News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio:
Dr. Michael Kalafatis was working on an experiment in the Cleveland State University Chemistry Department involving blood coagulation when he discovered that a substance he was using killed cancer cells without damaging surrounding tissue, according to WKYC-TV.
Dublin’s Neoprobe Corp., which develops innovative cancer-treating and diagnosing products, said in a BusinessWire release it expects to report revenue of about $2.4 million for the fourth quarter and $9.5 million for full-year of 2009, representing increases of more than 20 percent over the year-ago periods.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
DATATRAK International Inc., the Mayfield Heights company that makes software for the clinical trials industry, has agreed with former CEO Jeffrey A. Green to reduce his outstanding severance commitment by $182,000, according to a release at the company’s Web site.
Attorney General Richard Cordray said in a release that Ohio will receive $2.29 million as its share in a $29 million settlement with FORBA Holdings LLC for performing unnecessary dental procedures on children at Small Smiles dental clinics in Akron, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Roselawn, Toledo and Youngstown.
Granted Wish Foundation in Canton, through Rodney Napier, chairman of Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings — one of the foundation’s corporate sponsors and its founder — has been shuttling doctors and supplies to Haiti and is working with Double Harvest to send a team of doctors, a missionary and supplies for the earthquake recovery effort, the organization said in a statement.
Wright State University’s National Center for Medical Readiness has been placed on alert status and is preparing a 500-bed field hospital for deployment to Haiti, according to the Dayton Daily News.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The Emily Jerry Foundation is partnering with CDEX Inc. to build public awareness about its pioneering chemical detection equipment, the ValiMed Medication Validation System, designed to ensure medical facilities are delivering the right medications to patients, according to arelease at CDEX’s Web site.
Ohio’s new hospital-performance Web site, Ohio Hospital Compare, shows that more than one-quarter of first-time mothers considered unlikely to need cesarean surgery underwent C-sections anyway in 2008, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ohio Department of Health plans to release $164,049 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money to Ohio hospitals or hospital systems that start or expand electronic laboratory reporting of hospital-acquired infections and other reportable infectious diseases, the department said in a press release (pdf).
The Ohio State Medical Association has partnered with Physician Sales & Service Inc. to provide association members with exclusive direct-from-manufacturer savings packages on popular medical products, according to a release.
A year after opening at CityPlace Tower in West Palm Beach, Fla., the Cleveland Clinic’s Health and Wellness Center is on track to meet patient growth targets — and in the midst of planning another major expansion this year, the Palm Beach Daily News reported.
