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Digestive Health Outcomes Registry for patients with GI disease

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the leading association representing clinicians and researchers who specialize in the digestive tract, and MedAssurant, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, announced today the collaborative initiative to develop a set of registries to assist physicians, payors, policy makers, and other healthcare stakeholders in the study and improvement of clinical and quality outcomes, care management, and cost effectiveness of care delivered to Americans with gastrointestinal disease.

9 Oct 2009

University of Guam receives NIH grant to determine causes of cancer disparities

The University of Guam received an $8,000,000 five-year U-54 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support a strong national cancer program aimed at understanding the reasons behind significant cancer disparities and the impact on minority populations.

9 Oct 2009

NHLBI to hold Symposium to review latest findings in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine

With advancements in the field of stem cell research accelerating, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold its third Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine to review the latest findings in the field and examine future directions.

9 Oct 2009

Overdose of vitamin A can impact cell growth

If a little vitamin A is good, more must be better, right? Wrong! New research published online in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) shows that vitamin A plays a crucial role in energy production within cells, explaining why too much or too little has a complex negative effect on our bodies.

9 Oct 2009

American Shared Hospital Services updates on Todd Cancer Institute's proton therapy center development

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES, a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, today shared a recent announcement regarding progress in the development of a proton therapy center at Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

8 Oct 2009

URAC expands its online courses for health care professionals

Training becomes even more challenging when budgets and resources are stretched thin. URAC, the nation's leading health care accreditation and education organization, has expanded its online courses to help health care professionals receive the training they need. The flexible courses cover a wide range of health care topics and are available in a variety of formats, including webinars and eLearning modules.

8 Oct 2009

Pacific Biosciences is the Overall Winner of the OnDC 100 Top Private Company Awards

AlwaysOn today announced the winners of its OnDC 100 Top Private Company Awards and named Pacific Biosciences the Overall Winner. Inclusion in the OnDC 100 signifies technology developments in healthcare, education, broadband infrastructure, green technology, enterprise and cybersecurity that contribute to the renewed and continued prosperity of our country.

8 Oct 2009

Ethicon Endo-Surgery's HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shear wins an international design award

Ethicon Endo-Surgery today announced the company won a Gold 2009 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for the research and design process used in the development of the HARMONIC FOCUS(TM) Curved Shear.

8 Oct 2009

Journalists meet to discuss different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society

More than 90 journalists from all over the world meet in Heidelberg, today, for the 4th Alumni Conference of the International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP). In keynote-speeches, panel discussions and excursions participants will discover different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society.

8 Oct 2009

eClinicalWorks signs agreement with Healthwise to provide two Healthwise solutions to help its physicians

eClinicalWorks and Healthwise announced today an agreement to provide two Healthwise solutions to eClinicalWorks physician clients. Healthwise Information Therapy (Ix) Patient Instructions, take-home patient educational materials, integrates within the eClinicalWorks EMR; and the Healthwise Knowledgebase, an online health information library, has patient-specific connections within the eClinicalWorks secure Patient Portal.

8 Oct 2009

Kaiser Permanente launches osteoporosis prevention campaign

Encouraging everyone to “Embrace Your Inner Strength,” Kaiser Permanente has launched a campaign throughout Southern California aimed at getting teenagers, seniors and everyone in between to get serious about building up their skeletons and preventing osteoporosis.

8 Oct 2009

SearchAmerica launches E-Learning modules for hospitals and health care revenue cycle operations

SearchAmerica®, a part of Experian and a leader in financial clearing services for health care, today unveiled five new E-Learning modules designed to help hospitals and health care revenue cycle operations.

8 Oct 2009

Medicalert Foundation International, STS collaborate to standardize the health information in EMIR

In an effort to advance health information interoperability, MedicAlert(R) Foundation International and SNOMED Terminology Solutions(TM) (STS) are working together to standardize the health information in the MedicAlert Emergency Medical Information Record (EMIR), making it easier for consumers to connect their emergency medical information to other health information applications currently available on the Microsoft(R) HealthVault(TM) Platform.

8 Oct 2009

Team PHLY to play against 'Big 5' to raise money for American Cancer Society

Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) will kick-off basketball season by facing the city of Philadelphia's "Big 5" college basketball coaches on the court at the University of Pennsylvania's Palestra Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Team PHLY will tip-off against Coaches Fran Dunphy (Temple), Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph's), Bruiser Flint (Drexel), John Giannini (La Salle), Glen Miller (University of Pennsylvania) and Jay Wright (Villanova) to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

8 Oct 2009

Privately insured African-Americans HMO enrollees more likely to use emergency rooms

Health insurance, and the access it provides to a primary care physician, should reduce the use of a major driver of health care costs: the emergency room.

8 Oct 2009

RWJF honors Arizona advocate with 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the selection of David Carey, chair of Inspire Human Services Co-op in Phoenix, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award.

8 Oct 2009

Clinical and health status outcomes information repository of heart attack patients completed

An important observational registry evaluating processes of care and one-year outcomes of over 4300 heart attack patients is now being completed. Researchers at the Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, MO have led this observational research study in collaboration with 23 other hospitals throughout the U.S.

8 Oct 2009

NCIIA launches new biomedical competition for undergraduates

Today the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) announced the launch of BMEStart, an award recognizing undergraduate excellence in biomedical innovation.

8 Oct 2009

HHS unveils several new resources on federal government’s website for flu information

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled several new resources on the federal government’s one-stop resource for flu information -- www.flu.gov. The Web site now features a new H1N1 Flu Self-Evaluation guide for adults 18 and older along with a new Flu Myths and Facts section, which provides the public with the latest and most accurate information about the flu.

8 Oct 2009

DoD funds Screening for Mental Health's awareness program for military personnel

Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (SMH) today announced that they have received funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue their work with Military Pathways™, a mental health awareness and education program that offers free, anonymous mental health self-assessments to veterans and personnel from all branches of the military as well as their families.

8 Oct 2009

Education News and Research

Digestive Health Outcomes Registry for patients with GI disease

University of Guam receives NIH grant to determine causes of cancer disparities

NHLBI to hold Symposium to review latest findings in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine

Overdose of vitamin A can impact cell growth

American Shared Hospital Services updates on Todd Cancer Institute's proton therapy center development

URAC expands its online courses for health care professionals

Pacific Biosciences is the Overall Winner of the OnDC 100 Top Private Company Awards

Ethicon Endo-Surgery's HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shear wins an international design award

Journalists meet to discuss different aspects of biotechnology and its impact on society

eClinicalWorks signs agreement with Healthwise to provide two Healthwise solutions to help its physicians

Kaiser Permanente launches osteoporosis prevention campaign

SearchAmerica launches E-Learning modules for hospitals and health care revenue cycle operations

Medicalert Foundation International, STS collaborate to standardize the health information in EMIR

Team PHLY to play against 'Big 5' to raise money for American Cancer Society

Privately insured African-Americans HMO enrollees more likely to use emergency rooms

RWJF honors Arizona advocate with 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

Clinical and health status outcomes information repository of heart attack patients completed

NCIIA launches new biomedical competition for undergraduates

HHS unveils several new resources on federal government’s website for flu information

DoD funds Screening for Mental Health's awareness program for military personnel

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