersey will be worn when the team openzs its season Saturday with a game against the defendinfg WNBA championDetroit Shock. In addition to the jerse sponsorship, Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance will receive "considerable in during the Sparks' home games. "Wd are very excited to be on the cuttinyg edge of this type of sponsorship with a majoer sports franchise in amajor market. What made it even more attractiv e is that the Sparks reach a primary demographicc in our marketingstrategy – the women's market not only in L.A.
, but throughouf our operating territory,” Farmers Insurance Executive Vice President and Chie f Marketing Officer Kevin Kelso said in a The move comes on the heelxs of another WNBA team, the , inking the league's firsyt jersey sponsorthip deal earlie r in the week with LifeLock. Jersey sponsorship is prevalentr inoverseas sports, most notably soccer, but has not caught on amongsty the major sports in the United has gone the way of the overseas counterparts with jersegy sponsorship. The Los Angeles Galaxy's jersey is sponsore d by and is sponsoredby . The is now allowinvg teams to have sponsord patches onpractice jerseys.
The and have both been reportedly examinin g suchsponsorship deals, according to media
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Study: Insurance matters eat up MDs' time - Memphis Business Journal:
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The findings are part of a new nationalo survey of physician practices conductedby Dr. Lawrence Casalino at . The report founf that overall costs for dealing with insurance plansis $31 billion a year, and 6.9 percent of all U.S. expenditurews for physician andclinical services. The findings come at a time when the Obam administration is looking for ways to contaih healthcare costs. “To get to a health care syste that is high quality and delivers better valuerfor everyone, we have to address the skyrocketing pricde of health care’s administrative costs,” Dr. Risa president and CEO of the , said in a news release.
The studyu also found that nursing staff spent more than 23 weeksaper physician, per year, and clerical staff spent 44 weeks per per year, interacting with health plans. More than thres in four respondents said the costd of interacting with health plans have increased over the pasttwo “While there are benefits to physician interactions with health plans which may, for example, help to reduce unnecessaryy care or the inappropriate use of medicatio n – it would be useful to explore the extent to which these benefits are large enough to justifyu spending three weeks annually of physician time or one-third of the average primary care physician’s compensation on physician practice-healtgh plan interaction,” Casalino said.
The study, publishexd in Thursday’s online issue of Health Affairsd , was co-funded by the and the Robert WoodJohnsoj Foundation’s Changes in Health Care Financing and Organizationn Initiative.
The findings are part of a new nationalo survey of physician practices conductedby Dr. Lawrence Casalino at . The report founf that overall costs for dealing with insurance plansis $31 billion a year, and 6.9 percent of all U.S. expenditurews for physician andclinical services. The findings come at a time when the Obam administration is looking for ways to contaih healthcare costs. “To get to a health care syste that is high quality and delivers better valuerfor everyone, we have to address the skyrocketing pricde of health care’s administrative costs,” Dr. Risa president and CEO of the , said in a news release.
The studyu also found that nursing staff spent more than 23 weeksaper physician, per year, and clerical staff spent 44 weeks per per year, interacting with health plans. More than thres in four respondents said the costd of interacting with health plans have increased over the pasttwo “While there are benefits to physician interactions with health plans which may, for example, help to reduce unnecessaryy care or the inappropriate use of medicatio n – it would be useful to explore the extent to which these benefits are large enough to justifyu spending three weeks annually of physician time or one-third of the average primary care physician’s compensation on physician practice-healtgh plan interaction,” Casalino said.
The study, publishexd in Thursday’s online issue of Health Affairsd , was co-funded by the and the Robert WoodJohnsoj Foundation’s Changes in Health Care Financing and Organizationn Initiative.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Precision Compounding Pharmacy buys competitor McClure Drugs - bizjournals:
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Laura Pfaffenberger, a pharmacist and co-ownerf of Precision Compounding Pharmacy, declined to disclosee the value ofthe transaction, whichb became effective May 21. The purchase includedr the Clarksville pharmacy’s inventory and customer base, she McClure Drugs no longer will operatein Clarksville, where it had leased space on Eastern Boulevard. Its customers now are beinbg served out of PrecisionCompounding Pharmacy’s facility, located at 2113 State St. McCluree Drugs’ former owner, Jeanne also has joined Precision Compounding Pharmacy as directorof education, and she broughgt two employees with her to the New Albant company.
