News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio:
Despite a weak economy, high unemployment and ongoing stories about the federal corruption probe of Cuyahoga County government, a poll shows voters overwhelmingly approve the renewal of an upcoming human services levy, which, in part, would fund MetroHealth Medical Center, WKYC-TV reported.
An Oppenheimer analyst upgraded shares of Cardinal Health in Dublin Thursday, saying the company’s fiscal second-quarter results and its improved annual forecasts are positive signs, according to an Associated Press story at Yahoo! Finance.
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AÂ Cleveland Clinic researcher released a study that may provide some sort of answer in the autism puzzle, according to a report by WSFA/NBC News.
Grandview Medical Center and its physician practices recently completed a $7.5 million expansion and renovation of the Charles H. Huber Health Center in Huber Heights, according to the Dayton Daily News.
To retain more cancer patients and boost the number of those who receive radiation through Ohio State University to at least 60 percent, OSU’s Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital plans to build a women’s outpatient oncology center off campus that is easier to get to and offers free parking, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Akron General Health System has purchased Practice Partner, an integrated electronic health record/practice management system from McKesson, and will offer the solution to its Physician Hospital Organization and other affiliated physicians to expand the hospital’s ongoing initiative to boost patient safety, improve quality and enhance care coordination among healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio, according to a BusinessWire release.
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Directors of Invacare Corp. in Elyria have declared a cash dividend of 1.25 cents per share on its common shares and 1.1364 cents per share on its Class B common shares, payable April 14 to shareholders as of April 6, the company said in a BusinessWire release.
Kendle International, the Cincinnati clinical research organization, ranked No. 114 in Training magazine’s “Training Top 125,” an annual list of companies that are “unsurpassed in harnessing human capital” and one of only two companies in its industry to be ranked, according a Kendle release.
