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House Liberals: Bill must include public option

"With the battle over health care reform heating up over the issue of a public insurance option, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the House must pass an overhaul that includes a public option," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The comments came at a San Francisco news conference.

23 Aug 2009

HHS Secretary to address National Association of Community Health Centers

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will deliver remarks at the National Association of Community Health Centers' 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo in Chicago.

23 Aug 2009

Avalon members to benefit from contract signed between Avalon Healthcare and Physicians Regional Healthcare System

Avalon Healthcare, Florida’s fast growing statewide individual and group health insurance plan, has signed a provider agreement with the Collier County based Physicians Regional Healthcare System, announced Charles T. O’Neill Avalon’s Chief Executive Officer.

21 Aug 2009

URAC extends support to develop and standardize health care quality improvement measures

URAC, the nation's leading healthcare accreditation and education organization, announced today that it has joined the more than 180 organizations supporting Stand for Quality. Stand for Quality is made up of organizations including AARP, the American Medical Association, National Consumers League, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that represent every segment of the health care industry.

21 Aug 2009

Role of life sciences and health care industries in shaping national health care reforms emphasized at summit hosted by Cherokee Pharmaceuticals

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21 Aug 2009

HCCA's Research Compliance Conference to address Compliance Issues in International Clinical Trials

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21 Aug 2009

State round-up: Colorado's medicaid woes, Utah's Health Exchange, and more

Thursday's state news includes concerns over Medicaid reimbursement cuts in Colorado, the opening of the Utah Health Exchange amidst skyrocketing premiums and the high number of uninsured in Texas.

21 Aug 2009

Inc. magazine ranks Signature Genomic Laboratories no.1012 on its fastest-growing private companies ranking list

Inc. magazine ranked Signature Genomic Laboratories no. 1012 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The company, which performs microarray-based diagnostic genetic testing of chromosome abnormalities in individuals with unexplained mental retardation and/or birth defects, experienced three-year sales growth of 302.9%, more than twice that of the Inc. 5000 industry median and over 12 times the industry benchmark. Signature was also ranked 70th of companies in the healthcare sector.

21 Aug 2009

WFP says more than 1M Kenyans need food aid due to drought; India increases food distribution to deal with drought

More than 1 million Kenyans living in prolonged drought conditions are not getting the food aid they need, Gabrielle Menezes, a spokeswoman for the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP), said recently, the Associated Press reports. She said WFP already provides emergency food aid to about 2.5 million people in Kenya, but another 1.3 million still need help.

21 Aug 2009

Sound Inpatient Physicians and Obama discuss on health care reform

Brett Kronenberger, M.D., a Chief Hospitalist of Sound Inpatient Physicians, and a group of community leaders held a private meeting with President Barack Obama prior to the Town Hall meeting on health care reform, in Belgrade, Montana last Friday.

21 Aug 2009

UFCW opposes Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's efforts to undermine meaningful health care reform

In response to a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Whole Foods’ Chief Executive Officer John Mackey, activists, consumers and labor groups around the country have been organizing in opposition to his efforts to undermine meaningful health care reform.

21 Aug 2009

The American Hospital Association endorses the EXTENSION Healthid smart card system

The American Hospital Association, through its subsidiary, AHA Solutions, Inc., has announced its exclusive endorsement of EXTENSION® HealthID™. HealthID™ is a secure smart card that holds individual patient data for use by the hospitals to improve the care experience. Hospitals are able to quickly find and use patient’s information within an individual facility or across their system or network. The benefits of the smart card include providing much improved patient experiences and streamlined administrative costs.

21 Aug 2009

Common Sense Advisory's report highlights effects of health care reform on non-English speaking patients

With an estimated 50 million people who speak languages other than English at home, the United States health care system serves one of the most linguistically diverse patient populations in the world. A new report from market research firm Common Sense Advisory answers the question, "How will health care reform affect patients with limited English proficiency (LEP)?" The firm's new report, "Health Care Reform and Language Services," pinpoints 14 sections of "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" that will influence the nation's provision of health care interpreting and translation services.

