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ROCA Test now available in nine additional U.S. states for early detection of ovarian cancer

Abcodia, a commercial stage company focused on the development of proprietary tests for the early detection of cancer, today announced expanded U.S. availability of the ROCA Test.

26 Jan 2016

Geneia forms strategic partnership with Illinois Health and Hospital Association

Geneia, a company of experienced change agents creating analytic and technology solutions to improve healthcare, has entered a strategic partnership with the Illinois Health and Hospital Association.

25 Jan 2016

Better universal healthcare needed to reduce CHE for low-income TB patients in China

Improved universal healthcare is urgently needed to lower catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) for low-income tuberculosis (TB) patients in China, according to a study published in the open access journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty.

25 Jan 2016

Text message reminders may help reduce people’s blood pressure

The study, of over 1300 adults with high blood pressure in the Cape Town area, compared text message reminders and interactive text messaging to a control group receiving standard care. The results appear online in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

19 Jan 2016

Age-related macular degeneration: an interview with Cathy Yelf, Macular Society

Age-related macular degeneration is a condition of the macula, a tiny area of the retina at the back of the eye. Your macula is only about the size of the grain of rice, that’s about four millimeters across.

19 Jan 2016

Cash transfer programme increases child births at facilities, but fails to reduce maternal deaths

To reduce maternal and neo-natal deaths, India launched a cash transfer programme in 2005 that provides monetary incentives for women to give birth in health facilities instead of at home. While the programme successfully increased the use of health facilities for child birth, it did not reduce maternal deaths as much, especially in poor areas.

19 Jan 2016

Sentry Data Systems announces acquisition of Agilum Healthcare Intelligence

Today, Sentry Data Systems, Inc. announced its acquisition of Nashville-based Agilum Healthcare Intelligence. Sentry, the 2014 KLAS Category Leader for 340B Management Solutions, is a provider of SaaS-based technology and data analytics solutions that help healthcare organizations manage costs, compliance and outcomes.

18 Jan 2016

AliveCor Mobile ECG to be integrated into LifeWatch's remote cardiac monitoring service

AliveCor, Inc., the leader in FDA-cleared ECG technology for mobile devices, announced today a strategic partnership with LifeWatch AG, a leading developer of medical solutions and remote diagnostic monitoring services to the digital health market.

From AliveCor, Inc. 12 Jan 2016

Syapse closes $25 million Series C funding round

Syapse, the leader in precision medicine software, has completed the first close of a $25 million Series C funding round. The financing round is being led by Ascension Ventures, a subsidiary of Ascension, the nation's largest non-profit and Catholic health system.

12 Jan 2016

Ebola health-care workers develop guidelines for treating children during future outbreaks

When the Ebola virus outbreak erupted in West Africa in 2014, children infected with the virus -- particularly those under age 5 -- faced overwhelming challenges. Not only was there a high death rate among young children infected with the disease, they often were isolated from their families, leaving them feeling distressed and without the intensive care they needed.

8 Jan 2016

Largest real world study to date demonstrate effectiveness of biosimilar infliximab in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases who have been switched from reference infliximab

Data from the PRospective Observational cohort Study on patients with Inflammatory bowel disease receiving Therapy with BIOsimilars (PROSIT-BIO) in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) has been presented at the Italian Group for the Study of IBD (IG-IBD), VII National Congress, Palermo, Italy.

7 Jan 2016

Men not having important discussions with health providers about prostate cancer screening, treatment

Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Memphis recently published an article in the American Journal of Men's Health which found that men and their health providers are not having important discussions when it comes to prostate cancer screening and treatment.

7 Jan 2016

Drexel biomedical engineer identifies immune cell as potential strategy for growing blood vessels

In what could be a pivotal step toward repairing non-healing wounds and damaged organs, a Drexel University biomedical engineer has identified an immune cell as a potential strategy for growing blood vessels.

7 Jan 2016

North Carolina physician enrolls in Concierge Choice Physicians' Hybrid Choice program

Concierge Choice Physicians, the nation's leading full-service concierge medical service provider, today announced that Octavian Belcea, MD, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based doctor with more than 13 years of practice, has enrolled in the company's Hybrid Choice program - an enhanced service that allows for greater connectivity between doctor and patient.

5 Jan 2016

Stevens, Penn Nursing receive RWJF grant to determine effectiveness of transitional care model

Stevens Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing were recently funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to use policy flight simulators - pioneered by Stevens--to simulate use of the Transitional Care Model, developed by Penn Nursing.

5 Jan 2016

Glendora Community Hospital becomes a non-profit facility

Prime Healthcare Services today announced that it has donated Glendora Community Hospital, a 128-bed bed acute care hospital located in Glendora, California, to the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. The hospital was donated free of any existing debt.

4 Jan 2016

Most patients with chronic pain continue to receive prescription opioids after nonfatal overdose

A study led by Boston Medical Center indicates that most patients with chronic pain who are hospitalized after a nonfatal opioid overdose continue to receive prescription opioids after the overdose and are at high risk for experiencing a repeated overdose.

30 Dec 2015

United Medical Systems to acquire USMD’s lithotripsy division

USMD Holdings, Inc., a physician-led integrated healthcare system, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell most of its lithotripsy division to United Medical Systems (UMS), a leading provider of mobile medical equipment and services, including urology, women's health and MRI imaging, to hospitals, surgery centers and physician offices across the U.S., Canada and South America.

26 Dec 2015

ABC/VEN-analysis presents simple and effective method towards rational use of medicines

Rational use of medicines remains to be one of the most challenging problems in health systems worldwide. Kazan Federal University researchers conducted a practical study to assess the impact of introducing evidence-based principles to the practice of medicine procurement in order to manage budget expenditures on medicines of a multidisciplinary health facility for the period of 2011-2014.

23 Dec 2015

HealthCare Partners Medical Group receives IHA Medicare Advantage 4.5 Star Award

DaVita HealthCare Partners, a leading independent medical group in America and leading provider of kidney care services, today announced that HealthCare Partners Medical Group has received the Integrated Healthcare Association's Medicare Advantage 4.5 Star Award.

21 Dec 2015

Health Systems News and Research

ROCA Test now available in nine additional U.S. states for early detection of ovarian cancer

Geneia forms strategic partnership with Illinois Health and Hospital Association

Better universal healthcare needed to reduce CHE for low-income TB patients in China

Text message reminders may help reduce people’s blood pressure

Age-related macular degeneration: an interview with Cathy Yelf, Macular Society

Cash transfer programme increases child births at facilities, but fails to reduce maternal deaths

Sentry Data Systems announces acquisition of Agilum Healthcare Intelligence

AliveCor Mobile ECG to be integrated into LifeWatch's remote cardiac monitoring service

Syapse closes $25 million Series C funding round

Ebola health-care workers develop guidelines for treating children during future outbreaks

Largest real world study to date demonstrate effectiveness of biosimilar infliximab in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases who have been switched from reference infliximab

Men not having important discussions with health providers about prostate cancer screening, treatment

Drexel biomedical engineer identifies immune cell as potential strategy for growing blood vessels

North Carolina physician enrolls in Concierge Choice Physicians' Hybrid Choice program

Stevens, Penn Nursing receive RWJF grant to determine effectiveness of transitional care model

Glendora Community Hospital becomes a non-profit facility

Most patients with chronic pain continue to receive prescription opioids after nonfatal overdose

United Medical Systems to acquire USMD’s lithotripsy division

ABC/VEN-analysis presents simple and effective method towards rational use of medicines

HealthCare Partners Medical Group receives IHA Medicare Advantage 4.5 Star Award

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