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CMAJ calls for new vision for health at Canada's federal level

Canada needs a new vision for health at the federal level, writes Dr. Paul Hebert, Editor-in-Chief, CMAJ, Deputy Editor, in an editorial published today.

24 Aug 2010

Researchers develop new instrumentation to simplify testing patients for infectious diseases

Arizona State University researchers have demonstrated a way to dramatically simplify testing patients for infectious diseases and unhealthy protein levels.New testing instrumentation developed by Antonia Garcia and John Schneider promises to make the procedure less costly and produce results in less time.

24 Aug 2010

Cambridge Health Alliance to expand use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions

MedAssets, Inc. announced today that the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) of the metropolitan Boston area will expand its use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions to further improve its financial performance and streamline its revenue cycle operations.

24 Aug 2010

Center for Health Sciences to offer certificate program in Phlebotomy

Beginning in October, the Graduate School's new Center for Health Sciences will offer a Medical Laboratory Technician, Associate of Applied Science degree and a certificate program in Phlebotomy. The first of many programs to be offered, both curricula provide a combination of coursework and clinical experience with strong emphasis on employability skills such as problem solving, effective communication, professional conduct, and information and technology literacy.

21 Aug 2010

Recent releases in Global Health

In view of World Humanitarian Day, a Huffington Post blog discusses the "lessons" of disaster response and the global "proliferation of humanitarian crises." First, the authors write that "the number of people affected by disasters is on the rise," mostly due to conflict and natural disasters. "Second, and in spite of these trends, U.S. humanitarian assistance is a sound investment. Though only about one-tenth of one percent of the federal budget, our aid not only saves lives, but promotes security and well-being where despair and misery threaten."

21 Aug 2010

First Edition: August 20, 2010

Today's headlines include articles on health insurance for college students, new plans to overhaul the government's bioterror and flu preparations, changes in store for health care for the homeless and a look at the new high risk insurance plans.

20 Aug 2010

Study finds evidence that single-disease initiatives may compromise fragile health systems in low-income countries

Single-disease initiatives in low-income countries with fragile health systems may compromise the ability of such health systems to meet the other community needs, according to a study published Tuesday in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, VaccineNewsDaily.com reports (Purlain, 8/18).

20 Aug 2010

Emunamedica licenses technology for near-infrared wound monitor from Drexel University

Patients with diabetes-associated wounds could receive faster and more effective treatment thanks to a non-invasive device that monitors wound healing and is one step closer to market. Emunamedica LLC, a Florida-based healthcare start-up, has licensed technology for a near-infrared wound monitor from Drexel University. The device was developed by Dr. Elisabeth Papazoglou and Dr. Leonid Zubkov of Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems in collaboration with Dr. Michael S. Weingarten, M.D. of Drexel College of Medicine and their teams.

19 Aug 2010

Holzer Consolidated Health System deploys CareTech Solutions Service Desk

CareTech Solutions, an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 150 U.S. hospitals, announced today, that Holzer Consolidated Health System in Gallipolis, Ohio, selected the company's 24/7 Service Desk and Infrastructure Performance Monitoring solution for its six-facility integrated delivery network.

18 Aug 2010

Addus HomeCare awarded new contracts in North Carolina

Addus HomeCare Corporation, a comprehensive provider of home-based social and medical services, announced today the award of three new contracts that broaden its presence in the growing Southeast market.

18 Aug 2010

PBM Medco invests in comparative-effectiveness, safety research firm

The Wall Street Journal reports that pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions will buy United BioSource, a business that conducts safety and comparative effectiveness research, for $730 million.

18 Aug 2010

Sec. of State Clinton discusses Global Health Initiative

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about President Barack Obama's $63 billion Global Health Initiative (GHI) during a speech on Monday at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Reuters' "Front Row Washington" blog reports (Ashburn, 8/16).

18 Aug 2010

ProMedica to implement Amerinet Diagnostix's AccuPrice daily price auditing solution

Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, recently partnered with ProMedica Health System to implement AccuPrice®, a daily price auditing solution from Amerinet Diagnostix®, in its laboratory to quickly identify and resolve more than $8,000 in pricing errors.

