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By not acknowledging America's concerns about health reform Wednesday night, the president appeared inflexible and incapable of real compromise (Dr. Marc Siegel, 1/28).

30 Jan 2010

Recent releases in Global Health

Rajiv Shah's appointment as USAID administrator "comes at a crucial time of challenge and opportunity for the Agency to improve the nutritional well-being of impoverished societies," write the authors of a Lancet Comment that examines the U.S. Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. Though the initiative "sends a clear message to the world about U.S. intent to partner with poor nations to achieve their national food and nutrition goals … the Initiative's nutrition plan, unlike its detailed agricultural blueprint, currently lacks a comprehensive set of aims, activities, research needs, and programme benchmarks," the authors write.

29 Jan 2010

Health bill - 'on life support' - continues to highlight political divides

President Obama's State of the Union speech has so far failed to unite Democrats on a health reform strategy as they "stared down a political nightmare," The Associated Press reports.

29 Jan 2010

Democrats offer varying views on health overhaul's fate

NPR interviewed House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to get his reactions to the President's Wednesday night speech.

29 Jan 2010

Claims by Obama, leading Republican gain fact-checker attention

"Proponents of reform have lost control over the message because people think it's too complicated to understand. Confused about important details of the proposals, the public is susceptible to misrepresentations by opponents," CBS News reports.

29 Jan 2010

Diaverum acquires new clinic in Spain

Continuing on a path of international growth, Diaverum, the largest independent provider of renal health care service in Europe, has surpassed the 200 clinic mark with the acquisition of a new center near Barcelona, Spain.

29 Jan 2010

First Edition: January 29, 2010

Today's news highlights the Democrats' continuing struggle to find a way forward on health reform.

29 Jan 2010

LinkMed’s portfolio company receives order from Siemens AG for DIGNITY Carrier

LinkMed’s portfolio company has received an order from Siemens AG, Health Care Sector, Germany for its patient transportation solution, DIGNITY™ Carrier, for setting up patients for PET/CT imaging for special applications.

29 Jan 2010

National summit on coordinated effort to fight health care fraud

Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today joined private sector leaders, law enforcement personnel and health care experts for a landmark National Summit on Health Care Fraud. The summit is the first national gathering on health care fraud between law enforcement and the private and public sectors and is part of the Obama Administration's coordinated effort to fight health care fraud.

29 Jan 2010

EZ-CAP celebrates its growth in 2009 and sees further expansion in 2010

EZ-CAP, the flagship product of MZI HealthCare, LLC (MZIHC), a leading provider of health plan administration software, celebrated growth in 2009 and sees further expansion in 2010.

29 Jan 2010

URAC's 2010 Best Practices Awards will recognize innovative leadership and successful health programs

URAC, the nation's leading health care accreditation and education organization, has issued a call for entries for its 2010 Best Practices Awards in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection to find which companies are setting the standard in advancing the role of consumers as active participants in health care.

29 Jan 2010

ACP urges Congress to reach agreement on comprehensive health reform legislation

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged Congressional leaders to "reach agreement on a legislative pathway to provide affordable care to all Americans and ensure that they have access to primary care physicians and other specialties facing shortages."

29 Jan 2010

Enhancing the pool of underrepresented minorities may help alleviate healthcare disparities

The number of underrepresented minorities among U.S. medical school faculty remains low, even as the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse.

29 Jan 2010

Childbirth Connection releases two landmark reports focusing maternity care in the U.S.

Childbirth Connection today released two landmark reports that create a framework for revamping maternity care in the U.S. and advancing health care reform: "2020 Vision for a High Quality, High Value Maternity Care System" and "Blueprint for Action."

29 Jan 2010

Annual spring conference to focus on behavioral health services for children, youth and young adults

Developing comprehensive behavioral health services for children, youth, young adults and families will be the subject of the annual spring conference of Community Care, a nonprofit behavioral health managed care organization that is part of UPMC and based in Pittsburgh.

29 Jan 2010

Methodology and evidence behind national mammography guidelines is questionable, says JDMS review

The methodology and evidence behind a widely publicized change in national mammography guidelines is questionable, according to a review in the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS), published by SAGE.

29 Jan 2010

2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award presented to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website

The 2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award has been awarded to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website and blog, "Clinical Correlations," under the direction of Editor In Chief Neil Shapiro, MD.

29 Jan 2010

Patients with hearing, vision and speech disabilities to be provided with auxiliary aids and services

Patients with hearing, vision, and speech disabilities, who receive care at University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, will be screened and provided with auxiliary aids and services as required by federal law under a Resolution Agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

29 Jan 2010

Collaborative approach will build drug system that works for patients, pharmacies, government

The Alberta Pharmacists' Association (RxA) and the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS) stated that they strongly support the new pharmacy funding and services model agreement announced today by Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW).

29 Jan 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

Health Care News and Research

Today's opinions and editorials

Recent releases in Global Health

Health bill - 'on life support' - continues to highlight political divides

Democrats offer varying views on health overhaul's fate

Claims by Obama, leading Republican gain fact-checker attention

Diaverum acquires new clinic in Spain

First Edition: January 29, 2010

LinkMed’s portfolio company receives order from Siemens AG for DIGNITY Carrier

National summit on coordinated effort to fight health care fraud

EZ-CAP celebrates its growth in 2009 and sees further expansion in 2010

URAC's 2010 Best Practices Awards will recognize innovative leadership and successful health programs

ACP urges Congress to reach agreement on comprehensive health reform legislation

Enhancing the pool of underrepresented minorities may help alleviate healthcare disparities

Childbirth Connection releases two landmark reports focusing maternity care in the U.S.

Annual spring conference to focus on behavioral health services for children, youth and young adults

Methodology and evidence behind national mammography guidelines is questionable, says JDMS review

2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award presented to NYU Langone Medical Center's educational website

Patients with hearing, vision and speech disabilities to be provided with auxiliary aids and services

Collaborative approach will build drug system that works for patients, pharmacies, government

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

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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