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Research: 7 key issues need to be addressed to ensure future success of doctor revalidation

New research launched today, 1st September 2014, has concluded that there are seven key issues that need to be addressed to ensure the future success of doctor revalidation, the most profound revision in medical regulation since the Medical Act of 1858.

1 Sep 2014

Researchers come up with new technique to diagnose malaria

Over the past several decades, malaria diagnosis has changed very little. After taking a blood sample from a patient, a technician smears the blood across a glass slide, stains it with a special dye, and looks under a microscope for the Plasmodium parasite, which causes the disease.

1 Sep 2014

Novel document on ventricular arrhythmias published in EP Europace

The first expert consensus on ventricular arrhythmias is published today. The novel document compiles current evidence on the diagnosis and management of ventricular arrhythmias and was agreed by international experts from three continents.

30 Aug 2014

Commercial health care spending up from higher medical service costs

Recent growth in health care spending for commercially insured individuals is due primarily to increases in prices for medical services, rather than increased use, according to a new study led by researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, published in the August issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.

30 Aug 2014

Viewpoints: GOP's 2015 Obamacare opportunities; the need for community health workers; WHO's Ebola response

In another sign that the politics of Obamacare continue to shift, the Medicaid expansion is now all but certain to come to another big state whose Republican governor had previously resisted it: Pennsylvania. ... The details of the final deal will matter. But broadly speaking this looks like another sign of just how hard it is for Republican governors in non-deep-red states to resist the expansion - and of how the politics of this issue continue to change (Greg Sargent, 8/28).

30 Aug 2014

State highlights: States seek health care autonomy; L.A. nursing home audit; promoting overdose-reversal drug

Kansas, Missouri and seven other states have signed on to a movement that would wrest regulation of most of the nation's health care insurance systems from the federal government.

30 Aug 2014

Pennsylvania's Corbett becomes 9th GOP governor to expand Medicaid

Gov. Tom Corbett reached a deal with the Obama administration to use federal funds to put about 500,000 low-income residents into managed care plans already used by the state. There were conflicting reports about the details of the federal waiver, but Corbett's original plan to include work incentives was not approved.

30 Aug 2014

Age, educational levels status predict consumer's use of anecdotal information on Internet

The last time you experienced worrisome medical symptoms, did you look for advice online before consulting a health-care professional? If so, you're not alone.

30 Aug 2014

Judge rules against strict Texas abortion law

A federal judge Friday struck down a major provision of Texas's strict abortion law that would have forced all but a handful of clinics to close next week. The law, passed last year by the Republican legislature, required abortion facilities to meet state standards for ambulatory surgical centers. But U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled the requirements violated a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy (Winter, 8/29).

30 Aug 2014

Research roundup: Benefits of hip surgery; preventing surgical infections; assessing ACOs' predecessors

Surgical treatment of hip fractures can achieve better survival and functional outcomes than nonoperative treatment, but less is known about its economic benefits. ... We estimated the effects of surgical treatment for displaced hip fractures through a Markov cohort analysis of patients 65 years and older. ... Estimated average lifetime societal benefits per patient exceeded the direct medical costs of hip fracture surgery by $65,000 to $68,000 for displaced hip fractures. With the exception of the assumption of nursing home use, the sensitivity analyses show that surgery produces positive net societal savings (Gu, Koenig, Mather and Tongue, 8/5).

30 Aug 2014

NIH to begin trials for experimental Ebola vaccine

The announcement about the testing comes as the outbreak in West Africa grows. The World Health Organizations says it could have infected more than 20,000 people.

30 Aug 2014

CBO chief says Obamacare is reducing deficit

News outlets also look at a looming court decision on the health law's subsidies and the potential impact of big data on health outcomes.

30 Aug 2014

FDA plan to diversify clinical trials raises some concerns

Women's advocacy groups complain that the plan doesn't have "teeth" needed to make a change.

29 Aug 2014

Janssen, Bayer announce expansion of EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO

Janssen Research & Development, LLC and its development partner, Bayer HealthCare, announced today the expansion of the EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO (rivaroxaban) to include additional high-risk patient populations.

29 Aug 2014

Mary Baxter outlines five key ways pharmacy leaders can help hospitals fulfill quality care mission

In part four of a blog series that addresses how to leverage a hospital pharmacy as a strategic asset, Mary Baxter, MBA, RPh., vice president and national practice leader for Cardinal Health's Innovation Delivery Solutions business, discusses how expanding patient access to quality pharmacy care can benefit both hospitals and patients.

29 Aug 2014

Washington state exchange confronts persistent technical problems

Officials for the state's online health marketplace also ask lawmakers to increase the cap on general fund money they can use for marketing.

29 Aug 2014

Texas hospitals complain insured patients moving to urgent care centers

Opting to skip the wait at hospital emergency rooms, an increasing number of Texans are choosing to use urgent care centers that are popping up in strip malls and shopping districts. ... The increasing number of urgent care centers is problematic for Texas hospitals.

29 Aug 2014

$Study: Young athletes need to avoid continuous repetitive activity to decrease risk of pars fracture$

Study: Young athletes need to avoid continuous repetitive activity to decrease risk of pars fracture

Young athletes today often participate in sports year round and with increasingly competitive club and school sports, it has become common to choose one sport to specialize at a young age. While this specialization may seem like a competitive edge, new Northwestern Medicine research suggests that repetitive activity in just one sport, high impact or not, may not be a great idea for growing athletes.

29 Aug 2014

CHLA ECMO program honored with prestigious Award for Excellence in Life Support

The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been honored for the third time with the prestigious Award for Excellence in Life Support by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, an international group of health care professionals and scientists who evaluate hospital treatment therapies for patients fighting complex cardiac disease and respiratory failure.

29 Aug 2014

First Edition: August 29, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the Obama administration and Pennsylvania reaching an agreement to expand Medicaid in that state.

29 Aug 2014

Health Care News and Research

Research: 7 key issues need to be addressed to ensure future success of doctor revalidation

Researchers come up with new technique to diagnose malaria

Novel document on ventricular arrhythmias published in EP Europace

Commercial health care spending up from higher medical service costs

Viewpoints: GOP's 2015 Obamacare opportunities; the need for community health workers; WHO's Ebola response

State highlights: States seek health care autonomy; L.A. nursing home audit; promoting overdose-reversal drug

Pennsylvania's Corbett becomes 9th GOP governor to expand Medicaid

Age, educational levels status predict consumer's use of anecdotal information on Internet

Judge rules against strict Texas abortion law

Research roundup: Benefits of hip surgery; preventing surgical infections; assessing ACOs' predecessors

NIH to begin trials for experimental Ebola vaccine

CBO chief says Obamacare is reducing deficit

FDA plan to diversify clinical trials raises some concerns

Janssen, Bayer announce expansion of EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO

Mary Baxter outlines five key ways pharmacy leaders can help hospitals fulfill quality care mission

Washington state exchange confronts persistent technical problems

Texas hospitals complain insured patients moving to urgent care centers

Study: Young athletes need to avoid continuous repetitive activity to decrease risk of pars fracture

CHLA ECMO program honored with prestigious Award for Excellence in Life Support

First Edition: August 29, 2014

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