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HHS issues interim final rule with request for comments to strengthen enforcement of HIPAA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an interim final rule with request for comments today to strengthen its enforcement of the rules promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

31 Oct 2009

People with disabilities are an integral part of available labor force, says NCD

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and this year's theme is Expectation + Opportunity = Full Participation. NCD embraces the Department of Labor's apt theme.

31 Oct 2009

36-month demonstration program at UCSF reports an 87.7% reduction in medication errors

A 36-month demonstration program at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) reported this week an 87.7% reduction in medication administration errors – increasing medication administration accuracy to 98% at six Bay Area hospitals.

31 Oct 2009

Patients with disabilities or LEP often perceived that their physicians did not listen to them, find researchers

According to the Institute of Medicine, more than 90 million Americans suffer from low health literacy-, a mismatch between patients' abilities to understand healthcare information and providers' abilities to communicate complex medical information in an understandable manner.

31 Oct 2009

2009 mHealth Summit discusses to integrate science and wireless solutions to improve public health

The 2009 mHealth (Mobile Health) Summit, organized by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), today opens an unprecedented two-day summit bringing together more than 800 public and private sector science, medical, policy and mobile technology experts to develop a new roadmap related to the integration of science and wireless solutions to improve public health delivery, particularly to underserved populations, in the U.S. and around the world.

31 Oct 2009

Shire announces third quarter 2009 financial results

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces results for the three months to September 30, 2009.

31 Oct 2009

GE Healthcare to showcase its sophisticated imaging systems for oncology at the ASTRO meeting

According to the American Cancer Society, more than one million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. In the United States, about 1 out of every 2 men and 1 out of every 3 women will have some type of cancer at some point during their lifetime. The sooner a cancer is detected and treatment begins, the better the patient’s chances for survival.

31 Oct 2009

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and SCA team up to explore partnership opportunities

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) have entered into a Letter of Understanding (LOU) under which the two organizations will explore partnership opportunities.

31 Oct 2009

Study: Gene therapy can reduce symptoms of Huntington's disease

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have shown that a highly specific intrabody (an antibody fragment that works against a target inside a cell) is capable of stalling the development of Huntington's disease in a variety of mouse models.

31 Oct 2009

Initiate Systems announces Accenx Technologies acquisition; expands growth strategy in the healthcare market

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions for information sharing and improved data quality, has acquired Accenx Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of health information exchange solutions. This acquisition furthers Initiate’s growth strategy and expands its offerings in the healthcare market. The terms of the deal are confidential.

31 Oct 2009

New teleneurology medicine program to provide 24-hour emergency services launched

Rural and small, suburban hospitals in North Carolina and Virginia can now provide a higher level of emergency stroke and critical neurology care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as part of a new teleneurology medicine program announced Oct. 26, 2009, by Forsyth Medical Center (FMC).

31 Oct 2009

NCI awards $4.8M for project to measure all the proteins in the human body

An expert in cancer proteomics at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has received $4.8 million in federal stimulus funding from the National Cancer Institute to co-lead a pilot study to assess the feasibility and scalability of a project that aims to measure all of the proteins in the human body.

31 Oct 2009

Individualized MicroNutrient Testing for patients

In response to the current trend toward personalized medicine, the Beaumont Weight Control Center, affiliated with Beaumont Hospitals, a major Detroit-area health system, now offers individualized MicroNutrient Testing for patients.

31 Oct 2009

130 million children to be immunised against pneumonia

Marking the first international World Pneumonia Day on 2 November, the GAVI Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children in poor countries against pneumonia, the world's leading child killer.

30 Oct 2009

Government to decide on payment for doctors who use medical-imaging

The government is weighing whether to cut Medicare payments to physicians who use medical-imaging machines to screen patients for diseases like cancer and heart problems. The decision could come as early as Friday. Lawmakers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services see the cuts as a way to prevent overuse of the technology, which drives up health care costs.

30 Oct 2009

Cardio Infrared Technologies receives new orders for Commercial Cardio Cor and Personal Cardio Cor II bikes

Cardio Infrared Technologies, Inc., a leading Health and Wellness technology and marketing company, announced today that it has received orders from a new Florida-based client for two of the Commercial Cardio Cor bikes and six Personal Cardio Cor II™ bikes.

30 Oct 2009

GE takes a swing at health IT networking opportunities

The value of the federal government's investments in health information technology - better, cheaper care - may not be fully realized unless information can be safely and easily exchanged between health care providers, the New York Times blog Bits reports.

30 Oct 2009

PMSI Holdings to purchase rights under the patent portfolio held by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing

Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. announced today that PMSI Holdings Corporation, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services companies serving the United States with headquarters in Tampa, FL, has entered into an agreement to purchase rights under the patent portfolio held by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. and licensed through its affiliate, A2D, L.P.

30 Oct 2009

Merge Healthcare and MEDRAD announce an expansion of their EU Distribution Agreement for CADstream

Merge Healthcare, a health IT solutions leader, and MEDRAD, a leading provider of medical devices and services for diagnostic imaging, today announced an expansion of their European Union Distribution Agreement for CADstream, a dedicated CAD system for MRI.

30 Oct 2009

Siemens Hearing Instruments introduces new hearing solutions at the ADA 2009 Convention

Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., (www.usa.siemens.com/hearing) one of the largest manufacturers of hearing instruments in the world, today announced several new product models and enhancements at SPLASH: The Academy of Doctors of Audiology's (ADA) 2009 Convention held October 29-31, 2009, in Clearwater, Florida.

30 Oct 2009

Technology News and Research

HHS issues interim final rule with request for comments to strengthen enforcement of HIPAA

People with disabilities are an integral part of available labor force, says NCD

36-month demonstration program at UCSF reports an 87.7% reduction in medication errors

Patients with disabilities or LEP often perceived that their physicians did not listen to them, find researchers

2009 mHealth Summit discusses to integrate science and wireless solutions to improve public health

Shire announces third quarter 2009 financial results

GE Healthcare to showcase its sophisticated imaging systems for oncology at the ASTRO meeting

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and SCA team up to explore partnership opportunities

Study: Gene therapy can reduce symptoms of Huntington's disease

Initiate Systems announces Accenx Technologies acquisition; expands growth strategy in the healthcare market

New teleneurology medicine program to provide 24-hour emergency services launched

NCI awards $4.8M for project to measure all the proteins in the human body

Individualized MicroNutrient Testing for patients

130 million children to be immunised against pneumonia

Government to decide on payment for doctors who use medical-imaging

Cardio Infrared Technologies receives new orders for Commercial Cardio Cor and Personal Cardio Cor II bikes

GE takes a swing at health IT networking opportunities

PMSI Holdings to purchase rights under the patent portfolio held by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing

Merge Healthcare and MEDRAD announce an expansion of their EU Distribution Agreement for CADstream

Siemens Hearing Instruments introduces new hearing solutions at the ADA 2009 Convention

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