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States experiment with reform, but gaps suggests some national changes needed

Vermont scores high marks for a new experiment in coordinating care, as well as the overall quality of its health system.

12 Oct 2009

Some scientists question results of recent HIV vaccine clinical trial

Weeks after clinical trial results showed an experimental HIV vaccine offered some potential protection against the virus, "a second analysis of the $105 million study, not disclosed publicly, suggests the results may have been a fluke, according to AIDS scientists who have seen it," the Wall Street Journal reports.

12 Oct 2009

Senate finance members weigh their health bill votes

Senators are trying to get a count ahead of the Senate Finance Committee's vote on a health reform proposal Tuesday, but several members are refusing to tip their hand. Meanwhile, in the background, House lawmakers continue their work.

12 Oct 2009

DNC pulls health reform ad after Dole complains

After a group of Republicans voiced support for health reform last week, the Democratic National Committee produced an ad featuring those comments - but, withdrew it at the request of former Senate Majority leader, Bob Dole, R-Kan., The Associated Press/The Boston Globe reports. Dole and other Republicans were quoted in the commercial, with Dole saying "I want this to pass. … We've got to do something."

12 Oct 2009

Benefits of health overhaul won't be immediate

Mechanisms to make health insurance more affordable for families and low- and middle-income households won't start until 2013 if health care reform passes.

12 Oct 2009

Researchers identify genes that play a role in the development of endometrial cancer

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified two genes believed to play a role in the development of endometrial cancer. These results may eventually lead to better diagnosis and treatment of this increasingly common form of cancer.

12 Oct 2009

Today's selection of opeds: Cutting health costs

Many commentators have treated the Senate Finance bill as the likely template for any final legislation because it may be more palatable to conservative Democrats, and deficit hawks, in both houses.

12 Oct 2009

GetWell Town Interactive Patient Care system for children's hospitals

GetWellNetwork, Inc., today introduced GetWell Town(TM), the industry's first and only Interactive Patient Care system designed specifically for pediatric patients.

12 Oct 2009

Even with early shortages, public is conflicted about getting the swine flu vaccine

A federal health official downplays risks from swine flu vaccine while the demand for the vaccine causes shortages.

12 Oct 2009

Young 'invincibles,' small businesses worry about proposed mandates

Newspapers report on how young adults and small businesses might be affected by the mandates proposed in the health care bills pending in Congress.

12 Oct 2009

Insurers change course, attack health care reform, predict huge premium increases

Insurers who backed Democratic attempts to reform the health care system in America are now attacking the Senate Finance Committee bill, saying it would cause premiums to increase.

12 Oct 2009

Female lawmakers shape health care with their own stories

CQ Politics reports that Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Ohio, is one of several women lawmakers who is using her own history with multiple sclerosis to lobby for changes in the health care system: "As the health care debate rages on, [Kilroy] has decided to use her personal story to help fellow lawmakers understand how important it is to make health care available for all Americans. In a 'Dear Colleague' letter she sent last week, Kilroy told them about her own diagnosis."

12 Oct 2009

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduces several novel surgical solutions at ACS Annual Clinical Congress

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduced several novel surgical solutions at the 95th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, highlighting how the company is enabling innovation through collaboration across the continuum of surgical techniques and options.

12 Oct 2009

Obama highlights GOP reform supporters; Capitol Hill battle grinds on

President Barack Obama praised health reform efforts in Congress in his weekly Saturday address, highlighting support from some Republicans who have spoken out recently on the issue, a scheduled vote in the Senate Finance Committee and a Congressional Budget Office report that found the Finance bill would not add to the deficit, the Wall Street Journal reports.

12 Oct 2009

Res-Q point-of-care cell processing system from Celling Technologies

Celling Technologies, an innovator in stem cell therapy, launched its latest technology for the isolation of adult stem cells. The Res-Q device was developed by ThermoGenesis Corporation to provide an easy to use, point-of-care system to compliment their MXP system currently being marketed in the United States and several international markets.

12 Oct 2009

Bend Urology Associates selects Aprima Medical Software to implement EHR and PM systems

Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced that Bend Urology Associates has selected Aprima for its 10-provider practice located in Bend, Oregon.

12 Oct 2009

Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT technology chosen as one of The Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010

Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT technology has been selected to The Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010 at the seventh annual Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit. In developing the Top 10, Cleveland Clinic enlisted the expertise of AlixPartners, LLP, an independent international management advisory firm in order to develop a consensus perspective on the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010.

12 Oct 2009

Imprivata conducts joint webinar with Carefx on healthcare management

Imprivata®, Inc., the employee access management company and largest provider of healthcare single sign-on (SSO), today announced that it will be conducting a joint webinar with Carefx, a leading provider of interoperable workflow solutions.

12 Oct 2009

Congressional -- and political -- agenda tied to outcome of health care reform

Questions abound about what may happen if health care reform does happen.

12 Oct 2009

Employers offering more high-deductible plans this enrollment season

When open enrollment rolls around again this year, workers may be faced with more health insurance choices: "more employers may include a new type of plan that can chop premium payments by nearly 20 percent and give consumers a tax break," The Associated Press reports.

12 Oct 2009