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Chest x-rays may help identify high-risk H1N1 patients

A new study published in the April issue of Radiology suggests that chest x-rays may play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of H1N1 influenza by predicting which patients are likely to become sicker.

23 Mar 2010

ITDS can be effective for screening fever during H1N1 influenza pandemic: UNMC researchers

Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center found an Infrared Thermal Detection System to be a fast and effective fever screening tool in clinical settings during the H1N1 influenza pandemic. The ITDS detected fever in patients through split-second, non-contact skin temperature measurements.

20 Mar 2010

Intense experience in Haiti raises many difficult ethical questions, says Johns Hopkins emergency physician

In an essay published in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a Johns Hopkins emergency physician outlines how he and other physicians who worked in Haiti after the earthquake had to make emotionally difficult ethical decisions daily in the face of a crushing wave of patients and inadequate medical resources.

18 Mar 2010

Edward Hospital: ER wait times available through text message, online and phone

Edward Hospital is among the first hospitals in the country to make Emergency Room wait times available via text message, online and by phone.

9 Mar 2010

Rcadia Medical Imaging receives CE Mark for COR Analyzer System

Rcadia Medical Imaging today announced that it has received a CE Mark for the COR Analyzer® System, its proprietary software that helps identify patients with significant CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) by a fully automatic analysis of coronary CT angiography (cCTA) studies. The CE Mark allows the company to market the system in the European Union and other countries that accept the CE Mark registration. The COR Analyzer is marketed in the U.S. under 510(k) clearance and Rcadia was named 2009 Best New Radiology Vendor by AuntMinnie.com.

8 Mar 2010

Chinmax Medical Systems files complaint against Inverness Medical Beijing over distribution rights for Biosite products

On January 28, 2010, Chinmax Medical Systems, Inc., a leading distributor of clinical diagnostics in China, filed a civil complaint in the People's Court of Yangpu District, Shanghai against Inverness Medical Beijing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc..

8 Mar 2010

Health Policy Research Roundup: Length of hospital stays, analyses of Obama's reform proposals

Archives Of Internal Medicine: Hospital Cost Of Care, Quality Of Care, And Readmission Rates - This study compares patients treated for pneumonia and congestive heart failure (CHF) and finds that high-cost hospitals don't always deliver better care. The researchers, who based their analysis on the data from 3,146 hospitals in the 2004 to 2006 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR), report that "risk-adjusted costs of care for CHF and pneumonia varied widely between hospitals, although hospital cost-of-care patterns seemed stable over time and correlated across conditions."

27 Feb 2010

SRI International awarded $3.8M BARDA contract to develop a radiation assessment device

SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, has received a $3.8M contract from the Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). SRI will research and develop a device to triage individuals who may have been exposed to ionizing radiation after a radiological or nuclear incident.

24 Feb 2010

Accessing out of hours care: Challenging for UK palliative care patients

Accessing out of hours care is still a challenge for UK palliative care patients, even several years after the introduction of phone help line services like NHS24 and NHS Direct. Scottish researchers have specific recommendations for a more detailed and regular communication strategy to improve patients' care, which are published by SAGE in the journal Palliative Medicine.

19 Feb 2010

Study: Telenurses face complex decision-making processes when dealing with calls

Nurses who provide telephone advice services have to balance the conflicting demands of providing appropriate medical advice and acting as a gatekeeper to limited healthcare services, according to a review in the March issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

18 Feb 2010

Prestigious journal suppressing dissenting evidence favoring unnecessary cervical biopsy industry, complains HiFi DNA Tech president

Connecticut Pathologist Sin Hang Lee, MD, has filed a complaint with the international Council of Science Editors alleging the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (Journal) is suppressing dissenting evidence in favor of a $10 billion “unnecessary cervical biopsy industry that protects special interest groups.”

16 Feb 2010

Allscripts clinical and practice management IT solutions to be implemented at NuHealth

Allscripts announced today that NuHealth will implement Allscripts clinical and practice management IT solutions across its network of hospitals and employed physicians, enhancing the quality of care, improving patient communications, and better managing the cost of care delivery. The agreement, valued in excess of $5 million, is the central component of NuHealth's connected healthcare strategy, enabling health information exchange and collaboration among all the members of a patient's care team, inside and outside the health system.

