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Sound Physicians partners with Albemarle Hospital for providing hospitalist services

Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, announced today an agreement to provide hospitalist services for Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, N.C.

28 Jan 2014

Children who undergo heart transplantation experience good outcomes

Infants and children who undergo heart transplantation are experiencing good outcomes after surgery and may expect to live beyond 15 years post-surgery with reasonable cardiac function and quality of life, according to a study released today at the 50th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

28 Jan 2014

State highlights: N.Y. revises its request for Medicaid adjustment; transplant waiting periods for new coverage in Wash.

A selection of health policy stories from New York, Washington state, California, Virginia, Idaho, Connecticut and Georgia.

28 Jan 2014

Serious traumatic spinal cord injuries rising among older people in the U.S.

The number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause no longer appears to be motor vehicle crashes, but falls, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

28 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: Health overhaul helps ease inequality issues; nuns triumph over health law; deinstitutionalization's mental health legacy

Intense as it is, the current debate over rising income inequality is hardly new. ... The good news is that there's more good news than one might expect. ... In addition to avoiding making things worse, the country has adopted, at least in part, several of the policy improvements we thought made sense eight years ago. Most prominent among these was President Obama's health-care reform, which, for all its problems, promises to ease the health-care cost squeeze on middle- and lower-income Americans (1/25).

28 Jan 2014

Specific compounds found in exhaled breath may help diagnose lung cancer in early stages

Specific compounds found in exhaled breath may help diagnose lung cancer in its early stages, according to a study released today at the 50th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

28 Jan 2014

Number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in US, shows study

28 Jan 2014

Patients' race or ethnicity linked with differences in prescription of HIV drug

A lot of evidence shows that a patients' race or ethnicity is associated with differences in how health care providers communicate with them, the health care they receive, and their health outcomes.

28 Jan 2014

Response of brain tumors from SRS can indicate necessity of follow-up treatments

The response of a patient with metastatic brain tumors to treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery in the first six-to-twelve weeks can indicate whether follow-up treatments and monitoring are necessary, according to research conducted at the University of North Carolina.

28 Jan 2014

For health law, poll finds some negatives have eased, but most Americans still say things aren't going well

A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that 71 percent of Americans who have tried to sign up for health coverage, or live with someone who tried, had difficulties with the insurance marketplaces. Meanwhile, some GOP leaders are seeking a policy alternative to replace the overhaul.

28 Jan 2014

Businesses consider best strategies to cover part-time workers, spouses

Decisions by Target, Home Depot and Trader Joe's on workers' insurance have implications for the success of the law.

28 Jan 2014

Getting Obamacare to harder-to-reach groups

Reaching underserved populations who are newly qualified for coverage remains a major concern and challenge to advocacy groups like Families USA. For insurers and government officials, the target is healthy people who will help balance new risk pools.

28 Jan 2014

How will the president handle Obamacare in state of the union?

The White House press secretary said that the law "is absolutely worth" any past or future political repercussions.

28 Jan 2014

Research helps identify stroke patients at risk for mortality and treatments to reduce death rate

For patients who have experienced a large stroke that cuts off blood supply to a large part of the brain, the use of standardized medical management protocol and surgery to decompress swelling can improve life expectancy, Mayo Clinic researchers found in a recent study.

28 Jan 2014

Supreme Court gives temporary exemption to nuns on contraception coverage

The Little Sisters of The Poor doesn't want to have an outside administrator for its health plan, which covers employees of their nursing facilities.

28 Jan 2014

Neurologist receives Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for remarkable research on persistent brain activity

The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 14th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to Marcus Raichle, MD, a neurologist from Washington University in St. Louis who has made remarkable research findings about the persistent brain activity of our at-rest minds.

28 Jan 2014

When cut from Medicare advantage plans, doctors face dilemma about patients

In the meantime, Medicare is trying to crack down on habitual overcharging by some doctors.

28 Jan 2014

State Lawmakers Consider Legislative Fixes For Health Insurance Exchange Problems

Lawmakers in Maryland and Oregon consider legislation that would help residents sign up for health insurance coverage -- in some cases after deadlines to sign up have passed.

28 Jan 2014

Some consumers finding surprises as they explore health law implementation

Many plans offered on the health marketplaces will take an unexpected chunk out of consumers' wallets, Politico reports. Meanwhile, The Associated Press examines a dilemma for some parents who find that their children qualify for Medicaid and can't go on the same plan as the parents.

28 Jan 2014

Capella University offers online degree programs for Registered Nurses

Capella University, a regionally accredited online university* that offers online degree programs designed to help working adults advance in their careers, has announced two new educational options for Registered Nurses who want to expand their health care career options.

28 Jan 2014

Health Care News and Research

Sound Physicians partners with Albemarle Hospital for providing hospitalist services

Children who undergo heart transplantation experience good outcomes

State highlights: N.Y. revises its request for Medicaid adjustment; transplant waiting periods for new coverage in Wash.

Serious traumatic spinal cord injuries rising among older people in the U.S.

Viewpoints: Health overhaul helps ease inequality issues; nuns triumph over health law; deinstitutionalization's mental health legacy

Specific compounds found in exhaled breath may help diagnose lung cancer in early stages

Number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in US, shows study

Patients' race or ethnicity linked with differences in prescription of HIV drug

Response of brain tumors from SRS can indicate necessity of follow-up treatments

For health law, poll finds some negatives have eased, but most Americans still say things aren't going well

Businesses consider best strategies to cover part-time workers, spouses

Getting Obamacare to harder-to-reach groups

How will the president handle Obamacare in state of the union?

Research helps identify stroke patients at risk for mortality and treatments to reduce death rate

Supreme Court gives temporary exemption to nuns on contraception coverage

Neurologist receives Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for remarkable research on persistent brain activity

When cut from Medicare advantage plans, doctors face dilemma about patients

State Lawmakers Consider Legislative Fixes For Health Insurance Exchange Problems

Some consumers finding surprises as they explore health law implementation

Capella University offers online degree programs for Registered Nurses

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