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World Bank, partner programs 'not achieving intended outcomes' for TB in Africa, report says

A report, released Wednesday by the group ACTION (Advocacy to Control TB Internationally), finds that the World Bank and its partners' programs to fight tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa are "not achieving intended outcomes" and have been mostly ineffective, Agence France-Presse reports.

10 Jun 2010

USAID's policy bureau takes shape

Plans for USAID's new Bureau of Policy Planning and Learning are moving ahead, Foreign Policy's blog, "The Cable" reports.

10 Jun 2010

Overall death rate for patients developed complications during hospitalization fell by 23%: AHRQ

Fewer hospital patients died from complications in their health care between 2001 and 2006, but Asians/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics were less likely to survive than either whites or blacks, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

10 Jun 2010

Global Fund releases mid-year results for HIV, TB, malaria

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced mid-year results for HIV and TB treatment as well as for insecticide-treated net distribution, Sify News reports.

10 Jun 2010

Medicalis launches Coordinated Imaging Care Solution

Medicalis Corporation announced today the launch of its Coordinated Imaging Care Solution (CICS), an integrated technology platform that provides clinical decision support, e-ordering, and extensive quality tracking that enables comparative effectiveness in medical imaging. The solution provides the broadest set of quality indicators specifically related to medical imaging available.

9 Jun 2010

Union Hospital joins Indiana Network for Patient Care

The Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC) is expanding to serve patients in Terre Haute and Clinton, Indiana. Union Hospital joins 60 hospitals serving more than 6 million patients throughout the state in a network that allows physicians to securely access necessary information to make decisions critical to patient care.

9 Jun 2010

Caritas Christi Health Care implements MedAptus' Intelligent Charge Capture suite

MedAptus(R), the market leader for charge capture technologies, today announced that Caritas Christi Health Care, also based in Boston, has implemented the company's Intelligent Charge Capture suite for revenue and compliance enhancement initiatives. The organization selected MedAptus' Practice Plus Edition on BlackBerry smartphone devices and web-enabled workstations for the capture of physician inpatient charges. In addition, Caritas Christi is rolling out the MedAptus Facility Edition for the capture of outpatient clinic charges, starting in the area of cardiology.

9 Jun 2010

QuantRx Biomedical completes clinical testing of Q-Reader thyroid testing system

QuantRx Biomedical Corporation, a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products, today announced that it has completed clinical testing of the Q-Reader thyroid testing system.

9 Jun 2010

ISMP Canada develops new website to help consumers report medication incidents

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada, has worked with Patients for Patient Safety Canada, Best Medicines Coalition and other consumer and patient groups to launch an initiative aimed at engaging patients in efforts to prevent harm from medication errors. A new website, www.SafeMedicationUse.ca, developed with support from Health Canada, provides a way for consumers to report medication incidents to ISMP Canada.

9 Jun 2010

Cardinal Health to purchase Healthcare Solutions Holding for $517M

Cardinal Health today announced plans to expand its presence in specialty pharmaceutical services with a definitive agreement to purchase Healthcare Solutions Holding, LLC in an upfront $517 million all-cash transaction. The agreement also includes the opportunity for earn-out payments of up to $150 million over the next three years.

9 Jun 2010

Resverlogix' RVX-208 increases plasma levels of Apolipoprotein A-I and HDL-cholesterol

Resverlogix is pleased to announce that it has collaborated with the Division of Cardiology at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI of the MUHC), to publish today in the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC), a report entitled 'RVX-208 A Small Molecule that Increases Apolipoprotein A-I and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol In Vitro and In Vivo'.

9 Jun 2010

Lapses in infection control common in ambulatory surgical centers

An assessment of nearly 70 ambulatory surgical centers in three states found that lapses in infection control were common, including for practices such as hand hygiene, injection and medication safety and equipment reprocessing, according to a study in the June 9 issue of JAMA.

9 Jun 2010

Allscripts, Eclipsys announce merger

Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, information and connectivity solutions for physicians, and Eclipsys, a leading enterprise provider of solutions and services for hospitals and clinicians, today announced a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion.