10 Feb 2010

HISIG reports 73% increase in membership in 2009

The Home Improvement Self-Insured Group (HISIG), a California Workers' Compensation program for home improvement and retail employers, has reported today a 73% increase in membership in 2009 in advance of its annual meeting in Rancho Mirage on February 12.

8 Feb 2010

Vangard announces partnership with Vista LifeSciences to voice-enable medical record products

Vangard Voice Systems, Inc. (Vangard), the innovative provider of the AccuSpeech® Mobile Voice Platform (MVP) which adds high productivity voice-direct capabilities to existing mobile applications, announced a partnership with Vista LifeSciences to voice-enable Vista LifeSciences' medical assessment and clinical encounter/medical record products.

29 Jan 2010

Zero LWOT metric appeared on the hospital dashboard at United Hospital Center

The week of Christmas left no one turned away from the Emergency Department at United Hospital Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia. For the first time in years, a zero LWOT (Left Without Treatment) metric appeared on the hospital dashboard.

28 Jan 2010

Partners In Health reports latest developments in Haiti

In spite of the recent aftershocks, which have caused temporary evacuations at medical facilities in some locations, the PIH team reports having gotten 24 operating rooms up and running, providing urgent care 24 hours per day, including 12 at the central University Hospital in Port-au-Prince (HUEH) and seven at four of our medical facilities outside the capital.

23 Jan 2010

Staff and volunteers report stories of hope amongst Haiti earthquake survivors

On Jan. 20, 2010, two healthy babies, one boy and one girl, were successfully delivered at the Canadian/Norwegian Red Cross field hospital in Port-au-Prince. They were born within 90 minutes of the magnitude 6 aftershock that struck earlier that morning.

22 Jan 2010

ETMC Athens effectively handles record number of H1N1 cases

Throughout the month of September, East Texas Medical Center Athens (ETMC Athens) has seen a 42% average increase in number of patients per day and is taking it in stride. Improved efficiencies in the Emergency Department facilitated by a process improvement firm, Compirion Healthcare, have allowed the hospital to absorb the volume and see an improvement in quality.

21 Jan 2010

RMC selects Allscripts EDIS to improve access to clinical information

Allscripts announced today that Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center (RMC) has selected the Allscripts Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) to automate emergency operations and improve access to clinical information.

21 Jan 2010

BARDA awards Duke University $3.7M to develop diagnostic test for detecting radiation exposure

Duke University has received a $3.7 million contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop a rapid and accurate genomic-based diagnostic test that can determine if a person has been exposed to radiation from a dirty bomb or nuclear attack. In the event that all option years are exercised by the government, Duke University could receive up to $43.6 million from the contract.

21 Jan 2010

Triage News and Research

Chest x-rays may help identify high-risk H1N1 patients

ITDS can be effective for screening fever during H1N1 influenza pandemic: UNMC researchers

Intense experience in Haiti raises many difficult ethical questions, says Johns Hopkins emergency physician

Edward Hospital: ER wait times available through text message, online and phone

Rcadia Medical Imaging receives CE Mark for COR Analyzer System

Chinmax Medical Systems files complaint against Inverness Medical Beijing over distribution rights for Biosite products

Health Policy Research Roundup: Length of hospital stays, analyses of Obama's reform proposals

SRI International awarded $3.8M BARDA contract to develop a radiation assessment device

Accessing out of hours care: Challenging for UK palliative care patients

Study: Telenurses face complex decision-making processes when dealing with calls

Prestigious journal suppressing dissenting evidence favoring unnecessary cervical biopsy industry, complains HiFi DNA Tech president

Allscripts clinical and practice management IT solutions to be implemented at NuHealth

HISIG reports 73% increase in membership in 2009

Vangard announces partnership with Vista LifeSciences to voice-enable medical record products

Zero LWOT metric appeared on the hospital dashboard at United Hospital Center

Partners In Health reports latest developments in Haiti

Staff and volunteers report stories of hope amongst Haiti earthquake survivors

ETMC Athens effectively handles record number of H1N1 cases

RMC selects Allscripts EDIS to improve access to clinical information

BARDA awards Duke University $3.7M to develop diagnostic test for detecting radiation exposure

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