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Biden: $1.2 billion from stimulus for computerized medical records

"Vice President Joe Biden today announced $1.2 billion from federal stimulus dollars to allow hospitals to modernize record keeping systems," The Chicago Tribune reports.

20 Aug 2009

Rex Healthcare Laboratory to provide billing, marketing and business support services to Pathology Service Associates

Pathology Service Associates, LLC (PSA), a MED3OOO Company, was recently selected by Rex Healthcare Laboratory for revenue cycle management (billing), marketing, and business support services.

20 Aug 2009

Enterprise Technology Solutions and Health Net Federal Services to provide recovery audit services to VA HAC

Enterprise Technology Solutions (ETS) LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Health Net Federal Services LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc., (NYSE:HNT) today announced they have been awarded a contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration Center (VA HAC) to provide recovery audit services of VA payments made for non-VA hospital care to veterans. As the prime contractor for this agreement, ETS will provide program management, and Health Net Federal Services, the prime subcontractor, will provide technical and operational expertise.

20 Aug 2009

State round-up: New Jersey hospitals, Utah's Medicaid troubles, and more

Wednesday's state news includes a hospital demonstration in New Jersey, Medicaid fraud in Utah, an abortion ruling in Oklahoma, and a White House decision to maintain Wisconsin's unique drug program for seniors.

20 Aug 2009

Does fetal fibronectin testing change patient management in women at risk of preterm labour?

Hologic, Inc. has announced the publication of the first of its kind study evaluating the impact of fetal fibronectin (fFN) testing among both symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women at risk for preterm birth. The study, "Does fetal fibronectin testing change patient management in women at risk of preterm labour?" by researchers at King's College, London, England appears in the on-line version of the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.

20 Aug 2009

Massachusetts General Hospital selects BDV's video and audio solution for improving operating room efficiency

Black Diamond Video, Inc. (BDV) announces that Massachusetts General Hospital has selected BDV to integrate their state-of-the-art Integrated Digital Surgical Suites (IDSS) video and audio solution into their new operating rooms and vascular hybrid suites. The IDSS will enhance the quality and efficiency of care delivered by the Massachusetts General Hospital’s surgical, nursing, radiology, pathology and clinical engineering teams by providing high-resolution video routing, audio routing, multi-windowing, printing, recording and video streaming.

20 Aug 2009

White paper outlines how to maintain quality of care while effectively managing costs

ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, reveals some of the processes that hospital c-suite administrators can implement to better manage the high cost of PPIs in a just-released white paper, Wasting Millions by Making Illogical Purchases Based Solely on Physician Preference: Not in My Hospital You Don't!(C).

20 Aug 2009

Scientists find another mechanism that destroys tumor cells

Cells don't like to be alone. In the early stages of tumor formation, a cell might be pushed out of its normal home environment due to excessive growth. But a cell normally responds to this homeless state by dismantling its nucleus, packing up its DNA, and offering itself to be eaten by immune system cells. Simply put, the homeless cell kills itself. This process, known as apoptosis, typically stops potential cancer cells before they have a chance to proliferate.

20 Aug 2009

Motion Computing's new line of Motion Clinical Workstations support clinical workflows

Motion Computing, a leading provider of integrated mobile computing solutions, announced today a new line of Motion Clinical Workstations (MCW). Highly flexible and fully integrated, the MCWs are designed specifically to support a broad range of clinical workflows.

20 Aug 2009

Health Informatics Consulting to oversee practice management & EHR implementation at New Jersey ambulatory centers

Two new ambulatory surgical centers under construction in Northern New Jersey will streamline and improve the quality of care for patients through a partnership with Health Informatics Consulting (http://www.hi-consulting.net), a leader in healthcare technology.

20 Aug 2009

Study reveals that most US hospitals will have smoke-free campuses by the end of 2009

While hospital buildings are often smoke-free, a new study finds that by February 2008, 45 percent of US hospitals had adopted "smoke-free campus" policies, meaning that all the property owned or leased by the hospital, both indoors and outdoors, was smoke-free and there were no designated smoking areas on those properties.

20 Aug 2009

Research reveals effectiveness of carvedilol in preventing variceal hemorrhage

Patients with cirrhosis are at risk for developing portal hypertension that can lead to the formation, dilation, and rupture of esophageal varices. The annual incidence of esophageal varices is approximately 5% and one third of those will bleed.

