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Health inequalities in Europe need action

Health inequality in Europe is resulting in huge social and economic costs to the region, and progress towards reducing health inequalities should be one of the main criteria by which the effectiveness of health systems and governments as a whole are assessed, according to a Review published in The Lancet.

10 Sep 2012

IOM report: Estimated $750B wasted annually in health care system

The Institute of Medicine offers an analysis of how the money is misspent and some steps that might address these trouble spots.

7 Sep 2012

Rwanda to host regional conference on social health protection in East Africa

Rwanda next week will host the Conference on Social Health Protection in the East African Community, which "will consider various approaches to providing universal health coverage in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi," VOA News reports.

7 Sep 2012

Roundup: Judge keeps Calif. prison health care under fed control; Hospital mergers possible in Kan., Wis., Minn.

A judge has again rejected the state's request for a speedy end to federal control of prison health care. In an order issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson said he would require tougher reviews than the state wanted before agreeing to dissolve the receivership that has run inmate medical care for six years.

7 Sep 2012

Medicare’s bundled payment program faces challenges, says economist

For years policymakers have attempted to replace Medicare's fee-for- service payment system with approaches that pay one price for an aggregation of services. The intent has been to reward providers for offering needed care in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner. But many of these programs have known pitfalls, says Stuart Altman, an economist and the Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University.

6 Sep 2012

Roundup: Texas probes Xerox in Medicaid overbilling; Miss. abortion clinic fights to stay open

Texas authorities are investigating whether Xerox Corp. played a role in allowing dentists to allegedly overbill the state's Medicaid system by millions of dollars.

5 Sep 2012

Net Health Systems acquires Wound Care Strategies

Net Health Systems, the leading provider of clinical information systems for the rapidly growing field of wound care, announced today the acquisition of Wound Care Strategies, Inc. developers of the TPS Electronic Medical Record software for wound care providers.

4 Sep 2012

2 Large Minn. health systems announce merger

In Minnesota, two large health systems -- HealthPartners and Park Nicollet -- plan to merge, creating the second biggest system in Minnesota -- just behind the Mayo Clinic.

1 Sep 2012

Examining implications of hiring foreign-born health workers on U.S., global health care systems

In this post in the IntraHealth "Global Health Blog," Kate Tulenko, senior director of health systems innovation at IntraHealth, provides an excerpt of her recently published book, "Insourced: How Importing Jobs Impacts the Healthcare Crisis Here and Abroad."

1 Sep 2012

U.S. behind France, Germany, U.K. in stopping preventable deaths

The study, published in Health Affairs, pointed the finger at the lack of health insurance -- as well as conditions such as hypertension and medical errors -- in the U.S. as part of the problem.

31 Aug 2012

WellStar Health System, Aetna sign multiyear contract agreement

Aetna and WellStar Health System of Marietta, Ga. announced today that they have reached agreement on a multiyear contract extension. Under the agreement, members of Aetna's commercial plans will be able to continue to receive covered services, at in-network rates, from WellStar's hospitals and physicians in the greater Atlanta area.

31 Aug 2012

Hospital news: Low readmissions rates at 2 NYC hospitals; Parkland still facing crisis

Two New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. facilities are among the New York hospitals with the lowest rates of preventable readmissions. Hospitals face reductions in their Medicare rates starting in October, and 18 New York City hospitals will have the maximum penalty allowed under the federal health care reform law-;1% of their base Medicare reimbursement.

30 Aug 2012

UMHS, MidMichigan Health announce plans to affiliate as clinical and business partners

MidMichigan Health and the University of Michigan Health System have announced plans to affiliate as clinical and business partners.

29 Aug 2012

HealthPartners receives Acclaim Award from American Medical Group Association

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today announced that the recipient of the 2012 AMGA Acclaim Award is HealthPartners for "Triple Aim 2.0: Designing Culture to Support Better Health, Better Experience at a Lower Cost," an inventive and patient-centered approach to align the Institute of Medicine's Aims to identify and drive performance improvement, innovation, and culture throughout the organization.

29 Aug 2012

Loyola University Medical Center named among Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems

Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) has been named one of the nation's Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems, according to results of the 2012 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study.

27 Aug 2012

Juventas commences treatment in JVS-100 Phase II STOP-HF trial for late stage heart failure

Juventas Therapeutics, a privately-held clinical-stage company developing novel regenerative therapies for treatment of cardiovascular disease, reports treating the first patient in its STOP-HF trial.

20 Aug 2012

U-M, IGC launch new joint venture for personalized medicine

As a key step toward providing patients with treatments based on their own DNA profiles, the University of Michigan and the International Genomics Consortium (IGC) have launched a new joint venture that will help usher in an age of personalized medicine.

17 Aug 2012

Thomson Reuters welcomes GenoSpace to Life Sciences Partner Ecosystem

The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that GenoSpace joined its Life Sciences Partner Ecosystem.

16 Aug 2012

Indian government plans to launch National Urban Health Mission to complement rural program

Building on its seven-year-old National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), India's government plans to launch the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), which "will focus on improving health care delivery and public health systems," the Lancet reports.

12 Aug 2012

Private sector becoming more involved in efforts to reach global health development goals

In a post in the Guardian's "Sustainable Business" blog, Lisa Herman, managing director of the global health practice area at consulting firm FSG, and Mike Stamp, a senior consultant with FSG, discuss "a new guide for companies on how to participate in global action on women and children's health" recently launched at the London Family Planning Summit.

9 Aug 2012

Health Systems News and Research

Health inequalities in Europe need action

IOM report: Estimated $750B wasted annually in health care system

Rwanda to host regional conference on social health protection in East Africa

Roundup: Judge keeps Calif. prison health care under fed control; Hospital mergers possible in Kan., Wis., Minn.

Medicare’s bundled payment program faces challenges, says economist

Roundup: Texas probes Xerox in Medicaid overbilling; Miss. abortion clinic fights to stay open

Net Health Systems acquires Wound Care Strategies

2 Large Minn. health systems announce merger

Examining implications of hiring foreign-born health workers on U.S., global health care systems

U.S. behind France, Germany, U.K. in stopping preventable deaths

WellStar Health System, Aetna sign multiyear contract agreement

Hospital news: Low readmissions rates at 2 NYC hospitals; Parkland still facing crisis

UMHS, MidMichigan Health announce plans to affiliate as clinical and business partners

HealthPartners receives Acclaim Award from American Medical Group Association

Loyola University Medical Center named among Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems

Juventas commences treatment in JVS-100 Phase II STOP-HF trial for late stage heart failure

U-M, IGC launch new joint venture for personalized medicine

Thomson Reuters welcomes GenoSpace to Life Sciences Partner Ecosystem

Indian government plans to launch National Urban Health Mission to complement rural program

Private sector becoming more involved in efforts to reach global health development goals

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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