The development-stage medical device company,EnteroMedics Inc. uses neuroblocking technology called VBLOC therapy to combat obesity. Its initial product in development, the Maestro System, is a device laparoscopically implanted near the diaphragm that uses electrical impulses to limit the expansion of the stomach, thereby producing a feeling of prolonged fullness. The Maestro System is in US and international clinical trials, with FDA approval and commercial sales anticipated by 2010. EnteroMedics plans to build a direct sales force to market the product to bariatric surgeons and weight management specialists.

Kerma Medical Products manufactures, assembles, and delivers a variety of medical products to doctors and health care facilities. the company manufactures medical soft goods such as washcloths, burn dressings, and baby bonnets. The company also assembles and packages goods made elsewhere including digital thermometers, stethoscopes, and bandages, and it serves as a distributor of medical furnishings and equipment. The company has operations in Florida and Virginia. Established in 1991 as a government supplier, the company now enjoys contracts with Broadlane, HealthTrust Purchasing Group, and other group purchasing organizations.

HealthCare.com is an Internet search company serving millions of healthcare-related searches every month and connecting our site visitors with the information or providers that they seek. The company's core search categories today are centered on health insurance, health care providers and health information. Through both its owned properties and through its extensive partner network, HealthCare.com targets down to the local level, providing highly-contextual and location-specific advertising to consumers who are actively searching for health care products, content and services.

Health Management Systems (HMS) specializes in squeezing pennies for Uncle Sam's health insurers. Health Management Systems company supplies information management services and software used by government health agencies and government-sponsored managed care firms to recover money from health care providers that were either overpaid or paid in error. The company's services include retroactive insurance claims reprocessing and third-party liability recovery, as well as pharmacy recovery services for the overpayment of pharmaceuticals. HMS operates nationwide out of more than two-dozen regional offices. Health Management Systems is a subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp.

Medical International Technology is on a mission to rid the world of syringes. Medical International Technology (MIT) specializes in the development, marketing, and sale of needle-free jet injectors, designed for human and animal inoculations. (Reasons to use a needle-free injector include reducing pain, cross contamination, needlestick injuries, and biological waste.) Products destined for veterinary use are sold under the Agro-Jet brand, while those meant for use on humans are sold under the Med-Jet name. Subsidiary ScanView makes portable, wireless ultrasound diagnostic medical devices.

Community Health Group is the oldest and one of the largest locally based HMOs in San Diego. Founded in 1982, the not-for-profit HMO provides health insurance products and related services to more than 100,000 members. Community Health Group's product offerings include its California's Healthy Families program, which provides low-cost health, dental, and vision coverage to children. Community Health Group company also provides other managed care services to California communities, such as Medi-Cal low-income coverage and Medicare Advantage Special Needs plans, as well as third-party administration services.

Straumann Holding AG is a global leader in manufacturing dental implants. The company also makes prosthetics, products for dental tissue regeneration, and the tools and instruments to help install its products. It has introduced a synthetic bone-replacement material to help build up jaw bone in preparation for placing implants, and the company regularly invests in additional research and development efforts. Board member Dr. Thomas Straumann holds about 30% of the company's stock.

Prime Therapeutics company, a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), is owned by and provides services to about a dozen Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations and their members. Prime also services other health care plans used by unions, employers, and third-party administrators, ultimately serving about 17 million members. The company's clients benefit from services that include pharmacy network management, benefit administration, claims processing, marketing support, report building, and formulary design, a process through which drugs are approved for use in a network.

MetroHealth Medical Center, an acute-care hospital with more than 730 beds that serves as a teaching affiliate for Case Western Reserve University. The hospital's services include oncology, behavioral health, vascular care, orthopedics, burn care, and pediatrics. The system also includes outpatient clinics throughout Greater Cleveland, long-term care facilities, a regional rehabilitative clinic, and a medical helicopter program. MetroHealth employs more than 500 physicians in a variety of fields. The health system is owned by Ohio's Cuyahoga County.

Lifetime Healthcare wants good health to last a lifetime for New Yorkers. Lifetime Healthcare company, which operates as The Lifetime Healthcare Companies, is a not-for-profit holding company that provides health insurance and related services to some 1.7 million members in New York State through its various subsidiaries. The company's core products are the health insurance plans offered through its Excellus BlueCross BlueShield subsidiary. Long-term care insurance is provided through the company's MedAmerica subsidiary. Primary care is provided to members via the company's Lifetime Health Medical Group. Lifetime Healthcare company also provides third-party administration services through its EBS-RMSCO subsidiary.

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