20 Aug 2009

Low income women less likely to be screened for cancer in Ontario

Less than half of Ontario women with abnormal Pap tests receive recommended and potentially life-saving follow-up care, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). What's more, low-income women are less likely to be screened for cancer compared to their high-income counterparts.

20 Aug 2009

Blankenships receive $6 million compensation for infant son's death due to medical negligence

A couple who alleged that Saint Louis University failed to diagnose and treat a bacterial infection that led to their 6-month-old son’s death were awarded $6 million by a St. Louis jury on Aug. 17. The parents were represented by attorneys David M. Zevan and Kevin J. Davidson of St. Louis-based Zevan & Davidson.

20 Aug 2009

Aton Pharma markets preservative-free drugs for glaucoma

Aton Pharma, Inc., a diversified specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced it has launched new education, distribution, sampling and reimbursement programs for TIMOPTIC(R) in OCUDOSE(R), the only preservative-free medication for glaucoma available in the United States. Aton acquired the U.S. marketing rights in February to the TIMOPTIC product line from Merck & Co., Inc. TIMOPTIC (timolol maleate) is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent indicated for the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma. As many as 2.25 million Americans suffer from open-angle glaucoma.

20 Aug 2009

Covering Kids & Families Michigan campaign aims to enroll 50,000 children in healthcare coverage plans

As Michigan's children head back to school, the Michigan Cover the Uninsured Network (MCTUN) and some of the state's leading organizations are making a special outreach effort to ensure that eligible children and families have access to free and/or low cost health coverage through the state's Medicaid and MIChild programs.

20 Aug 2009

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital's new contract includes creation of labor-management committee

SEIU-UHW members who work at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital voted overwhelmingly to approve a new three-year contract that immediately improves their wages, benefits and voice on the job.

20 Aug 2009

Chindex's new contract financed by KfW Development Bank of Germany

Chindex International, Inc., a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it has entered into a contract to supply EUR5 million in laboratory and hospital products to Centers for Disease Control in China's Qinghai Province.

20 Aug 2009

Compirion Healthcare Solutions webinar for improving hospital emergency department standards

A webinar on JCAHO Emergency Department Core Measures: Achieving Successful Quality Outcomes is being presented by Compirion Healthcare Solutions to aid Hospital Emergency Departments in instituting treatment standards as defined by the Joint Commission, for AMI, CHA and CAP patients. Compliance with JCAHO Core Measures produces better outcomes for the patient while assuring maximum MSI reimbursement to the hospital.

20 Aug 2009

DNA-encased carbon nanotubes used for treating human prostate cancer tumors in mice

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have destroyed prostate cancer tumors in mice by injecting them with specially-coated, miniscule carbon tubes and then superheating the tubes with a brief zap of a laser.

20 Aug 2009

Hospital News and Research

Biden: $1.2 billion from stimulus for computerized medical records

Rex Healthcare Laboratory to provide billing, marketing and business support services to Pathology Service Associates

Enterprise Technology Solutions and Health Net Federal Services to provide recovery audit services to VA HAC

State round-up: New Jersey hospitals, Utah's Medicaid troubles, and more

Does fetal fibronectin testing change patient management in women at risk of preterm labour?

Massachusetts General Hospital selects BDV's video and audio solution for improving operating room efficiency

White paper outlines how to maintain quality of care while effectively managing costs

Scientists find another mechanism that destroys tumor cells

Motion Computing's new line of Motion Clinical Workstations support clinical workflows

Health Informatics Consulting to oversee practice management & EHR implementation at New Jersey ambulatory centers

Study reveals that most US hospitals will have smoke-free campuses by the end of 2009

Research reveals effectiveness of carvedilol in preventing variceal hemorrhage

Low income women less likely to be screened for cancer in Ontario

Blankenships receive $6 million compensation for infant son's death due to medical negligence

Aton Pharma markets preservative-free drugs for glaucoma

Covering Kids & Families Michigan campaign aims to enroll 50,000 children in healthcare coverage plans

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital's new contract includes creation of labor-management committee

Chindex's new contract financed by KfW Development Bank of Germany

Compirion Healthcare Solutions webinar for improving hospital emergency department standards

DNA-encased carbon nanotubes used for treating human prostate cancer tumors in mice

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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