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Highlights: Calif. retiree health costs rise; more abortion clinic closings in Texas; Wash. insurance bills roadblock

A selection of health policy stories from California, Texas, Washington state, Illinois, Virginia and Georgia.

10 Mar 2014

Quality, compliance in post-acute care services becoming fundamental for post-acute care facilities

Considering the ever-expanding life span of Americans, quality and compliance in post-acute care services are becoming fundamental for post-acute care facilities, as well as patients who require assisted-living services or who are recovering from a major health condition. The facilities are increasingly adopting electronic health records and using mobile phones for e-prescribing, documentation and sharing of information with patients and family. In all this, it is imperative for them to keep their facility updated about the Feds newest compliance policies and traps.

10 Mar 2014

Research roundup: Health care and prisoners; hospitalized patients' surrogates; suicides in the army

As a group, jail-involved individuals, which we define here as people with a history of arrest and jail admission in the recent past, carry a heavy illness burden, with high rates of infectious and chronic disease as well as mental illness and substance use.

10 Mar 2014

UK waiting times for RA and PsA patients: an interview with Dr Marwan Bukhari, Consultant Rheumatologist at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Research shows that in cases of inflammatory joint disease, the earlier you catch the disease and suppress the immune system, the less likely a patient is to develop damaging and ongoing, chronic inflammation.

10 Mar 2014

Clinical Network Services launches new office near London

Clinical Network Services (CNS) an integrated product development company based in Australia and New Zealand providing broad services in the planning, implementation and delivery of preclinical, Phase 1 and 2 trials, today announced that it has launched a new office near London headed by Paul Cronin who joins as UK Director and Director, Business Development.

10 Mar 2014

Longer looks: Health care in jail; preventing Medicare drug fraud; new medical codes

"Sheriff Ashe," [the waitress] began. "My daughter is in your jail." She then told me her daughter's story. "Laura," as I'll call her here, was a bright and sociable girl who, after graduating from high school, went on to community college.

10 Mar 2014

Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years

Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years, according a doctoral thesis published at the University of Eastern Finland. The results showed that those who ate the healthiest diet at the average age of 50 had an almost 90 per cent lower risk of dementia in a 14-year follow-up study than those whose diet was the least healthy.

10 Mar 2014

House GOP to vote on 'doc fix' bill that repeals health law individual mandate

The bill could put House Democrats in an awkward spot, but would be a nonstarter in the Democrat-controlled Senate and could kill prospects this year to get rid of the sustainable growth rate formula.

10 Mar 2014

Viewpoints: New delay on policies: Cover for dems or just smoothing the bumps of health law?

The Obama administration announced a new policy on Wednesday that will allow many people to renew their existing insurance policies for two more years even though the policies don't provide the comprehensive coverage and consumer protections required by the Affordable Care Act.

10 Mar 2014

Proteus Digital Health teams up with leading organisations to bring digital health technology to the UK

Leading digital medicines company Proteus Digital Health is partnering with Eastern Academic Health Science Network, The Northern Health Science Alliance and Oxford University, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and Oxford Academic Health Science Network to bring digital health technology and global operations and manufacturing to the UK.

10 Mar 2014

Even with signs of progress, studies find share of uninsured people signing up for coverage remains low

According to two new studies, a pattern is emerging showing that more uninsured people have been looking for information about plan options or seeking to buy insurance through the online marketplaces in these final weeks of open enrollment.

10 Mar 2014

RIT plans for new school of health and nutrition to promote healthy lifestyles

Rochester Institute of Technology today announced plans for a new school of health and nutrition, charged with educating students on the role of nutrition, exercise and behavior modification in promoting healthy lifestyles.

10 Mar 2014

Florida could be bellwether state for Obamacare election strategies

Both parties are trying out messages in Tuesday's special election for a House seat. And Charlie Crist, former governor who is running again, is also in the news.

10 Mar 2014

Inconsistent definition and management of deadly pathogens could contribute to spread of infections

Infection control practices for detecting and treating patients infected with emerging multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) vary significantly between hospitals.

10 Mar 2014

Companies test private exchanges, other ways to cut health costs

Some companies are turning to private exchanges to cut costs while a team of three programmers use data to help people wade through their coverage choices.

10 Mar 2014

Study: Severe C. difficile infections occur among children who prescribed antibiotics in doctor's offices

The majority of pediatric Clostridium difficile infections, which are bacterial infections that cause severe diarrhea and are potentially life-threatening, occur among children in the general community who recently took antibiotics prescribed in doctor's offices for other conditions, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published this week in Pediatrics.

10 Mar 2014

Who wins and who loses from latest ACA delays?

Media outlets look at the impact of the two-year extension of nonconforming plans, as well as of other regulatory changes that will affect unions and insurers.

10 Mar 2014

Just one drink can affect driving abilities of older drivers

You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you're 55 or older, that single serving may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver.

10 Mar 2014

MedScope's new mobile medical alert system now available

MedScope, the leading developer and marketer of high tech medical alert systems, has announced its new two-way communication mobile Personal Emergency Response System (mPERS), that can be used anywhere, is now available.

10 Mar 2014

Food safety measures taken by hospital minimize risk to food handlers

A new study found more than 80 percent of raw chicken used in hospitals in food for patients and staff was contaminated with a form of antibiotic resistant bacteria called extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing E. coli. While sufficient preparation eliminated the presence of bacteria, poultry meat delivered to hospital kitchens remains a potential point of entry for these dangerous bacteria into the hospital.

10 Mar 2014

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Highlights: Calif. retiree health costs rise; more abortion clinic closings in Texas; Wash. insurance bills roadblock

Quality, compliance in post-acute care services becoming fundamental for post-acute care facilities

Research roundup: Health care and prisoners; hospitalized patients' surrogates; suicides in the army

UK waiting times for RA and PsA patients: an interview with Dr Marwan Bukhari, Consultant Rheumatologist at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Network Services launches new office near London

Longer looks: Health care in jail; preventing Medicare drug fraud; new medical codes

Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years

House GOP to vote on 'doc fix' bill that repeals health law individual mandate

Viewpoints: New delay on policies: Cover for dems or just smoothing the bumps of health law?

Proteus Digital Health teams up with leading organisations to bring digital health technology to the UK

Even with signs of progress, studies find share of uninsured people signing up for coverage remains low

RIT plans for new school of health and nutrition to promote healthy lifestyles

Florida could be bellwether state for Obamacare election strategies

Inconsistent definition and management of deadly pathogens could contribute to spread of infections

Companies test private exchanges, other ways to cut health costs

Study: Severe C. difficile infections occur among children who prescribed antibiotics in doctor's offices

Who wins and who loses from latest ACA delays?

Just one drink can affect driving abilities of older drivers

MedScope's new mobile medical alert system now available

Food safety measures taken by hospital minimize risk to food handlers

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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