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One of the most important companies of the past 30 years could lose its identity inside Roche. That's not altogether a bad thing.

Medicare will offer incentive payments next year to physicians and other eligible professionals who use electronic prescribing technology.

AP - Shares of managed-care provider UnitedHealth Group Inc. jumped 9 percent Tuesday after the company reported sharply lower second-quarter earnings because of lawsuit settlements and a tough economy, but still beat Wall Street expectations.

Sevocity, a division of Conceptual MindWorks Inc., is expanding its health technology business into Georgia and South Carolina.

AFP - Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche Holdings will pay 125 million dollars (78.5 million euros) to buy American company Mirus Bio Corporation, as it seeks to boost its portfolio, the group said on Tuesday.

The Permanente Medical Group, which represents Kaiser Permanente doctors in Northern California, and its Mid-Atlantic counterpart have agreed to join forces as of Jan. 1, under the leadership of TPMG's chief executive Robert "Robbie" Pearl, M.D., Kaiser said Tuesday. That would put 7,000 of Kaiser's 13,000 physicians under Pearl's control.

WAKEFIELD, MA (MARKET WIRE) American Dental Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPI) will conduct a conference call to review second quarter and first half 2008 financial results on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. EDT which will also be broadcast live over the Internet at www.amdpi.com.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (MARKET WIRE) Medicure Inc. (TSX: MPH), a cardiovascular-focused biopharmaceutical company, today provided an update on its cash position and commercial operations.

The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group and The Permanente Medical Group, a national medical group, have formed a bi-coastal affiliation that will unite 7,000 physicians.

SOMERSET, NJ (MARKET WIRE) PracticeOne LLC, a leading provider of automation solutions to medical practices of multiple sizes and specialties, has been selected by The IPA Association of America (TIPAAA) as a vendor of choice for TIPAAA members to review regarding automation solutions for their practices.