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Five Star Quality Care transfers operations of two rehabilitation hospitals to Reliant-affiliated entities

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. today announced that effective December 31, 2013, it has transferred the operations of two rehabilitation hospitals to entities affiliated with Reliant Hospital Partners, LLC of Richardson, TX.

3 Jan 2014

Advocate Health Care renews performance improvement relationship with MedAssets

MedAssets today announced that Advocate Health Care, a 12-hospital, 3,300-bed health system based in Downers Grove, Ill., renewed its performance improvement relationship with MedAssets to drive sustainable cost reductions, improve operational efficiencies and ultimately, the standard of care. The renewal builds upon Advocate's recent success in total cost management initiatives including MedAssets Strategic Sourcing, Capital and Construction, Procure-to-Pay solutions and Cost Analytics.

3 Jan 2014

Study: Diffusion tensor MRI-based tractography can be used to evaluate nerve root function

If bulging or protruding intervertebral discs occupies the intervertebral foramen, and nerve roots are compressed. The cross-sectional area of nerve root fibers is reduced, fiber bundles gathered together and interrupted at the affected side, with no branching.

3 Jan 2014

Biologists discover effective strategy that could prevent immune system from rejecting grafts

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered an effective strategy that could prevent the human immune system from rejecting the grafts derived from human embryonic stem cells, a major problem now limiting the development of human stem cell therapies.

3 Jan 2014

Treo Solutions, CIVHC receive 2013 Innovation in Data Dissemination Award

Treo Solutions and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care received the 2013 Innovation in Data Dissemination Award from the National Association of Health Data Organizations during its 28th Annual Conference held in Denver, Colorado. The two organizations were recognized for their work creating and evolving the Colorado All Payer Claims Database, designed to provide transparent healthcare price and utilization information to improve care and lower costs.

3 Jan 2014

UC Davis docs find a way to create "movies" of wrist in motion using magnetic resonance imaging scans

If a picture is worth 1,000 words then a movie is worth far more, especially when it comes to diagnosing wrist problems.

3 Jan 2014

City of Hope to offer radiation oncology services to patients in the Arcadia area

City of Hope and Methodist Hospital of Southern California have reached an agreement in which City of Hope will acquire the hospital's radiation oncology service in Arcadia. The acquisition will expand access to City of Hope's renowned expertise in radiation therapy and will provide additional convenience for patients seeking specialized cancer services.

2 Jan 2014

Study finds extraordinary link between narcolepsy and specific gene variant

A new study conducted across Europe found an extraordinary association between narcolepsy and a specific gene variant related to the immune system.

2 Jan 2014

HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley launches autism-friendly program for ASD patients

HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley's Broadway Campus Emergency Department is launching a dynamic new program to provide an "autism-friendly" experience for patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder. With autism affecting 1 in 88 children, according to Autism Speaks, the commitment to addressing the specialized needs of Emergency Department patients with ASD is timely.

2 Jan 2014

Mazor Robotics gets orders for two Renaissance systems

Mazor Robotics Ltd., the developer of Renaissance, an innovative surgical guidance system and its complementary products, announced today orders of two Renaissance systems in late December, ending the 2013 fourth quarter with a total of seven system sales. In the U.S., the system was ordered by Littleton Adventist Hospital (Littleton, CO) and the second system was ordered internationally by Bestech, the Company's distributor in Israel, for installation in a hospital in Haifa, Israel.

2 Jan 2014

Surgeons develop iPad app to capture trauma patient data in low medical resource environment

Electronic health records have become standard practice throughout hospitals in North America, but in countries with fewer resources many front-line clinicians are still collecting data on paper, if they are collecting it at all. But now, surgeons from Vancouver, British Columbia, have developed a way for their peers at a Level I trauma center in South Africa to accurately collect and analyze trauma care data via an iPad app. The study is published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

2 Jan 2014

Smiths Medical gets FDA clearance to market CADD-Solis system with PIB and PCA delivery in the US

Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, announced today it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its CADD-Solis pain management system version 3.0 with Programmed Intermittent Bolus and Patient Controlled Analgesics delivery in the United States. The new customizable, infusion system will help healthcare providers overcome challenges in maintaining effective epidural analgesia during labor and delivery or with post-operative pain management.