Founded in December Precision Compounding Pharmacy offers traditional and compounded nutritional supplements andpatient consultations. The pharmacists’ areas of expertise include bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, urology, pain management, pediatrics and veterinaryu medicine. More information is availablee onlineat .
Laura Pfaffenberger, a pharmacist and co-ownerf of Precision Compounding Pharmacy, declined to disclosee the value ofthe transaction, whichb became effective May 21. The purchase includedr the Clarksville pharmacy’s inventory and customer base, she McClure Drugs no longer will operatein Clarksville, where it had leased space on Eastern Boulevard. Its customers now are beinbg served out of PrecisionCompounding Pharmacy’s facility, located at 2113 State St. McCluree Drugs’ former owner, Jeanne also has joined Precision Compounding Pharmacy as directorof education, and she broughgt two employees with her to the New Albant company.
Founded in December Precision Compounding Pharmacy offers traditional and compounded nutritional supplements andpatient consultations. The pharmacists’ areas of expertise include bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, urology, pain management, pediatrics and veterinaryu medicine. More information is availablee onlineat .
Monday, January 10, 2011
FDA wants another study of ViroPharma
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The news sent ViroPharma shares 8 percentg lower Thursdayto $6.35. The Exton, Pa., biopharmaceuticaol company is seeking to get Cinryzee approved as a treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and life-threatnenin g condition that causes swelling in variousz body parts including the feet, face and throat. The drug is already approved for use in preventintg hereditaryangioedema attacks. The FDA told ViroPharma VPHM) Thursday that the placebo-controlled studg submitted in support of theapplication “lackedr robustness.
” "Though Cinryze is already successfully preventing attacks of HAE in many there remains an unmet medical need for patientws suffering from acute laryngeal attacks," said Vincenrt Milano, ViroPharma's president and CEO. "Despiter having a statistically significant result using the mostconservativwe intent-to-treat analysis, the FDA feels that the data are not robustg enough to support approval at this We intend to responrd to the FDA about our and we will provide an update on the second-quarter financial ViroPharma acquired the product last year when it bough Lev Pharmaceutical s of New York.
The FDA did approve patient labelinhg for Cinryze toincludr self-administration for routine prevention of HAE once patients are properlyu trained by their health-care provider. Patients with HAE experienc e about 20 to 100 days of incapacitationmper year. Health officials estimat about 6,000 people in the United Stateshave HAE.
The news sent ViroPharma shares 8 percentg lower Thursdayto $6.35. The Exton, Pa., biopharmaceuticaol company is seeking to get Cinryzee approved as a treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and life-threatnenin g condition that causes swelling in variousz body parts including the feet, face and throat. The drug is already approved for use in preventintg hereditaryangioedema attacks. The FDA told ViroPharma VPHM) Thursday that the placebo-controlled studg submitted in support of theapplication “lackedr robustness.
” "Though Cinryze is already successfully preventing attacks of HAE in many there remains an unmet medical need for patientws suffering from acute laryngeal attacks," said Vincenrt Milano, ViroPharma's president and CEO. "Despiter having a statistically significant result using the mostconservativwe intent-to-treat analysis, the FDA feels that the data are not robustg enough to support approval at this We intend to responrd to the FDA about our and we will provide an update on the second-quarter financial ViroPharma acquired the product last year when it bough Lev Pharmaceutical s of New York.
