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Big companies likely to move employees to health exchanges

A new Standard & Poor's investor report predicted that nearly all workers' coverage would shift by 2020, triggering trillions in savings for them by 2025.

2 May 2014

Medicare proposes that hospitals provide more transparency on prices

In a proposed rule, federal officials lay out new regulations for hospitals that include offering a standard list of prices, the new federal payment rates, observation care and readmissions.

2 May 2014

Polls show continued public skepticism about health law

While slightly less than half of those polled by the Wall Street Journal and NBC think the law is a bad idea, only 21 percent want it repealed.

2 May 2014

RedRick Technologies to highlight benefits of radiology reading room environment at SIIM meeting

RedRick Technologies, a provider of custom engineered ergonomic reading workstations, monitor mounting solutions and reading room environments, is attending the upcoming Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting on May 15 - 17, in Long Beach, CA.

2 May 2014

Custom-made mouthguards outperform store-bought models in reducing risk of concussion in athletes

When it comes to buying a mouthguard, parents who want to reduce their child's risk of a sports-related concussion should visit a dentist instead of a sporting goods store.

2 May 2014

Study shows noncombat-related injury are leading causes of in-hospital admissions for children in Iraq, Afghanistan

Noncombat-related injury-caused by regular car accidents, falls and burns-is the most common reason for pediatric admissions to U.S. military combat hospitals in both Iraq and Afghanistan reveals new study findings published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

2 May 2014

Hill panel presses Medicare after IG reports fraud cost of $50 billion last year

Lawmakers from both parties lash out at official who has just taken over the agency in charge of cutting down waste.

2 May 2014

Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery & Bariatric Care earns ACS BSCN Accreditation

The Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery & Bariatric Care is designated a Level 1 facility under the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

2 May 2014

Virginia gov. says legislation is way to Medicaid expansion

In Missouri, the expansion gets a symbolic committee endorsement, and the governor proposes using federal dollars to help pay for coverage for low-wage earners.

2 May 2014

Health Law gives boost to U.S. economy

Health spending grew at its fastest rate since the third quarter of 1980 -- a development attributed to the health law's implementation -- and thereby helped lift the nation's GDP by 1.1 percentage points.

1 May 2014

Some Medicare beneficiaries have trouble getting extended nursing and therapy services

Under a 2012 court settlement, the Department of Health and Human Services agreed to relax rules that said seniors could get these services only if they continued to improve. But many providers are still unaware of the new regulations.

30 Apr 2014

MobileHelp launches new medication reminder application

Empowering its customers with new ways to manage their health, MobileHelp, a leader in mobile Personal Emergency Response System (M-PERS) solutions, today announced the launch of a new medication reminder application.

30 Apr 2014

Entrada's technology and services to be integrated into Ingenious Med platform

Today Ingenious Med, provider of the nation's leading patient encounter platform, and Entrada, a leading provider of EHR-integrated, provider productivity solutions, announced a strategic partnership to seamlessly integrate Entrada's technology and services into the Ingenious Med platform, available soon to Ingenious Med's 25,000-plus health provider client base.

30 Apr 2014

House passes bill to exempt from health law insurers who sell to expatriate workers

The White House, however, opposes the bill on grounds that it could weaken the health law's consumer protections, although it stopped short of threatening a veto.

30 Apr 2014

Equatorial Guinea launches first phase of campaign to immunize children against polio

The government of Equatorial Guinea launched the first phase of a campaign to immunize the nation's children against polio last week. The government has been working closely with World Health Organization, UNICEF, United Nations, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others to implement this proactive campaign.

30 Apr 2014

TransCare Partners to extend use of Transitional Care Model to reduce hospital re-admissions

The University of Pennsylvania Upstart Program announces TransCare Partners LLC to broaden the use of the Transitional Care Model developed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The Model, developed over 20 years by Dr Mary Naylor, has been clinically proven to reduce hospital re- admissions by up to 30% while producing substantial savings for hospitals and Medicare.

30 Apr 2014

Different polls attempt to gauge the health law's effects on midterm elections

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that more people think the overhaul is a bad idea rather than a good one. Still, another poll concluded that voters in swing districts are more supportive of fixing it instead of repealing it.A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that more people think the overhaul is a bad idea rather than a good one. Still, another poll concluded that voters in swing districts are more supportive of fixing it instead of repealing it.

30 Apr 2014

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Big companies likely to move employees to health exchanges

Medicare proposes that hospitals provide more transparency on prices

Polls show continued public skepticism about health law

RedRick Technologies to highlight benefits of radiology reading room environment at SIIM meeting

Custom-made mouthguards outperform store-bought models in reducing risk of concussion in athletes

Study shows noncombat-related injury are leading causes of in-hospital admissions for children in Iraq, Afghanistan

Hill panel presses Medicare after IG reports fraud cost of $50 billion last year

Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery & Bariatric Care earns ACS BSCN Accreditation

Virginia gov. says legislation is way to Medicaid expansion

Health Law gives boost to U.S. economy

Some Medicare beneficiaries have trouble getting extended nursing and therapy services

MobileHelp launches new medication reminder application

Entrada's technology and services to be integrated into Ingenious Med platform

House passes bill to exempt from health law insurers who sell to expatriate workers

Equatorial Guinea launches first phase of campaign to immunize children against polio

TransCare Partners to extend use of Transitional Care Model to reduce hospital re-admissions

Different polls attempt to gauge the health law's effects on midterm elections

Hanover Hospital chooses iMDsoft's MetaVision as Anesthesia Information Management System

InspireMD initiates Voluntary Field Action for MGuard Prime EPS stent dislodgements

FAM hosts 13th annual event at Webber Cancer Center to benefit patients with fibromyalgia

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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