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Harris& Ruble, a class-action law firm, announced its November 16, filing of a class-action lawsuit against Sutter Medical Foundation and Sutter Physician Services, alleging the medical provider did not properly safeguard medical information for more than four million of its patients affected by the mid-October theft of a computer from the Sutter Medical Foundation headquarters.

Chantilly, VA November 30, 2011. Capture Billing& Consulting, Inc., a medical billing company located in South Riding, Virginia, will begin the first semester of 2012 with a fast paced two part class on medical billing, medical coding and collections at Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus in Sterling, Virginia.

Ernst& Young announced the appointment of Brendan LeBlanc as an Executive Director in Americas Climate Change and Sustainability Services and Chris Walker as an Associate Director.

Jon W. Daly, Richard D. Deutsch, Tanya A. Fischer, R. Casey Low, Philip H. Peacock, Cameron P. Pope, Kelly Sandill and George J. Vlahakos will assume their new positions on January 1, 2012.

Adventist HealthCare, a health system in Montgomery County, and The GW Medical Faculty Associates, an independent physician group in metropolitan Washington, announced a joint venture that will further their missions of improving the health of the communities they serve.

As has been reported by BDO Consulting, Thailand has faced flooding over two-thirds of the country since early October and with floodwaters beginning to recede, people returning to the ravaged area are finding heavily damaged homes and businesses.

New research from Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose, shows that as many as 9 million people ages 44 to 70 are already in encore careers that combine personal meaning, continued income and social impact.

Bidders in eQuipment Yard auctions have access to the same CAT products and services offered in live auctions, including finance and insurance options, equipment protection plans for qualified equipment and TA-1 inspections. -2007 CAT 938 G II.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded DPL Inc.’ s long-term Issuer Default Rating and senior unsecured debt rating to’ BB+’ from’ BBB+’ following consummation of DPL’s acquisition by the AES Corp.. Fitch has also downgraded The Dayton Power& Light Company’s long-term IDR to’ BBB-‘ from’ BBB+’.

In a release, Metlife Auto& Home noted that report highlights include:. “The holidays are traditionally seen as a time for us to enjoy the company of close friends and family, but there are a number of everyday safety issues many Americans may overlook while planning their parties,” said Mike Convery, chief claim officer and vice president of MetLife Auto& Home. “

EK Health Services has hired claims management executive Kerri L. Lierman as Vice President of Operations for this leading workers’ compensation managed care company, the Company announced.

Henry Schein, Inc., a provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, announced the launch of its Sleep Complete program, a new integrated solution that provides all of the information and products necessary for the successful implementation of dental sleep medicine into the dental practice.

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore, a retail drugstore chain in China based on the number of directly operated stores, announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30. For the quarter ended September 30,:. -Revenue increased 1.9 percent to RMB608.6 million, compared to revenue of RMB597.0 million in the third quarter of 2010.

During this time, people with Medicare can select or change their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan or change the way they get their Medicare coverage for 2012..

Nov. 30– Alex Diefenbach lives a stone’s throw from San Quentin State Prison, and since his AIDS diagnosis nearly 30 years ago Diefenbach’s life has been circumscribed much like those of the inmates at the prison.

Nov. 30– ASK SHAE IRVING why she blogs and she’ll no doubt say, “The fruit made me do it.” terrified to even go into the kitchen, “says Irving, who lives in Fairfax with her partner, Stewart Cubley, seven dwarf citrus trees and two white king pigeons named Yuzu and Quince– not surprisingly, named for fruit.

Nov. 30– Highmark Inc. CEO Ken Melani told a state Senate committee this morning that rival UPMC shouldn’t be allowed to “slice and dice the Highmark provider network” against the wishes of Western Pennsylvania customers and patients.

Mr. Doyle alleged that in May 2010, Beaver Officer Jeffrey Wijnen-Riems and other officers responded to a call that he had violated a protection from abuse order and ended up beating him with handcuffs and slamming him into furniture, landing him in the hospital.

Nov. 30– Here are a few interesting facts about the half million people who call Lancaster County home:. The growth in the Hispanic population here has been limited mostly to Lancaster city, meaning the county is becoming less integrated.