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Simulation-based team training improves patient safety and clinical outcomes

A study conducted by an inter-professional team of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans faculty found that simulation-based operating room team training of medical and nursing students resulted in more effective teamwork by improving attitudes, behaviors, interaction and overall performance leading to potential increased patient safety and better clinical outcomes.

4 Nov 2013

Advanced inventory management systems can reduce costs related to medical, surgical items

Health-care supply chain researchers at the University of Arkansas, in a study of three hospitals within the Mercy network, have found that adoption of advanced inventory management systems can significantly reduce costs associated with medical and surgical items used in operating rooms.

31 Oct 2013

Aethon receives two prestigious awards for leadership, growth and innovation

Aethon is proud to be the recipient of two separate awards recognizing their leadership, growth and innovation.

31 Oct 2013

Mylan's revenues decrease 2% to $1.77B in third quarter 2013

Mylan Inc. today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

31 Oct 2013

CMS head Tavenner set to testify Tuesday about healthcare.gov on Capitol Hill

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday will question Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner over healthcare.gov's troubled rollout, taking the stage in a debate that could bolster their political fortunes on the health law.

30 Oct 2013

DATATRAK to display latest DATATRAK ONE software suite at CDISC International Interchange

DATATRAK International, Inc., a leader in developing cloud-based, unified eClinical® technologies and delivering related services for the clinical trials industry, today announced a presence at upcoming industry functions.

30 Oct 2013

Healthcare.gov's technical problems persist even as some hiccups are fixed

For instance, the troubled healthcare.gov was recovering Monday from an outage caused by one of the companies supporting the site.

30 Oct 2013

COMMONWELL project established to support health and social care services

Across Europe, providing health and social care services is becoming increasingly complex and costly. An aging population, a multitude of public, private and informal actors, together with a myriad of e-health systems and technologies create numerous hurdles to offering efficient and cost-effective care.

30 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 29, 2013

Today's headlines include previews of a Capitol Hill hearing that will feature Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serivces Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.

29 Oct 2013

NEI-funded study explores methods to improve diagnosis, treatment of common eye diseases

If you've ever been sleep-deprived, you've probably had a firsthand glimpse of the blood vessels in your eyes. But what you haven't seen—and what many eye care professionals cannot see as well as they would like—are the vessels closest to the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

29 Oct 2013

Analyses: Tracking the development path for Healthcare.gov; analyzing the evolution of the insurance system

The Wall Street Journal reports that a "lack of direction" may have been in play as the federal health exchange was being developed while CBS News offers a long look at how the health insurance system became what it is today.

29 Oct 2013

New federal grant aims at improving physical access, transportation for people with disabilities

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, are collaborating on a five-year, $4.6 million federally funded project to advance physical access and public transportation for people with disabilities by bringing together computer science technology and the principles of universal design.

29 Oct 2013

VisionGate's Cell-CT platform can detect lung cancer in sputum samples with high specificity

VisionGate, Inc., a company developing a revolutionary non-invasive test for the early detection of lung cancer, today reported clinical data showing that its automated 3D cell imaging platform, the Cell-CT-, can detect lung cancer in sputum samples with high sensitivity and specificity. The data was presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer.

29 Oct 2013

Clemson, Dartmouth researchers launch Amulet project to develop mHealth technology

With a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer Systems Research program, researchers from Clemson University and Dartmouth College launched the Amulet project to develop computational jewelry to support mobile-health applications.

29 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 28, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of the health law's federal online insurance marketplace -- healthcare.gov -- and its continuing challenges, troubles and the plans to get it fixed.

28 Oct 2013

Haemonetics net revenue increases 8% to $235.8 million in Q2 fiscal 2014

Haemonetics Corporation today reported second quarter fiscal 2014 net revenue of $235.8 million, up 8%, GAAP net income of $16.5 million and earnings per share of $0.32. Adjusted net income, exclusive of transformation, integration and deal amortization expenses detailed below, was $34.4 million, up 24%, and adjusted earnings per share were $0.66, up 24%. Excluding currency impact, net revenue was up 11% in the quarter.

28 Oct 2013

Zecotek showcases patented imaging technologies at Nuclear Science Symposium

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the Company will be attending the Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference in Seoul Korea from October 27 through November 2, 2013 in Seoul, Korea.

28 Oct 2013

UL research aims to improve diagnosis and management of delirium among palliative care patients

University of Limerick researchers have been awarded €175,000 to undertake research which aims to improve diagnosis and management of delirium, dementia and depression among palliative care patients.

28 Oct 2013

House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on HealthCare.gov billed as oversight, likely to focus on blame

Among those who will appear before the congressional panel will be Cheryl Campbell, senior vice president of CGI Federal Inc. She will likely be asked about the company's involvement in the bungled rollout of the online enrollment process.

25 Oct 2013

Longer looks: Website problems 'could be worse;' why poor people take more health risks; preventing suicide

[President Barack Obama's] advisors shouldn't be surprised -- the success rate for large, multi-million dollar commercial and government IT projects is very low. The Standish Group, which has a database of some 50,000 development projects, looked at the outcomes of multimillion dollar development projects and ran the numbers for Computerworld. Of 3,555 projects from 2003 to 2012 that had labor costs of at least $10 million, only 6.4% were successful. The Standish data showed that 52% of the large projects were "challenged," meaning they were over budget, behind schedule or didn't meet user expectations. The remaining 41.4% were failures -- they were either abandoned or started anew from scratch (Patrick Thibodeau, 10/21).

25 Oct 2013

Software News and Research

Simulation-based team training improves patient safety and clinical outcomes

Advanced inventory management systems can reduce costs related to medical, surgical items

Aethon receives two prestigious awards for leadership, growth and innovation

Mylan's revenues decrease 2% to $1.77B in third quarter 2013

CMS head Tavenner set to testify Tuesday about healthcare.gov on Capitol Hill

DATATRAK to display latest DATATRAK ONE software suite at CDISC International Interchange

Healthcare.gov's technical problems persist even as some hiccups are fixed

COMMONWELL project established to support health and social care services

First Edition: October 29, 2013

NEI-funded study explores methods to improve diagnosis, treatment of common eye diseases

Analyses: Tracking the development path for Healthcare.gov; analyzing the evolution of the insurance system

New federal grant aims at improving physical access, transportation for people with disabilities

VisionGate's Cell-CT platform can detect lung cancer in sputum samples with high specificity

Clemson, Dartmouth researchers launch Amulet project to develop mHealth technology

First Edition: October 28, 2013

Haemonetics net revenue increases 8% to $235.8 million in Q2 fiscal 2014

Zecotek showcases patented imaging technologies at Nuclear Science Symposium

UL research aims to improve diagnosis and management of delirium among palliative care patients

House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on HealthCare.gov billed as oversight, likely to focus on blame

Longer looks: Website problems 'could be worse;' why poor people take more health risks; preventing suicide

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