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Healthways reports net loss of $5.3 million in Q4 2013

Ben R. Leedle, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Healthways, Inc., today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. Total revenues for the quarter were $169.2 million compared with $175.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.

13 Feb 2014

MedAssist, CarePayment partner to offer patient financing programs for hospitals and health systems

MedAssist has entered into a partnership with CarePayment to make affordable and flexible patient financing programs available as a complement to its eligibility, enrollment and revenue recovery services for hospitals and health systems nationwide. MedAssist's healthcare clients will be able to choose from a variety of CarePayment financing programs that feature credit lines with terms of up to 72 months at 0.00% APR, with no application or credit check.

12 Feb 2014

Connexall releases Patient Queuing System to simplify patient check-in

Connexall, the leader in alarm management and event notification systems, has announced a newly released Patient Queuing System delivering substantial improvements in queuing processes for hospital waiting areas.

12 Feb 2014

Walgreens collaborates with NMAC to improve treatment outcomes for African Americans with HIV

In collaboration with the National Minority AIDS Council, Walgreens is furthering its commitment to improve HIV treatment outcomes for African Americans living with HIV by deepening pharmacists' training and expanding access to the pneumococcal vaccination specifically indicated for persons living with HIV as incidents of flu and pneumonia rise.

11 Feb 2014

Penn Medicine launches program to improve health of LGBT individuals

Penn Medicine is the first academic medical center in Philadelphia - one among just a handful of academic medical centers in the U.S.—to launch a program across multiple professional schools and affiliated hospitals at Penn to improve the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals.

9 Feb 2014

NextGen Healthcare to display patient-centered solutions at HIMSS14 conference

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems, services and interoperability solutions, today announced it will showcase its comprehensive suite of products and services to improve care, increase efficiencies, enhance patient safety and maximize outcomes during the HIMSS14 Annual Conference and Exhibition February 23 - 27 in Orlando, Fla., at booth #6265 in Hall E.

6 Feb 2014

AUXILIO enters into three-year service agreement with New Hanover Regional Medical Center

AUXILIO, Inc., the nation's leading Managed Print Services (MPS) company for health care, announced today that it has entered into a three-year service agreement with New Hanover Regional Medical Center, the largest health care provider and largest employer in the greater Wilmington region of North Carolina.

5 Feb 2014

Ablative Solutions completes $9.5M Series B Preferred Stock financing

Ablative Solutions, Inc., a privately-held clinical stage company headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, with offices in Menlo Park, CA, announced today that it has completed a Series B Preferred Stock financing, totaling approximately $9.5 million (including the conversion of the bridge financing completed in 2013), to fund its unique technology platform for renal denervation.

4 Feb 2014

Cancer specialist takes efforts to improve survival rates across Europe

Queen's University Belfast's world renowned cancer specialist, Professor Patrick Johnston, whose work has transformed cancer care in Northern Ireland, is now leading efforts to improve survival rates across Europe.

4 Feb 2014

Researchers develop new self-assessment tool improve patient care in hospitals

A new assessment tool published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine can help hospital medicine groups across the country improve their patient care and make their operations more effective.

4 Feb 2014

EGPAF expansion of HIV and AIDS treatment, prevention programs in six districts in Lesotho

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is pleased to announce the expansion of its HIV and AIDS treatment and prevention programs in six districts in Lesotho.

4 Feb 2014

Addressing antibiotic resistance: an interview with Professor Otto Cars, Uppsala University, Sweden

Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome the drug. These bacteria, which we call resistant bacteria, then survive.

3 Feb 2014

Keystone Symposia to convene conference focusing on the science of malaria eradication

Keystone Symposia, in collaboration with MESA (Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance), is convening its first conference in Mexico – on "The Science of Malaria Eradication" at the Fiesta Americana Hotel in Merida, Yucatan. The four-day conference begins Sunday evening, February 2, 2014 and is part of the Keystone Symposia Global Health Series, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has also funded travel awards for investigators from malaria-endemic countries to attend. The conference will gather experts from 37 countries.