18 Aug 2010

Hospitals address slashed payments, technology investments and rehospitalizations

Boston Herald: Massachusetts hospital officials say that reduced federal and state payments may destabilize health care delivery. The state's combined Medicaid and CHIP program, known as MassHealth, plans to cut hospital reimbursements "by $75 million in its main contract between hospitals and MassHealth, according to the Massachusetts Hospital Association, which cited 'discussions' with the state in outlining the proposed cut to its members over the weekend.

17 Aug 2010

As EMR vision takes shape, doctors brace — especially those who are late in their careers

The vision of a fully wired health system — the goal of a push by doctors, hospitals and the federal government — is coalescing at a Michigan hospital, the Detroit Free Press reports. "Patients at some of the state's largest health systems over the next few years, for example, will have hospital rooms wired into a computer system that lets them see their vital signs, medicines and the name and photograph of the hospital staffer who enters their room.

17 Aug 2010

QuadraMed, CPMRC partner to provide integrated EHR solution with evidence-based content

QuadraMed, a leading provider of healthcare technologies and services, and the CPM Resource Center (CPMRC), an Elsevier company and leader in developing clinical practice guidelines for healthcare, today announced their partnership to provide QuadraMed's clients with nursing and allied health clinical documentation, care planning, and clinical practice guidelines, as well as transformation services.

17 Aug 2010

Washington Post: Debate over whether big health systems help cut costs

In Roanoke, Va., one company owns the city's two hospitals and six others in a region of 250,000 residents, commanding the area's largest economic engine and a workforce that includes 550 doctors, The Washington Post reports. Carilion Clinic's consolidation has sparked a local row: Is this the future of integrated, efficient health care delivery, or is it a gilded-age style monopoly?

16 Aug 2010

Challenges in interrelated disciplines of information governance in effective e-Health systems

According to a new report from Accenture, healthcare organizations planning large investments in e-health solutions face challenges in five interrelated disciplines of information governance - data privacy, confidentiality, security, quality and integrity.

13 Aug 2010

National organization releases “Lessons from the Frontlines” report on H1N1

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), and the National Specialty Society of Community Medicine (NSSCM) today released Lessons from the Frontlines, a collaborative report on H1N1 describing the physician experience on the frontlines of the pandemic.

13 Aug 2010

News outlets look at how H1N1 will inform WHO's future outbreak response

Following the WHO's decision on Tuesday to declare the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic over, several news outlets reviewed the emergence of the virus around the world, exploring how some of the lessons learned from H1N1 could assist the WHO's handling of future outbreaks.

12 Aug 2010

Health Systems News and Research

CMAJ calls for new vision for health at Canada's federal level

Researchers develop new instrumentation to simplify testing patients for infectious diseases

Cambridge Health Alliance to expand use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions

Center for Health Sciences to offer certificate program in Phlebotomy

Recent releases in Global Health

First Edition: August 20, 2010

Study finds evidence that single-disease initiatives may compromise fragile health systems in low-income countries

Emunamedica licenses technology for near-infrared wound monitor from Drexel University

Holzer Consolidated Health System deploys CareTech Solutions Service Desk

Addus HomeCare awarded new contracts in North Carolina

PBM Medco invests in comparative-effectiveness, safety research firm

Sec. of State Clinton discusses Global Health Initiative

ProMedica to implement Amerinet Diagnostix's AccuPrice daily price auditing solution

Hospitals address slashed payments, technology investments and rehospitalizations

As EMR vision takes shape, doctors brace — especially those who are late in their careers

QuadraMed, CPMRC partner to provide integrated EHR solution with evidence-based content

Washington Post: Debate over whether big health systems help cut costs

Challenges in interrelated disciplines of information governance in effective e-Health systems

National organization releases “Lessons from the Frontlines” report on H1N1

News outlets look at how H1N1 will inform WHO's future outbreak response

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