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NHS makeover not welcomed by the BMA

The British Medical Association (BMA) has expressed doubts about the radical makeover of the NHS and how it would affect patient care. The reorganization of the NHS in England was unveiled in health secretary Andrew Lansley's white paper in July. The BMA says that the plans are potentially damaging, risk setting groups of clinicians against each other and are not a good use of public money when the NHS has to save £15 to £20 billion.

1 Oct 2010

ACGME approves graduated standards for duty hours for residents training in accredited teaching institutions

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors has approved a set of requirements that are a comprehensive approach to patient care, quality improvement, supervision, professionalism, transitions in care, and resident well-being. Included are graduated standards for duty hours for the nation's 111,000 residents training in ACGME accredited teaching institutions. The new standards will go into effect in July 2011.

30 Sep 2010

CCHIT designates Ingenix CareTracker version 7 as Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) has designated Ingenix CareTracker™ version 7 a CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR.

30 Sep 2010

Ghanaian in-country training programs contribute to OB/GYN residents not migrating

Ghanaian Obstetrics and Gynecology residents say in-country training programs contributed to their decision to remain in their home country to practice medicine, new University of Michigan research shows.

30 Sep 2010

NIH grants for UNC investigators to study HIV/AIDS prevention methods

Investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comprise one of 12 scientific teams in more than a dozen states that will receive National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to study effective ways to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among people in the criminal justice system.

30 Sep 2010

HHS awards fund to support pregnant and parenting women

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today awarded $27 million to support pregnant and parenting teens and women in states and tribes across the country. Of the funds, $24 million was awarded to 17 states and tribes through the Pregnancy Assistance Fund, created by the Affordable Care Act.

30 Sep 2010

Walt Disney launches national initiative to raise healthy, happy kids

The Walt Disney Company today launched Disney Magic of Healthy Living - a national multimedia initiative designed to partner with parents in their quest to raise healthy, happy kids. The initiative, which includes public service announcements featuring First Lady Michelle Obama and young Disney stars, builds on the Company's commitment to a healthier generation of kids begun in 2006 with the announcement of landmark nutritional guidelines associating Disney brands and characters with a more nutritionally balanced range of foods.

30 Sep 2010

Jiangbo fourth-quarter revenues decrease 5.9% to $29.3M

Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company with its principal operations in the People's Republic of China, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. The Company's annual report on Form 10-K has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on the Company's website.

30 Sep 2010

First Edition: September 30, 2010

In today's news, McDonald's may stop providing employee health benefits unless a new health law requirement is waived.

30 Sep 2010

Legal storm brews in area of mental health protection at work

Financial rewards for damages caused by mental injury at work have increased over the past five years by as much as 700%, according to a report released today by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). The report warns that a perfect legal storm is brewing in the area of mental health protection at work, and points to emerging responsibilities for employers to provide a psychologically safe workplace. This is timely, since October is Canada's Healthy Workplace Month and next week is Mental Illness Awareness Week.

30 Sep 2010

New England Journal of Medicine praises VA’s policy on disclosure of adverse medical events

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy on disclosure of adverse medical events was praised as a "valuable resource for all health care institutions" in an article in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

30 Sep 2010

Women's College to build Ontario's only ambulatory hospital focused on women's health

Women's College Hospital together with The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and women representing Ontario's diverse communities, today announced Women's College Hospital is building Ontario's only ambulatory hospital focused on meeting the unique health care needs and priorities of women.

30 Sep 2010

PAF launches new Colorectal Financial Aid Fund

The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) a national non-profit resolving patient access to health care issues, medical financial limitations, insurance denials and multiple government program enrollments, including Medicaid and Social Security Disability Income announced today that it launched a new Colorectal Financial Aid Fund (FAF) beginning September 28, 2010.

30 Sep 2010

Ontario Breast Screening Program encourages women to get mammograms

Before she joined the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP), Margot McAuliffe couldn't remember the last time she'd thought about having a mammogram.

30 Sep 2010

Kaiser Permanente donates Convergent Medical Terminology to IHTSDO

Kaiser Permanente today donated its Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) to the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) for U.S. distribution through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) so that all health care providers arge and small can benefit from the translation-enabling technology.

30 Sep 2010

AccuPSA test for detecting prostate cancer recurrence

A new test could reliably detect early increases in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels a biomarker commonly used to measure the recurrence of prostate cancer in men who have undergone prostate cancer treating surgery. Earlier detection of these rising levels would allow men with cancer recurrence to undergo earlier, more effective treatment for potentially better outcomes.

30 Sep 2010

State Watch: Health insurance advocate proposed in Penn., Calif. OKs medical parole for incapacitated inmates

A bill that would create a state office of health insurance consumer advocacy, representing consumers interests on any insurance matter before the courts or any state department or agency has been introduced in the state House in hopes of passage before the end of the 2009-2010 legislative session. The bill is aimed at helping consumers navigate the new federal health law

30 Sep 2010

Health Care News and Research

NHS makeover not welcomed by the BMA

ACGME approves graduated standards for duty hours for residents training in accredited teaching institutions

CCHIT designates Ingenix CareTracker version 7 as Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR

Ghanaian in-country training programs contribute to OB/GYN residents not migrating

NIH grants for UNC investigators to study HIV/AIDS prevention methods

HHS awards fund to support pregnant and parenting women

Walt Disney launches national initiative to raise healthy, happy kids

Jiangbo fourth-quarter revenues decrease 5.9% to $29.3M

First Edition: September 30, 2010

Legal storm brews in area of mental health protection at work

New England Journal of Medicine praises VA’s policy on disclosure of adverse medical events

Women's College to build Ontario's only ambulatory hospital focused on women's health

PAF launches new Colorectal Financial Aid Fund

Ontario Breast Screening Program encourages women to get mammograms

Kaiser Permanente donates Convergent Medical Terminology to IHTSDO

AccuPSA test for detecting prostate cancer recurrence

State Watch: Health insurance advocate proposed in Penn., Calif. OKs medical parole for incapacitated inmates

Obama administration officials discuss global development policy at roundtable event

The Courts: Doc-owned hospitals protest health law, new Sutter Hospital challenged

CNN poll finds health reform advocates have work to do to convince Americans of the law's benefits

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