31 Jan 2014

For some state legislatures, Medicaid expansion will be a hot 2014 topic

With state legislatures kicking off their 2014 sessions, the Medicaid expansion is back in play. Twenty-six states had signed onto the Medicaid expansion at the start of this year -- and that leaves nearly half the country deciding whether to make a go of it in the future.

31 Jan 2014

Singapore to become a major hub in Asia for food and nutrition research

The Clinical Nutrition Research Centre - a $20 million joint-venture by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research and National University Health Systems - is the most comprehensive centre in Asia that will conduct nutritional studies to understand the causes of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity, and develop products and formulate diets that can reduce the risks of these diseases. CNRC will also conduct studies in research areas such as nutrition in women, children and the elderly, and body weight control.

30 Jan 2014

CCSC identifies 5 routine practices for multidisciplinary teams of critical care professionals

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) — as part of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) — has identified five routine critical care practices that should be questioned because they may not always be necessary and could, in fact, be harmful.

29 Jan 2014

NYSE contacts Sunlink Health Systems to respond to unusual trading activity

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.(the "Company") today announced that in view of the unusual activity in the Company's stock, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has contacted the Company in accordance with the NYSE's usual practice and requested that the Company respond by news release to the unusual activity.

27 Jan 2014

SPHeRE programme in population health and health services research receives €6.3 million

Risk of suicide after self-harm; work stress in non-consultant hospital doctors; and monitoring and assessing the impact of the economic crisis on the Irish health system are among the research areas that will be explored by scholars of an innovative new PhD programme in population health and health services research.

27 Jan 2014

NIBIO signs collaboration agreement for clinical development of new mucosal TB vaccines

Japan's National Institute of Biomedical Innovation ("NIBIO"), Aeras and Create Vaccine Company, Ltd ("CREATE") announce today that they signed a collaboration agreement on December 26, 2013, on the preclinical and clinical development of new mucosal tuberculosis (TB) vaccines based on NIBIO's human parainfluenza type-2 (rhPIV2) vector technology.

27 Jan 2014

In Calif., Anthem leads in enrollment; Md. Glitches blamed on IBM software

At the halfway mark, industry giant Anthem Blue Cross is holding on to a slim lead among health insurance providers with a 31% share of California's exchange market. The Covered California exchange released enrollment figures Tuesday for its 11 health plans from Oct. 1 to the end of December.

24 Jan 2014

Health Systems News and Research

Healthways reports net loss of $5.3 million in Q4 2013

MedAssist, CarePayment partner to offer patient financing programs for hospitals and health systems

Connexall releases Patient Queuing System to simplify patient check-in

Walgreens collaborates with NMAC to improve treatment outcomes for African Americans with HIV

Penn Medicine launches program to improve health of LGBT individuals

NextGen Healthcare to display patient-centered solutions at HIMSS14 conference

AUXILIO enters into three-year service agreement with New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Ablative Solutions completes $9.5M Series B Preferred Stock financing

Cancer specialist takes efforts to improve survival rates across Europe

Researchers develop new self-assessment tool improve patient care in hospitals

EGPAF expansion of HIV and AIDS treatment, prevention programs in six districts in Lesotho

Addressing antibiotic resistance: an interview with Professor Otto Cars, Uppsala University, Sweden

Keystone Symposia to convene conference focusing on the science of malaria eradication

For some state legislatures, Medicaid expansion will be a hot 2014 topic

Singapore to become a major hub in Asia for food and nutrition research

CCSC identifies 5 routine practices for multidisciplinary teams of critical care professionals

NYSE contacts Sunlink Health Systems to respond to unusual trading activity

SPHeRE programme in population health and health services research receives €6.3 million

NIBIO signs collaboration agreement for clinical development of new mucosal TB vaccines

In Calif., Anthem leads in enrollment; Md. Glitches blamed on IBM software

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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