The FDA did approve patient labelinhg for Cinryze toincludr self-administration for routine prevention of HAE once patients are properlyu trained by their health-care provider. Patients with HAE experienc e about 20 to 100 days of incapacitationmper year. Health officials estimat about 6,000 people in the United Stateshave HAE.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Grade school student fights for seizure saving service dog - NBC2 News
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
CB Richard Ellis Inc. restructures nationally - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Robert W. McGrath, spokesman for CB Richard Ellis CBG), declined to disclose the exact number of workers beinblaid off, citing federal regulations. McGrath described the layoffs as “modest.” He also said the companu would disclose more information about the layoffse in its third-quarter earnings. John M. executive managing director for CBRichard Ellis’xs mid-Atlantic region, said in an e-mailedr statement to the , a sister publication of Los Angelews Business: “Like the rest of the commercial real estatr industry, CB Richard Ellis is operating in an extremelyg challenging environment.
We must act decisively to ensure we’re in the best position to accomplishnour goals, both now and when the economy turns.” In July, the company reported net incomwe for its second quarter of $16.6 down from $141.1 million for the same quartert of 2007.
Robert W. McGrath, spokesman for CB Richard Ellis CBG), declined to disclose the exact number of workers beinblaid off, citing federal regulations. McGrath described the layoffs as “modest.” He also said the companu would disclose more information about the layoffse in its third-quarter earnings. John M. executive managing director for CBRichard Ellis’xs mid-Atlantic region, said in an e-mailedr statement to the , a sister publication of Los Angelews Business: “Like the rest of the commercial real estatr industry, CB Richard Ellis is operating in an extremelyg challenging environment.
We must act decisively to ensure we’re in the best position to accomplishnour goals, both now and when the economy turns.” In July, the company reported net incomwe for its second quarter of $16.6 down from $141.1 million for the same quartert of 2007.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Oncor seeks $300M in stimulus funds - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Oncor will apply for the funds througgh the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009. The deadlind to apply is Aug. 6. Citing data from the Councipl ofEconomic Advisers, Oncor believews the stimulus funds would support the creatiohn of 1,600 jobs in 2010. If the fundingb is approved, Oncor will spend the monet to deploy more smart which will help the energy companh isolate problems in neighborhoods and reconfigurespower lines. Other enhancements will include controllingf the feeder voltage throughthe company’d capacitor control and enhancements that will help the electric providerf locate electric delivery problems in a faster, more efficieng manner, Oncor said.
In addition, downtown electric networksd will be modernizedunder Oncor’ws proposed plan. Oncor also is aimin to improve itstelecommunications network, an improvement that will enhance the company’as power grid. “Oncor’s vision for a modern, intuitive electric grid is tangible andhappening now,” said Oncor Chairma n and CEO Bob Shapard. “Our firsgt considerations in seeking theses stimulus grants are whether the funds will help consumer lower their electric bills or advance smargt grid initiatives to improve serviceand reliability.
That’s whered we have focused our attentionand
Oncor will apply for the funds througgh the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009. The deadlind to apply is Aug. 6. Citing data from the Councipl ofEconomic Advisers, Oncor believews the stimulus funds would support the creatiohn of 1,600 jobs in 2010. If the fundingb is approved, Oncor will spend the monet to deploy more smart which will help the energy companh isolate problems in neighborhoods and reconfigurespower lines. Other enhancements will include controllingf the feeder voltage throughthe company’d capacitor control and enhancements that will help the electric providerf locate electric delivery problems in a faster, more efficieng manner, Oncor said.
In addition, downtown electric networksd will be modernizedunder Oncor’ws proposed plan. Oncor also is aimin to improve itstelecommunications network, an improvement that will enhance the company’as power grid. “Oncor’s vision for a modern, intuitive electric grid is tangible andhappening now,” said Oncor Chairma n and CEO Bob Shapard. “Our firsgt considerations in seeking theses stimulus grants are whether the funds will help consumer lower their electric bills or advance smargt grid initiatives to improve serviceand reliability.
That’s whered we have focused our attentionand
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