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FCTC suggests each country to form plans to help tobacco users quit

More than half of the countries who signed the WHO 2005 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control have not formed plans to help tobacco users quit.

25 Jun 2013

Minneapolis set to host fifth annual Healthcare Business Intelligence Summit

Minneapolis is set to become a national epicenter of healthcare data thought leadership and policy discussion this September when the city plays host to the fifth annual Healthcare Business Intelligence Summit.

25 Jun 2013

MidMichigan Health, UMHS partner to expand access, quality and level of care for patients

MidMichigan Health and the University of Michigan Health System solidified a partnership on Friday, June 21, 2013, when both health care organizations signed an agreement to affiliate.

25 Jun 2013

Verbally abused nurses by colleagues report lower job satisfaction, greater intent to leave current job

Verbal abuse against nurses in the workplace, including abuse by other nurses, is both common and well-documented. The negative effects of that abuse and the adverse impact on patient care are also well-documented. Now, a study of newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs) finds that nurses who are verbally abused by nursing colleagues report lower job satisfaction, unfavorable perceptions of their work environment, and greater intent to leave their current job.

19 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Controlling costs; Health law's guarantee of coverage; ACO liability

In the impassioned debates over healthcare, one fact is often lost-;Americans pay more but get less for their health care than residents of other high-income countries. I believe we can change that. We can improve the quality of care and reduce our expenses, saving a trillion dollars or more a year, by making our health care system more efficient (William A. Haseltine, 6/17).

19 Jun 2013

PTS to integrate CardioChek PA system into Aegis workforce wellness programs

Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. announced a partnership with Aegis Health Group to integrate the CardioChek PA system into Aegis workforce wellness programs administered by health systems across the country.

18 Jun 2013

Malaria control strategies: an interview with Sir Richard Feachem, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco

Exciting progress has been made in the global fight against malaria. The malaria map continues to shrink each year; in the last ten years four countries have been certified malaria-free, and thirty-four additional countries are now working towards malaria elimination targets.

17 Jun 2013

MedeAnalytics releases Population Health Analytics solution at HFMA's Annual National Institute

Today MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, introduced its new Population Health Analytics solution, which delivers enterprise business intelligence to support population health management, risk stratification, pay-for-performance quality measures, capitation, and shared savings adjudication for accountable care organizations and other new payer-provider risk models.

17 Jun 2013

MedeAnalytics unveils new Financial Strategy Analytics solution

Today MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, introduced its new Financial Strategy Analytics solution, a powerful tool that enables hospitals and health systems to proactively manage finances, hone strategic planning, and optimize managed care performance metrics in the context of today's rapidly changing healthcare marketplace.

17 Jun 2013

European Commission amends marketing authorisation for Celgene's REVLIMID

Celgene International Sàrl was today notified that the European Commission has amended the marketing authorisation for REVLIMID. This decision means that REVLIMID is now approved to treat patients with transfusion-dependent anaemia due to low or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes associated with an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality when other therapeutic options are insufficient or inadequate.

17 Jun 2013

Research roundup: Studying states' readiness for insurance exchanges

Unauthorized immigrants' options for health care generally consist of hospital emergency rooms and community health centers. Using nationally representative survey data from 2000 to 2009, researchers compared medical spending for unauthorized immigrants, legal residents, naturalized citizens, and natives of the United States and found that "unauthorized immigrants have lower health care spending overall but higher rates of receiving uncompensated care than legal immigrants and US natives."

15 Jun 2013

Educating pediatricians on appropriate antibiotic usage can improve outcomes in children’s infections

As disease-causing microbes continue their worrisome trend of developing resistance to commonly used antibiotics, public health experts have called for more selective use of those medicines. A new study suggests that educating pediatricians in their offices, and auditing their prescription patterns, encourages them to choose more appropriate antibiotics for children with common respiratory infections.

14 Jun 2013

Study: Intervention improves adherence to prescribing guidelines for pediatric bacterial ARTIs

An intervention consisting of clinician education coupled with personalized audit and feedback about antibiotic prescribing improved adherence to prescribing guidelines for common pediatric bacterial acute respiratory tract infections, although the intervention did not affect antibiotic prescribing for viral infections, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.

14 Jun 2013

Research sheds light on the details of austerity cuts in Spanish health system

A series of austerity reforms made by the Spanish government could lead to the effective dismantling of large parts of the country's healthcare system, with potentially detrimental effects on the health of the Spanish people, according to new research published in BMJ.

13 Jun 2013

State highlights: Ala. abortion law challenged in court; NYC officials try again on soda restrictions

As the protests have grown, so has the list of causes. At the center is a package of changes to voting rules and a tax reform plan working its way through the legislature that would reduce individual and corporate income taxes and expand the sales tax. Protesters have also rallied against the expansion of school vouchers, cuts to unemployment benefits, the repeal of the Racial Justice Act, efforts to allow hydraulic fracturing and the state's refusal to expand Medicaid benefits as part of President Obama's health care plan (Severson, 6/11).

13 Jun 2013

New report shows U.S. retail health clinics expected to double in the next three years

The number of U.S. retail health clinics is projected to double in the next three years due to the increasing demand of newly insured patients under healthcare reform, according to a new report released today by Accenture at the annual America's Health Insurance Plans Institute 2013 in Las Vegas.

12 Jun 2013

Women are 37% more likely to have COPD than men, says American Lung Association report

Women are 37 percent more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than men and now account for more than half of all deaths attributed to COPD in our nation.

6 Jun 2013

Security of ePHI: A growing concern for healthcare executives

The security of electronic patient health information continues to be a growing concern for healthcare executives, driven by an increasingly mobile clinician workforce, uncertainty around impending updates to HIPAA regulations and widespread use of text messaging among providers.

5 Jun 2013

AHA: Hospital consolidation trend a positive development

A study conducted by the American Hospital Association makes the case that the consolidation trend has potential to drive down costs.

5 Jun 2013

NAPHS lauds Administration's initiative to launch national dialogue on mental health

"The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems and its members applaud the Administration's launch today of a national dialogue on mental health," said NAPHS President and CEO Mark Covall.

4 Jun 2013

Health Systems News and Research

FCTC suggests each country to form plans to help tobacco users quit

Minneapolis set to host fifth annual Healthcare Business Intelligence Summit

MidMichigan Health, UMHS partner to expand access, quality and level of care for patients

Verbally abused nurses by colleagues report lower job satisfaction, greater intent to leave current job

Viewpoints: Controlling costs; Health law's guarantee of coverage; ACO liability

PTS to integrate CardioChek PA system into Aegis workforce wellness programs

Malaria control strategies: an interview with Sir Richard Feachem, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco

MedeAnalytics releases Population Health Analytics solution at HFMA's Annual National Institute

MedeAnalytics unveils new Financial Strategy Analytics solution

European Commission amends marketing authorisation for Celgene's REVLIMID

Research roundup: Studying states' readiness for insurance exchanges

Educating pediatricians on appropriate antibiotic usage can improve outcomes in children’s infections

Study: Intervention improves adherence to prescribing guidelines for pediatric bacterial ARTIs

Research sheds light on the details of austerity cuts in Spanish health system

State highlights: Ala. abortion law challenged in court; NYC officials try again on soda restrictions

New report shows U.S. retail health clinics expected to double in the next three years

Women are 37% more likely to have COPD than men, says American Lung Association report

Security of ePHI: A growing concern for healthcare executives

AHA: Hospital consolidation trend a positive development

NAPHS lauds Administration's initiative to launch national dialogue on mental health

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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