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New agreement gives Health Net's members access to 14 of Prime Healthcare's hospitals

Prime Healthcare Services is pleased to announce that it has contracted with Health Net of California for 14 of its hospitals.

10 Oct 2013

Prominent leaders explore new era of healthcare partnerships at MDS' annual conference

Prominent healthcare leaders from around the country were reminded that "You don't have to get big, you just have to play smarter and get better" as healthcare organizations explored strategies for success at MDS Consulting's 8th annual Healthcare Leadership and Executive Conference held recently in Las Vegas.

9 Oct 2013

Doctors concerned about electronic health records

Being able to provide high-quality health care is a primary driver of job satisfaction among physicians, and obstacles to quality patient care are a source of stress for doctors, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

9 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Sen. Barrasso warns insurance buyers beware; it will take time to assess marketplaces

Today begins the first phase of Obamacare's big test. The Obama administration has spent months and millions of dollars promising people great benefits from the new government-run health insurance exchanges. Now Americans will see for themselves. ... Instead of lower health care costs and better access to care, here are four reasons for the buyer to beware (Sen. John Barrasso, 10/1).

2 Oct 2013

State highlights: NYC's plan to get bids for worker coverage meets roadblock; Iowa waits for Medicaid expansion waiver, readies enrollment

New York City's plan to solicit bids for health insurance for hundreds of thousands of workers has been put on hold. A Manhattan judge on Monday granted a preliminary injunction preventing the City from issuing the bids. A group of unions sued the city Aug. 10, shortly after Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city was planning to seek bids within days. Bloomberg said the request for proposals will look to save up to $400 million a year (10/1)

2 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 1, 2013

Today's headlines detail how the federal government has been shutdown as a result of the ongoing congressional battle over the health law. Still, even as House and Senate lawmakers were unable to overcome this issue to reach a deal to provide funding to continue government operations, Oct. 1 is still the official launch of the overhaul's online insurance marketplaces.

1 Oct 2013

Health expenditure link to cancer survival in Europe

The more an EU national government spends on health, the fewer the deaths after a cancer diagnosis in that country, according to new research to be presented to the 2013 European Cancer Congress today (Sunday) and published simultaneously in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology.

30 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 27, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest updates on the congressional brinksmanship related to current budget battles and efforts to defund the health law, as well as reports about President Barack Obama's campaign-style speech about the law and details on another implementation delay.

27 Sep 2013

Finding innovative ways to manage total cost of care

The American Medical Group Association is convening more than 450 participants, representing the leaders of the nation's preeminent healthcare provider organizations, at the IQL 2013 Annual Conference, September 25 - 27 at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona.

26 Sep 2013

Personality traits can be correlated to health care consumption, study finds

Psychiatrists and psychologists have long understood that an individual's personality can define how he or she views the world around them, reacts to situations, and interacts with others. It now appears that personality traits can be linked to the frequency with which older adults use expensive health care services.

21 Sep 2013

Drexel University researchers create molecule that can cause AIDS virus to destroy itself

Pinning down an effective way to combat the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus, the viral precursor to AIDS, has long been challenge task for scientists and physicians, because the virus is an elusive one that mutates frequently and, as a result, quickly becomes immune to medication.

20 Sep 2013

State highlights: Miss. officials want more money for mental health, Medicaid; Okla. Gov. blocks same-sex benefits; Mass. primary care shortage

Mississippi's prison and mental health systems and Medicaid program are seeking millions of extra dollars to get through the budget year, then more money on top of that for the coming year. Agency leaders appeared Tuesday before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to request money for fiscal year 2014, which ends June 30, and for fiscal 2015, which begins July 1 (9/17).

19 Sep 2013

Doctors, medical professionals urge UN to provide more medical support for Syrians

A group of 50 doctors and medical professionals from across the globe today [Monday 16 September] call for the UN to provide more support to medical personnel caring for Syrians in need, warning that the country’s health systems are at “breaking point”, and urging Syrian authorities to immediately lift restrictions that are preventing doctors and medicines from reaching patients.

16 Sep 2013

Bangkok Hospital Group selects Elsevier's ClinicalKey to support clinical decision-making

Elsevier's flagship 'clinical insight engine' provides fast, comprehensive and trusted medical content and answers to more than 500 clinicians.

16 Sep 2013

New report shows 6.6 million children under 5 died in 2012

In 2012, approximately 6.6 million children worldwide - 18 000 children per day - died before reaching their fifth birthday, according to a new report released today by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. This is roughly half the number of under-fives who died in 1990, when more than 12 million children died.

13 Sep 2013

Study shows huge cost implications in getting injured patients to appropriate trauma hospitals

During a three-year period in seven metropolitan areas in the western United States, the emergency medical services system sent more than 85,000 injured patients to major trauma hospitals who didn't need to go there - costing the health care system more than $130 million per year, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study published today in the journal Health Affairs.

11 Sep 2013

Hospira announces EC approval of Inflectra, Europe's first biosimilar mAb therapy

Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, today announced the European Commission (EC) approval of Inflectra™ (infliximab), Europe's first biosimilar monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy. Inflectra has been approved for the treatment of inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis.

10 Sep 2013

DO-HEALTH study aims to provide evidence for strategies that prevent chronic disease in seniors

Europe's largest healthy ageing study - DO-HEALTH - which aims to provide evidence for the safety of three simple preventive interventions: vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids and a simple home exercise programme, has recruited 532 of its target 2,000 seniors.

10 Sep 2013

TCSPP to offer online M.P.H program from 2014

With more than 17 programs in psychology and behavioral and health sciences already established, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP)—one of the leading nonprofit institutions of its kind-- is offering for the first time in its history a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Program beginning spring 2014 online and fall 2014 in Los Angeles.

7 Sep 2013

Nurses at Northside Medical Center to conduct informational picketing to speak out for patient safety

Nurses at Northside Medical Center will conduct informational picketing in front of the hospital on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., including some who will wear gags to demonstrate their concerns that management proposals in current contract talks could limit their ability to speak out for patient safety and quality care.

7 Sep 2013

Health Systems News and Research

New agreement gives Health Net's members access to 14 of Prime Healthcare's hospitals

Prominent leaders explore new era of healthcare partnerships at MDS' annual conference

Doctors concerned about electronic health records

Viewpoints: Sen. Barrasso warns insurance buyers beware; it will take time to assess marketplaces

State highlights: NYC's plan to get bids for worker coverage meets roadblock; Iowa waits for Medicaid expansion waiver, readies enrollment

First Edition: October 1, 2013

Health expenditure link to cancer survival in Europe

First Edition: September 27, 2013

Finding innovative ways to manage total cost of care

Personality traits can be correlated to health care consumption, study finds

Drexel University researchers create molecule that can cause AIDS virus to destroy itself

State highlights: Miss. officials want more money for mental health, Medicaid; Okla. Gov. blocks same-sex benefits; Mass. primary care shortage

Doctors, medical professionals urge UN to provide more medical support for Syrians

Bangkok Hospital Group selects Elsevier's ClinicalKey to support clinical decision-making

New report shows 6.6 million children under 5 died in 2012

Study shows huge cost implications in getting injured patients to appropriate trauma hospitals

Hospira announces EC approval of Inflectra, Europe's first biosimilar mAb therapy

DO-HEALTH study aims to provide evidence for strategies that prevent chronic disease in seniors

TCSPP to offer online M.P.H program from 2014

Nurses at Northside Medical Center to conduct informational picketing to speak out for patient safety

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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

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