21 Aug 2009

Real Americans share experiences, common need for patient-centric reform

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, the world's leading generic pharmaceutical company, today announced the start of its "Patient First" project as part of the Year of Affordable Healthcare campaign. The initiative, available at: www.yearofaffordablehealth.com/patients, features a first-hand perspective of everyday Americans as they struggle with the enormous and sometimes insurmountable expense of paying for their prescription medicines.

21 Aug 2009

Physicians lack knowledge of off-label drug use and FDA approval status

In a recent national survey, a substantial minority of physicians erroneously believed that certain off-label uses of prescription drugs were approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This mistaken belief could encourage them to prescribe these drugs, despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting such use.

21 Aug 2009

University Of Phoenix and Odessa Chambliss Quality Of Life Fund collaborate to offer nursing scholarships

University of Phoenix today announced a partnership with Odessa Chambliss Quality of Life Fund to provide access to nursing education and help ensure the future of quality healthcare. Through this partnership, two full-tuition scholarships will be offered to nurses pursuing advanced degrees in the state of Florida.

21 Aug 2009

UnitedHealth Group to follow the CDC’s guidance on administration of the swine flu vaccine

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced today that the company will cover the administration of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine for its members whose health benefit plans cover immunizations, and also cover the administration of the vaccine for members whose plans currently do not include immunizations and do not plan to in the future.

21 Aug 2009

MicroPhage's new platform for rapid identification of bacterial infections

MicroPhage announced today the launch of its multi-site clinical trial to support a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket notification [510(k)]. The platform has been developed to rapidly identify bacterial infections and determine antibiotic susceptibility or resistance to aid physicians in antibiotic management.

21 Aug 2009

MN Community Measurement's quality measure promises improved depression care

Efforts to improve depression care in Minnesota and surrounding areas will benefit from a first-of-its-kind quality measure introduced this week by MN Community Measurement, a nonprofit organization that provides objective information on the quality of health care through its Web site.

21 Aug 2009

Bronchial asthma screening procedure for preschoolers still unreliable

The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has investigated the reliability of diagnosing bronchial asthma in children aged between 2 and 5 years, and the benefit that the test results can have for these patients. IQWiG published its final report in August 2009. According to the report, the available studies do not reveal any diagnostic procedure to be particularly suitable. It also remains unclear whether the treatment given based on the test results can benefit the patients.

21 Aug 2009

Health Care News and Research

House Liberals: Bill must include public option

HHS Secretary to address National Association of Community Health Centers

Avalon members to benefit from contract signed between Avalon Healthcare and Physicians Regional Healthcare System

URAC extends support to develop and standardize health care quality improvement measures

Role of life sciences and health care industries in shaping national health care reforms emphasized at summit hosted by Cherokee Pharmaceuticals

HCCA's Research Compliance Conference to address Compliance Issues in International Clinical Trials

State round-up: Colorado's medicaid woes, Utah's Health Exchange, and more

Inc. magazine ranks Signature Genomic Laboratories no.1012 on its fastest-growing private companies ranking list

WFP says more than 1M Kenyans need food aid due to drought; India increases food distribution to deal with drought

Sound Inpatient Physicians and Obama discuss on health care reform

UFCW opposes Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's efforts to undermine meaningful health care reform

The American Hospital Association endorses the EXTENSION Healthid smart card system

Common Sense Advisory's report highlights effects of health care reform on non-English speaking patients

Real Americans share experiences, common need for patient-centric reform

Physicians lack knowledge of off-label drug use and FDA approval status

University Of Phoenix and Odessa Chambliss Quality Of Life Fund collaborate to offer nursing scholarships

UnitedHealth Group to follow the CDC’s guidance on administration of the swine flu vaccine

MicroPhage's new platform for rapid identification of bacterial infections

MN Community Measurement's quality measure promises improved depression care

Bronchial asthma screening procedure for preschoolers still unreliable

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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