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Medicare boosts anti-fraud efforts, but problems are still rife

Medicare officials recovered about $19.2 billion in fraudulent payments over the past five years, including $210 million through a new system that uses analytics to probe billing patterns, CQ Healthbeat reports. But the recovered sum is dwarfed by the size of the problem, projected to be up to $50 billion a year.

27 Jun 2014

New technique improves quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass

A new technique developed by a Binghamton University physicist and his colleagues will improve the quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass. (The sort that's needed for Minority Report-style giant computer displays.)

27 Jun 2014

Lower health spending contributed to downturn in GDP

The revision by the Commerce Department finds that health spending was substantially below expectations for the first quarter and subtracted 0.16 of a percentage point from the nation's growth rate.

27 Jun 2014

New 3D mammography helps diagnose breast cancer quickly than ever before

Screening for and diagnosing breast cancer is quicker and more precise than ever before thanks to new three-dimensional (3D) mammography being used at the Herman & Walter Samuelson Breast Care Center at Northwest.

27 Jun 2014

Patients kept in the dark on costs of tests, treatments

The CT Mirror examines the difficulties patients face when trying to comparison shop or simply figure out how much they might have to spend on medical treatments.

27 Jun 2014

Telemedicine is effective strategy to screen for potentially blinding disease in infants

Telemedicine is an effective strategy to screen for the potentially blinding disease known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to a study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI).

27 Jun 2014

Hillary Clinton says Democrats should run on Obamacare

Meanwhile, a tea party challenger to Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Republican incumbent, is focusing on his posture to the health care law, and House Speaker John Boehner said he plans to sue the president for misuse of executive powers on issues including health care.

27 Jun 2014

Veterans who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual may benefit from mental health professionals

In 2011, the United States Military repealed its "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prevented gay and lesbian service members from disclosing their sexual orientation. Current estimates indicate that more than 1 million veterans identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB).

27 Jun 2014

Study proposes moving open enrollment season

Researchers suggest consumers are not willing to spend money on insurance in the busy fall season as they plan for the holidays so sign-ups in the spring after tax returns are received might be better. Also, a look at consumers' reluctance to shop for insurance

27 Jun 2014

Argus Dental & Vision signs new vision contract with Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare

Argus Dental & Vision, a premier benefits organization, announced a new vision contract with Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare. Beginning July 1, 2014, Argus Dental & Vision will administer vision benefits to eligible Medicare Advantage members of Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare plans in Florida as well as America's 1st Choice in North Carolina and South Carolina.

26 Jun 2014

FMM supports research project to investigate mitochondria-targeted therapeutic approach

The Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine announced today that it is working with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to support a research project led by Wolfdieter Springer, PhD, at the Department of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic in Florida to investigate a mitochondria-targeted therapeutic approach to treating Parkinson's disease.

26 Jun 2014

Ivenix develops groundbreaking infusion management platform to transform infusion pump market

Ivenix, Inc. today announced that it is developing a groundbreaking infusion management platform designed to transform the infusion pump market by helping to improve patient safety and clinical workflow efficiency.

26 Jun 2014

CareCloud receives $25.5 million debt financing commitment from HTGC

CareCloud, the leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records, and medical billing software and services, today announced that it has received a $25.5 million debt financing commitment from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., the leading specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in technology-related markets, including technology, biotechnology, life science, and energy & renewable technology industries, at all stages of development.

26 Jun 2014

SkyeTek releases latest Ultra High Frequency module, the SkyeModule Nova

SkyeTek, Inc., the leader in RFID Solutions and HF and UHF Reader Technology, today announced the release of their latest Ultra High Frequency module, the SkyeModule Nova.

26 Jun 2014

Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center earns renewal of Cancer Center Support Grant from NCI

The Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center has once again earned the renewal of its Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

26 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 26, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the effects of lower health spending on the economy.

26 Jun 2014

PHS implements new program to sell franchises

Preferred HealthStaff (PHS), a family-owned and operated company built on the idea of providing assistance and care to those in need or want of services, announced today that it was implementing a new program to sell franchises, beginning their expansion efforts in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, New Jersey, and Delaware, then going nationwide.

26 Jun 2014

Skilled midwives in world's poorest nations save lives of women and babies

A modest increase in the number of skilled midwives in the world's poorest nations could save the lives of a substantial number of women and their babies, according to new analyses by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

26 Jun 2014

Study measures hazardous concentrations of carbon monoxide on houseboats

Boaters and marina workers should exercise caution this summer before taking to the seas. A study published online in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) outlines hazards posed by carbon monoxide levels on houseboats that use gasoline-powered generators without emission controls, along with controls that are available to reduce exposure to carbon monoxide from the generators.

26 Jun 2014

Individualized climate control for burns victims can improve comfort and working conditions

Individualized climate control for burns victims in hospitals might not only improve comfort for such patients, but improve working conditions for those taking care of them.

26 Jun 2014

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Medicare boosts anti-fraud efforts, but problems are still rife

New technique improves quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass

Lower health spending contributed to downturn in GDP

New 3D mammography helps diagnose breast cancer quickly than ever before

Patients kept in the dark on costs of tests, treatments

Telemedicine is effective strategy to screen for potentially blinding disease in infants

Hillary Clinton says Democrats should run on Obamacare

Veterans who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual may benefit from mental health professionals

Study proposes moving open enrollment season

Argus Dental & Vision signs new vision contract with Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare

FMM supports research project to investigate mitochondria-targeted therapeutic approach

Ivenix develops groundbreaking infusion management platform to transform infusion pump market

CareCloud receives $25.5 million debt financing commitment from HTGC

SkyeTek releases latest Ultra High Frequency module, the SkyeModule Nova

Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center earns renewal of Cancer Center Support Grant from NCI

First Edition: June 26, 2014

PHS implements new program to sell franchises

Skilled midwives in world's poorest nations save lives of women and babies

Study measures hazardous concentrations of carbon monoxide on houseboats

Individualized climate control for burns victims can improve comfort and working conditions

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