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Portrait of newly insured takes shape

Early enrollees in the health law's marketplaces were more likely to use expensive specialty drugs and less likely to use contraceptives, according to an analysis of two months of drug claims data by Express Scripts. A Rand analysis, meanwhile, argues that most of the newly insured signed up with an employer rather than buying it through the marketplaces.

10 Apr 2014

Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans continue to grow

Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs) continue to grow according to Mark Farrah Associates', www.markfarrah.com, latest Business Strategy report.

9 Apr 2014

Millennium Medical Devices inks another network selling agreement

Millennium HealthCare Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Millennium Medical Devices LLC, has signed yet another network selling agreement. This agreement was signed with a US based healthcare organization for the use of Millennium's medical devices in 400 of the organization's locations. This agreement includes an average monthly minimum use of 350 units per device, per location.

9 Apr 2014

Two new dementia care models seek to improve quality of care for older adults

The number of older adults with dementia in the United States is forecast to more than double over the next 40 years. Caring for these individuals will have a significant impact on caregivers as well as the health care system and its workforce.

9 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 9, 2014

Today's headlines include coverage of the release of Medicare billing and utilization data, as well as early insights into who enrolled in health coverage as a result of the health law.

9 Apr 2014

Regional collaboration in Northwest spurs first widespread adoption of the OpenNotes initiative

A unique regional collaboration among nine prominent health systems and medical groups in the Northwest will provide more than one million patients in Oregon and Southwest Washington with electronic access to the notes their providers include in medical records.

9 Apr 2014

Physical function, sense of autonomy are independent determinants of life-space mobility in older people

Physical function and sense of autonomy are independent determinants of life-space mobility in older people. This was found in a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä. In this project, 848 older men and women that lived independently in the Jyväskylä region in Central Finland were interviewed at their own home.

9 Apr 2014

2014 PAINWeekEnd Regional Conference to highlight health crises of inadequate pain management

There are 116 million people in pain. There are 4,000 pain specialists. That's 29,000 patients per pain specialist. There are simply not enough pain specialists to go around.

9 Apr 2014

Scientists to develop handheld testing device to provide same day diagnosis from patient's bedside

Scientists at the University of Southampton are aiming to develop a handheld testing device to provide same day diagnosis from a patient's bedside.

9 Apr 2014

New policies needed to address the growing demands of Alzheimer's disease

To address the burgeoning demands of Alzheimer's disease that will affect generations, new policies will have to be adopted to acknowledge the complex and unique needs of people with dementia.

9 Apr 2014

Viewpoints: A 'misguided' debate; trying to figure out who's uninsured; the safety net for the middle class

Supporters of Obamacare are celebrating that the law is not an unmitigated disaster, just a mitigated one. As enrollment closed (for most) on March 31, the system passed 7 million exchange sign-ups.

9 Apr 2014

Parkinson’s patients encouraged to order new Parkinson’s Passport to avoid medicine problems

This World Parkinson’s Day (11 April 2014) Parkinson’s Australia and NPS MedicineWise are encouraging anyone with Parkinson’s — or people caring for someone with the condition — to order a new Parkinson’s Passport to help avoid medicine problems.

9 Apr 2014

Alcohol/sex frequency may cause resistance to HIV-prevention counseling

The cartoon character Homer J. Simpson once said "Alcohol: The source of, and solution to, all of life's problems."

9 Apr 2014

New USDA mandate calls for access to free drinking water during lunchtime at schools

A new USDA mandate calling for access to free drinking water during lunchtime at schools participating in the National School Lunch Program went into effect at the start of the 2011-12 school year.

9 Apr 2014

Depression linked to poor self-management in patients with diabetes

Adult patients with diabetes who trust their medical provider and feel included in treatment decisions are significantly more likely to take and maintain a newly prescribed antidepressant medication, according to a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

9 Apr 2014

New lab at the Nencki Institute conducts research on neurodegenerative diseases

The Laboratory of Preclinical Studies of Higher Standard, the newest lab of the Neurobiology Center at the Nencki Institute in Warsaw, Poland, will conduct basic research aimed to explain molecular mechanisms responsible for neurodegenerative diseases.

9 Apr 2014

State highlights: State mental hospitals compared to prisons; Johnson & Johnson ruling; Va. hospitals pick new leader

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to reconsider its decision tossing out a $1.2 billion judgment against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, saying justices did "significant harm" to the state and broke from 170 years of precedent.

9 Apr 2014

Majority of Medicaid sign-ups centered in 10 states

An analysis from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services found that 80 percent of the 3 million people who enrolled in Medicaid since Oct. 1 were located in 10 states. Also in the news, specific enrollment tallies from Michigan and the latest on Virginia's legislative stalemate over the expansion.

9 Apr 2014

Healthy Aging Brain Center care model improves health outcomes and quality of care in older adults

Studies have shown that a new patient and caregiver centered model of innovative, coordinated brain care for older adults improves health outcomes and quality of care for those with cognitive impairment.

9 Apr 2014

AMA won't go to court to block Wednesday's expected release of Medicare physician billing records

The nation's largest doctors' group said Monday it won't try to block Medicare's release of billing records for 880,000 physicians, although it continues to oppose the government's recent decision to open up the massive data trove.

9 Apr 2014

Healthcare News

Portrait of newly insured takes shape

Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans continue to grow

Millennium Medical Devices inks another network selling agreement

Two new dementia care models seek to improve quality of care for older adults

First Edition: April 9, 2014

Regional collaboration in Northwest spurs first widespread adoption of the OpenNotes initiative

Physical function, sense of autonomy are independent determinants of life-space mobility in older people

2014 PAINWeekEnd Regional Conference to highlight health crises of inadequate pain management

Scientists to develop handheld testing device to provide same day diagnosis from patient's bedside

New policies needed to address the growing demands of Alzheimer's disease

Viewpoints: A 'misguided' debate; trying to figure out who's uninsured; the safety net for the middle class

Parkinson’s patients encouraged to order new Parkinson’s Passport to avoid medicine problems

Alcohol/sex frequency may cause resistance to HIV-prevention counseling

New USDA mandate calls for access to free drinking water during lunchtime at schools

Depression linked to poor self-management in patients with diabetes

New lab at the Nencki Institute conducts research on neurodegenerative diseases

State highlights: State mental hospitals compared to prisons; Johnson & Johnson ruling; Va. hospitals pick new leader

Majority of Medicaid sign-ups centered in 10 states

Healthy Aging Brain Center care model improves health outcomes and quality of care in older adults

AMA won't go to court to block Wednesday's expected release of Medicare physician billing records

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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