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Advances in data analysis technology are effective in controlling Medicare and Medicaid fraud

The annual bill for Medicare and Medicaid fraud hit 11 digits in 2012. That's tens of billions. The numbers might be daunting, but University of Cincinnati research shows that recent strategies to combat this unique form of white-collar crime are increasingly effective.

20 Feb 2014

Researchers use cardiac monitor to assess atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke

Larry Ambrose woke up one night, wandered into his kitchen but couldn't completely read the time on his microwave. A few days later when he noticed his blood pressure was unusually high, he went to the hospital and was diagnosed as having a stroke.

From Medtronic 20 Feb 2014

New technology offers potential to link patient records at different hospitals, overcome communication problems

Although trauma, heart and stroke patients benefit from being transferred from a local hospital to a higher-level care facility, it's unclear why patients transferred with non-urgent medical conditions show at least a 30 percent higher death rate than had they stayed put, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University's nursing school.

20 Feb 2014

Lung cancer patients with Del19 mutation benefit most from afatinib

Afatinib has been approved in Germany since September 2013 for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with activating EGF receptor mutations who have not been treated with an EGF receptor tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (EGFR TKI).

20 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 20, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about Medicaid expansion challenges in Virginia and Arkansas.

20 Feb 2014

Anesthesia Business Consultants to host 2014 AIAPM event in Las Vegas

Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC) announces today that the first annual Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management (AIAPM) is less than two months away—reserve your spot today! ABC has partnered with Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Medical Business Solutions to present the AIAPM.

20 Feb 2014

University of Iowa study finds that police work, like many other jobs, is mostly sedentary

Are you active at your job? If you're like most workers, you probably aren't. And the consequences could be deadly.

20 Feb 2014

Studies highlight community-based efforts to improve health of mothers and newborns in Ethiopia

A series of studies are published in a special supplement that presents results of the Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership—a three-year pilot program funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the goal of improving the health of Ethiopian mothers and their newborns.

20 Feb 2014

Ark. House vote falls short for 'private option' Medicaid expansion

Also in the news, other states -- including Missouri, Wyoming and Utah -- continue to contemplate their own efforts to expand the program or health insurance coverage for low-income people.

20 Feb 2014

UFCW supports for the efforts of Ohio Rights Amendment

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) members in Ohio today announced their support for the efforts of the Ohio Rights Group and for the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment.

20 Feb 2014

UnitedHealthcare, Konami bring DDR CE Classroom Edition "exergame" to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada

UnitedHealthcare and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today are bringing the DanceDanceRevolution (DDR CE) Classroom Edition "exergame" to the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada, where local youths will use the popular dance game to have fun and improve their fitness.

20 Feb 2014

State highlights: Kan. eyes health law opt-out; Calif. voters could set malpractice cap

A selection of health policy stories from Kansas, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Florida, Maryland and Georgia.

20 Feb 2014

1 in 4 check online doctor ratings

Online ratings of physicians haven't caught on as much as ratings of books, movies and plumbers, but a majority of consumers know they exist and one in four consulted them when picking a primary care doctor in 2012, new research shows.

20 Feb 2014

OTC asthma inhaler endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment

An over-the-counter (OTC) asthma inhaler up for approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment, according to Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), a leading nonprofit patient education and advocacy organization.

20 Feb 2014

ACOG’s consensus statement on preventing first-time cesareans

Today's release of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) consensus statement on preventing first-time cesareans is an important step in closing gaps between evidence and the day-to-day care that women receive in pregnancy and labor.

20 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: 'Sham Surgery' for research; bigger hospitals may not bring better care

In a landmark study of a new cardiovascular device unveiled last month, patients received anesthetics, had a large-bore catheter inserted through a cut into one of their major arteries, and had dye injected into their bloodstream.

20 Feb 2014

Antidepressant medication shows potential in treating symptoms of agitation that occur with AD

An antidepressant medication has shown potential in treating symptoms of agitation that occur with Alzheimer's disease and in alleviating caregivers' stress, according to a multi-site U.S.- Canada study.

20 Feb 2014

No 'job loss' results from the health law, Sebelius says

Countering GOP claims that stemmed from a recent Congressional Budget Office report, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius argued that no evidence supports the idea that the overhaul will drive down employment.

20 Feb 2014

The health law's changing world order

News outlets report on how consumers, employers and even providers are grappling with a score of emerging issues -- ranging from health care costs and demand to the challenges of trying to understand the complexities of the marketplace.

20 Feb 2014

DHS expands business and product offerings with the acquisition of Reliable Home Medical Equipment

Dynamic Healthcare Services, Inc., a portfolio company of GMH Ventures LLC and Lakewood Capital, LLC, announced today that it acquired Reliable Home Medical Equipment, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ on February 10th, 2014. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

20 Feb 2014

Health Care News and Research

Advances in data analysis technology are effective in controlling Medicare and Medicaid fraud

Researchers use cardiac monitor to assess atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke

New technology offers potential to link patient records at different hospitals, overcome communication problems

Lung cancer patients with Del19 mutation benefit most from afatinib

First Edition: February 20, 2014

Anesthesia Business Consultants to host 2014 AIAPM event in Las Vegas

University of Iowa study finds that police work, like many other jobs, is mostly sedentary

Studies highlight community-based efforts to improve health of mothers and newborns in Ethiopia

Ark. House vote falls short for 'private option' Medicaid expansion

UFCW supports for the efforts of Ohio Rights Amendment

UnitedHealthcare, Konami bring DDR CE Classroom Edition "exergame" to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada

State highlights: Kan. eyes health law opt-out; Calif. voters could set malpractice cap

1 in 4 check online doctor ratings

OTC asthma inhaler endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment

ACOG’s consensus statement on preventing first-time cesareans

Viewpoints: 'Sham Surgery' for research; bigger hospitals may not bring better care

Antidepressant medication shows potential in treating symptoms of agitation that occur with AD

No 'job loss' results from the health law, Sebelius says

The health law's changing world order

DHS expands business and product offerings with the acquisition of Reliable Home Medical Equipment

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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