9 Jun 2010

RoundTable signs agreement to acquire Ophthalmic Systems business unit

RoundTable Healthcare Partners, an operating-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the health-care industry, announced today that is has entered into an agreement with BD to acquire the Ophthalmic Systems unit, a business within the BD Medical segment. BD is a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents.

9 Jun 2010

Pelosi releases statement on the benefits of Affordable Care Act for America's seniors

Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act for America's seniors. President Obama held a tele-town hall with seniors in Wheaton, Md. today on the legislation's provisions to strengthen Medicare, close the 'donut hole,' and protect seniors from fraud.

9 Jun 2010

UNITAID concerned about infant HIV medication shortage, drug company says supply is sufficient

Bristol-Myers Squibb's plans this month to close its plant in Meymac, France, that manufactures "the last therapeutic option" for HIV-positive babies has drawn criticism from UNITAID, Reuters reports. In an open letter published in the Lancet, UNITAID writes that "[c]losing this factory means that 4,000 to 7,000 babies currently enrolled in treatment plans in developing countries through UNITAID could be left without the medicines they need."

9 Jun 2010

In the news: Senate and jobs bill; Obama appeals to seniors; States' Medicaid squeeze; Beyond COBRA

Today's headlines highlights President Obama's planned visit to a senior center to tout health reform, while several columns examine insurance issues, what doctors say about electronic medical record goals and military treatment of traumatic brain injuries is investigated.

9 Jun 2010

Gates Foundation announces 5-year, $1.5 billion commitment for maternal, child health

During the Women Deliver conference on Monday Melinda Gates announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation "will spend $1.5 billion over the next five years on maternal and child health, family planning and nutrition in developing countries, a pledge that signals a new focus for the foundation known for concentrating on vaccines and AIDS," the Wall Street Journal reports (Jordan, 6/7).

9 Jun 2010

American Diversified Holdings enters Mobile Health Care Market

American Diversified Holdings Corporation has today announced its intention to enter the Mobile Health Care Market as the medical profession gears up to go electronic not only for medical records but also for direct patient monitoring and information.

9 Jun 2010

Two Canadian stroke services earn Stroke Services Distinction from Accreditation Canada

Two Canadian stroke services - the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Calgary Stroke Program - are the first in Canada to earn Stroke Services Distinction from Accreditation Canada. Stroke Services Distinction is awarded to health organizations that meet or exceed the best standards of stroke care. The announcement was made today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

8 Jun 2010

Health Care News and Research

World Bank, partner programs 'not achieving intended outcomes' for TB in Africa, report says

USAID's policy bureau takes shape

Overall death rate for patients developed complications during hospitalization fell by 23%: AHRQ

Global Fund releases mid-year results for HIV, TB, malaria

Medicalis launches Coordinated Imaging Care Solution

Union Hospital joins Indiana Network for Patient Care

Caritas Christi Health Care implements MedAptus' Intelligent Charge Capture suite

QuantRx Biomedical completes clinical testing of Q-Reader thyroid testing system

ISMP Canada develops new website to help consumers report medication incidents

Cardinal Health to purchase Healthcare Solutions Holding for $517M

Resverlogix' RVX-208 increases plasma levels of Apolipoprotein A-I and HDL-cholesterol

Lapses in infection control common in ambulatory surgical centers

Allscripts, Eclipsys announce merger

RoundTable signs agreement to acquire Ophthalmic Systems business unit

Pelosi releases statement on the benefits of Affordable Care Act for America's seniors

UNITAID concerned about infant HIV medication shortage, drug company says supply is sufficient

In the news: Senate and jobs bill; Obama appeals to seniors; States' Medicaid squeeze; Beyond COBRA

Gates Foundation announces 5-year, $1.5 billion commitment for maternal, child health

American Diversified Holdings enters Mobile Health Care Market

Two Canadian stroke services earn Stroke Services Distinction from Accreditation Canada

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