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GOP wants to restore some military retiree pensions, tie it to debt-limit raise, extend Medicare cuts

Republicans are considering tying an increase in the debt ceiling to restoring pension cuts for military retirees and paying for it by extending automatic cuts to programs, including Medicare.

12 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: Obama's 'lawless rewrite' of health law; AOL's CEO gets the villain wrong; CBO (politely) rebuts GOP on job loss

"ObamaCare" is useful shorthand for the Affordable Care Act not least because the law increasingly means whatever President Obama says it does on any given day. His latest lawless rewrite arrived on Monday as the White House decided to delay the law's employer mandate for another year and in some cases maybe forever (2/10).

12 Feb 2014

Experts to meet in Biovision's annual forum to discuss effects of disruptive innovation in healthcare

Biovision, the annual forum devoted to future-oriented research in life sciences, is launching this years’ registration campaign and its call for applications for innovative projects and companies. This year’s event will take place in Lyon, France, on June 5 and 6, 2014.

12 Feb 2014

Global decision-making has disastrous effect on human health

The organisation of political power within and between nations and citizens fails to protect the public's health, according to the findings of a new Commission from The Lancet and the University of Oslo, published today [Tuesday 11 February].

12 Feb 2014

Minimum alcohol pricing would reduce deaths, hospital admissions among high-risk drinkers

Minimum pricing for alcohol of 45p per unit would reduce deaths and hospital admissions among high risk drinkers who purchase large quantities of low cost alcohol, but would have negligible effects on low income moderate drinkers’ alcohol consumption and spending, according to a new modelling study from the University of Sheffield, UK, published in The Lancet.

12 Feb 2014

Obama administration to delay requirement for mid-sized employers to provide health insurance to workers

Officials announced Monday that the government will not enforce the mandate for businesses with 50 to 99 workers until 2016. In addition, larger employers will also be allowed to cover just 70 percent of workers in 2015, instead of the 90 percent originally required.

12 Feb 2014

Cutting back on cigarette smoking linked to improved mental health outcomes

Health professionals who treat people with psychiatric problems often overlook their patients' smoking habits, assuming it's best to tackle depression, anxiety or substance abuse problems first.

12 Feb 2014

Arkansas lawmakers could retreat from innovative Medicaid expansion plan

The legislature may reverse course just at Republicans in other states are weighing whether to follow the Arkansas proposal to use federal funds to buy private insurance for some of the state's low income residents.

12 Feb 2014

Study: Gays and lesbians face several health disparities relative to heterosexual peers

Gay, lesbian and bisexual people face several health disparities relative to their heterosexual peers, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

12 Feb 2014

St. Joseph's Hospital opens new $20 million Heart Institute

St. Joseph's Hospital entered the next era of cardiac care by opening a new $20 million Heart Institute on Feb. 10, 2014. St. Joseph's Hospital Heart Institute is one of the most advanced and comprehensive centers for cardiovascular medicine in Florida, performing more than 50,000 adult cardiac catheterizations. It is also has the only pediatric catheterization program in Hillsborough County.

11 Feb 2014

Athletic scholarships could lead to long-term health consequences, warns Loyola sports medicine physician

College athletes are putting themselves at risk for health problems that could persist long after they graduate, warns Loyola University Medical Center sports medicine physician Dr. Pietro Tonino.

11 Feb 2014

UAB's Continence and Urogynecology Care Clinics reaccredited with Center Of Excellence designation

The National Association For Continence has reaccredited the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Continence and Urogynecology Care Clinics as a Center of Excellence for Continence Care.

11 Feb 2014

Walgreens collaborates with NMAC to improve treatment outcomes for African Americans with HIV

In collaboration with the National Minority AIDS Council, Walgreens is furthering its commitment to improve HIV treatment outcomes for African Americans living with HIV by deepening pharmacists' training and expanding access to the pneumococcal vaccination specifically indicated for persons living with HIV as incidents of flu and pneumonia rise.

11 Feb 2014

QuadraMed strikes strategic partnership with Connected Technology Solutions

QuadraMed Corporation is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Connected Technology Solutions, a leading interactive kiosk design and creative marketing company. As part of the agreement, QuadraMed's intuitive point-of-service patient registration solution, QuadraMed MediKiosk, will run on CTS kiosk technology, offering organizations a proven, cost-effective patient registration and check-in solution.

11 Feb 2014

Political cartoon: 'The Healthy Alternative?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "The Healthy Alternative?" by Jimmy Margulies.

11 Feb 2014

CareView introduces new CareView Connect Patient Monitoring and Communications module

CareView Communications, Inc., an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, announced today the introduction of its new CareView Connect Patient Monitoring and Communications module.

11 Feb 2014

Weekend maintenance will affect HealthCare.gov

Meanwhile, Maryland officials say the problems with that state's enrollment website are unlikely to be fixed before the March 31 enrollment deadline. Elsewhere, California is hiring more call center workers, and Illinois is reaching out to young adults with ads in the satirical online newspaper, The Onion.

11 Feb 2014

MedAptus releases Risk Severity Toolkit to help provider groups manage disease burden of patients

MedAptus today announced that it has released a Risk Severity Toolkit to help provider groups measure and manage the disease burden of patients covered under risk-based contracts. The initial version focuses on the Medicare Advantage (MA) patient population where premiums paid to MA health plans are based on enrollees' severity history using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) model.

11 Feb 2014

Pivot Point named one of Seven Small Jewels of 2014

Pivot Point Consulting, LLC, has been named one of the Seven Small Jewels of 2014 by Consulting Magazine. This prestigious annual award recognizes consulting firms that continue to grow and whose service makes them stand out from the rest in their field.

11 Feb 2014

UPS completes acquisition of U.K.-based Polar Speed

UPS today announced it has completed the purchase of U.K.-based Polar Speed, an innovative provider of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical supply chain solutions in the U.K. The acquisition further strengthens UPS's healthcare network across Europe, providing healthcare companies access to a single source for logistics solutions across the continent.

11 Feb 2014

Healthcare News

GOP wants to restore some military retiree pensions, tie it to debt-limit raise, extend Medicare cuts

Viewpoints: Obama's 'lawless rewrite' of health law; AOL's CEO gets the villain wrong; CBO (politely) rebuts GOP on job loss

Experts to meet in Biovision's annual forum to discuss effects of disruptive innovation in healthcare

Global decision-making has disastrous effect on human health

Minimum alcohol pricing would reduce deaths, hospital admissions among high-risk drinkers

Obama administration to delay requirement for mid-sized employers to provide health insurance to workers

Cutting back on cigarette smoking linked to improved mental health outcomes

Arkansas lawmakers could retreat from innovative Medicaid expansion plan

Study: Gays and lesbians face several health disparities relative to heterosexual peers

St. Joseph's Hospital opens new $20 million Heart Institute

Athletic scholarships could lead to long-term health consequences, warns Loyola sports medicine physician

UAB's Continence and Urogynecology Care Clinics reaccredited with Center Of Excellence designation

Walgreens collaborates with NMAC to improve treatment outcomes for African Americans with HIV

QuadraMed strikes strategic partnership with Connected Technology Solutions

Political cartoon: 'The Healthy Alternative?'

CareView introduces new CareView Connect Patient Monitoring and Communications module

Weekend maintenance will affect HealthCare.gov

MedAptus releases Risk Severity Toolkit to help provider groups manage disease burden of patients

Pivot Point named one of Seven Small Jewels of 2014

UPS completes acquisition of U.K.-based Polar Speed

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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