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Humana Pharmacy agrees to highest standards of transparency for prescription-drug pricing

Humana Inc. announced today that its Humana Pharmacy Solutions division is one of only five pharmacy-benefit managers (PBMs) in the U.S. to agree to the highest level of transparency for prescription-drug pricing set by the HR Policy Association.

7 Oct 2010

WHO releases new guidelines for simplified treatment of common mental disorders

Millions of people with common, but untreated, mental, neurological and substance use disorders can now benefit from new simplified diagnosis and treatment guidelines released today by WHO. The guidelines are designed to facilitate the management of depression, alcohol use disorders, epilepsy and other common mental disorders in the primary health-care setting.

7 Oct 2010

Retiree benefits prove promising hunting ground for state budget cuts

State and local officials facing down looming budget shortfalls are beginning to look at cutting public employees' famously generous retirement benefits, The Washington Post reports.

7 Oct 2010

UEM, San Diego School of Medicine enter partnership to address medical human resource needs in Mozambique

Aimed at enhancing the capacity of Mozambique's flagship medical school, Universidade Eduardo Modlane (UEM), in pre- and postgraduate medical education, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UEM entered into a partnership in 2007 to address both short and long-term medical human resource needs in Mozambique.

7 Oct 2010

Study finds link between language barriers and diabetes-related health outcomes

Patients who cannot discuss their diabetes with a doctor in their own language may have poorer health outcomes, even when interpreter services are available, according to a new study by researchers at UCSF and the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.

7 Oct 2010

CCAW program launched at Baltimore County Department of Aging Senior Expo

In a unique partnership with sanofi-aventis U.S., the Baltimore County Department of Aging, and the John A. Hartford Foundation, the National Council on Aging is launching a pilot program to help physicians connect older patients with diabetes to evidence-based education and wellness support, right in their local community.

7 Oct 2010

Health care votes haunt anti-abortion Dems; Republicans confront challenges with 'pledge'

Anti-abortion Democrats are facing stiff opposition in their bids for re-election because of their votes for health reform. Organizations like the Susan B. Anthony List and other anti-abortion groups are now attacking former allies who once sided with them on abortion. "Now, SBA List is engaged in a multimillion-dollar attack on its former allies, replete with bus tours and billboards alleging that members 'voted for taxpayer-funded abortion.'

7 Oct 2010

RNs of North Adams Regional Hospital approve two-year contract

The Registered Nurses of North Adams Regional Hospital today ratified a two-year contract. A tentative agreement was reached on September 2, 2010 that maintains important patient care protections in the nurses' contract, while also preserving important rights and benefits the hospital wanted to take away from the nurses. The agreement averted a strike, ending nearly nine months of contentious negotiations.

7 Oct 2010

Feds reassure hospitals, doctors on cooperation though Acos

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz told a meeting of 300 health industry representatives Tuesday his agency would explore an expedited review process' for hospitals and doctors looking to determine if new partnerships they form to provide care would violate antitrust laws.

7 Oct 2010

NHCAA releases new white paper to focus on health care fraud

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) announces the release of its new white paper, Combating Health Care Fraud in a Post-Reform World Seven Guiding Principles for Policymakers.

7 Oct 2010

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

According to an index on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, "most countries are improving their economies and their human development, yet nearly two-thirds are suffering a 'democratic recession' a deterioration in human rights, physical security and the rule of law," the Globe and Mail reports.

7 Oct 2010

U.S. 'among the lowest' in aid quality and effectiveness, report finds

The U.S. "ranks among the lowest in terms of the quality and effectiveness of its aid," according to a new Center for Global Development/Brookings Institution report, Foreign Policy's "The Cable" blog writes.

7 Oct 2010

Louise A. Villejo recognized with 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education

Louise A. Villejo, executive director of the Patient Education Office at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education.

7 Oct 2010

Twenty-two countries face 'protracted crises,' increased likelihood of food insecurity, U.N. report says

Twenty-two countries "are facing enormous challenges like repeated food crises and an extremely high prevalence of hunger due to a combination of natural disasters, conflict and weak institutions," the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's and the World Food Program said in the State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010 report on Wedensday, Xinhua News reports.

7 Oct 2010

PharmMD STAR Solution introduced to help health, drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings

PharmMD, the nation's leader in quality Medication Therapy Management, announced today a new product, PharmMD STAR Solution, to help health and drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings.

7 Oct 2010

Top research papers on venous disease receive VDC Research Awards

The Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) presented the Coalition's second annual Research Awards to the top three research papers on venous disease published in 2009 at the organization's Seventh Annual Meeting in Alexandria, VA.

7 Oct 2010

Health law rhetoric increases in races across country

In races around the U.S., the health care law is proving to be a main factor in deciding who gets elected, with Republicans promising repeal and Democrats defending the tenets of the law. Fox News/The Wall Street Journal has video of debate between Connecticut Senate candidates Dick Blumenthal, a Democrat, and Linda McMahon, a Republican, on the health law (10/5).

7 Oct 2010

Donors pledge nearly $12b for Global Fund, missing lowest funding target

Donors at a replenishment meeting in New York on Tuesday pledged $11.7 billion over three years for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, "higher than past support but below the lowest target set by the agency in its efforts to combat disease in the developing world," the Financial Times reports.

7 Oct 2010

VAP bundle helps eliminate hospital-acquired infection

Critically ill patients on a breathing tube are at risk not only from their injuries or diseases, but also from infections they can contract in the hospital. One of the most common infections is pneumonia from breathing tubes. A study of a new multidisciplinary protocol that has all but eliminated such infections at one hospital was reported on today at the 2010 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

7 Oct 2010

Medical device industry, advocates weigh in on proposed expedited approval process

The Hill's Healthwatch blog reports that consumer groups and device makers are weighing in on a proposal to expedite the approval process for some medical devices.

7 Oct 2010

Health Care News and Research

Humana Pharmacy agrees to highest standards of transparency for prescription-drug pricing

WHO releases new guidelines for simplified treatment of common mental disorders

Retiree benefits prove promising hunting ground for state budget cuts

UEM, San Diego School of Medicine enter partnership to address medical human resource needs in Mozambique

Study finds link between language barriers and diabetes-related health outcomes

CCAW program launched at Baltimore County Department of Aging Senior Expo

Health care votes haunt anti-abortion Dems; Republicans confront challenges with 'pledge'

RNs of North Adams Regional Hospital approve two-year contract

Feds reassure hospitals, doctors on cooperation though Acos

NHCAA releases new white paper to focus on health care fraud

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

U.S. 'among the lowest' in aid quality and effectiveness, report finds

Louise A. Villejo recognized with 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education

Twenty-two countries face 'protracted crises,' increased likelihood of food insecurity, U.N. report says

PharmMD STAR Solution introduced to help health, drug plans increase their Medicare CMS Star Ratings

Top research papers on venous disease receive VDC Research Awards

Health law rhetoric increases in races across country

Donors pledge nearly $12b for Global Fund, missing lowest funding target

VAP bundle helps eliminate hospital-acquired infection

Medical device industry, advocates weigh in on proposed expedited approval process

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