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Community health centers eagerly await funding from reform law

The Squirrel Hill Health Center in Pittsburgh is one of many community health centers that will see a significant funding increase under the health overhaul law, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

9 Apr 2010

New CMS dashboard powered by MicroStrategy

MicroStrategy® Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that the new information dashboard recently launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is powered by MicroStrategy.

9 Apr 2010

KHN Column: Can Massachusetts' experiment tell us what's next?

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, James Capretta writes: "Now that the year-long debate in Congress over health care legislation has come to a close, it's reasonable to ask: What's next?"

9 Apr 2010

State Department to open new hunger, food security office

The Department of State on Wednesday announced it is opening a "new office on hunger and food security," Politico's Laura Rozen writes on her blog.

9 Apr 2010

ONA supports government's concern about rising costs of pharmaceuticals

Noting that Ontario already spends 10.7 per cent more on drugs per capita than other provinces, the Ontario Nurses' Association is pleased that the government is turning its attention to reducing provincial drug costs.

9 Apr 2010

MedVentive announces completion of oversubscribed Series C fundraising

MedVentive announced today the completion of its oversubscribed Series C fundraising. The $10 million in capital is targeted to fuel the company's next phase of product innovation, which will expand the ability of its technology to reduce costs to purchasers while improving the quality of care to patients.

9 Apr 2010

WHO Director-General turns attention to conditions in slums to mark World Health Day

WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said addressing living conditions in the world's slums is important to improving urban health - the focus of World Health Day on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports.

9 Apr 2010

First Edition: April 9, 2010

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jaclyn Schiff writes: A few months ago, GE Healthcare rolled out a portable electrocardiogram machine, trumpeting the new product's ability to help patients wherever they might need it. But the most interesting thing about the MAC 800 is not where it can go, but where it came from: China (Kaiser Health News).

9 Apr 2010

RNAO announces winners of 2010 Awards for Excellence in Health-Care Reporting

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario is pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Awards for Excellence in Health-Care Reporting.

9 Apr 2010

Interprovincial migration rates for health care workers decline: CIHI study

From 2001 to 2006, Canada's health care providers were less likely to move from one province or territory to another, with migration rates decreasing to their lowest levels in two decades for some occupational groups. According to a new study released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, this decline was particularly apparent for physicians.

9 Apr 2010

Zeria to market, distribute, and sell HemCon's wound and oral care dressings in Japan

HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovative developer of advanced medical products, is proud to announce the signing of an exclusive licensing agreement with Zeria Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., a leading pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products company. Through this partnership, Zeria will market, distribute, and sell HemCon's line of revolutionary wound and oral care dressings throughout Japan.

9 Apr 2010

Five-year, $3.7M trial evaluates customized warfarin dosage based on patient genetics

A five-year, $3.7 million clinical trial will investigate how to balance the benefits and risks of warfarin, a drug that helps prevent potentially deadly blood clots.

9 Apr 2010

Six EDs across New York begin using Rochester RHIO

Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and services and Rochester RHIO, the regional health information organization connecting medical providers across nine counties in New York, today announced that six emergency departments are using Rochester RHIO to view critical patient information from data providers across the region. Emergency departments (ED) include Clifton Springs, F.F. Thompson, Lakeside Memorial, Rochester General, United Memorial Medical Center, and Wyoming Community Hospitals.

9 Apr 2010

Mayo Clinic Health Letter: UV light slows skin cell overgrowth, alters immune system

Ultraviolet light -- a culprit behind sunburns, wrinkles and skin cancer -- offers benefits for some skin conditions, according to the April issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

9 Apr 2010

English language test for foreign doctors in EU “a matter of extreme urgency”

The European commission is working on changing the existing EU laws that allow the free movement of labour especially regarding health care personnel since the regulators have raised the issue of patient safety. The issue here is mandatory English language tests for all foreign doctors working in the UK.

9 Apr 2010

Millions of children in developing world have no access to clean water, latrines at school, report finds

A report, released this week by UNICEF during the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development conference, documents the challenges many schoolchildren in developing countries face in accessing safe drinking water and sanitation, United Press International reports (4/6).

9 Apr 2010

Ten loopholes and problem areas in new federal health reform law

Consumer Watchdog called on President Obama and Congress in a letter sent today to fix ten problem areas in the new federal health reform law that, if not addressed, will be exploited by health insurers and drug companies looking to charge more for less health care.

9 Apr 2010

AmericanEHR Partners Program introduced to help medical practitioners compare EHR systems

A collaboration developing a new Web site to help medical practitioners compare electronic health records systems was announced today by its founding partners, the American College of Physicians and Cientis Technologies.

9 Apr 2010

Idaho man fourth in country to receive Levacor- VAD implant

After receiving only the fourth U.S. implant of a new-generation, Utah-made ventricular assist (VAD ) device, an Idaho man with heart failure is looking forward to resuming an active life following an operation on March 17 at University of Utah Hospital.

9 Apr 2010

St. Vincent's closure sparks concerns, other N.Y. hospitals make plans to accommodate patients

The planned closure of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City raises concerns as other hospitals plan to accommodate its patients.

9 Apr 2010

Health Care News and Research

Community health centers eagerly await funding from reform law

New CMS dashboard powered by MicroStrategy

KHN Column: Can Massachusetts' experiment tell us what's next?

State Department to open new hunger, food security office

ONA supports government's concern about rising costs of pharmaceuticals

MedVentive announces completion of oversubscribed Series C fundraising

WHO Director-General turns attention to conditions in slums to mark World Health Day

First Edition: April 9, 2010

RNAO announces winners of 2010 Awards for Excellence in Health-Care Reporting

Interprovincial migration rates for health care workers decline: CIHI study

Zeria to market, distribute, and sell HemCon's wound and oral care dressings in Japan

Five-year, $3.7M trial evaluates customized warfarin dosage based on patient genetics

Six EDs across New York begin using Rochester RHIO

Mayo Clinic Health Letter: UV light slows skin cell overgrowth, alters immune system

English language test for foreign doctors in EU “a matter of extreme urgency”

Millions of children in developing world have no access to clean water, latrines at school, report finds

Ten loopholes and problem areas in new federal health reform law

AmericanEHR Partners Program introduced to help medical practitioners compare EHR systems

Idaho man fourth in country to receive Levacor- VAD implant

St. Vincent's closure sparks concerns, other N.Y. hospitals make plans to accommodate patients

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