2 Jan 2014

First Edition: Jan. 2, 2014

The early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about what to expect of the health law in 2014.

2 Jan 2014

MD Buyline announces availability of SmartMatch to improve patient safety by tracking recalls

MD Buyline announced today the availability of SmartMatch as a value-added enhancement to its Buyline Recall Tracker recall management solution. SmartMatch helps healthcare providers ensure patient safety and mitigate risks by focusing staff on recalled products in their facilities.

2 Jan 2014

TAVI is an effective alternative to AVR for treating aortic stenosis in very elderly patients

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) appears to be an effective alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) for the treatment of aortic stenosis in very elderly patients, including those age 85 years and older, according to a study in the January 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

2 Jan 2014

Surgeon highlights factors that can prevent revision surgery after hip or knee replacement

Hundreds of thousands of hip and knee replacement surgeries are performed in the United States each year, and they are highly successful in eliminating pain, restoring mobility and improving quality of life.

2 Jan 2014

PLGA tubes better than nerve autografts for repairing sciatic nerve injury

The viscoelasticity of natural and artificial biomaterials can be suitable for human physiological function by matching stress relaxation and creep properties.

2 Jan 2014

Study: Medical students concerned about becoming desensitized to the needs of dying patient

The imminent death of a patient is riddled with emotions for a patient and family as well as the medical team. A study based on the reflections of third-year Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine students is shedding light on the struggle physicians in training often face when trying to control their own emotions while not becoming desensitized to the needs of the dying patient and his or her family.

2 Jan 2014

New tool may help predict retinal detachment after open globe injuries

Ocular trauma causing open globe injury, or a breach in the wall of the eye, remains an important cause of vision loss, with more than 200,000 open globe injuries occurring worldwide each year. In many cases, retinal detachment follows the traumatic injury, causing significant vision loss or blindness.

2 Jan 2014

Controlling tobacco marketing may reduce number of smokers by one-third

Tripling taxes on cigarettes around the world would reduce the number of smokers by one-third and prevent 200 million premature deaths from lung cancer and other diseases this century, according to a review published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

2 Jan 2014

Hospital News and Research

Five Star Quality Care transfers operations of two rehabilitation hospitals to Reliant-affiliated entities

Advocate Health Care renews performance improvement relationship with MedAssets

Study: Diffusion tensor MRI-based tractography can be used to evaluate nerve root function

Biologists discover effective strategy that could prevent immune system from rejecting grafts

Treo Solutions, CIVHC receive 2013 Innovation in Data Dissemination Award

UC Davis docs find a way to create "movies" of wrist in motion using magnetic resonance imaging scans

City of Hope to offer radiation oncology services to patients in the Arcadia area

Study finds extraordinary link between narcolepsy and specific gene variant

HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley launches autism-friendly program for ASD patients

Mazor Robotics gets orders for two Renaissance systems

Surgeons develop iPad app to capture trauma patient data in low medical resource environment

Smiths Medical gets FDA clearance to market CADD-Solis system with PIB and PCA delivery in the US

First Edition: Jan. 2, 2014

MD Buyline announces availability of SmartMatch to improve patient safety by tracking recalls

TAVI is an effective alternative to AVR for treating aortic stenosis in very elderly patients

Surgeon highlights factors that can prevent revision surgery after hip or knee replacement

PLGA tubes better than nerve autografts for repairing sciatic nerve injury

Study: Medical students concerned about becoming desensitized to the needs of dying patient

New tool may help predict retinal detachment after open globe injuries

Controlling tobacco marketing may reduce number of smokers by one-third

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